H.M.S. Exeter (1929)
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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]
Captains
- Captain Isham W. Gibson, 13 April, 1931[8] – 3 August, 1932
- Captain Harold G. C. Franklin, 3 August, 1932[9] – September, 1933[10]
- Captain Alfred E. Evans, 10 October, 1933[11] – October, 1935[12] (as Commodore, Second Class and 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)
- Captain Henry H. Harwood, 17 September, 1936 – 25 August, 1939
- Captain Frederick S. Bell, August, 1939[13] – April, 1940[14]
- Captain Walter N. T. Beckett, December, 1940[15] – March, 1941[16]
- Captain Oliver L. Gordon, March, 1941[17] – 1 March, 1942[18] (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. (July, 1931). 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.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ 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.
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