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'''HMS ''Amphitrite''''' was a ship of the [[Diadem class cruiser|''Diadem''-class]] of [[protected cruiser]]s in the [[Royal Navy]], which served in the [[First World War]].
'''HMS ''Amphitrite''''' was a ship of the {{sclass|Diadem|cruiser|0}} of [[protected cruiser]]s in the [[Royal Navy]], which served in the [[First World War]].


==Construction==
==Construction==
''Amphitrite'' was built by [[Vickers, Sons & Maxim, Ltd]], at [[Barrow in Furness]]. She was laid down on 8 December 1896, and launched on 5 July 1898, when she was christened by Mrs. Vickers, wife of [[Thomas Vickers]], Chairman of the shipbuilding company.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence |date=6 July 1898 |page=8 |issue=35561}}</ref> She was inspected at [[HMNB Chatham|Chatham]] in February 1900, and passed into the Fleet Reserve.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence |date=2 February 1900 |page=10 |issue=36055}}</ref>
She was built at [[Vickers Limited]], [[Barrow in Furness]] and launched on 5 July 1898.


==Pre-war service history==
==Pre-war service history==
''Amphitrite'' was commissioned at [[HMNB Chatham|Chatham]] 17 September 1901 by Captain William Stoke-Rees to take out reliefs to the [[Mediterranean Fleet|Mediterranean Station]].<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Naval & military intelligence |day_of_week=Wednesday |date=18 September 1901 |page_number=5 |issue=36563| }}</ref> She left [[Sheerness]] 28 September 1901 for [[Malta]] with a new crew for the battleship [[HMS Illustrious (1896)|Illustrious]], which had undergone a refit.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename = Naval & Military intelligence|day_of_week=Monday |date=30 September 1901 |page_number=5 |issue=36573| }}</ref> Bringing back invalids from the garrisons at Malta and [[Gibraltar]], she arrived in [[Plymouth]] to land them 20 October 1901, then proceeded to [[Portsmouth]].<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence|day_of_week=Monday |date=21 October 1901 |page_number=8 |issue=36591| }}</ref> The following month she was ordered to go to [[China Station|China]] with new crews for the despatch vessel [[HMS Alacrity (1885)|''Alacrity'']] and the draught steamer ''Snipe''.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence |day_of_week=Tuesday |date=19 November 1901 |page_number=10 |issue=36616| }}</ref> She arrived at [[Hong Kong]] on 4 January 1902.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence |day_of_week=Monday |date=6 January 1902 |page_number=8 |issue=36657| }}</ref> On her return she went ashore in the bay of [[Suez]] in early February,<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=British cruiser ashore|day_of_week=Saturday |date=8 February 1902 |page_number=9 |issue=36686| }}</ref> but soon came loose and arrived home at Plymouth 21 February with crews from the China station.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence|day_of_week=Saturday |date=22 February 1902 |page_number=13 |issue=36698| }}</ref> She paid off on 20 March, but was recommissioned the following day for service on the [[China Station]],<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence |day_of_week=Saturday |date=22 March 1902 |page_number=14 |issue=36722| }}</ref> with Captain Charles Windham appointed in command.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence|day_of_week=Wednesday |date=5 March 1902 |page_number=5 |issue=36707| }}</ref> She left Chatham in mid April 1902, bringing crew for the draught steamer [[HMS Robin (1897)|HMS Robin]] which was stationed at Hong Kong.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence |day_of_week=Tuesday |date=1 April 1902 |page_number=8 |issue=36730| }}</ref>
''Amphitrite'' was commissioned at [[HMNB Chatham|Chatham]] on 17 September 1901 to take out reliefs to the [[Mediterranean Fleet|Mediterranean Station]].<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & military intelligence |date=18 September 1901 |page=5 |issue=36563}}</ref> She left [[Sheerness]] on 28 September 1901 for [[Malta]] with a new crew for the battleship [[HMS Illustrious (1896)|HMS ''Illustrious'']], which had undergone a refit.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title = Naval & Military intelligence|date=30 September 1901 |page=5 |issue=36573}}</ref> Bringing back invalids from the garrisons at Malta and [[Gibraltar]], she arrived in [[Plymouth]] to land them on 20 October 1901, then proceeded to [[Portsmouth]].<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence|date=21 October 1901 |page=8 |issue=36591}}</ref> The following month she was ordered to go to [[China Station|China]] with new crews for the despatch vessel [[HMS Alacrity (1885)|HMS ''Alacrity'']] and the draught steamer HMS ''Snipe''.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence |date=19 November 1901 |page=10 |issue=36616}}</ref> She arrived at [[Hong Kong]] on 4 January 1902.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence |date=6 January 1902 |page=8 |issue=36657}}</ref> On her return she went ashore in the bay of [[Suez]] in early February,<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=British cruiser ashore|date=8 February 1902 |page=9 |issue=36686}}</ref> but soon came loose and arrived home at Plymouth 21 February with crews from the China station.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence|date=22 February 1902 |page=13 |issue=36698}}</ref> She paid off on 20 March, but was recommissioned the following day for service on the [[China Station]].<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence |date=22 March 1902 |page=14 |issue=36722}}</ref>
===China station===
''Amphitrite'' left Portsmouth for the China station on 6 May 1902,<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence |date=7 May 1902 |page=10 |issue=36761}}</ref> bringing crew for the draught steamer {{HMS|Robin|1897|6}}, which was stationed at Hong Kong.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence |date=1 April 1902 |page=8 |issue=36730}}</ref> She arrived in [[Bombay]] on 30 June 1902, following a cruise in the [[Persian Gulf]], during which she had made a long stop in [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]]. The largest warship thus far to visit the gulf, she drew much interest during the cruise.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Latest intelligence - The Persian Gulf |date=1 July 1902 |page=3 |issue=36808}}</ref> She stopped in [[Colombo]] in mid-July, at [[Singapore]] in late July, and arrived at the station headquarters at Hong Kong on 1 August.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence |date=2 August 1902 |page=10 |issue=36836}}</ref>


