Similarly, the other armour used to protect the ship could also be thinner; the bulkheads on either end of the belt were 6 to 10in (152 to 254mm) thick. Armament: 4-12in, 12-6in, 12-12pdr, 4-18in tt. hands employed returning gear to dockyard. Number
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received 100 lbs, bread received 110 lbs, water received 4 tons,
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returned. 08.30pm:
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defence. Noon:
Water expended 28 tons, water remaining 88 tons. tons. Noon:
Weighed anchor & proceeded Benbrook & Langoe
After the Gallipoli Campaign ended with the withdrawal of Allied forces in January 1916, Canopus patrolled the eastern Mediterranean, but saw no further action. and at se, patrolling in the English Channel. Stopped steam ship Barbary & boarded her. current in 24 hours Easterly 8 miles, course and distance made good
Altered course to speak to SS Arndale. Hands sent to HMS Albion for coaling. Altered course to intercept Steam ship. Noon:
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Number on sick list 5 1 in hospital,
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received 200 lbs, bread received 50 lbs. Noon:
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Distance run through water 278.2 miles, variation allowed 7oW,
Hands at night defence stations. In 1917 8 main deck 6in guns replaced by 4 on battery deck; light AA also added in place of 12pdrs and 3pdrs. 53-69504/ADM 53-69504-152_1.jpg). distilled 14 tons, water expended 12 tons, water remaining
Lieutenant Tisley & Phillips & engineer lieutenant Start &
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Challenged steam ship Earls. water remaining 108 tons, fuel expended for all purposes 30.3 tons,
Water distilled 8 tons, water expended 16 tons, water remaining 75
Staff surgeon Wiemer joined ship. Sent 2nd
645 miles. Rating from H.M.S. 6 each side In casemates, Two
cutter went to camber. Sounded in 19 fthms. 07.30am:
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In addition, Canopus could make no more than 12 knots (22km/h),[12] which would have made it difficult for Cradock to force the East Asia Squadron into battle. The ships were designed to be smaller, lighter and faster than their predecessors, the Majestic-class battleships. In heavy weather and with Inflexible nearly foundering, Canopus had to take the crippled battlecruiser under tow, stern first, during the last six hours of the voyage on 10 April. 200 miles, Lat 5.45N, Lon 28.32W, true bearing and distance St Pauls
Noon:
Noon:
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Altered course S27W. Discharged 85 stoker ratings to RNB. 53-69505/ADM 53-69505-036_0.jpg). 53-69504/ADM 53-69504-046_1.jpg). 10.15am:
True bearing and distance Albrolhos N23E 1700 miles. 09.30am:
Hands employed refitting and as required. gear. 53-69505/ADM 53-69505-069_0.jpg). Position above is for Port Stanley at 9.20am. 07.20pm:
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Special leave to port watch t0 7.am. Dispensed from night defence stations. dailyinfo[3]=' Nurse Edith Frances BARKER 90th (Cheshire) Detachment Voluntary Aid Detachment who died 03/04/1918 LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY France '
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Fleet paymaster Greenwood & clerk Le Jeunne joined ship. expended 12 tons, water remaining 120 tons, fuel expended for all
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Distance run through water 230 miles, variation allowed 19oW,
02.40am:
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distilled 4 tons, water expended 14 tons, water remaining 109 tons,
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Divisions. 06.00am:
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expended 14 tons, water remaining 119 tons, fuel expended for all
05.45pm:
tons. lbs. Weighed all anchors except starboard bow anchor. of navy yard at
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As such, they differ by varying amounts from the positions recorded, usually at noon, in the log pages. Altered course to intercept tugboat towing 2 lighters. The alliance meant that the United Kingdom could have a reduced presence on the China Station and battleships were no longer required there, so Canopus was recalled from Colombo in June 1905 and thus was the only Canopus-class battleship which did not serve on the China Station. She participated in major attacks on the Ottoman coastal fortifications defending the Dardanelles in March 1915, but the British and French fleets proved incapable of forcing the straits. 09.45am:
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fresh beef received 100 lbs, bread received 105 lbs. 01.30am:
seamen to Victorian. James Scott Maxwell - H.M.S. Proceeded as requisite for leaving Torbay. Secured to No1 Buoy, hoisted out steam barge. The camouflage scheme on HMS Canopus in the Falklands "in.futuristic colours" [Taylor 2016: 47] seems to have been carried over when she relocated to the Dardanelles, but there is evidence that another disruptive pattern was applied there - a hard-edged splinter pattern recorded in an illustration by Norman Wilkinson in 1916 [Taylor 2016: 47-48]. 08.30pm:
