H.M.S. Despatch (1919)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Despatch (1919) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 30 (Jun 1922)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield[2] |
| Laid down: | 8 Jul, 1918[3] |
| Launched: | 24 Sep, 1919[4] |
| Commissioned: | 15 Jun, 1922[5] |
| Sold: | Apr, 1946[6] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Robert C. Hamilton, 1 April, 1922[7] – May, 1924[8]
- Captain Robert C. Davenport, 25 April, 1924[9]
- Captain Andrew B. Cunningham, January, 1928[10] – July, 1928[11] (and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to America & West Indies)
- Captain Alban T. B. Curteis, 21 June, 1928[12] – 21 October, 1928[13] (and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to Vice-Admiral Fuller on transfer of command of station)
- Captain Ralph Leatham, November, 1928 – c. 6 November, 1928
- Captain Guy L. Coleridge, 6 November, 1928[14] – 30 May, 1929[15]
- Commander Cecil R. E. W. Perryman, 23 June, 1931[16] – 29 September, 1931[17] (temporary)
- Commander John Brooke, 28 September, 1931 – 22 December, 1931
- Captain William L. Jackson, 15 October, 1935[18]
- Commander John F. H. Sawyer, – 7 March, 1938[19]
- Commander Francis R. Baxter, 7 March, 1938[20] – 7 April, 1938[21]
Alterations
Despatch was probably fitted with a director on launch or very soon thereafter.[22]
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, 1923). p. 748.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 67.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 67.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 232.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
- ↑ Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
- ↑ Perryman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/117. f. 125.
- ↑ Perryman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/117. f. 125.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 230.
- ↑ Baxter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/137. f. 137.
- ↑ Baxter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/137. f. 137.
- ↑ Baxter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/137. f. 137.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
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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