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H.M.S. Neptune (1933) | |
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Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1] |
Laid down: | 24 Sep, 1931[2] |
Launched: | 31 Jan, 1933[3] |
Completed: | 23 Feb, 1934[4] |
Sunk: | 19 Dec, 1941 |
H.M.S. Neptune was one of five Leander Class light cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Neptune sank after striking four mines in the Mediterranean. Only one man survived in the end.
Captains
- Captain Henry R. Moore, November, 1933[5] – December, 1935[6]
- Captain Denham M. T. Bedford, December, 1935[7] – 19 July, 1937
- Captain John A. V. Morse, 19 July, 1937 – 24 May, 1940
- Captain Rory C. O'Conor, May, 1940[8] – 19 December, 1941[9] (killed when vessel lost)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ 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.
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