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Re-commissioned at Devonport on 6 September, 1932 for service on the [[America and West Indies Station]], bearing Commander-in-Chief Vice-Admiral Drax.{{NLJan33|p. 256}} | Re-commissioned at Devonport on 6 September, 1932 for service on the [[America and West Indies Station]], bearing Commander-in-Chief Vice-Admiral Drax.{{NLJan33|p. 256}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Cecil Bovell|nick=Henry C. Bovell|appt=3 December, 1934<ref>Bovell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/28.|D7605784}} f. 28.</ref>|end=8 April, 1935<ref>Bovell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/28.|D7605784}} f. 28.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Cecil Bovell|nick=Henry C. Bovell|appt=3 December, 1934<ref>Bovell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/28.|D7605784}} f. 28.</ref>|end=8 April, 1935<ref>Bovell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/28.|D7605784}} f. 28.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Evelyn Charles Blagrove|nick=Henry E. C. Blagrove|appt=|end=January, 1935}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Evelyn Charles Blagrove|nick=Henry E. C. Blagrove|appt=|end=January, 1935}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton|nick=Louis H. K. Hamilton|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton|nick=Louis H. K. Hamilton|appt=22 January, 1935{{NLJul37|p. 257}}|end=6 September, 1937}} |
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Maurice Mansfield|nick=John M. Mansfield|appt=19 October, 1937|end=10 May, 1939}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Maurice Mansfield|nick=John M. Mansfield|appt=19 October, 1937|end=10 May, 1939}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alexander Guy Berners Wilson|nick=Alexander G. B. Wilson|appt=August, 1939|end=10 February, 1940}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alexander Guy Berners Wilson|nick=Alexander G. B. Wilson|appt=August, 1939|end=10 February, 1940}} | ||
Revision as of 16:55, 18 June 2018
| H.M.S. Norfolk (1928) | |
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| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[1] |
| Laid down: | 8 Jul, 1927[2] |
| Launched: | 12 Dec, 1928[3] |
| Completed: | 30 Apr, 1930[4] |
| Broken up: | 1950[5] |
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 14 May, 1930 for service with the Second Cruiser Squadron in the Atlantic Fleet.[6]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 6 September, 1932 for service on the America and West Indies Station, bearing Commander-in-Chief Vice-Admiral Drax.[7]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 22 January, 1935 under Flag Captain Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton for service on the America and West Indies Station, bearing Commander-in-Chief Vice-Admiral Rose.[8]
Captains
- Captain Cecil B. Prickett, 14 January, 1930 – 28 December, 1931
- Captain James F. Somerville, 28 December, 1931[9]
- Captain H. Evelyn C. Blagrove, October, 1932[10][11] – January, 1935[12] (and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to R/A Drax)
- Captain Henry C. Bovell, 3 December, 1934[13] – 8 April, 1935[14]
- Captain Henry E. C. Blagrove, – January, 1935
- Captain Louis H. K. Hamilton, 22 January, 1935[15] – 6 September, 1937
- Captain John M. Mansfield, 19 October, 1937 – 10 May, 1939
- Captain Alexander G. B. Wilson, August, 1939 – 10 February, 1940
- Captain Alfred J. L. Phillips, 12 February, 1940 – 19 January, 1942 (and as Flag Captain & C.S.O. to R/A, Commanding First Cruiser Squadron)
- Captain Edward G. H. Bellars, March, 1942[16] – July, 1943[17]
- Captain Donald K. Bain, July, 1943[18] – February, 1944[19]
- Captain John G. Y. Loveband, November, 1944[20] – 1946[21]
- Captain Godfrey A. French, 1947[22] – November, 1948[23]
- Captain Hugh St. L. Nicolson, November, 1948[24] – 1949[25]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 257.
- ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 256.
- ↑ Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
- ↑ Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
- ↑ Bovell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/28. f. 28.
- ↑ Bovell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/28. f. 28.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 257.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
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