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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Argentine Hugh Alington|nick=Argentine H. Alington|appt=6 August, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 779}}<ref>Alington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/336.}} f. 336.</ref>|end=March, 1919<ref>Alington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/336.}} f. 336.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Argentine Hugh Alington|nick=Argentine H. Alington|appt=6 August, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 779}}<ref>Alington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/336.}} f. 336.</ref>|end=March, 1919<ref>Alington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/336.}} f. 336.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Otto Herman Hawke-Genn|nick=Otto H. Hawke-Genn|appt=25 March, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 762}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis Arthur Marten|nick=Francis Arthur Marten|appt=March, 1919{{MackieRNW}}|end=March, 1920{{MackieRNW}}}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Otto Herman Hawke-Genn|nick=Otto H. Hawke-Genn|appt=25 March, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 762}}|end=June, 1921}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cecil Vivian Usborne|nick=Cecil V. Usborne|appt=15 June, 1921<ref>Usborne Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/115.}} f. 118.</ref>|end=15 August, 1922<ref>Usborne Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/115.}} f. 118.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cecil Vivian Usborne|nick=Cecil V. Usborne|appt=15 June, 1921<ref>Usborne Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/115.}} f. 118.</ref>|end=15 August, 1922<ref>Usborne Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/115.}} f. 118.</ref>}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Bernard William Murray Fairbairn|nick=Bernard W. M. Fairbairn|appt=15 August, 1922{{NLJul24|p. 234}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Bernard William Murray Fairbairn|nick=Bernard W. M. Fairbairn|appt=15 August, 1922{{NLJul24|p. 234}}|end=October, 1924}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Isham Worsley Gibson|nick=Isham W. Gibson|appt=14 October, 1924{{NLFeb26|p. 233}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Isham Worsley Gibson|nick=Isham W. Gibson|appt=14 October, 1924{{NLFeb26|p. 233}}|end=October, 1926}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Percy Richard Stevens|nick=Percy R. Stevens|appt=3 October, 1926{{NLJan28|p. 233}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Percy Richard Stevens|nick=Percy R. Stevens|appt=3 October, 1926{{NLJan28|p. 233}}|end=February, 1928}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Ernest John Spooner|nick=Ernest J. Spooner|appt=2 October, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 233}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Eric Campbell Tait|nick=William E. C. Tait|appt=February, 1928{{MackieRNW}}|end=December, 1928{{MackieRNW}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Frederic Wake-Walker|nick=W. Frederic Wake-Walker|appt=8 September, 1932{{NLJul34|p. 233}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Louis Horatio Beckford Bevan|nick=Louis H. B. Bevan|appt=January, 1930{{MackieRNW}}|end=October, 1930{{MackieRNW}}}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frederick Ross Maxwell Johnson|nick=Frederick R. M. Johnson|appt=15 August, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 233}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Ernest John Spooner|nick=Ernest J. Spooner|appt=2 October, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 233}}|end=September, 1932}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Frederic Wake-Walker|nick=W. Frederic Wake-Walker|appt=8 September, 1932{{NLJul34|p. 233}}|end=August, 1935}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frederick Ross Maxwell Johnson|nick=Frederick R. M. Johnson|appt=15 August, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 233}}|end=July, 1937}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Eric Seaburne Farrant|nick=Charles E. S. Farrant|appt=22 April, 1938<ref>Farrant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/41.|D7605629}} f. 41.</ref>|end=19 September, 1938<ref>Farrant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/41.|D7605629}} f. 41.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Eric Seaburne Farrant|nick=Charles E. S. Farrant|appt=22 April, 1938<ref>Farrant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/41.|D7605629}} f. 41.</ref>|end=19 September, 1938<ref>Farrant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/41.|D7605629}} f. 41.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ronald George Bowes-Lyon|nick=Ronald G. Bowes-Lyon|appt=July, 1939{{MackieRNW}}|end=August, 1940{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert John Shaw|nick=Robert J. Shaw|appt=August, 1940{{MackieRNW}}|end=June, 1942{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Philip Foster Glover|nick=Philip F. Glover|appt=June, 1942{{MackieRNW}}|end=January, 1943{{MackieRNW}}|succBy=Vessel transferred to Poland}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Revision as of 12:27, 14 November 2016
| H.M.S. Dragon (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 19 (Sep 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Scotts[2] |
| Laid down: | Jan, 1917[3] |
| Launched: | 29 Dec, 1917[4] |
| Commissioned: | 10 Aug, 1918[5] |
| Scuttled: | 8 Jul, 1944[6] |
Service
Alterations
Dragon was fitted with a director in October, 1918.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Argentine H. Alington, 6 August, 1918[8][9] – March, 1919[10]
- Captain Francis Arthur Marten, March, 1919[11] – March, 1920[12]
- Captain Otto H. Hawke-Genn, 25 March, 1920[13] – June, 1921
- Captain Cecil V. Usborne, 15 June, 1921[14] – 15 August, 1922[15]
- Captain Bernard W. M. Fairbairn, 15 August, 1922[16] – October, 1924
- Captain Isham W. Gibson, 14 October, 1924[17] – October, 1926
- Captain Percy R. Stevens, 3 October, 1926[18] – February, 1928
- Captain William E. C. Tait, February, 1928[19] – December, 1928[20]
- Captain Louis H. B. Bevan, January, 1930[21] – October, 1930[22]
- Captain Ernest J. Spooner, 2 October, 1930[23] – September, 1932
- Captain W. Frederic Wake-Walker, 8 September, 1932[24] – August, 1935
- Captain Frederick R. M. Johnson, 15 August, 1935[25] – July, 1937
- Commander Charles E. S. Farrant, 22 April, 1938[26] – 19 September, 1938[27]
- Captain Ronald G. Bowes-Lyon, July, 1939[28] – August, 1940[29]
- Captain Robert J. Shaw, August, 1940[30] – June, 1942[31]
- Captain Philip F. Glover, June, 1942[32] – January, 1943[33]
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. 762.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 779.
- ↑ Alington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/336. f. 336.
- ↑ Alington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/336. f. 336.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 762.
- ↑ Usborne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/115. f. 118.
- ↑ Usborne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/115. f. 118.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 234.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1928). p. 233.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 233.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ 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.
- 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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