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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 perhaps her completion was delayed, as [[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}} | ||
==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}} | |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederic Newton Attwood|nick=Frederic N. Attwood|appt=July, 1937{{MackieRNW}}|end=20 January, 1938}} | + | |
{{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}} | ||
Revision as of 08:57, 15 June 2018
| 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 |
Contents
Service
Captain Charles A. Browne was appointed to the ship on 1 March, 1937[5][6] and expected to be her first commander, but perhaps her completion was delayed, as 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]
Captains
- Captain Frederic N. Attwood, July, 1937[9] – 20 January, 1938
- Captain Cyril G. B. Coltart, 20 January, 1938 – 11 July, 1939
- Captain Frank H. Pegram, July, 1939 – April, 1940
- Captain Harold Hickling, 6 June, 1940[10] – 5 January, 1941[11]
- Captain John W. Cuthbert, December, 1940[12] – February, 1941[13]
- Captain Harold Hickling, February, 1941[14] – 27 December, 1941[15]
- Captain John W. Cuthbert, December, 1941[16] – July, 1942[17]
- Commander Robert J. O. Otway-Ruthven, 21 May, 1942[18] – 30 July, 1942[19]
- Captain Edward M. Evans-Lombe, July, 1942[20] – November, 1943[21]
- Captain Charles P. Clarke, 27 November, 1943[22] – 8 August, 1944[23]
- Commander Cromwell F. J. Lloyd-Davies, 8 August, 1944[24] – 23 October, 1944[25]
- Captain Charles P. Clarke, 23 October, 1944[26] – 22 November, 1945[27]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
- ↑ "Command of the Glasgow." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Mar 02, 1937; pg. 10; Issue 47622.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 243.
- ↑ "Completion of the Glasgow." The Times (London, England), Monday, Sep 06, 1937; pg. 8; Issue 47782.
- ↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Monday, Sep 13, 1937; pg. 19; Issue 47788.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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