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− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Murray Pipon|nick=James M. Pipon|appt=28 August, 1922{{NLJul24|p. 232}}|end=October, 1924 | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Murray Pipon|nick=James M. Pipon|appt=28 August, 1922{{NLJul24|p. 232}}|end=9 October, 1924|note=and as Flag Captain}} |
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Errol Manners|nick=Errol Manners|appt=December, 1925{{MackieRNW}}|end=June, 1927{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Errol Manners|nick=Errol Manners|appt=December, 1925{{MackieRNW}}|end=June, 1927{{MackieRNW}}}} |
Revision as of 14:39, 18 October 2017
H.M.S. Delhi (1918) | |
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Pendant Number: | 6A (Nov 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Armstrong[2] |
Laid down: | 29 Oct, 1917[3] |
Launched: | 23 Aug, 1918[4] |
Commissioned: | 31 May, 1919[5] |
Sold: | Jan, 1948[6] |
Fate: | Broken up |
Contents
Service
In June, 1919, Delhi joined the Atlantic Fleet's revamped First Light Cruiser Squadron and became the flagship.
She re-commissioned at Devonport on 18 November, 1924.[7]
She completed to full complement at Devonport on 5 December, 1929.[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]
Torpedo Control
In 1919, she was selected to receive one of the first five Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type As.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Geoffrey Mackworth, 30 May, 1919[11][12] – 5 July, 1920[13] (and as Flag Captain to R/A Cowan)
- Captain Ambrose M. Peck, 5 July, 1920[14] – 25 August, 1920[15] (and as Flag Captain and Chief Staff Officer to R/A James Andrew Fergusson)
- Captain Francis W. L. Tottenham, 25 August, 1920[16] – August, 1922[17]
- Captain James M. Pipon, 28 August, 1922[18] – 9 October, 1924 (and as Flag Captain)
- Captain Kenelm E. L. Creighton, 9 October, 1924[19] – December, 1925[20]
- Captain Errol Manners, December, 1925[21] – June, 1927[22]
- Captain Alfred H. Taylor, June, 1927[23] – 1928[24]
- Captain Charles H. Knox-Little, c. March, 1929[25] – 13 January, 1930[26]
- Captain William E. C. Tait, December, 1929[27] – May, 1931[28]
- Captain Frederic N. Attwood, 15 May, 1931[29] – 1932[30]
- Captain The Hon. Edmund R. Drummond, c. mid 1932 – December, 1932
- Captain Henry B. Rawlings, December, 1932[31] – October, 1934[32]
- Captain William S. Chalmers, October, 1934[33] – October, 1936[34]
- Captain Charles Farquhar-Smith, October, 1936[35] – 10 March, 1938
- Commander Charles H. Allen, 10 March, 1938 – 7 August, 1938
- Captain Louis H. K. Hamilton, 25 August, 1939 – December, 1939
- Captain Alfred S. Russell, February, 1940[36] – March, 1941[37]
- Captain Allan T. G. C. Peachey, 24 November, 1941 – December, 1943
- Captain Gilbert R. Waymouth, December, 1943[38] – April, 1945[39]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 758.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 231.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 231.
- ↑ Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. p. 3.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1919. p. 118.
- ↑ Mackworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/53. f. 53.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 775.
- ↑ Mackworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/53. f. 53.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 758.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 231.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Knox-Little Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/119. f. 127.
- ↑ Knox-Little Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/119. f. 127.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 230.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
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