H.M.S. Suffolk (1926)
H.M.S. Suffolk (1926) | |
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Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1] |
Laid down: | 30 Sep, 1924[2] |
Launched: | 16 Feb, 1926[3] |
Completed: | 31 May, 1928[4] |
Broken up: | 1948[5] |
Service
Her final year of construction was overseen by Commander Charles Edward Barrington Simeon, who was to remain with her as executive officer upon her eventual commissioning.[6]
Completed to full crew at Portsmouth on 7 February, 1928.[7]
The ship was completed at Portsmouth for service on 26 May, 1928. She departed the port for China on 1 June, 1928, to relieve H.M.S. Carlisle on that station.[8][9]
She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 2 September, 1930 and proceeded to the China Station bearing the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral William A. H. Kelly and to operate with the Fifth Cruiser Squadron.[10]
Suffolk was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 19 July 1933 for service as flagship of the Fifth Cruiser Squadron under the command of Captain Errol Manners.[11]
She commissioned at Chatham on 5 January, 1937 and continued service with the Fifth Cruiser Squadron.[12]
Captains
- Captain Niel O'Neill, 1 July, 1927[13] – February, 1929
- Captain Geoffrey S. Arbuthnot, 12 January, 1929[14][15] – June, 1931[16]
- Captain Geoffrey Layton, 9 January, 1931[17][18] – 16 November, 1931[19]
- Captain John H. Godfrey, 16 November, 1931 – May, 1933
- Captain Errol Manners, 19 July, 1933[20] – September, 1936[21]
- Captain Henry C. Phillips, 15 September, 1936[22] – December, 1937[23]
- Captain Cecil S. Sandford, 31 December, 1937[24] – 27 July, 1939[25]
- Captain John W. Durnford, 24 July, 1939[26] – 31 May, 1940[27]
- Commander Arthur D. Torlesse, 31 May, 1940[28] – 8 July, 1940[29]
- Commander (retired) Denys C. G. Shoppee, 8 July, 1940[30] – 15 November, 1940[31]
- Captain Edward C. Thornton, 15 November, 1940[32] – 22 February, 1941[33]
- Captain Robert M. Ellis, 22 February, 1941[34] – 29 March, 1942[35]
- Commander Ludovic E. Porter, 29 March, 1942[36] – 16 May, 1942[37]
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur A. Havers, 16 May, 1942[38] – 4 June, 1942[39]
- Commander Geoffrey Gowlland, 4 June, 1942[40] – 23 June, 1942[41]
- Captain Richard Shelley, 23 June, 1942[42] – 15 December, 1943[Inference]
- Captain Alfred S. Russell, 15 December, 1943[43] – May, 1944[44]
- Commander William F. H. C. Rutherford, – 10 June, 1944[45]
- Captain David Gilmour, 10 June, 1944[46] – 20 November, 1945[47]
- Captain Charles H. Duffett, November, 1945[48] – 1946[49]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 271.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 272.
- ↑ "Completion of the Suffolk." The Times (London, England), 26 May 1928, p. 7.
- ↑ "Movements of Ships." The Times (London, England), 5 June 1928, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 272.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 277.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 277.
- ↑ "Completion of the Suffolk." The Times (London, England), 26 May 1928, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 271.
- ↑ Arbuthnot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/198. f. 200.
- ↑ Arbuthnot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/198. f. 200.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 271.
- ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
- ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 277.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 277.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Sandford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/319. f. ?.
- ↑ Sandford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/319. f. ?.
- ↑ Durnford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/129. f. 128.
- ↑ Durnford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/129. f. 128.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
- ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ 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.
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