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'''HMS ''Latona''''' was an |
'''HMS ''Latona''''' was an {{sclass|Apollo|cruiser|0}} [[protected cruiser]] of the [[Royal Navy]] which served from 1890 to 1920. |
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==History== |
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Under Naval Defence Act |
Under the [[Naval Defence Act 1889]], HMS ''Latona'' was laid down on 22 August 1889. Built by [[Vickers]] at their Naval Construction Yard, [[Barrow-in-Furness]] ''Latona'' was launched on 22 May 1890 and completed in April 1891. |
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''Latona'' was present at the [[Fleet review (Commonwealth realms)|Naval Review]] at [[Spithead]] on 26 June 1897 in celebration of the [[Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria]]. She served in the [[West Indies]] under Captain Baynes, and returned to [[Portsmouth]] from [[Bermuda]] on 27 January 1900, with the paid-off crew of [[HMS Indefatigable (1891)|HMS ''Indefatigable'']]. During the tour she had encountered the [[barque]] ''Oxford'' in distress, and brought the crew of 16 to safety as the ship was leaking.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence |date=29 January 1900 |page=11 |issue=36051}}</ref> She paid off at [[HMNB Portsmouth|Portsmouth]] on 8 February 1900.<ref name=TT09021900>{{Cite newspaper The Times | title=Naval & Military intelligence|date=9 February 1900 |page=11 |issue=36061}}</ref> |
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On June 26, 1897, it was presented at the Naval Review at Spithead in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee. On June 27, 1900, it received orders from Portsmouth for the vessel to be specially commissioned for a naval mobilization to take place on Tuesday, July 10. It was recommissioned at Chatham on June 1, 1908, then converted to Minelayer in 1910. |
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On 27 June 1900 ''Latona'' was ordered to be specially commissioned for a naval mobilization, to take place in July. |
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In August 1902 ''Latona'' was refit to become depot (supply) ship for submarines at [[Portsmouth]], with the crew of the boats living on board her,<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence |date=30 August 1902 |page=4 |issue=36860}}</ref> and she was commissioned as such on 14 October 1902 by Captain [[Reginald Bacon]], the Inspecting Captain of Submarines.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence|date=14 October 1902 |page=7 |issue=36898}}</ref> |
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She was recommissioned at [[Chatham Dockyard|Chatham]] on 1 June 1908, then converted to [[minelayer]] in 1910. |
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⚫ | In mid-1913, ''Latona'' was active with the Minelayer Squadron of the [[Second Fleet (United Kingdom)|Second Fleet]].<ref name="The Navy List 1913 p. 338">''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 338.</ref> Between 1 and 7 January 1916 she laid mines between Cape Alanguli and Apostula Island.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naval-review.org/issues/1924-3.pdf |title=The Naval Review |volume=3 |date=1924 |publisher=The Naval Society |page=548}}</ref> |
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==Captains== |
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Dates of appointment given: |
Dates of appointment given: |
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* Henry Compton Anderson Baynes, 12 December 1899 - 8 February 1900<ref name=TT09021900 /> |
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* Hugh Thomas Hibbert |
* Hugh Thomas Hibbert, 1 April 1905.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1907), p. 339.</ref> |
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* Alexander Farrington, 1 July 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1910), p. 338.</ref> |
* Alexander Farrington, 1 July 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1910), p. 338.</ref> |
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* James Uchtred Farie, 15 February 1912.<ref |
* James Uchtred Farie, 15 February 1912.<ref name="The Navy List 1913 p. 338"/> |
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* Rudolf Miles Burmester, 20 August 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 337.</ref> |
* [[Rudolf Burmester|Rudolf Miles Burmester]], 20 August 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 337.</ref> |
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* Thomas Hector Molesworth Maurice, 25 July 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915), p. 345.</ref> |
* Thomas Hector Molesworth Maurice, 25 July 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915), p. 345.</ref> |
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* [[Cecil Vivian Usborne]], 18 September 1916,<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916), p. 395.</ref> and again on 1 February 1917.<ref>''The Navy List'' (November, 1917), p. 395.</ref> |
* [[Cecil Vivian Usborne]], 18 September 1916,<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916), p. 395.</ref> and again on 1 February 1917.<ref>''The Navy List'' (November, 1917), p. 395.</ref> |
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==References== |
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==Publications== |
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* {{Cite Colledge2006}} |
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* [https://sites.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/18-1900/L/02664.html HMS ''Latona''], Index of 19th Century Naval Vessels |
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Latest revision as of 18:23, 25 July 2023
HMS Latona at Mudros.
