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Captain [[Charles Austin Browne|Charles A. Browne]] was appointed to the ship on 1 March, 1937{{ToL|Command of the Glasgow|Tuesday, Mar 02, 1937; pg. 10; Issue 47622}}{{NLJul37|p. 243}} and expected to be her first commander, but he died in June.  As a result, [[Frederic Newton Attwood|Frederic N. Attwood]] was in command when she left the dockyard in September.{{ToL|Completion of the Glasgow|Monday, Sep 06, 1937; pg. 8; Issue 47782}}  She completed to full crew on 14 September, slated to leave for Portland on 18 October to then proceed to join the {{UK-CS|2}}, where she would be replacing the {{UK-Neptune|f=t}}, which was to go to the [[Africa Station]].{{ToL|Royal Navy|Monday, Sep 13, 1937; pg. 19; Issue 47788}}
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The cruiser grounded on a sandbank in Weymouth bay on 20 October 1937 while running torpedoes.  Navigating officer Lt. Cdr. [[Edward Leyland Pemberton]] was tried by a court-martial held aboard {{UK-Resolution}} at Portland on 4 November, 1937, having left the bridge in order to obtain the deviation of a magnetic compass at the alternate steering position.  This process would eventually take almost ninety minutes, during which time no regard was taken to the possibility shoal water being quite nearby.  Pemberton would state in his defence that he regarded that he had relinquished his role in navigating the ship when he left the bridge.{{ToL|Grounding of H.M.S. Glasgow|5 Nov. 1937, p. 16}}
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Captain Attwood was found guilty at a court-martial held aboard ''Resolution'' at Portland two days later of stranding and hazarding ''Glasgow''. He was ordered to be severely reprimanded.<ref>''Sunday Dispatch'' (London) (7 November 1937), p. 15.</ref>
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederic Newton Attwood|nick=Frederic N. Attwood|appt=July, 1937{{MackieRNW}}|end=20 January, 1938|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Austin Browne|nick=Charles A. Browne|appt=1 March, 1937<ref>Browne Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/52/134.|}} f. 492.</ref>|end=30 June, 1937<ref>Curteis Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/55/6.|}} f. 6.</ref>|precBy=New Command|note=died}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederic Newton Attwood|nick=Frederic N. Attwood|appt=13 July, 1937<ref>Attwood Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/52/45.|}} f. 396.</ref>|end=20 January, 1938<ref>Attwood Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/52/45.|}} f. 396.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cyril George Bucknill Coltart|nick=Cyril G. B. Coltart|appt=20 January, 1938|end=11 July, 1939}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cyril George Bucknill Coltart|nick=Cyril G. B. Coltart|appt=20 January, 1938|end=11 July, 1939}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frank Henderson Pegram|nick=Frank H. Pegram|appt=July, 1939|end=April, 1940}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frank Henderson Pegram|nick=Frank H. Pegram|appt=July, 1939|end=April, 1940}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harold Hickling|nick=Harold Hickling|appt=6 June, 1940{{UBAlly|1201}}|end=5 January, 1941{{UBAlly|1201}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harold Hickling|nick=Harold Hickling|appt=6 June, 1940{{UBAlly|1201}}|end=5 January, 1941{{UBAlly|1201}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Wilson Cuthbert|nick=John W. Cuthbert|appt=December, 1940{{MackieRNW}}|end=February, 1941{{MackieRNW}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Wilson Cuthbert|nick=John W. Cuthbert|appt=December, 1940{{UBAlly|650}}|end=February, 1941{{UBAlly|650}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harold Hickling|nick=Harold Hickling|appt=February, 1941{{UBAlly|1201}}|end=27 December, 1941{{UBAlly|1201}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harold Hickling|nick=Harold Hickling|appt=February, 1941{{UBAlly|1201}}|end=27 December, 1941{{UBAlly|1201}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Wilson Cuthbert|nick=John W. Cuthbert|appt=December, 1941{{MackieRNW}}|end=July, 1942{{MackieRNW}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Wilson Cuthbert|nick=John W. Cuthbert|appt=27 December, 1941{{UBAlly|650}}|end=21 May, 1942{{UBAlly|650}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Jocelyn Oliver Otway-Ruthven|nick=Robert J. O. Otway-Ruthven|appt=21 May, 1942{{UBAllyShip|1229}}|end=30 July, 1942{{UBAllyShip|1229}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Jocelyn Oliver Otway-Ruthven|nick=Robert J. O. Otway-Ruthven|appt=21 May, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|1229}}|end=30 July, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|1229}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Malcolm Evans-Lombe|nick=Edward M. Evans-Lombe|appt=July, 1942{{MackieRNW}}|end=November, 1943{{MackieRNW}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Malcolm Evans-Lombe|nick=Edward M. Evans-Lombe|appt=July, 1942{{MackieRNW}}|end=November, 1943{{MackieRNW}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Philip Clarke|nick=Charles P. Clarke|appt=27 November, 1943{{UBAllyShip|1229}}|end=8 August, 1944{{UBAllyShip|1229}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Philip Clarke|nick=Charles P. Clarke|appt=27 November, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|1229}}|end=8 August, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|1229}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cromwell Felix Justin Lloyd-Davies|nick=Cromwell F. J. Lloyd-Davies|appt=8 August, 1944{{UBAllyShip|1229}}|end=23 October, 1944{{UBAllyShip|1229}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cromwell Felix Justin Lloyd-Davies|nick=Cromwell F. J. Lloyd-Davies|appt=8 August, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|1229}}|end=23 October, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|1229}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Philip Clarke|nick=Charles P. Clarke|appt=23 October, 1944{{UBAllyShip|1229}}|end=22 November, 1945{{UBAllyShip|1229}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Philip Clarke|nick=Charles P. Clarke|appt=23 October, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|1229}}|end=22 November, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|1229}}}}
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 14:30, 19 April 2023

