H.M.S. Norfolk (1928)
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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, October, 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, 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[17] – July, 1943[18]
- Captain Donald K. Bain, 1 July, 1943[19] – February, 1944[20]
- Captain John G. Y. Loveband, November, 1944[21] – 1946[22]
- Captain Godfrey A. French, 1947[23] – November, 1948[24]
- Captain Hugh St. L. Nicolson, November, 1948[25] – 1949[26]
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.
- ↑ 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. (October, 1935). p. 257.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Bain Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/93/107. f. ?.
- ↑ 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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