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| − | + | ''Leander'' was commissioned for trials on 25 November, 1932.{{NLJan33|p. 251}} | |
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Ross Turner|nick=Robert R. Turner|appt=21 December, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 251}}<ref>Turner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/13.|D7604426}} f. ?.</ref>|end=|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Ross Turner|nick=Robert R. Turner|appt=21 December, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 251}}<ref>Turner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/13.|D7604426}} f. ?.</ref>|end=|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Francis Eric Palliser|nick=Arthur F. E. Palliser|appt=April, 1935{{MackieRNW}}|end=November, 1936{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Francis Eric Palliser|nick=Arthur F. E. Palliser|appt=April, 1935{{MackieRNW}}|end=November, 1936{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James William Rivett-Carnac|nick=James W. Rivett-Carnac|appt=November, 1936{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James William Rivett-Carnac|nick=James W. Rivett-Carnac|appt=14 November, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 300}}|end=1 January, 1940{{MackieRNW}}}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Edward Horan|nick=Henry E. Horan|appt=1 January, 1940<ref>Horan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/99.|D8116220}} f. 99.</ref>|end=1 May, 1940<ref>Horan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/99.|D8116220}} f. 99.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Edward Horan|nick=Henry E. Horan|appt=1 January, 1940<ref>Horan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/99.|D8116220}} f. 99.</ref>|end=1 May, 1940<ref>Horan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/99.|D8116220}} f. 99.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Hesketh Bevan|nick=Robert H. Bevan|appt=November, 1940{{MackieRNW}}|end=February, 1943{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Hesketh Bevan|nick=Robert H. Bevan|appt=November, 1940{{MackieRNW}}|end=February, 1943{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
Revision as of 15:55, 17 July 2018
| H.M.S. Leander (1931) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 8 Sep, 1930[2] |
| Launched: | 24 Sep, 1931[3] |
| Completed: | 24 Mar, 1933[4] |
| Broken up: | 1949 |
Contents
Service
Leander was commissioned for trials on 25 November, 1932.[5]
Commissioned at Devonport on 30 April, 1937 for service with the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy.[6]
Captains
- Captain Robert R. Turner, 21 December, 1932[7][8]
- Captain Arthur F. E. Palliser, April, 1935[9] – November, 1936[10]
- Captain James W. Rivett-Carnac, 14 November, 1936[11] – 1 January, 1940[12]
- Captain Henry E. Horan, 1 January, 1940[13] – 1 May, 1940[14]
- Captain Robert H. Bevan, November, 1940[15] – February, 1943[16]
- Captain Cecil A. L. Mansergh, February, 1943[17] – February, 1944[18]
- Captain Robert J. O. Otway-Ruthven, February, 1945[19]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 251.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/13. f. ?.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 300.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Horan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/99. f. 99.
- ↑ Horan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/99. f. 99.
- ↑ 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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