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|launch=29 Dec, 1917{{Conways1906|p. 62}} | |launch=29 Dec, 1917{{Conways1906|p. 62}} | ||
− | |builder=[[Scotts]]{{Conways1906|p. 62}} | + | |builder=[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 62}} |
|laid=Jan, 1917{{Conways1906|p. 62}} | |laid=Jan, 1917{{Conways1906|p. 62}} | ||
|fate=Scuttled | |fate=Scuttled | ||
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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
+ | Re-commissioned at Chatham on 8 May, 1923 for service with the {{UK-CS|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|p. 234}} | ||
− | == | + | Re-commissioned at Chatham on 2 February, 1926 for service with the {{UK-CS|1}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul27|p. 233}} |
+ | |||
+ | Paid off into Dockyard Control on 20 December, 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 233}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | She was commissioned at Chatham on 18 March, 1930 for service on the [[America and West Indies Station]].{{NLJul31|p. 233}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | Re-commissioned at Chatham on 8 September, 1932 to continue in the same assignment.{{NLJan33|p. 233}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | Re-commissioned at Chatham on 15 August, 1935 and was assigned to the Reserve Fleet at The Nore.{{NLJul37|p. 232}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | In 1938, her bell was among a number of ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested. It commanded a price of between £3-£10 plus packing and shipping. Interested parties were to apply to win one at its stated price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.{{ToL|Ships' Bells for Sale|Saturday, Dec 17, 1938; pg. 19; Issue 48180}} | ||
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+ | ==Fire Control== | ||
''Dragon'' was fitted with a director in October, 1918.{{FCHMShips|pp. 11-12}} | ''Dragon'' was fitted with a director in October, 1918.{{FCHMShips|pp. 11-12}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
− | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Dragon''"> | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Dragon''"> |
− | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Argentine Hugh Alington|nick=Argentine H. Alington|appt=6 August, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 779}}|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<ref>Marten Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/90/85.|D8115813}} f. 85.</ref>|end=25 March, 1920<ref>Marten Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/90/85.|D8115813}} f. 85.</ref>}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cecil Vivian Usborne|nick=Cecil V. Usborne|appt=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Otto Herman Hawke-Genn|nick=Otto H. Hawke-Genn|appt=25 March, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 762}}|end=15 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={{CaptRN}}|name=Bernard William Murray Fairbairn|nick=Bernard W. M. Fairbairn|appt=15 August, 1922{{NLJul24|p. 234}}|end=14 October, 1924}} | |
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Isham Worsley Gibson|nick=Isham W. Gibson|appt=14 October, 1924{{NLFeb26|p. 233}}|end=21 October, 1926}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Percy Richard Stevens|nick=Percy R. Stevens|appt=3 October, 1926{{NLJan28|p. 233}}|end=February, 1928}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Eric Campbell Tait|nick=William E. C. Tait|appt=9 February, 1928|end=7 January, 1929}} | ||
+ | {{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=Ernest John Spooner|nick=Ernest J. Spooner|appt=2 October, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 233}}|ass=29 October, 1930|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=Allan John Wavish|nick=Allan J. Wavish|appt=2 November, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 232}}|ass=July, 1937{{INF}}|end=17 January, 1938{{FC}}}} | ||
+ | {{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=Edward Stephen Fogarty Fegen|nick=Edward S. F. Fegen|appt=19 September, 1938<ref>Fegen Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/8.|D7605596}} f. 8.</ref>|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey John Audley Miles|nick=Geoffrey J. A. Miles|appt=|end=14 October, 1938<ref>Fegen Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/8.|D7605596}} f. 8.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Stephen Fogarty Fegen|nick=Edward S. F. Fegen|appt=14 October, 1938<ref>Fegen Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/8.|D7605596}} f. 8.</ref>|end=9 February, 1939<ref>Fegen Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/8.|D7605596}} f. 8.</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> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
− | {{WP| | + | * [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-06-HMS_Dragon.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net] |
+ | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Dragon_(D46)}} | ||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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*{{DittColl}} | *{{DittColl}} | ||
*{{Conways1906}} | *{{Conways1906}} | ||
*{{DreyerH}} | *{{DreyerH}} | ||
*{{FCHMShips}} | *{{FCHMShips}} | ||
− | + | {{refend}} | |
{{Footer Danae Class Cruiser (1917)}} | {{Footer Danae Class Cruiser (1917)}} |
Revision as of 16:49, 29 August 2018
H.M.S. Dragon (1917) | |
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Pendant Number: | 19 (Sep 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2] |
Laid down: | Jan, 1917[3] |
Launched: | 29 Dec, 1917[4] |
Commissioned: | 10 Aug, 1918[5] |
Scuttled: | 8 Jul, 1944[6] |
Service
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 8 May, 1923 for service with the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.[7]
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 2 February, 1926 for service with the First Cruiser Squadron on the China Station.[8]
Paid off into Dockyard Control on 20 December, 1928.[9]
She was commissioned at Chatham on 18 March, 1930 for service on the America and West Indies Station.[10]
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 8 September, 1932 to continue in the same assignment.[11]
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 15 August, 1935 and was assigned to the Reserve Fleet at The Nore.[12]
In 1938, her bell was among a number of ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested. It commanded a price of between £3-£10 plus packing and shipping. Interested parties were to apply to win one at its stated price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.[13]
Fire Control
Dragon was fitted with a director in October, 1918.[14]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Argentine H. Alington, 6 August, 1918[15][16] – March, 1919[17]
- Captain Francis Arthur Marten, March, 1919[18] – 25 March, 1920[19]
- Captain Otto H. Hawke-Genn, 25 March, 1920[20] – 15 June, 1921
- Captain Cecil V. Usborne, 15 June, 1921[21] – 15 August, 1922[22]
- Captain Bernard W. M. Fairbairn, 15 August, 1922[23] – 14 October, 1924
- Captain Isham W. Gibson, 14 October, 1924[24] – 21 October, 1926
- Captain Percy R. Stevens, 3 October, 1926[25] – February, 1928
- Captain William E. C. Tait, 9 February, 1928 – 7 January, 1929
- Captain Louis H. B. Bevan, January, 1930[26] – October, 1930[27]
- Captain Ernest J. Spooner, 2 October, 1930[28] – September, 1932
- Captain W. Frederic Wake-Walker, 8 September, 1932[29] – August, 1935
- Captain Frederick R. M. Johnson, 15 August, 1935[30] – July, 1937
- Commander Allan J. Wavish, 2 November, 1936[31] – 17 January, 1938[Fact Check]
- Commander Charles E. S. Farrant, 22 April, 1938[32] – 19 September, 1938[33]
- Commander Edward S. F. Fegen, 19 September, 1938[34]
- Captain Geoffrey J. A. Miles, – 14 October, 1938[35]
- Commander Edward S. F. Fegen, 14 October, 1938[36] – 9 February, 1939[37]
- Captain Ronald G. Bowes-Lyon, July, 1939[38] – August, 1940[39]
- Captain Robert J. Shaw, August, 1940[40] – June, 1942[41]
- Captain Philip F. Glover, June, 1942[42] – January, 1943[43]
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 Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 234.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 232.
- ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Dec 17, 1938; pg. 19; Issue 48180.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Marten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/85. f. 85.
- ↑ Marten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/85. f. 85.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 232.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
- ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
- ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
- ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
- ↑ 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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