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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cyril Eustace Douglas-Pennant|nick=The Hon. Cyril E. Douglas-Pennant|appt=7 October, 1935|end=17 September, 1936|note=and as Flag Captain and C.S.O to R/A Second-in-Command, {{UK-CS|1}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cyril Eustace Douglas-Pennant|nick=The Hon. Cyril E. Douglas-Pennant|appt=7 October, 1935|end=17 September, 1936|note=and as Flag Captain and C.S.O to R/A Second-in-Command, {{UK-CS|1}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Henry Harwood Harwood|nick=Henry H. Harwood|appt=17 September, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 238}}|end=25 August, 1939|note=and in command of South American Division}} | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Henry Harwood Harwood|nick=Henry H. Harwood|appt=17 September, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 238}}|end=25 August, 1939|note=and in command of South American Division}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Acting Captain|name=Charles Philip Clarke|nick=Charles P. Clarke|appt=11 August, 1937<ref>Clarke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/121/85.|}} f. 85.</ref>|end=1939<ref>Clarke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/121/85.|}} f. 85.</ref>|note=temporary}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Secker Bell|nick=Frederick S. Bell|appt=August, 1939{{MackieRNW}}|end=April, 1940{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Secker Bell|nick=Frederick S. Bell|appt=August, 1939{{MackieRNW}}|end=April, 1940{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Walter Napier Thomason Beckett|nick=Walter N. T. Beckett|appt=December, 1940{{MackieRNW}}|end=11 March, 1941<ref>Gordon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/87.|D7616056}} f. 87.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Walter Napier Thomason Beckett|nick=Walter N. T. Beckett|appt=December, 1940{{MackieRNW}}|end=11 March, 1941<ref>Gordon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/87.|D7616056}} f. 87.</ref>}} |
Revision as of 17:30, 3 June 2022
H.M.S. Exeter (1929) | |
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Pendant Number: | 68[1] |
Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[2] |
Laid down: | 1 Aug, 1928[3] |
Launched: | 18 Jul, 1929[4] |
Completed: | 23 Jul, 1931[5] |
Sunk: | 1 Mar, 1942[6] |
Service
She was paid off into Dockyard Control at Devonport on 30 May 1931.[7]
Commissioned at Plymouth on 21 July, 1931 for service with the Second Cruiser Squadron with the Home Fleet.[8]
Re-commissioned at Plymouth on 10 October, 1933.[9]
Re-commissioned at Plymouth on 29 December [year omitted] for service with the America and West Indies Station, under the command of Commodore, Second Class Henry Harwood Harwood who was also in command of the South American Division.[10]
Captains
- Captain Isham W. Gibson, 13 April, 1931[11] – 3 August, 1932
- Captain Harold G. C. Franklin, 3 August, 1932[12][13] – September, 1933[14]
- Commodore, Second Class Alfred E. Evans, 10 October, 1933[15][16] – October, 1935[17] (and as Commodore Commanding South American DIvision of America and West Indies Squadron)
- Captain The Hon. Cyril E. Douglas-Pennant, 7 October, 1935 – 17 September, 1936 (and as Flag Captain and C.S.O to R/A Second-in-Command, First Cruiser Squadron)
- Commodore, Second Class Henry H. Harwood, 17 September, 1936[18] – 25 August, 1939 (and in command of South American Division)
- Acting Captain Charles P. Clarke, 11 August, 1937[19] – 1939[20] (temporary)
- Captain Frederick S. Bell, August, 1939[21] – April, 1940[22]
- Captain Walter N. T. Beckett, December, 1940[23] – 11 March, 1941[24]
- Captain Oliver L. Gordon, 11 March, 1941[25] – 1 March, 1942[26] (vessel lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 29.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 29.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 29.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 29.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 29.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 239.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 238.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 239.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 238.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 238.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 238.
- ↑ Franklin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/288. f. 155.
- ↑ Franklin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/288. f. 155.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 239.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 238.
- ↑ Clarke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/85. f. 85.
- ↑ Clarke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/85. f. 85.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Gordon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/87. f. 87.
- ↑ Gordon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/87. f. 87.
- ↑ Gordon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/87. f. 87.
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