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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Bertram Chalmers Watson|nick=Bertram C. Watson|appt=31 May, 1928<ref>Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/339.}} f. 341.</ref>|end=April, 1930<ref>Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/339.}} f. 341.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Bertram Chalmers Watson|nick=Bertram C. Watson|appt=31 May, 1928<ref>Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/339.}} f. 341.</ref>|end=April, 1930<ref>Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/339.}} f. 341.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Percy Ralph Passawer Percival|nick=Percy R. P. Percival|appt=21 January, 1932<ref>Percival Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/255.|D7604667}} f. 303.</ref>|end=28 July, 1932<ref>Percival Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/255.|D7604667}} f. 303.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Percy Ralph Passawer Percival|nick=Percy R. P. Percival|appt=21 January, 1932<ref>Percival Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/255.|D7604667}} f. 303.</ref>|end=28 July, 1932<ref>Percival Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/255.|D7604667}} f. 303.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Salvin Bowlby|nick=Hugh S. Bowlby|appt=|end=1 July, 1935|note=fact check this one}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Maurice Mansfield|nick=John M. Mansfield|appt=1 July, 1935|end=24 July, 1935|note=and as Flag Captain and C.S.O. to R/A(D) Reserve Fleet Destroyer Flotilla}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Maurice Mansfield|nick=John M. Mansfield|appt=1 July, 1935|end=24 July, 1935|note=and as Flag Captain and C.S.O. to R/A(D) Reserve Fleet Destroyer Flotilla}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ralph Kerr|nick=Ralph Kerr|appt=31 July, 1939<ref>Kerr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/137.|D7605548}} f. 136.</ref>|end=18 January, 1941<ref>Kerr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/137.|D7605548}} f. 136.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|15}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ralph Kerr|nick=Ralph Kerr|appt=31 July, 1939<ref>Kerr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/137.|D7605548}} f. 136.</ref>|end=18 January, 1941<ref>Kerr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/137.|D7605548}} f. 136.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|15}}}} | ||
Revision as of 19:53, 1 October 2017
| H.M.S. Broke (1920) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.83 (Dec 1924)[1] |
| Builder: | Thornycroft[2] |
| Launched: | 16 Sep, 1920[3] |
| Commissioned: | 21 Jan, 1925[4] |
| Foundered: | 9 Nov, 1942[5] |
| Fate: | damaged at Algiers[6] |
H.M.S. Broke was one of five flotilla leaders of the Shakespeare class.
Service
Broke was commissioned on 21 January, 1925 and sent to join the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[7] Upon her arrival, Eric Quintin Carter handed over command to Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon, and Broke became the flotilla's leader. Broke re-commissioned on 30 April, 1926, still under the command of Captain Mackinnon.[8]
Reduced to Special Reserve Complement at Devonport on 28 April, 1931.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Eric Q. Carter, 20 November, 1924[10] – 10 February, 1925[11]
- Captain Edmond J. G. Mackinnon, 10 February, 1925[12][13] – October, 1926[14] (and as Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Cyril H. G. Benson, 13 September 1926[15] – June, 1928[16] (and as Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Bertram C. Watson, 31 May, 1928[17] – April, 1930[18] (and as Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Percy R. P. Percival, 21 January, 1932[19] – 28 July, 1932[20]
- Captain Hugh S. Bowlby, – 1 July, 1935 (fact check this one)
- Captain John M. Mansfield, 1 July, 1935 – 24 July, 1935 (and as Flag Captain and C.S.O. to R/A(D) Reserve Fleet Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Ralph Kerr, 31 July, 1939[21] – 18 January, 1941[22] (and as Captain (D), Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 219.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 219.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 219.
- ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/172. f. 576.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 219.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 219.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/318. f. 83.
- ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/318. f. 83.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/339. f. 341.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/339. f. 341.
- ↑ Percival Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 303.
- ↑ Percival Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 303.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/137. f. 136.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/137. f. 136.
Bibliography
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