H.M.S. Centaur (1916)
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| Pendant Number: | 36 (Sep 1915) 34 (Jan 1918) 10 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers[2] |
| Ordered: | 1914-15 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 24 Jan, 1915[4] |
| Launched: | 6 Jan, 1916[5] |
| Commissioned: | Aug, 1916[6] |
| Sold: | Feb, 1934[7] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
Service
Centaur recommissioned at Malta on 19 June, 1920.[8]
She paid off at Devonport on 4 October, 1923.[9]
Centaur was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 8 April, 1925[10] to replace Douglas as flagship of the Atlantic Destroyers.[11]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on on 3 January, 1928.[12]
Centaur was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 4 September, 1930 for duty as flagship for destroyers of the Atlantic Fleet.[13]
In June of 1933, two of the ships' bells were offered for sale at the price of £5 each. Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.[14]
Alterations
Centaur and her sister Concord were among the first light cruisers to be completed with a director.[15] They also had the first Evershed Bearing Indicator installations for light cruisers, possibly upon completion.[16]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Barry E. Domvile, 20 July, 1916[17] – 1 January, 1918[18]
- Captain Wion de M. Egerton, January, 1918[19][20] – September, 1919[21]
- Captain Henry K. Kitson, September, 1919[22] – 1 January, 1921[23]
- Captain Wilfred F. French, 1 January, 1921[24] – 31 December, 1922[25] (and for duty in the Shell Committee)
- Captain Charles D. Burke, 31 December, 1922[26] – 4 October, 1923[27]
- Commander Laurence R. Palmer, 20 February, 1925[28] – c. March, 1925[29] (stayed as Executive Officer after MacLean joined)
- Commodore, Second Class Colin K. MacLean, 8 April, 1925[30][31] – 1 September, 1926[32] (and in command of Atlantic Fleet Destroyer Flotillas)
- Commodore, Second Class Wion de M. Egerton, 1 September, 1926[33] – 12 July, 1928[34] (and in command of Atlantic Fleet Destroyers)
- Commodore, Second Class Robin C. Dalglish, 12 July, 1928 – 1 August, 1930 (and in command of Atlantic Fleet Destroyer Flotilla)
- Commodore, Second Class Edward O. B. S. Osborne, 1 August, 1930[35] – 25 July, 1932
- Commodore, Second Class George H. D'O. Lyon, 25 July, 1932[36] – 19 August, 1932[37] (and in command of Home Fleet Destroyer Flotillas)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 48.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 743.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 223.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 223.
- ↑ "New Destroyer Flagship." The Times (London, England), 8 Apr. 1925, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 224.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). pp. 222, 223.
- ↑ "Warships' Bells." The Times (London, England), 12 June 1933, p. 11.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. p. 29.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392g.
- ↑ Domvile Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 465.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 754.
- ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 69.
- ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 69.
- ↑ Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 372.
- ↑ Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 372.
- ↑ French Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/199. f. 205.
- ↑ French Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/199. f. 205.
- ↑ Burke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 138.
- ↑ Burke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 138.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 190.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 190.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 223.
- ↑ MacLean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
- ↑ MacLean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
- ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 69.
- ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 69.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 222.
- ↑ Lyon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 480.
- ↑ Lyon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 480.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
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