H.M.S. Sheffield (1936)
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H.M.S. Sheffield (1936) | |
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Builder: | Vickers-Armstrongs, Tyne[1] |
Laid down: | 31 Jan, 1935[2] |
Launched: | 23 Jul, 1936[3] |
Completed: | 25 Aug, 1937[4] |
Broken up: | 1967 |
Contents
Service
Served in the Eighteenth Cruiser Squadron from early in World War II. In May 1941, she participated in the pursuit and destruction of the battleship Bismarck, narrowly dodging a determined friendly-fire torpedo attack by Fairey Swordfish flying from H.M.S. Ark Royal.
Captains
- Captain William P. Mark-Wardlaw, 1 February, 1937[5] – 9 August, 1938[6]
- Captain Edward de F. Renouf, 9 August, 1938[7] – 14 December, 1939[8]
- Captain Charles A. A. Larcom, 14 December, 1939[9] – 1 August, 1941[10]
- Captain Arthur W. Clarke, 1 August, 1941[11] – 19 April, 1942[12]
- Captain Arthur W. Clarke, 6 July, 1942[13] – 14 February, 1943[14]
- Captain Charles T. Addis, January, 1943[15] – 11 January, 1944[16]
- Commander Geoffrey M. Sladen, 11 January, 1944[17] – 29 March, 1944[18]
- Captain Charles T. Addis, 29 March, 1944[19] – 28 August, 1944[20]
- Commander Geoffrey M. Sladen, 28 August, 1944[21] – November, 1944[22]
- Commander Julian Liddell, November, 1944[23] – January, 1945[24]
- Captain John W. M. Eaton, January, 1945[25] – 14 November, 1945[26]
- Commander David C. Cairns, – 14 November, 1945[27]
- Captain Kenneth L. Harkness, 14 November, 1945[28] – 21 December, 1946[29]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 275.
- ↑ Renouf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/254. f. 268.
- ↑ Renouf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/254. f. 268.
- ↑ Renouf Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/254. f. 268.
- ↑ Larcom Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/53/41. f. 40.
- ↑ Larcom Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/53/41. f. 40.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Harkness Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/124/211. f. 210.
- ↑ Harkness Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/124/211. f. 210.
- ↑ Harkness Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/124/211. f. 210.
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