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Signaller & marines to light house. Number on sick list 7, water expended 5 tons, water remaining 76
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water remaining 96 tons, fuel expended for all purposes 126 tons,
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General quarters. Rocks 170o
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Rocas N13E 540 miles. 04.00pm:
Discharged 4 ratings to Glasgow. 08.45pm:
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water remaining 88 tons, fuel expended for all purposes 120 tons,
Hands working in steam pinnace and as required. Weekend leave to watch. tons, fuel expended for all purposes 156 tons, fuel remaining 950.5
Search light Boats crew to Goliath. 06.23pm:
received 118 lbs. Master P. Kilkert. Discharged 3 ratings to HMS Goliath. lbs. distilled 16 tons, water expended 13 tons, water remaining 77 tons,
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Virgenes S31W 45 miles. received 200 lbs, bread received 110 lbs, water expended 4 tons,
02.25pm:
signals & 3 ratings left for port William. 07.45pm:
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Haven 256 miles. H.M.S.s Dartmouth & Edinburgh Castle
Water distilled 33 tons, water expended 15 tons, water remaining 78
Increased to 72 revs altered course N by NNW. (British Warships 1914-1919), Launched 12/10/97, on 7 August 1914 she commissioned in the 8th Battle Squadron for service in the Channel, but on 23 August went to Cape St Vincent as guardship. I think this is the back cover, 4caf8d21cadfd3419703995b:
Stopped & lowered 2nd
Divisions. Noon:
Proceeded inside close to Asiatic shore. 09.30am:
Noon:
Sent picket boat to Pembroke for shelter. Water distilled 13 tons, water expended 12 tons, water remaining 92
Water
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01.00am:
Started coaling from lighters (shore labour). ), it occurred to me that even with Canopus's best speed, if Cradock had taken her, he would have been unable to bring von Spee to action. Point Machado abeam 2 miles altered course as requisite for
fuel expended for all purposes 121.5 tons, fuel remaining 1147.6
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fuel expended for all purposes 108 tons, fuel remaining 1174 tons. tons, water expended 16 tons, water remaining 111 tons, fuel
Distance run through water 155.7 miles, variation allowed 19oE,
water remaining 90 tons. Blank page. (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM
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Observed merchantman & gave chase. 03.30pm:
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Patrolling courses N92W. miles, Lat 28.54N, Lon 16.08W, true bearing and distance Anaga light
20.2 tons, fuel remaining 1615.6 tons. 1 Officer & 3 seamen came aboard prisoners of war. cutter sent ashore for provisions. 53-69505/ADM 53-69505-008_0.jpg). 06.00pm:
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remaining 72 tons, fuel expended for all purposes 72 tons, fuel
Noon:
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Navigating lieutenant & 7 hands ashore to receive charts. 53-69505/ADM 53-69505-093_0.jpg). operators from Goliath came onboard. approximate and based on noon bearing to Santa Barbara lighthouse,
Portland bill light abeam 3 miles. Hands at general quarter stations. Number on sick list 8 1 in hospital. I joined HMS 'Euryalus' in August, 1944, at John Brown's Shipyard in Clydebank, where she was refitting. Number on sick list 2, distance run through water 175 miles,
current in 24 hours tidal, Lat 50.14, Lon 2.15W,. 1 writer boy discharged to dept. 53-69504/ADM 53-69504-166_0.jpg), At
Distance run through water 288 miles, variation allowed 7oW,current
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Number on sick list 2, fresh beef received 49 lbs, bread received 98
Starboard watch ashore on leave till 7.00. Noted that Lieut C.Milner R.N.R. Hospital party of 6 hands landed to take cot cases to hospital. Steam boat sent to Pembroke dock. Fresh beef received 2881 lbs, vegetables received 700 lbs, bread
In all cases, refer to the log-page scans for the positions as originally recorded. Fresh beef received 120 lbs, bread received 114 lbs. 09.00am:
Distance run through water 193.2 miles, variation allowed 19oW,
Noon:
11.45am:
06.00am:
Course & speed as required for heavy gun firing. Noon:
tons, fuel expended for all purposes 14.5 tons, fuel remaining 1165.3
[29] Returning to the Dardanelles, Canopus took part in the blockade of Smyrna[9] and covered a diversionary attack on Bulair during the main landings on 25 April 1915. 02.00pm:
Distance run through water 281 miles, variation allowed 3o30,
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current in 24 hours S40W 20 miles, course and distance made good S40W
Water distilled 13 tons, water expended 27 tons, water remaining 97
