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'''HMS ''Latona''''' was an [[Apollo-class cruiser|''Apollo''-class]] [[protected cruiser]] of the [[Royal Navy]] which served from 1890 to 1920.
'''HMS ''Latona''''' was an {{sclass-|Apollo|cruiser|0}} [[protected cruiser]] of the [[Royal Navy]] which served from 1890 to 1920.


==History==
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''Latona'' was present at the at the [[Fleet review (Commonwealth realms)|Naval Review]] at [[Spithead]] on 26 June 1897 in celebration of the [[Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria]]. On 27 June 1900 ''Latona'' was ordered to be specially commissioned for a naval mobilization, to take place on Tuesday, 10 July. She was recommissioned at [[Chatham Dockyard|Chatham]] on 1 June 1908, then converted to [[minelayer]] in 1910.
''Latona'' was present at the at the [[Fleet review (Commonwealth realms)|Naval Review]] at [[Spithead]] on 26 June 1897 in celebration of the [[Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria]]. On 27 June 1900 ''Latona'' was ordered to be specially commissioned for a naval mobilization, to take place on Tuesday, 10 July. She was recommissioned at [[Chatham Dockyard|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 (United Kingdom)|Second Fleet]].<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 338.</ref> Between 1-7 January 1916 she laid mines between Cape Alanguli and Apostula Island.<ref>http://www.naval-review.org/issues/1924-3.pdf p. 548</ref>
In mid-1913, ''Latona'' was active with the Minelayer Squadron of the [[Second Fleet (United Kingdom)|Second Fleet]].<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 338.</ref> Between 1-7 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>


Between 13–14 December 1916 officers from ship were involved in an incident with aircraft coming from Kum-Kale.<ref>http://www.naval-review.org/issues/1918.pdf p. 58</ref>
Between 13–14 December 1916 officers from ship were involved in an incident with aircraft coming from Kum-Kale.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naval-review.org/issues/1918.pdf |title=The Naval Review |publisher=The Naval Society |date=1918 |volume=6 |pages=58}}</ref>


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.
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.

Revision as of 10:03, 3 November 2014

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Latona.
HMS Latona at Mudros.
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Latona
BuilderVickers, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid downApril 1889
Launched22 May 1890
Reclassified1910 as a minelayer
FateSold on 22 December 1920
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement3,600 long tons (3,700 t)
Length314 ft (96 m)
Beam43 ft 6 in (13.26 m)
Draught17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
Speed19.75 knots (22.73 mph; 36.58 km/h)
Complement273 to 300 officers and men
Armamentlist error: <br /> list (help)
2 × 6 in (150 mm) QF gun

6 × QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns[1]

8 × 6-pounder guns
2 to 4 × 14 in (360 mm) torpedo tubes

HMS Latona was an Template:Sclass- protected cruiser of the Royal Navy which served from 1890 to 1920.

History

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 at the Naval Review at Spithead on 26 June 1897 in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. On 27 June 1900 Latona was ordered to be specially commissioned for a naval mobilization, to take place on Tuesday, 10 July. 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.[2] Between 1-7 January 1916 she laid mines between Cape Alanguli and Apostula Island.[3]

Between 13–14 December 1916 officers from ship were involved in an incident with aircraft coming from Kum-Kale.[4]

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

Dates of appointment given:

References

  1. ^ "Fifty Years in the Royal Navy" published 1919, page 88
  2. ^ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 338.
  3. ^ "The Naval Review" (PDF). The Naval Society. 1924. p. 548.
  4. ^ "The Naval Review" (PDF). The Naval Society. 1918. p. 58.
  5. ^ The Navy List (January, 1907), p. 339.
  6. ^ The Navy List (April, 1910), p. 338.
  7. ^ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 338.
  8. ^ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 337.
  9. ^ The Navy List (January, 1915), p. 345.
  10. ^ The Navy List (December, 1916), p. 395.
  11. ^ The Navy List (November, 1917), p. 395.

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