H.M.S. Achilles (1932)
From The Dreadnought Project
| 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, 15 October, 1940[13] – 17 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.
- ↑ Barnes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/191. f. ?.
- ↑ Barnes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/191. f. ?.
- ↑ 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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