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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Patrick Edward Parker|nick=Patrick E. Parker|appt=1 April, 1927{{NLJan28|p. 214}}|end=21 January, 1928{{INF}}|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Patrick Edward Parker|nick=Patrick E. Parker|appt=1 April, 1927{{NLJan28|p. 214}}|end=21 January, 1928{{INF}}|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Henry Dacres Cunningham|nick=John H. D. Cunningham|appt=21 January, 1928{{NLJan28|p. 214}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Henry Dacres Cunningham|nick=John H. D. Cunningham|appt=21 January, 1928{{NLJan28|p. 214}}|end=}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Victor Vincent Magrane|nick=James V. V. Magrane|appt=27 April, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 214}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Victor Vincent Magrane|nick=James V. V. Magrane|appt=27 April, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 214}}|end=1933}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Hope Gell|nick=William H. Gell|appt=28 December, 1933{{NLOct35|p. 214}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Gordon Duke|nick=Robert G. Duke|appt=14 March, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 213}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Gordon Duke|nick=Robert G. Duke|appt=14 March, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 213}}|end=}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Domvile Auchmuty Musters|nick=John D. A. Musters|appt=1 April, 1939{{NLMay39|p. 254}}|end=late July, 1939{{INF}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Domvile Auchmuty Musters|nick=John D. A. Musters|appt=1 April, 1939{{NLMay39|p. 254}}|end=late July, 1939{{INF}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Robert Halfhide|nick=Arthur R. Halfhide|appt=31 July, 1939{{UBAlly|1079}}|end=December, 1939{{UBAlly|1079}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Robert Halfhide|nick=Arthur R. Halfhide|appt=31 July, 1939{{UBAlly|1079}}|end=December, 1939{{UBAlly|1079}}}} |
Revision as of 13:24, 20 June 2019
H.M.S. Adventure (1924) | |
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Builder: | Vickers |
Laid down: | 29 Nov, 1922 |
Launched: | 18 Jun, 1924 |
Commissioned: | 2 Oct, 1926 |
Sold: | 1947 |
H.M.S. Adventure was a minelaying cruiser completed for the Royal Navy in 1926.
There was also a scout cruiser named Adventure launched in 1904.
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 6 May, 1927.[1]
She re-commissioned at Devonport with a special three-fifths complement on 3 May, 1932 before coming to full complement on 5 July, 1932.[2]
She re-commissioned at Devonport on 28 December, 1933.[3]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 17 June, 1936.[4]
Adventure sustained heavy damage when she struck a German destroyer-laid mine on the night of 12/13 November 1939.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Patrick E. Parker, 1 April, 1927[5] – 21 January, 1928[Inference]
- Captain John H. D. Cunningham, 21 January, 1928[6]
- Captain James V. V. Magrane, 27 April, 1932[7] – 1933
- Captain William H. Gell, 28 December, 1933[8]
- Captain Robert G. Duke, 14 March, 1936[9]
- Commander John D. A. Musters, 1 April, 1939[10] – late July, 1939[Inference]
- Captain Arthur R. Halfhide, 31 July, 1939[11] – December, 1939[12]
- Captain Norman V. Grace, 18 August, 1940[13] – 12 August, 1942[14]
- Captain Ronald G. Bowes-Lyon, 12 August, 1942[15] – December, 1943[16]
- Commander R.N.V.R. Charles B. Sanders, December, 1943[17] – 1 January, 1944[18]
- Acting Captain William B. Walker, 1 January, 1944[19] – January, 1944[20]
- Commander R.N.V.R. Charles B. Sanders, January, 1944[21] – 20 March, 1944[22]
- Acting Captain Alan MacG. Sheffield, 20 March, 1944[23] – 5 August, 1944[24]
- Commander R.N.V.R. George A. K. McCombe, 5 August, 1944[25] – 7 January, 1945[26]
- Commander R.N.V.R. Alan H. Davies, 7 January, 1945[27] – 27 April, 1945[28]
- Captain (retired) Donal S. McGrath, 27 April, 1945[29] – mid 1945[30]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1928). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1928). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 213.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 254.
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Bibliography
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