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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton|nick=Louis H. K. Hamilton|appt=22 January, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 257}}|end=6 September, 1937}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton|nick=Louis H. K. Hamilton|appt=22 January, 1935{{NLOct35|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= | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alexander Guy Berners Wilson|nick=Alexander G. B. Wilson|appt=24 August, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|1179}}|end=12 February, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|1179}}}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alfred Jerome Lucian Phillips|nick=Alfred J. L. Phillips|appt=12 February, 1940|end= | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alfred Jerome Lucian Phillips|nick=Alfred J. L. Phillips|appt=12 February, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|1179}}|end=20 January, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|1179}}|note=and as Flag Captain & C.S.O. to R/A, Commanding {{UK-CS|1}}}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Gerald Hyslop Bellars|nick=Edward G. H. Bellars|appt=March, 1942{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alfred Spalding Russell|nick=Alfred S. Russell|appt=20 January, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|1179}}|end=12 March, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|1179}}}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frederick Shirley Litchfield-Speer|nick=Frederick S. Litchfield-Speer|appt=|end=1 July, 1943<ref>Bain Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/119/25.|}} f. 25.</ref>}} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Gerald Hyslop Bellars|nick=Edward G. H. Bellars|appt=12 March, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|1179}}|end=26 May, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|1179}}}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frederick Shirley Litchfield-Speer|nick=Frederick S. Litchfield-Speer|appt=26 May, 1943{{INF}}|end=1 July, 1943<ref>Bain Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/119/25.|}} f. 25.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Donald Keppel Bain|nick=Donald K. Bain|appt=1 July, 1943<ref>Bain Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/93/107.|D8116430}} f. ?.</ref>|end=24 February, 1944<ref>Bain Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/119/25.|}} f. 25.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Donald Keppel Bain|nick=Donald K. Bain|appt=1 July, 1943<ref>Bain Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/93/107.|D8116430}} f. ?.</ref>|end=24 February, 1944<ref>Bain Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/119/25.|}} f. 25.</ref>}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Gerald Yerburgh Loveband|nick=John G. Y. Loveband|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alan Fitzroy Campbell|nick=Alan F. Campbell|appt=29 February, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|1179}}|end=19 April, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|1179}}}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Neville Brevoort Carey Brock|nick=Neville B. C. Brock|appt=19 April, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|1179}}|end=1 September, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|1179}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Gerald Yerburgh Loveband|nick=John G. Y. Loveband|appt=1 September, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|1179}}|end=1 June, 1946{{UBAllyWarship|1179}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Godfrey Alexander French|nick=Godfrey A. French|appt=1947{{MackieRNW}}|end=November, 1948{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Godfrey Alexander French|nick=Godfrey A. French|appt=1947{{MackieRNW}}|end=November, 1948{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Hugh St. Lawrence Nicolson|nick=Hugh St. L. Nicolson|appt=November, 1948{{MackieRNW}}|end=1949{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Hugh St. Lawrence Nicolson|nick=Hugh St. L. Nicolson|appt=November, 1948{{MackieRNW}}|end=1949{{MackieRNW}}}} |
Revision as of 17:45, 8 February 2021
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]
She returned to Devonport on 30 November, 1934 after her stint as flagship, and paid off and re-commissioned on 22 January under Flag Captain Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton, expected to leave in March to relieve Hawkins as flagship on the East Indies Station.[8]
However, in October, it appears that she was again on the America and West Indies Station, bearing Commander-in-Chief Vice-Admiral Rose.[9]
Captains
- Captain Cecil B. Prickett, 14 January, 1930 – 28 December, 1931
- Captain James F. Somerville, 28 December, 1931[10]
- Captain H. Evelyn C. Blagrove, May, 1932[11][12] – January, 1935[13] (and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to R/A Drax)
- Captain Henry C. Bovell, 3 December, 1934[14] – 8 April, 1935[15]
- Captain Henry E. C. Blagrove, – January, 1935
- Captain Louis H. K. Hamilton, 22 January, 1935[16] – 6 September, 1937
- Captain John M. Mansfield, 19 October, 1937 – 10 May, 1939
- Captain Alexander G. B. Wilson, 24 August, 1939[17] – 12 February, 1940[18]
- Captain Alfred J. L. Phillips, 12 February, 1940[19] – 20 January, 1942[20] (and as Flag Captain & C.S.O. to R/A, Commanding First Cruiser Squadron)
- Captain Alfred S. Russell, 20 January, 1942[21] – 12 March, 1942[22]
- Captain Edward G. H. Bellars, 12 March, 1942[23] – 26 May, 1943[24]
- Captain Frederick S. Litchfield-Speer, 26 May, 1943[Inference] – 1 July, 1943[25]
- Captain Donald K. Bain, 1 July, 1943[26] – 24 February, 1944[27]
- Commander Alan F. Campbell, 29 February, 1944[28] – 19 April, 1944[29]
- Captain (retired) Neville B. C. Brock, 19 April, 1944[30] – 1 September, 1944[31]
- Captain John G. Y. Loveband, 1 September, 1944[32] – 1 June, 1946[33]
- Captain Godfrey A. French, 1947[34] – November, 1948[35]
- Captain Hugh St. L. Nicolson, November, 1948[36] – 1949[37]
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.
- ↑ "East Indies Flagship." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jan 15, 1935; pg. 4; Issue 46962.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 257.
- ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, May 13, 1932, Issue 46132, p.26.
- ↑ 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. (October, 1935). p. 257.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Bain Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/25. f. 25.
- ↑ Bain Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/93/107. f. ?.
- ↑ Bain Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/25. f. 25.
- ↑ 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.
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