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Latona |
Builder | Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness |
Laid down | April 1889 |
Launched | 22 May 1890 |
Reclassified | 1910 as a minelayer |
Fate | Sold on 22 December 1920 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Apollo-class cruiser |
Displacement | 3,600 long tons (3,700 t) |
Length | 314 ft (96 m) |
Beam | 43 ft 6 in (13.26 m) |
Draught | 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) |
Speed | 19.75 knots (22.73 mph; 36.58 km/h) |
Complement | 273 to 300 officers and men |
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HMS Latona was an Apollo-class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy which served from 1890 to 1920.
History[edit]
Under the Naval Defence Act 1889, HMS Latona was laid down on 22 August 1889. Built by Vickers at their Naval Construction Yard, Barrow-in-Furness Latona was launched on 22 May 1890 and completed in April 1891.
Latona was present at the Naval Review at Spithead on 26 June 1897 in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. She served in the West Indies under Captain Baynes, and returned to Portsmouth from Bermuda on 27 January 1900, with the paid-off crew of HMS Indefatigable. During the tour she had encountered the barque Oxford in distress, and brought the crew of 16 to safety as the ship was leaking.[2] She paid off at Portsmouth on 8 February 1900.[3]
On 27 June 1900 Latona was ordered to be specially commissioned for a naval mobilization, to take place in July.
In August 1902 Latona was refit to become depot (supply) ship for submarines at Portsmouth, with the crew of the boats living on board her,[4] and she was commissioned as such on 14 October 1902 by Captain Reginald Bacon, the Inspecting Captain of Submarines.[5]
She was recommissioned at Chatham on 1 June 1908, then converted to minelayer in 1910.
In mid-1913, Latona was active with the Minelayer Squadron of the Second Fleet.[6] Between 1 and 7 January 1916 she laid mines between Cape Alanguli and Apostula Island.[7]
Between 13 and 14 December 1916 officers from ship were involved in an incident with aircraft coming from Kum-Kale.[8]
HMS Latona was paid off on 23 December 1918 at Malta. In 1919 HMS Latona was placed on harbour duties. She was sold on 22 December 1920.
Captains[edit]
Dates of appointment given:
- Henry Compton Anderson Baynes, 12 December 1899 - 8 February 1900[3]
- Hugh Thomas Hibbert, 1 April 1905.[9]
- Alexander Farrington, 1 July 1908.[10]
- James Uchtred Farie, 15 February 1912.[6]
- Rudolf Miles Burmester, 20 August 1913.[11]
- Thomas Hector Molesworth Maurice, 25 July 1914.[12]
- Cecil Vivian Usborne, 18 September 1916,[13] and again on 1 February 1917.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ "Fifty Years in the Royal Navy" published 1919, page 88
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36051. London. 29 January 1900. p. 11.
- ^ a b "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36061. London. 9 February 1900. p. 11.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36860. London. 30 August 1902. p. 4.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36898. London. 14 October 1902. p. 7.
- ^ "The Naval Review" (PDF). The Naval Society. 1924. p. 548.
- ^ "The Naval Review" (PDF). The Naval Society. 1918. p. 58.
- ^ The Navy List (January, 1907), p. 339.
- ^ The Navy List (April, 1910), p. 338.
- ^ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 337.
- ^ The Navy List (January, 1915), p. 345.
- ^ The Navy List (December, 1916), p. 395.
- ^ The Navy List (November, 1917), p. 395.
Publications[edit]
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
External links[edit]
- HMS Latona, Index of 19th Century Naval Vessels