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HMS Hampshire |
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HMS Hampshire Laid Down : 1st September 1901 Launched : 24th September 1903 Completed : 15th July 1905 Type : Cruiser Class : Devonshire Builder : Armstrong Country : UK Sequence : This is the 4th ship with this name. Pennants : Fate : Sunk 5th June 1916 |
| After the Battle of Jutland she was carrying Lord Kitchener from Scapa Flow on a diplomatic mission to Russia. She struck a mine on 5 June 1916 off the Orkney Isles and only 12 crew survived. Lord Kitchener and his staff perished. |
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  HMS Hampshire, 1909. |   HMS Hampshire, 1912. |   The officers of HMS Hampshire. |   HMS Hampshire |   HMS Hampshire. |
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4th October 1903 - Launched 1906 - First Cruiser Squadron, Channel Fleet June 1906 - Channel Fleet. 1st Cruiser Squadron June 1906 - Captain Sir Robert Arbuthnot, Bt., MVO in Command 1907 - First Cruiser Squadron, Channel Fleet 12th November 1907 - Capt. George A. Ballard in Command 12th November 1907 - Channel Fleet Review at Spithead 1908 - 1st Cruiser Squadron, Channel Fleet 1909 - 1st Cruiser Squadron, Channel Fleet April 1909 - 3rd Division, Home Fleet at Portsmouth 27th July 1910 - Arrived back at Torquay after Naval Review 27th July 1910 - Sailed Torquay for Naval Review 23rd June 1911 - At Spithead for Fleet Review 27th May 1912 - Sailed Alexandria for Malta 9th July 1912 - Spithead Review 6th November 1912 - Sailed Slonika August 1914 - China Station (Reserve) February 1915 - 7th Cruiser Squadron May 1916 - 2nd Cruiser Squadron 31st May 1916 - Capt. H.J. Saville in Command 31st May 1916 - Took part in the Battle of Jutland 5th June 1916 - Mined | |||
Database Currently Holds : 6284 ships and 6289 crew!
Last edited : 11:48, March 26, 2011
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