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''Adelaide'' commissioned at Sydney on 5 August, 1922 under the command of Captain [[John Bryan Stevenson]].{{NLApr25|p. 292}}
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Paid off into Reserve at Sydney on 28 June, 1928.{{NLJul37|p. 295}}
  
 
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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptAU}}|name=John Bryan Stevenson|nick=John B. Stevenson|appt=5 August, 1922{{NLJul24|p. 292}}|end=late 1924|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Lawrence Massey|nick=George L. Massey|appt=9 October, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 292}}|end=18 April, 1927}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Gerald Cartmell Harrison|nick=Gerald C. Harrison|appt=13 August, 1926<ref>Harrison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/164.|D7604068}} f. 568.</ref>|ass=c. October, 1927<ref>[http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-adelaide-i R.A.N. page on ''Adelaide''].</ref>|end=9 May, 1929<ref>Harrison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/164.|D7604068}} f. 568.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommAU}}|name=William Harold Thurlby|nick=William H. Thurlby|appt=9 March, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 295}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptAU}}|name=Harry Leslie Howden|nick=Harry L. Howden|appt=13 March, 1939<ref>[http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-adelaide-i R.A.N. page on ''Adelaide''].</ref>|end=1 September, 1939<ref>[http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-adelaide-i R.A.N. page on ''Adelaide''].</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptAU}}|name=Henry Arthur Showers|nick=Henry A. Showers|appt=1 September, 1939<ref>[http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-adelaide-i R.A.N. page on ''Adelaide''].</ref>|end=}}
 
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Latest revision as of 14:46, 17 July 2018

H.M.A.S. Adelaide (1918)
Pendant Number: N/A[1]
Builder: Cockatoo Dockyard[2]
Laid down: Jan, 1915[3]
Launched: 27 Jul, 1918[4]
Commissioned: Aug, 1922[5]
Sold: Jan, 1949[6]

Service

Adelaide commissioned at Sydney on 5 August, 1922 under the command of Captain John Bryan Stevenson.[7]

Paid off into Reserve at Sydney on 28 June, 1928.[8]

Alterations

Completing so long after the war, it is likely that Adelaide was equipped with a director system upon completion.[Inference]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 54.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 54.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
  7. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 292.
  8. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 295.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 292.
  10. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 292.
  11. Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
  12. Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
  13. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 295.
  14. R.A.N. page on Adelaide.
  15. R.A.N. page on Adelaide.
  16. R.A.N. page on Adelaide.

Bibliography


Birmingham Class Light Cruiser
  Birmingham Lowestoft Nottingham Adelaide  
<– Chatham Class Minor Cruisers (UK) Arethusa Class –>