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''Broke'' was commissioned on 21 January, 1925 and sent to join the {{UK-DF|4}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|p. 219}}  Upon her arrival, [[Eric Quintin Carter]] handed over command to [[Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon]], and ''Broke'' became the flotilla's leader.  ''Broke'' re-commissioned on 30 April, 1926, still under the command of Captain Mackinnon.<ref>Mackinnon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>
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''Broke'' was commissioned on 21 January, 1925 and sent to join the {{UK-DF|4}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|p. 219}}  Upon her arrival, [[Eric Quintin Carter]] handed over command to [[Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon]], and ''Broke'' became the flotilla's leader.  ''Broke'' re-commissioned on 30 April, 1926, still under the command of Captain Mackinnon.{{NLJul27|p. 219}}<ref>Mackinnon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>
  
 
Re-commissioned at 21 August, 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 219}}
 
Re-commissioned at 21 August, 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 219}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Eric Quintin Carter|nick=Eric Q. Carter|appt=20 November, 1924<ref>Carter Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/172.|D7604076}} f. 576.</ref>|end=10 February, 1925{{NLApr25|p. 219}}|precBy=New Command}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Eric Quintin Carter|nick=Eric Q. Carter|appt=20 November, 1924<ref>Carter Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/172.|D7604076}} f. 576.</ref>|end=10 February, 1925{{NLApr25|p. 219}}|precBy=New Command}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon|nick=Edmond J. G. Mackinnon|appt=10 February, 1925<ref>Mackinnon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>{{NLApr25|p. 219}}|end=October, 1926<ref>Mackinnon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon|nick=Edmond J. G. Mackinnon|appt=10 February, 1925<ref>Mackinnon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>{{NLApr25|p. 219}}|end=October, 1926<ref>Mackinnon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cyril Herbert Gordon Benson|nick=Cyril H. G. Benson|appt=13 September 1926<ref>Benson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/318.|D7864012}} f. 83.</ref>|end=June, 1928<ref>Benson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/318.|D7864012}} f. 83.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cyril Herbert Gordon Benson|nick=Cyril H. G. Benson|appt=13 September 1926{{NLJul27|p. 219}}<ref>Benson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/318.|D7864012}} f. 83.</ref>|end=June, 1928<ref>Benson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/318.|D7864012}} f. 83.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Bertram Chalmers Watson|nick=Bertram C. Watson|appt=31 May, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 219}}<ref>Watson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/339.}} f. 341.</ref>|end=April, 1930<ref>Watson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/339.}} f. 341.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Bertram Chalmers Watson|nick=Bertram C. Watson|appt=31 May, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 219}}<ref>Watson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/339.}} f. 341.</ref>|end=April, 1930<ref>Watson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/339.}} f. 341.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Eric John Shelley|nick=Eric J. Shelley|appt=2 January, 1932|end=21 January, 1932{{INF}}|note=apparently remained with ship undet 8 November 1933}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Eric John Shelley|nick=Eric J. Shelley|appt=2 January, 1932|end=21 January, 1932{{INF}}|note=apparently remained with ship undet 8 November 1933}}

Revision as of 11:55, 21 February 2018

H.M.S. Broke (1920)
Pendant Number: D.83 (Dec 1924)[1]
Builder: Thornycroft[2]
Launched: 16 Sep, 1920[3]
Commissioned: 21 Jan, 1925[4]
Foundered: 9 Nov, 1942[5]
Fate: damaged at Algiers[6]

H.M.S. Broke was one of five flotilla leaders of the Shakespeare class.

Service

Broke was commissioned on 21 January, 1925 and sent to join the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[7] Upon her arrival, Eric Quintin Carter handed over command to Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon, and Broke became the flotilla's leader. Broke re-commissioned on 30 April, 1926, still under the command of Captain Mackinnon.[8][9]

Re-commissioned at 21 August, 1928.[10]

Reduced to Special Reserve Complement at Devonport on 28 April, 1931.[11]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
  3. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 219.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 219.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 219.
  9. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 219.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 219.
  12. ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/172. f. 576.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 219.
  14. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 219.
  16. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 219.
  18. ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/318. f. 83.
  19. ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/318. f. 83.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 219.
  21. ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/339. f. 341.
  22. ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/339. f. 341.
  23. ↑ Percival Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 303.
  24. ↑ Percival Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 303.
  25. ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/137. f. 136.
  26. ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/137. f. 136.

Bibliography


Shakespeare Class Flotilla Leader
Shakespeare Spenser Wallace Keppel Broke
<– "V" Class Destroyer Leaders (UK) Scott Class –>
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