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Commissioned at Devonport on 14 May, 1930 for service with the {{UK-CS|2}} in the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLJul31|p. 256}} | Commissioned at Devonport on 14 May, 1930 for service with the {{UK-CS|2}} in the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLJul31|p. 256}} | ||
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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cecil Burnaby Prickett|nick=Cecil B. Prickett|appt=14 January, 1930|end=28 December, 1931|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cecil Burnaby Prickett|nick=Cecil B. Prickett|appt=14 January, 1930|end=28 December, 1931|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Fownes Somerville|nick=James F. Somerville|appt=28 December, 1931<ref>Somerville Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref>|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Fownes Somerville|nick=James F. Somerville|appt=28 December, 1931<ref>Somerville Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref>|end=}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Evelyn Charles Blagrove|nick=H. Evelyn C. Blagrove|appt=October, 1932<ref>Blagrove Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51.|}} f. 47.</ref>|end=January, 1935<ref>Blagrove Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51.|}} f. 47.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to R/A [[Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax|Drax]]}} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Evelyn Charles Blagrove|nick=H. Evelyn C. Blagrove|appt=October, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 256}}<ref>Blagrove Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51.|}} f. 47.</ref>|end=January, 1935<ref>Blagrove Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51.|}} f. 47.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to R/A [[Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax|Drax]]}} |
{{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}} | ||
Revision as of 11:08, 19 April 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]
Captains
- Captain Cecil B. Prickett, 14 January, 1930 – 28 December, 1931
- Captain James F. Somerville, 28 December, 1931[8]
- Captain H. Evelyn C. Blagrove, October, 1932[9][10] – January, 1935[11] (and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to R/A Drax)
- Captain Henry C. Bovell, 3 December, 1934[12] – 8 April, 1935[13]
- Captain Henry E. C. Blagrove, – January, 1935
- Captain Louis H. K. Hamilton, late January, 1935 – 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[14] – July, 1943[15]
- Captain Donald K. Bain, July, 1943[16] – February, 1944[17]
- Captain John G. Y. Loveband, November, 1944[18] – 1946[19]
- Captain Godfrey A. French, 1947[20] – November, 1948[21]
- Captain Hugh St. L. Nicolson, November, 1948[22] – 1949[23]
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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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