H.M.S. Frobisher (1920)
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| Pendant Number: | 81 (Sep 1924)[1] |
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | Dec, 1915[3] |
| Laid down: | 2 Aug, 1916[4] |
| Launched: | 20 Mar, 1920[5] |
| Commissioned: | Sep, 1924[6] |
| Sold: | 26 Mar, 1949[7] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Service
Frobisher was re-commissioned on 29 September, 1924 to serve as flagship for the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean, though the flag may have flown temporarily in Delhi.[8]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 13 February, 1928, again for service with the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.[9]
Re-commissioned in Reserve at Portsmouth on 26 November, 1930.[10]
She completed to full complement on 1 December, 1932 for service as a Cadet Training Cruiser.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Charles E. Turle, 15 July, 1924[12] – October, 1926 (and as Chief Staff Officer to R/A Commanding, First Cruiser Squadron Waistell)
- Captain Thomas F. P. Calvert, 27 September, 1926[13][14] – October, 1928[15] (and as Chief Staff Officer)
- Captain Richard B. Davies, 21 September, 1928[16][17] – 4 April, 1929[18] (vice Calvert)
- Captain Hugh H. Rogers, 4 April, 1929 – September, 1929
- Captain Herbert A. Forster, 10 September, 1929 – 15 September, 1930
- Captain Colin A. M. Sarel, 22 April, 1930[19] – 22 April, 1932
- Captain Cecil B. Prickett, 23 April, 1932 – 1932
- Commander Francis S. W. de Winton, 14 July, 1932[20] – 15 November, 1932[21] (temporary)
- Captain Herbert A. Forster, 16 December, 1932[22] – 17 December, 1934
- Captain Piers K. Kekewich, 18 December, 1934[23] – 18 December, 1936[24]
- Captain Ernest J. Spooner, 18 December, 1936[25] – 16 August, 1937
- Commander Guy B. Amery-Parkes, August, 1937 – 30 August, 1937 (assumed command on transfer)
- Commander Robert A. Startin, 30 August, 1937[26] – 14 December, 1937[27]
- Captain Peveril B. R. W. William-Powlett, 7 January, 1939[28] – 17 May, 1939[29]
- Commander Hilary W. Biggs, 17 May, 1939[30]
- Captain James F. W. Mudford, 13 January, 1942[31][32] – 15 September, 1944[33][34] (took command upon commissioning)
- Captain (retired) Neville B. C. Brock, 15 September, 1944[35] – 16 March, 1945[36]
- Captain John G. Hewitt, 16 March, 1945[37]
- Captain Wilmot P. Bennitt, 16 June, 1947[38] – 19 August, 1947[39] (vice "Day")
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 63.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 63.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 63.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 63.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). pp. 240, 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 240.
- ↑ Calvert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/14. f. 7.
- ↑ Calvert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/14. f. 7.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 1 Aug. 1928, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 240.
- ↑ Davies Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/201. f. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 240.
- ↑ De Winton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/105. f. 105.
- ↑ De Winton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/105. f. 105.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 241.
- ↑ Kekewich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/340. f. 343.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 241.
- ↑ Startin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/105. f. 107.
- ↑ Startin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/105. f. 107.
- ↑ William-Powlett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/180. f. 180.
- ↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), 17 May 1939, p. 20.
- ↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), 17 May 1939, p. 20.
- ↑ Mudford Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/120/162. f. 162.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Mudford Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/120/162. f. 162.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Bennitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/3. f. 3.
- ↑ Bennitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/3. f. 3.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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