H.M.S. Devonshire (1927)
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H.M.S. Devonshire (1927) | |
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Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
Laid down: | 16 Mar, 1926[2] |
Launched: | 22 Oct, 1927[3] |
Commissioned: | 19 Mar, 1929[4] |
Broken up: | 1954[5] |
There was an earlier armoured cruiser named H.M.S. Devonshire that fought in the Great War.
Service
Devonshire commissioned for trials on 1 January, 1929.[6]
She commissioned at Devonport on 19 March, 1929 under the command of Flag Captain Henry Clive Rawlings, who had seen her through her trials.[7]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 14 October, 1931.[8]
Commissioned at Plymouth on 2 February, 1934 for service with the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.[9]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 3 November, 1936.[10]
Captains
- Captain Henry C. Rawlings, 15 November, 1928[11] – 17 August, 1931[12] (initially for trials, later as Flag Captain to Henley)
- Captain Douglas B. Le Mottée, 17 August, 1931[13] – March, 1933
- Captain Leonard F. Potter, 3 February, 1933 – February, 1934[14]
- Captain Herbert Fitzherbert, 2 February, 1934[15] – January, 1936 (and as Flag Captain from c. 1934)
- Captain George P. Thomson, 12 December, 1935 – November, 1936[16]
- Captain Gerard C. Muirhead-Gould, November, 1936[17] – May, 1939[18]
- Acting Captain Eric W. Bush, 1 May, 1939[19] – c. 10 May, 1939[20] (transferred out to Norfolk)
- Captain John M. Mansfield, 10 May, 1939 – 29 October, 1940[21]
- Captain Robert D. Oliver, 29 October, 1940[22] – 24 November, 1942[23]
- Captain Douglas Young-Jamieson, 24 November, 1942[24] – 18 June, 1943[25]
- Commander Charles J. Blake, 18 June, 1943[26] – 13 July, 1943[27]
- Commander Walter W. Sitwell, 13 July, 1943[28] – 13 September, 1943[29] (temporary)
- Commander John C. Richards, 18 September, 1943[30] – 29 February, 1944[31]
- Captain Donald K. Bain, 29 February, 1944[32] – 11 January, 1945[33]
- Captain Gerald M. B. Langley, 11 January, 1945[34] – 1 January, 1946[35]
- Captain John R. S. Brown, January, 1946[36] – May, 1948[37]
- Captain St. John Cronyn, May, 1948[38] – December, 1949[39]
- Captain Graham H. Stokes, December, 1949[40] – April, 1952[41]
- Captain William G. Crawford, April, 1952[42] – 1953[43]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 231.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 231.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 231.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 231.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 230.
- ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
- ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 231.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 231.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 230.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Bush Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/11. f. 11.
- ↑ Bush Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/11. f. 11.
- ↑ Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/58. f. 58.
- ↑ Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/58. f. 58.
- ↑ Young-Jamieson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/44. f. 44.
- ↑ Young-Jamieson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/44. f. 44.
- ↑ Young-Jamieson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/44. f. 44.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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