Bonaventure served in the Pacific Squadron, including service in the 3rd China War, under command of Captain Robert Montgomerie RN.[1]
She returned in May 1906 to Devonport to be paid off. She then went to Haulbowline Dockyard, Cork, Ireland to be converted into a depot ship for submarines.
Bonaventure, converted to a submarine depot
This work was completed in April 1907 and she continued to serve during the First World War as a submarine depot ship.[2]
Stern view of HMS Bonaventure anchored at Spithead, 1909 (National Maritime Museum)C31 alongside HMS Bonaventure
Scrappingedit
Bonaventure returned to the UK and was paid off on 17 October 1919. She was sold on 12 April 1920 to the Forth Ship Breaking Company, Bo'ness.
Referencesedit
^Robert Archibald Montgomerie Service record, The National Archives, ADM 196/19
^"HMS Bonaventure". battleships-cruisers.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
External linksedit
Media related to HMS Bonaventure (ship, 1892) at Wikimedia Commons
Jane's Fighting Ships of World War One. Jane's Publishing Company. 1919.
January 01, 1970
bonaventure, 1892, other, ships, with, same, name, bonaventure, bonaventure, astraea, class, second, class, cruiser, royal, navy, ordered, part, eight, ship, astraea, class, under, naval, defence, 1889, commissioned, service, 1895, survived, serve, first, worl. For other ships with the same name see HMS Bonaventure HMS Bonaventure was an Astraea class second class cruiser of the Royal Navy ordered as part of the eight ship Astraea class under the Naval Defence Act of 1889 She was commissioned for service in 1895 and survived to serve in the First World War HMS Bonaventure in the 1890s IWM Q21029 History United Kingdom NameHMS Bonaventure BuilderDevonport Dockyard Laid downDecember 1890 Launched2 December 1892 Commissioned5 July 1894 FateSold on 12 April 1920 General characteristics Class and typeAstraea class cruiser Displacement4 360 tons Length320 ft 98 m p p Beam49 5 ft 15 1 m Draught21 ft 6 in 6 55 m PropulsionTriple expansion engines Two shafts 7 500 ihp Speed18 knots 33 km h 21 mph natural draught 19 5 knots 36 1 km h 22 4 mph forced draught RangeCarried 1000 tons coal max Complement318 Armament2 QF 6 inch 152 4 mm guns 8 QF 4 7 in 120 mm guns 1 76 mm 3 0 in gun 2 6 pounder guns 1 3 pounder gun 4 machine guns 3 18 inch 450 mm torpedo tubes ArmourConning tower 3 6 in 76 152 mm Deck 2 in 51 mm Engine hatch 5 in 130 mm Contents 1 History 2 Scrapping 3 References 4 External links 5 PublicationsHistory edit nbsp The launch of the new cruiser Bonaventure at Devonport Princess Marie of Edinburgh performing the christening ceremony The Graphic 1892 Bonaventure served in the Pacific Squadron including service in the 3rd China War under command of Captain Robert Montgomerie RN 1 She returned in May 1906 to Devonport to be paid off She then went to Haulbowline Dockyard Cork Ireland to be converted into a depot ship for submarines nbsp Bonaventure converted to a submarine depotThis work was completed in April 1907 and she continued to serve during the First World War as a submarine depot ship 2 nbsp Stern view of HMS Bonaventure anchored at Spithead 1909 National Maritime Museum nbsp C31 alongside HMS BonaventureScrapping editBonaventure returned to the UK and was paid off on 17 October 1919 She was sold on 12 April 1920 to the Forth Ship Breaking Company Bo ness References edit Robert Archibald Montgomerie Service record The National Archives ADM 196 19 HMS Bonaventure battleships cruisers co uk Retrieved 1 May 2017 External links edit nbsp Media related to HMS Bonaventure ship 1892 at Wikimedia CommonsPublications editColledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 Jane s Fighting Ships of World War One Jane s Publishing Company 1919 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Bonaventure 1892 amp oldid 1183136028, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
