H.M.S. Effingham (1921)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Effingham (1921) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 98 (Jul 1925)[1] |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | Dec, 1915[3] |
| Laid down: | 2 Apr, 1917[4] |
| Launched: | 8 Jun, 1921[5] |
| Commissioned: | 2 Jul, 1925[6] |
| Wrecked: | 18 May, 1940[7] |
| Fate: | near Harstad, Norway[8] |
Service
Commander Francis Heathcote Gordon Walker was appointed to Effingham as she was nearing completion, to assume command upon her commissioning,[9] which occurred at Portsmouth on 2 July, 1925.[10]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 18 October, 1927 for service with the Fourth Cruiser Squadron as flagship to Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Bertram Thesiger.[11]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth 1 April, 1930.[12]
Effingham was re-commissioned in Reserve at Portsmouth 30 September, 1932.[13]
Transferred to Dockyard Control at Devonport on 5 October, 1934.[14]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Francis H. G. Walker, 2 March, 1925[15] – 15 May, 1925[Inference]
- Captain Cecil N. Reyne, 15 May, 1925[16] – 1925[17]
- Captain Noel F. Laurence, – November, 1925[18] (as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to R/A Herbert W. Richmond)
- Captain Roger M. Bellairs, 5 October, 1925[19][20] – 1927[21] (and as Flag Captain to R/A Ellerton)
- Captain Patrick Macnamara, 18 October, 1927[22] – 13 October, 1929[23]
- Captain Bruce A. Fraser, 6 September, 1929[24] – 8 August, 1932 (and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to Vice Admiral)
- Captain Cecil B. Prickett, 22 April, 1932[25] – April, 1934[26] (and as Chief of Staff to Vice-Admiral Commanding Reserve Fleet)
- Captain Cuthbert Coppinger, 24 April, 1934[27][28] – 3 March, 1936[29] (and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to V.A. Rushton)
- Captain Bernard A. W. Warburton-Lee, 21 June, 1938[30] – 17 April, 1939[31][32] (and as Flag Captain)
- Captain John M. Howson, 17 April, 1939[33] – 18 May, 1940[34] (and as Flag Captain, ship wrecked under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 63.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 63.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 63.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 235.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 236.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). pp. 234-5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 237.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 236.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 236.
- ↑ Reyne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 98.
- ↑ Reyne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 98.
- ↑ Laurence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/175. f. 579.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 235.
- ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 234.
- ↑ Macnamara Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/130. f. 238.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 235.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 237.
- ↑ Coppinger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 684.
- ↑ Coppinger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 684.
- ↑ Warburton-Lee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/93/23. f. 23.
- ↑ Warburton-Lee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/93/23. f. 23.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 280.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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