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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis Hugh Walter Goolden|nick=Francis H. W. Goolden|appt=17 April, 1934{{NLJul34|p. 252}}|end=January, 1937{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis Hugh Walter Goolden|nick=Francis H. W. Goolden|appt=17 April, 1934{{NLJul34|p. 252}}|end=January, 1937{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Pott|nick=Herbert Pott|appt=20 January, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 252}}|end=10 January, 1939<ref>Pott Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/278.|}} f. 310.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain and C.S.O. to Rear Admiral {{UK-CS|1}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Pott|nick=Herbert Pott|appt=20 January, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 252}}|end=10 January, 1939<ref>Pott Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/278.|}} f. 310.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain and C.S.O. to Rear Admiral {{UK-CS|1}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Lindsey Keighly-Peach|nick=Charles L. Keighly-Peach|appt=January, 1939{{INF}}|end=24 January, 1939<ref>McCoy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/123/145.|}} f. 145.</ref>|note=not sure whether K-P returned to command after McCoy}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=James Abernethy McCoy|nick=James A. McCoy|appt=24 January, 1939<ref>McCoy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/123/145.|}} f. 145.</ref>|end=1 March, 1939<ref>McCoy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/123/145.|}} f. 145.</ref>|note=temporary, vice Keighly-Peach}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Reginald Maxwell Servaes|nick=Reginald M. Servaes|appt=10 December, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|1178}}|end=19 December, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|1178}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Reginald Maxwell Servaes|nick=Reginald M. Servaes|appt=10 December, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|1178}}|end=19 December, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|1178}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Richard Victor Symonds-Tayler|nick=Richard V. Symonds-Tayler|appt=19 December, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|1178}}|end=19 February, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|1178}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Richard Victor Symonds-Tayler|nick=Richard V. Symonds-Tayler|appt=19 December, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|1178}}|end=19 February, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|1178}}}} |
Revision as of 11:58, 15 July 2021
H.M.S. London (1927) | |
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Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1] |
Laid down: | 23 Feb, 1926[2] |
Launched: | 14 Sep, 1927[3] |
Completed: | 31 Jan, 1929[4] |
Broken up: | 1950[5] |
Service
London was re-commissioned for trials on 1 January, 1929.[6]
She was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 5 February, 1929 for service with the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.[7]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 17 June, 1931.[8]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 17 April, 1934 for service with the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.[9]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 20 January, 1937.[10]
Captains
- Captain Hugh H. Rogers, 2 July, 1928[11] – 4 April, 1929
- Captain Richard B. Davies, April, 1929[12] – October, 1930[13]
- Captain Harold M. Burrough, 24 October, 1930[14] – March, 1932[15]
- Captain Henry H. Harwood, 28 March, 1932[16] – 17 April, 1934 (and as Flag Captain and Chief Staff Officer)
- Captain Francis H. W. Goolden, 17 April, 1934[17] – January, 1937[18]
- Captain Herbert Pott, 20 January, 1937[19] – 10 January, 1939[20] (and as Flag Captain and C.S.O. to Rear Admiral First Cruiser Squadron)
- Commander Charles L. Keighly-Peach, January, 1939[Inference] – 24 January, 1939[21] (not sure whether K-P returned to command after McCoy)
- Commander James A. McCoy, 24 January, 1939[22] – 1 March, 1939[23] (temporary, vice Keighly-Peach)
- Captain Reginald M. Servaes, 10 December, 1940[24] – 19 December, 1942[25]
- Captain Richard V. Symonds-Tayler, 19 December, 1942[26] – 19 February, 1943[27]
- Lieutenant-Commander Ronald K. Silcock, 19 February, 1943[28] – 15 April, 1943[29]
- Captain Richard V. Symonds-Tayler, 15 April, 1943[30] – 25 November, 1944[31]
- Captain Stuart L. Bateson, 25 November, 1944[32] – 15 January, 1946[33]
- Captain George H. Oswald, January, 1946[34] – May, 1947[35]
- Captain Charles T. Addis, May, 1947[36] – February, 1949[37]
- Captain Peter G. L. Cazalet, February, 1949[38] – 1949[39]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). pp. 250-1.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 252.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 253.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 251.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 250.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 252.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 252.
- ↑ Pott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/278. f. 310.
- ↑ McCoy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/145. f. 145.
- ↑ McCoy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/145. f. 145.
- ↑ McCoy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/145. f. 145.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ 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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