Spee also had the advantage of gathering darkness behind him with the RN ships standing out against the glow of sunset. Water distilled 11 tons, water
Day light; returned ammunition. 04.00pm:
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Both Admirals believed they were about to engage only one Light Cruiser, Von Spee knew HMS Glasgow was in the area and all Spee's wireless communication was through one of his Light cruisers. tons. 4caf8d1dcadfd34197039821:
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The ship was an 80-gun third-rate, formerly the French 'Franklin', which was built in 1796 and captured by Nelson at the Battle of the Nile in 1798, after losing half her crew and being left with only one gun capable fo returning fire. cutter returned on board, and was hoisted. Ship was moved from coaling jetty to No 11 buoy. fuel expended for all purposes 121 tons, fuel remaining 1264.1 tons. 05.00pm:
Received 60 tons of water from Alligator. One of these two positions is likely to be
Water
Number on sick list 8, fresh beef received 61 lbs, vegetables
Boarded her. 53-69504/ADM 53-69504-069_1.jpg). 06.00pm:
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James Scott Maxwell - H.M.S. Distance run through water 180 miles, variation allowed 16o20W,
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Above positionis
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Arrived Speedwell & Gossamer. Eight ratings (Maltese) joined from H.M.S.Indefatigable. 1000 lbs, water received 15 tons, water distilled 1 ton, water
Distance run through water 104.8 miles, water expended 17 tons, water
HMS CANOPUS - June 1913 to March 1915, 8th BS Channel Fleet, Cape St Vincent Guardship, South America Station (present during Battle of Falklands), Dardanelles . Finished mooring with 4 anchors. Lit fires in 1st
Intended for service in Asia, Goliath and her sister ships were smaller and faster than the preceding Majestic-class battleships, but retained the same battery of four 12-inch (305 mm) guns. 04.10pm:
By 4 December, Canopus's crew had completed their preparations. 1914. lbs. 03.30pm:
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Marines scrubbing deck clothes. 01.40am:
Number on sick list 1, distance run through water 6 miles, variation
Working parties left for navy yard & Crown of Galicia. Noon:
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water remaining 110 tons. 2 ratings joined ship from Defiance. 01.45pm:
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Noon:
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Employed cleaning ship gave leave from 9.am. 11.35am:
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Howitzer ammunition. Canopus attempted to destroy the searchlights for the Ottoman coastal guns but failed to knock them out. 53-69505/ADM 53-69505-064_1.jpg). 53-69505/ADM 53-69505-096_1.jpg), 4caf8d24cadfd34197039a1a:
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04.30pm:
Distance run through water 246.2 miles, variation allowed 6oW,
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Ventura 312 miles. Glasgow passed steering N18E. 11.50am:
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tons, fuel expended for all purposes 33 tons, fuel remaining 1338
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240 miles, True bearing and distance St Annes head 16.5 miles. Landed church parties. Number on sick list 6, fresh mutton received 1073 lbs, bread received
slipped & proceeded as required 62 revs. 11.30am:
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fresh beef received 184 lbs, vegetables received 600 lbs, bread
10.45pm:
Barbara S21W 326 miles. 1 rating joined ship
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02.50am:
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received 400 lbs, bread received 105 lbs, water received 70 tons. 4caf8d24cadfd34197039a01:
Water distilled 16 tons, water expended 16 tons, water remaining 107
Proceeded S65W revs various as requisite for working up for Full
sea, Gibraltar to St Vincent, Cape Verde Islands. Albion & Swiftsure weighed. Divisions. [8], Burt reports the towing date as 23 May 1915 on p. 154 but as 24 May 1915 on p. 159, BL 12in (305mm) 35-caliber Mk VIII guns, Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Canopus_(1897)&oldid=1136554848, This page was last edited on 30 January 2023, at 22:45. 2 shackles moored ship 6 on each. 53-69504/ADM 53-69504-182_1.jpg), 4caf8d21cadfd34197039956:
Distance run through water 304.3 miles, variation allowed nil, course
IIRC after Coronel von Spee's fleet came across a British ship carrying good Welsh coal, the best in the world for ship's boilers. Evening quarters & physical drill. 53-69504/ADM 53-69504-062_0.jpg). Signalled British steam ship Bardsey from Recife to
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293 miles, Lat 36.34N, Lon 1.10E. Passed Dutch steamer Ceylon on route to Rotterdam. Noon:
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expended 13 tons, water remaining 83 tons, fuel expended for all
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Cleared Nab shoal. 04.40am:
