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Revision as of 19:37, 6 April 2018
| H.M.S. Berwick (1926) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[1] |
| Laid down: | 15 Sep, 1924[2] |
| Launched: | 30 Mar, 1926[3] |
| Completed: | 15 Feb, 1928[4] |
| Broken up: | 1948[5] |
H.M.S. Berwick was one of seven Kent Class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Completed to full complement at Devonport on 2 February, 1928.[6]
Commissioned at Devonport on 15 April, 1930 for duty with the Fifth Cruiser Squadron on the China Station.[7]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 12 October, 1932 for duty with the Fifth Cruiser Squadron on the China Station.[8]
Captains
- Captain Ralph S. Wykes-Sneyd, 19 April, 1927[9] – 7 October, 1928[10]
- Captain Eric G. Robinson, 10 August, 1928[11][12] – 22 September, 1930[13]
- Captain Charles G. Brodie, 15 April, 1930[14] – September, 1931[15]
- Captain Cecil N. Reyne, September, 1931[16] – July, 1932[17]
- Captain Cyril G. Sedgwick, 1 July, 1932[18] – 14 January, 1935
- Captain Eric R. Bent, November 1934[19] – 15 July, 1937[20]
- Captain Irving M. Palmer, 17 October, 1938 – 25 June, 1940
- Captain Guy L. Warren, 22 June, 1940[21] – May, 1941[22]
- Captain George H. Faulkner, 2 May, 1941 – 15 January, 1943
- Captain Henry J. Egerton, 16 April, 1943 – 8 January, 1944
- Captain Norman V. Grace, January, 1944[23] – August, 1944[24]
- Captain Stephen H. T. Arliss, August, 1944[25] – 1946[26]
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. (February, 1929). p. 219.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 217.
- ↑ Wykes-Sneyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/100. f. 164.
- ↑ Successor assumed command that day. Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 218.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 281.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 217.
- ↑ He was superseded that month. Reyne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 98.
- ↑ Reyne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 98.
- ↑ Reyne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 98.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 216.
- ↑ Bent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 260. Month of year taken from predecessor.
- ↑ Bent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 260.
- ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
- ↑ 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.
Bibliography
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