H.M.S. Glasgow (1936)
Builder: Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[1]
Laid down: 16 Apr, 1935[2]
Launched: 20 Jun, 1936[3]
Completed: 9 Sep, 1937[4]
Broken up: 1958
H.M.S. Glasgow was one of five Southampton Class light cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Captain Charles A. Browne was appointed to the ship on 1 March, 1937[5][6] and expected to be her first commander, but he died in June. As a result, Frederic N. Attwood was in command when she left the dockyard in September.[7] She completed to full crew on 14 September, slated to leave for Portland on 18 October to then proceed to join the Second Cruiser Squadron, where she would be replacing the light cruiser Neptune, which was to go to the Africa Station.[8]

The cruiser grounded on a sandbank in Weymouth bay on 20 October 1937 while running torpedoes. Navigating officer Lt. Cdr. Edward Leyland Pemberton was tried by a court-martial held aboard Resolution at Portland on 4 November, 1937, having left the bridge in order to obtain the deviation of a magnetic compass at the alternate steering position. This process would eventually take almost ninety minutes, during which time no regard was taken to the possibility shoal water being quite nearby. Pemberton would state in his defence that he regarded that he had relinquished his role in navigating the ship when he left the bridge.[9]

Captain Attwood was found guilty at a court-martial held aboard Resolution at Portland two days later of stranding and hazarding Glasgow. He was ordered to be severely reprimanded.[10]

Captains

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
  5. ↑ "Command of the Glasgow." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Mar 02, 1937; pg. 10; Issue 47622.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 243.
  7. ↑ "Completion of the Glasgow." The Times (London, England), Monday, Sep 06, 1937; pg. 8; Issue 47782.
  8. ↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Monday, Sep 13, 1937; pg. 19; Issue 47788.
  9. ↑ "Grounding of H.M.S. Glasgow." The Times (London, England), 5 Nov. 1937, p. 16.
  10. ↑ Sunday Dispatch (London) (7 November 1937), p. 15.
  11. ↑ Browne Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/134. f. 492.
  12. ↑ Curteis Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/55/6. f. 6.
  13. ↑ Attwood Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/45. f. 396.
  14. ↑ Attwood Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/45. f. 396.
  15. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  16. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  17. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  18. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  19. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  20. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  21. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  22. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  23. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  24. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  25. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  26. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  27. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  28. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  29. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  30. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  31. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  32. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.


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