H.M.S. Norfolk (1928)
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Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[1] |
Laid down: | 8 Jul, 1927[2] |
Launched: | 12 Dec, 1928[3] |
Completed: | 30 Apr, 1930[4] |
Broken up: | 1950[5] |
H.M.S. Norfolk was one of two Norfolk Class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 14 May, 1930 for service with the Second Cruiser Squadron in the Atlantic Fleet.[6]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 6 September, 1932 for service on the America and West Indies Station, bearing Commander-in-Chief Vice-Admiral Drax.[7]
Captains
- Captain Cecil B. Prickett, 14 January, 1930 – 28 December, 1931
- Captain James F. Somerville, 28 December, 1931[8]
- Captain H. Evelyn C. Blagrove, October, 1932[9][10] – January, 1935[11] (and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to R/A Drax)
- Captain Henry C. Bovell, 3 December, 1934[12] – 8 April, 1935[13]
- Captain Henry E. C. Blagrove, – January, 1935
- Captain Louis H. K. Hamilton, late January, 1935 – 6 September, 1937
- Captain John M. Mansfield, 19 October, 1937 – 10 May, 1939
- Captain Alexander G. B. Wilson, August, 1939 – 10 February, 1940
- Captain Alfred J. L. Phillips, 12 February, 1940 – 19 January, 1942 (and as Flag Captain & C.S.O. to R/A, Commanding First Cruiser Squadron)
- Captain Edward G. H. Bellars, March, 1942[14] – July, 1943[15]
- Captain Donald K. Bain, July, 1943[16] – February, 1944[17]
- Captain John G. Y. Loveband, November, 1944[18] – 1946[19]
- Captain Godfrey A. French, 1947[20] – November, 1948[21]
- Captain Hugh St. L. Nicolson, November, 1948[22] – 1949[23]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 256.
- ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 256.
- ↑ Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
- ↑ Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
- ↑ Bovell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/28. f. 28.
- ↑ Bovell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/28. f. 28.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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