==First World War==
==First World War==
She served in the [[First World War]] with her sisters. In 1914 she was part of the Ninth Cruiser Squadron, serving in the Atlantic. In June 1915 she was placed in reserve, but reactivated as a minelayer in 1917. She collided with the destroyer [[HMS Nessus|HMS ''Nessus'']] in the [[North Sea]] on 8 September 1918, which sunk the ''Nessus''. She was later assigned to the [[Commander-in-Chief, The Nore|Nore Command]], and survived the War to be sold to Ward of [[Milford Haven]] for breaking up on 12 April 1920.
She served in the [[First World War]] with her sisters. In 1914 she was part of the Ninth Cruiser Squadron, serving in the Atlantic. In June 1915 she was placed in reserve, but reactivated as a [[Minelayer]] in 1917. She collided with the destroyer {{HMS|Nessus|1915|6}} in the [[North Sea]] on 8 September 1918, which sunk ''Nessus''. She was later assigned to the [[Commander-in-Chief, The Nore|Nore Command]], and survived the war to be sold to Ward of [[Milford Haven]] for breaking up on 12 April 1920.


''Amphitrite'' had the nickname '[[ham|am]] and [[tripe]]'<ref>[http://royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.1268/changeNav/3533 News and Events : Royal Navy<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> amongst her crew based on a humorous [[malapropism]], and a reference to common foodstuffs such as might be served on board.
''Amphitrite'' had the nickname '[[ham|'am]] and [[tripe]]'<ref>[http://royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.1268/changeNav/3533 News and Events : Royal Navy<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235019/http://royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.1268/changeNav/3533 |date=26 September 2007 }}</ref> amongst her crew based on a humorous [[malapropism]], and a reference to common foodstuffs such as might be served on board.

==Notes==
{{reflist}}


==References==
==References==
*{{Cite Colledge2006}}
{{Reflist|2}}
*{{cite book|last1=Dittmar|first1=F.J.|last2=Colledge|first2=J.J.|title=British Warships 1914–1919|year=1972|publisher=Ian Allan|location=Shepperton, UK|isbn=0-7110-0380-7}}
*{{Colledge}}
*{{cite book|editor1-last=Gardiner|editor1-first=Robert|editor2-last=Gray|editor2-first=Randal|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|location=London|year=1985|isbn=0-85177-245-5}}
* [http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/armoured-cruiser/hms-diadem.html Diadem class at worldwar1.co.uk]
* [http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/armoured-cruiser/hms-diadem.html Diadem class at worldwar1.co.uk]


{{Diadem class cruiser}}
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Latest revision as of 23:07, 29 October 2024

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Amphitrite.