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Torpedo lieuts party left with mining gear. received 96 lbs. Water
current in 24 hours SW 15 miles, course and distance made good
. 53-69505/ADM 53-69505-022_0.jpg). Hands employed cleaning ship, refitting and as required. Chief engineers manage the distribution of the tasks to the team, communicate with the clients and management for instructions and specifications, monitor expenses and forecast sales reports, analyze and approve designs, negotiate contracts, and process disputes. Grande S40W 442 miles. Hoisted in target, altered course N68W 56 revs. Mar 8, 2019 - HMS "Canopus" was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the British Royal Navy and the lead ship of the Canopus class. 93 tons, fuel expended for all purposes 102 tons, fuel
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Good Hope weighed & proceeded. tons. Disperse. Noon:
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Hands lowering yards & lowering topmasts. 05.20pm:
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Weighed eastern anchor shortened in to 3 shackles on western anchor. (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM
water distilled 19 tons, water expended 15 tons, water remaining 110
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Cap Corbelin light abeam 13.5 miles. This is a 1908 semi-dreadnought. Falklands, Port Stanley S49W 96 miles. Noon:
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current in 24 hours tidal, course and distance made good various, Lat
Lon 37.46W, true bearing and distance Santa Barbara light S24W 134
current in 24 hours S40W, course and distance made good S38W 174
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Cap Shershel (spelt Cherchell Algeria) abeam 7 miles. 09.40am:
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Portland at approximately 6pm. 11.15am:
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Some of the add-ons on this site are powered by. Speeds various for station keeping and taking station astern of HMS
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purposes 108 tons, fuel remaining 1489 tons. 53-69505/ADM 53-69505-057_1.jpg). Flooded spirit room capacity 3185 cubic feet and found same
[14] Spee broke off the pursuit of the fleeing British ships when he became aware that Canopus was in the area, writing the following day that, "against this ship, we can hardly do anything. 4caf8d1ecadfd3419703986c:
Probably by turning and outrunning Craddock. water distilled 9 tons, water expended 15 tons, water remaining 95
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No noon position in log. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry who died 20/04/1915 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium '
Divisions. 02.00pm:
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Number on sick list 1, bread received 102 lbs. Special leave to starboard watch till 7.am. 53-69504/ADM 53-69504-159_0.jpg). current in 24 hours tidal, course and distance made good 50 miles,
course and distance made good various 162 miles, Lat 53.23S, Lon
Canopus left the Falklands on 18 December 1914 to return to her South American Station duties at the Abrolhos Rocks. 05.45pm:
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Distance run through water 98.1 miles. Proceeded various courses and speeds for clearing anchorage. 07.55pm:
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Special leave to watch till 7.am. 00.10am:
Fresh beef received 25 lbs, vegetables received 200 lbs, bread
By 16:40, the guns at Dardanus fell silent, allowing all three ships to concentrate their fire at Erenky, where the batteries were quickly neutralised. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. 53-69504/ADM 53-69504-183_1.jpg), 4caf8d21cadfd34197039958:
Fresh beef received 400 lbs, bread received 116 lbs. 53-69504/ADM 53-69504-042_1.jpg). Hands hoisting in picket boat and hoisting out steam pinnace &
Noon:
53-69504/ADM 53-69504-059_1.jpg). The Canopus-class ships proved to be good steamers, with a high speed for battleships of their time18 knots (33km/h; 21mph) from 13,500 indicated horsepower (10,100kW)a full two knots faster than the Majestics. Collier came alongside (starboard). No
Albion & Goliath came into harbour. 53-69505/ADM 53-69505-033_1.jpg). distilled 16 tons, water expended 14 tons, water remaining 93 tons,
Returning to the commissioned Reserve at Portsmouth, she was rammed by the battleship HMSBarfleur in Mount's Bay during manoeuvres on 5 August 1904, suffering slight damage. 03.25pm:
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Shortened in weighed & proceeded to take N30E 12 cables
Location for Portland used above. (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM
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Altered course S25W, 37 revs, convoying Impoco &
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Spoke Duristan of Genoa11.30pm: Signal books correct. tons. 09.30am:
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power trial. West. 03.00pm:
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