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Commissioned at Chatham on 21 April, 1932 for service with the {{UK-DF|2}} of the Home Fleet.{{NLJul34|p. 227}} | Commissioned at Chatham on 21 April, 1932 for service with the {{UK-DF|2}} of the Home Fleet.{{NLJul34|p. 227}} | ||
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+ | ''Crescent'' and her sister, {{UK-Cygnet}} were sold to Canada on 20 October 1936, ''Crescent'' becoming '''H.M.C.S. ''Fraser'''''. | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Renfrew Gotto|nick=Renfrew Gotto|appt=5 February, 1932{{NavAppts|Wednesday, February 3, 1932, Issue 46047, p.18}}|end=mid 1932}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Renfrew Gotto|nick=Renfrew Gotto|appt=5 February, 1932{{NavAppts|Wednesday, February 3, 1932, Issue 46047, p.18}}|end=mid 1932}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Percy Frank Pilkington Wood|nick=Percy F. P. Wood|appt=11 May, 1932{{NavAppts|Wednesday, April 27, 1932, Issue 46118, p.6}}{{NLJul34|p. 227}}|end=31 August, 1934{{INF}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Percy Frank Pilkington Wood|nick=Percy F. P. Wood|appt=11 May, 1932{{NavAppts|Wednesday, April 27, 1932, Issue 46118, p.6}}{{NLJul34|p. 227}}|end=31 August, 1934{{INF}}}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Malcolm Farquhar|nick=Malcolm Farquhar|appt=31 August, 1934{{NLOct35|p. 226}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Malcolm Farquhar|nick=Malcolm Farquhar|appt=31 August, 1934<ref>Farquhar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/182.|}} f. 182.</ref>{{NLOct35|p. 226}}|ass=13 August, 1934<ref>Farquhar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/182.|}} f. 182.</ref>|end=16 June, 1936<ref>Farquhar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/182.|}} f. 182.</ref>}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommCA}}|name=Wallace Bourchier Creery|nick=Wallace B. Creery|appt=1 September, 1938{{UBAllyWarship|4362}}|end=25 June, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|4362}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|as=Captain of H.M.C.S. ''Fraser''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:37, 14 January 2022
H.M.S. Crescent (1931) | |
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Builder: | Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow |
Launched: | 29 Sep, 1931[1] |
Commissioned: | 21 Apr, 1932[2] |
Collision: | 25 Jun, 1940[3] |
Contents
Service
Commissioned at Chatham on 21 April, 1932 for service with the Second Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet.[4]
Crescent and her sister, Cygnet were sold to Canada on 20 October 1936, Crescent becoming H.M.C.S. Fraser.
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander Renfrew Gotto, 5 February, 1932[5] – mid 1932
- Commander Percy F. P. Wood, 11 May, 1932[6][7] – 31 August, 1934[Inference]
- Commander Malcolm Farquhar, 31 August, 1934[8][9] – 16 June, 1936[10]
- Commander Wallace B. Creery, 1 September, 1938[11] – 25 June, 1940[12]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 38.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 226.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 38.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 227.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, February 3, 1932, Issue 46047, p.18.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, April 27, 1932, Issue 46118, p.6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 227.
- ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/182. f. 182.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 226.
- ↑ Farquhar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/182. f. 182.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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