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| − | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Achilles''''' was one of five [[Leander Class Cruiser (1931)|''Leander'' Class light cruisers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Achilles''''' was one of five [[Leander Class Cruiser (1931)|''Leander'' Class light cruisers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. She was transferred to the [[Royal New Zealand Navy]] in 1941 as '''H.M.N.Z.S. ''Achilles''''' and to the Indian Navy as '''H.M.I.S. ''Delhi''''' in 1948. |
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
She completed to full complement at Chatham on 10 October, 1933 for service with the {{UK-CS|2}} of the Home Fleet.{{NLOct35|pp. 213-4}} | She completed to full complement at Chatham on 10 October, 1933 for service with the {{UK-CS|2}} of the Home Fleet.{{NLOct35|pp. 213-4}} | ||
| + | She re-commissioned at Chatham on 31 March, 1936 for service with the [[New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Achilles''" nat=UK> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Achilles''" nat=UK> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Colin Cantlie|nick=Colin Cantlie|appt=1 June, 1933<ref>Cantlie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/263.|D7605018}} f. 278.</ref>|end=August, 1935<ref>Cantlie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/263.|D7605018}} f. 278.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Colin Cantlie|nick=Colin Cantlie|appt=1 June, 1933<ref>Cantlie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/263.|D7605018}} f. 278.</ref>|end=August, 1935<ref>Cantlie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/263.|D7605018}} f. 278.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Irvine Gordon Glennie|nick=Irvine G. Glennie|appt=24 March, 1936<ref>Glennie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/166.|D8116287}} f. 166.</ref>|end=26 January, 1939<ref>Glennie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/166.|D8116287}} f. 166.</ref>}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Irvine Gordon Glennie|nick=Irvine G. Glennie|appt=24 March, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 300}}<ref>Glennie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/166.|D8116287}} f. 166.</ref>|end=26 January, 1939<ref>Glennie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/166.|D8116287}} f. 166.</ref>}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Edward Parry|nick=William E. Parry|appt=January, 1939{{MackieRNW}}|end=November, 1940{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Edward Parry|nick=William E. Parry|appt=January, 1939{{MackieRNW}}|end=November, 1940{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Merriman Barnes|nick=Hugh M. Barnes|appt=November, 1940{{MackieRNW}}|end=April, 1942{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Merriman Barnes|nick=Hugh M. Barnes|appt=November, 1940{{MackieRNW}}|end=April, 1942{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
Revision as of 15:52, 17 July 2018
| H.M.S. Achilles (1932) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Cammell Laird[1] |
| Laid down: | 11 Jun, 1931[2] |
| Launched: | 1 Sep, 1932[3] |
| Completed: | 6 Oct, 1933[4] |
| Transferred: | 1948 |
| Fate: | to India |
Contents
Service
She completed to full complement at Chatham on 10 October, 1933 for service with the Second Cruiser Squadron of the Home Fleet.[5]
She re-commissioned at Chatham on 31 March, 1936 for service with the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy.
Captains
- Captain Colin Cantlie, 1 June, 1933[6] – August, 1935[7]
- Captain Irvine G. Glennie, 24 March, 1936[8][9] – 26 January, 1939[10]
- Captain William E. Parry, January, 1939[11] – November, 1940[12]
- Captain Hugh M. Barnes, November, 1940[13] – April, 1942[14]
- Captain Cecil A. L. Mansergh, April, 1942[15] – September, 1943[16]
- Captain Neville B. C. Brock, September, 1943[17] – March, 1944[18]
- Captain Francis J. Butler, March, 1944[19] – January, 1946[20]
- Captain William E. Banks, January, 1946[21] – 1947[22]
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. (October, 1935). pp. 213-4.
- ↑ Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
- ↑ Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 300.
- ↑ Glennie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/166. f. 166.
- ↑ Glennie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/166. f. 166.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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