H.M.S. Calcutta (1918)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Calcutta (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 74 (Aug 1919)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers |
| Laid down: | 18 Oct, 1917 |
| Launched: | 9 Jul, 1918 |
| Sunk: | |
| Fate: | Sunk 1 June, 1941 |
Service
In early 1921, she was flagship of the Eighth Light Cruiser Squadron.[2]
Calcutta re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 28 September, 1923.[3]
She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 11 May, 1926.[4]
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 18 September, 1928.[5] In early 1929, she was flagship on the Africa Station, and of Sixth Cruiser Squadron.[6]
Calcutta re-commissioned at Chatham on 24 April, 1931 with Reserve Complement.[7]
She reduced to Reserve at The Nore at Standard Notice on 3 July, 1935.[8]
Fire Control
Listed in June 1918 as one of eight light cruisers to receive a Mark III* Dreyer Table, presumably in place at time of completion.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Percy L. H. Noble, 10 March, 1919[10]
- Captain Walter B. Compton, 1 March, 1921[11] – 9 May, 1922[12]
- Captain Kenneth Dewar, 9 May, 1922[13] – February, 1923[14] (and as Chief of Staff to Sir William Pakenham)
- Captain Henry K. Kitson, 3 February, 1923[15] – September, 1924[16] (and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to V.A. Michael Culme-Seymour)
- Captain The Alexander R. M. Ramsay, 15 August, 1924[17] – 11 May, 1926[18] (and as Flag Captain)
- Captain Andrew Browne Cunningham, 11 May, 1926[19][20] – January, 1928[21]
- Commander Philip Hordern, 13 December, 1927 – 15 August, 1928
- Captain Alfred E. Evans, 18 September, 1928[22] – January, 1929[23] (as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff of R/A Anderson)
- Captain Stuart S. Bonham-Carter, 11 January, 1929[24] – 24 April, 1931[25] (and as Flag Captain to Rear Admiral Burmester from February, 1929)
- Commander Arthur W. Brooks, 24 April, 1931[26]
- Commander Sir Atwell H. Lake, Bart., 14 November, 1932[27]
- Captain Geoffrey C. Cooke, 12 February, 1935 – 30 March, 1936
- Commander Charles E. S. Farrant, 15 May, 1936[28][29] – 22 April, 1938[30]
- Captain Herbert A. Packer, August, 1939[31] – March, 1940[32]
- Captain Dennis M. Lees, March, 1940[33] – 1 June, 1941[34] (vessel lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 738.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 220.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 220.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 221.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 220.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 219.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 220.
- ↑ Handbook for Capt. FC Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, p. 3.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 738.
- ↑ Compton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/247. f. 281.
- ↑ Compton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/247. f. 281. I am inferring the date within 1922.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
- ↑ Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 186.
- ↑ Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 186.
- ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 210.
- ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 220. This source says 9 May.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
- ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 220.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 219.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 220.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
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