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Dartmouth, 1860
Type: Frigate ; Armament 36
Laid down : Woolwich 6 Nov 1860 ;
BM: 2478 tons ;
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 500 h.p.
Notes:
1860 Building, Woolwich
1864 Cancelled.
Dartmouth, 1910
Type: 2nd Class Cruiser ; Armament ?
Launched : 1910 ;
Disposal Date : : 1930 ;
Displacement: 5250 tons
Machinery notes: 23,000 ND ; 23,500 Parsons turbine (compound re-action), 4 screws. Coal: normal 750 tons; maximum 1290 tons - 260 tons oil = 5600 miles at 10 kts. ;
Propulsion: Screw
Notes:
By 6 Oct 1914 had arrived at Mombasa from the northward - see p. 477 www.naval-review.org/issues/1915-3.pdf. Placed under
orders of Chatham, as a detached light cruiser squadron to
search for the Konigsberg.
2 Nov 1914 arrived off the Rufiji and in sight of the masts of the Konigsberg.
10 Nov 1914 left for the Cape.
By the 29 Nov 1914 had arrived at Simonstown - see p. 642 www.naval-review.org/issues/1915-4.pdf.
1 Dec 1914 departed Simonstown.
8 Feb 1915 at Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta - see p 86 www.naval-review.org/issues/1916-1.pdf.
4 Mar 1915 covering marines attempting to land at Sedd-el-Bahr and Kum Kale - see p 68 www.naval-review.org/issues/1918.pdf.
14 Mar 1915 had an accident with her Yarrow boilers causing three deaths - see p 115 www.naval-review.org/issues/1916-1.pdf.
14 Apr 1915 arrived Skyros - see p. 729-> www.naval-review.org/issues/1923-4.pdf.
24 Apr 1915 supporting the landing of troops at Gallipoli - see p. 731-> www.naval-review.org/issues/1923-4.pdf.
25 Apr 1915 bombarded Bulair lines - see p 70 www.naval-review.org/issues/1918.pdf.
26 Nov 1915 at Brindisi - see p. 352 www.naval-review.org/issues/1916-2.pdf.
15 May 1917 action in the Adriatic (Battle of Otranto Straits) - damage and subsequent torpedoing of vessel - see p. 379 www.naval-review.org/issues/1919-3.pdf.