HMS Amphitrite in dazzle camouflage in 1918 after conversion to minelayer.
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Amphitrite
BuilderVickers, Sons & Maxim, Ltd, Barrow in Furness
Laid down8 December 1896
Launched5 July 1898
ChristenedMrs. Vickers
ReclassifiedMinelayer in 1917
FateSold 12 April 1920
General characteristics
Displacement11,000 tons
Length435 ft (133 m) (462 ft 6 in (140.97 m) o/a)
Beam69 ft (21 m)
Draught25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)
Propulsion
Speed20–20.5 kn (37.0–38.0 km/h; 23.0–23.6 mph)
Complement760
Armament
Armour

HMS Amphitrite was a ship of the Diadem-class of protected cruisers in the Royal Navy, which served in the First World War.

Construction

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Amphitrite was built by Vickers, Sons & Maxim, Ltd, at Barrow in Furness. She was laid down on 8 December 1896, and launched on 5 July 1898, when she was christened by Mrs. Vickers, wife of Thomas Vickers, Chairman of the shipbuilding company.[1] She was inspected at Chatham in February 1900, and passed into the Fleet Reserve.[2]

Pre-war service history

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Amphitrite was commissioned at Chatham on 17 September 1901 to take out reliefs to the Mediterranean Station.[3] She left Sheerness on 28 September 1901 for Malta with a new crew for the battleship HMS Illustrious, which had undergone a refit.[4] Bringing back invalids from the garrisons at Malta and Gibraltar, she arrived in Plymouth to land them on 20 October 1901, then proceeded to Portsmouth.[5] The following month she was ordered to go to China with new crews for the despatch vessel HMS Alacrity and the draught steamer HMS Snipe.[6] She arrived at Hong Kong on 4 January 1902.[7] On her return she went ashore in the bay of Suez in early February,[8] but soon came loose and arrived home at Plymouth 21 February with crews from the China station.[9] She paid off on 20 March, but was recommissioned the following day for service on the China Station.[10]

China station

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Amphitrite left Portsmouth for the China station on 6 May 1902,[11] bringing crew for the draught steamer HMS Robin, which was stationed at Hong Kong.[12] She arrived in Bombay on 30 June 1902, following a cruise in the Persian Gulf, during which she had made a long stop in Muscat. The largest warship thus far to visit the gulf, she drew much interest during the cruise.[13] She stopped in Colombo in mid-July, at Singapore in late July, and arrived at the station headquarters at Hong Kong on 1 August.[14]

First World War

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She served in the First World War with her sisters. In 1914 she was part of the Ninth Cruiser Squadron, serving in the Atlantic. In June 1915 she was placed in reserve, but reactivated as a Minelayer in 1917. She collided with the destroyer HMS Nessus in the North Sea on 8 September 1918, which sunk Nessus. She was later assigned to the Nore Command, and survived the war to be sold to Ward of Milford Haven for breaking up on 12 April 1920.

Amphitrite had the nickname ''am and tripe'[15] amongst her crew based on a humorous malapropism, and a reference to common foodstuffs such as might be served on board.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 35561. London. 6 July 1898. p. 8.
  2. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36055. London. 2 February 1900. p. 10.
  3. ^ "Naval & military intelligence". The Times. No. 36563. London. 18 September 1901. p. 5.
  4. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36573. London. 30 September 1901. p. 5.
  5. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36591. London. 21 October 1901. p. 8.
  6. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36616. London. 19 November 1901. p. 10.
  7. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36657. London. 6 January 1902. p. 8.
  8. ^ "British cruiser ashore". The Times. No. 36686. London. 8 February 1902. p. 9.
  9. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36698. London. 22 February 1902. p. 13.
  10. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36722. London. 22 March 1902. p. 14.
  11. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36761. London. 7 May 1902. p. 10.
  12. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36730. London. 1 April 1902. p. 8.
  13. ^ "Latest intelligence - The Persian Gulf". The Times. No. 36808. London. 1 July 1902. p. 3.
  14. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36836. London. 2 August 1902. p. 10.
  15. ^ News and Events : Royal Navy Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine

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