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Commissioned on 16 September 1930 at Portsmouth to serve as flagship of the {{UK-CS|2}} of the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLJul31|pp. 232-3}} | Commissioned on 16 September 1930 at Portsmouth to serve as flagship of the {{UK-CS|2}} of the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLJul31|pp. 232-3}} | ||
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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Revision as of 14:35, 12 June 2018
| H.M.S. Dorsetshire (1929) | |
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| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 21 Sep, 1927[2] |
| Launched: | 29 Jan, 1929[3] |
| Completed: | 30 Sep, 1930[4] |
| Sunk: | 5 Apr, 1942[5] |
Service
Commissioned on 16 September 1930 at Portsmouth to serve as flagship of the Second Cruiser Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet.[6]
Re-commissioned at Plymouth on 2 April, 1935.[7]
Captains
- Captain Isham W. Gibson, 9 June, 1930 – 13 April, 1931
- Captain Arthur J. Power, 13 April, 1931[8][9] – August, 1933[10] (and as Flag Captain)
- Captain William T. Makeig-Jones, 25 July, 1933 – 2 April, 1935 (superseded on re-commissioning)
- Captain Arthur J. L. Murray, 2 April, 1935[11] – July, 1937[Inference]
- Captain Francis R. Barry, July, 1937[12] – July, 1939[13]
- Captain Benjamin C. S. Martin, July, 1939[14] – August, 1941[15]
- Captain Augustine W. S. Agar, August, 1941[16] – 5 April, 1942[17]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). pp. 232-3.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 233.
- ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 501.
- ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 501.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). 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.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
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