H.M.S. Repulse (1892)
From The Dreadnought Project
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Robert L. Groome, 21 December, 1897.[1]
- Captain Herbert L. Heath, 27 February, 1905.[2]
- Captain Charles Edmund Kingsmill, 8 May 1908 through 25 May 1908.[3]
- Captain John P. Rolleston, 11 August, 1908. (And for command of a Battleship Division in Special Reserve at Devonport.)[4]
- Captain Randolph Frank Ollive Foote,
Equipment and Alterations
In 1899, Repulse acquired her first rangefinder, a 4.5-foot model mounted at the back of the bridge, but lacking any ready means of transmitting its cuts.[5]
Radio
As of 1901, while serving as in the Channel Squadron, she was slated to receive a "1 to 52" W/T set.[6]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 20 December, 1897. Issue 35391, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ ADM 196/42. f. 200.
- ↑ ADM 196/38. f. 755.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 366.
- ↑ Dreyer. The Sea Heritage. p. 30.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901, p. 111
Bibliography
- Parkes, O.B.E., Ass.I.N.A., Dr. Oscar (1990). British Battleships 1860–1950. London: Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0850526043. (on Bookfinder.com).
