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Revision as of 10:14, 19 May 2014
| H.M.S. Cambrian (1916) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | A3 (1914) 25 (Jan 1918) 30 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Laid down: | 8 Dec, 1914[3] |
| Launched: | 3 Mar, 1916[4] |
| Commissioned: | May, 1916[5] |
| Sold: | Jul, 1934[6] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
H.M.S. Cambrian was one of four Cambrian class light cruisers completed in 1915 and 1916.
Service
She commissioned at Rosyth on 10 May, 1919.[7]
Alterations
Cambrian was fitted with a director in May, 1918. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Charles A. Fountaine, 17 July, 1916[9]
- Captain Lockhart Leith, 19 December, 1918[10]
- Captain Gerard A. Wells, 20 March, 1919[11]
- Captain James D. D. Stewart, February, 1921[12]
- Captain Malcolm L. Goldsmith, August, 1922[13]
- Captain Miles B. Birkett, 1926[14]
- Captain Richard H. O. Lane-Poole, December, 1927[15]
- Captain Claude C. Dobson, October, 1931[16]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 48.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 739.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 749.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 749.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 739.
- ↑ 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.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- 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.
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
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