H.M.S. Ajax (1934)
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| Builder: | Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow[1] |
| Laid down: | 7 Feb, 1933[2] |
| Launched: | 1 Mar, 1934[3] |
| Completed: | 12 Apr, 1935[4] |
| Broken up: | 1949 |
H.M.S. Ajax was one of five Leander Class light cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 May, 1935 under the command of Colin Sinclair Thomson.[5]
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 11 January, 1938 under the continued command of Charles H. L. Woodhouse.[6]
Captains
- Captain Colin S. Thomson, 16 December, 1934[7] – 9 October, 1937[8]
- Captain Charles H. L. Woodhouse, 9 October, 1937[9] – 22 April, 1940[10]
- Captain Edward D. B. McCarthy, 22 April, 1940[11] – 27 November, 1941[12]
- Captain Stuart L. Bateson, 27 November, 1941[13] – 26 May, 1942[14]
- Commander Ralph Heathcote, 26 May, 1942[15] – 2 July, 1942[16]
- Commander Richard G. Stewart, 2 July, 1942[17] – 19 September, 1942[18]
- Captain James J. Weld, 19 September, 1942[19] – 16 September, 1944[20]
- Captain John W. Cuthbert, 16 September, 1944[21] – 19 March, 1946[22]
- Captain Stanley B. de Courcy-Ireland, March, 1946[23] – 1948[24]
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 255.
- ↑ Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/76. f. 432.
- ↑ Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/76. f. 432.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 254.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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