Difference between revisions of "H.M.S. Shropshire (1928)"
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− | ''Shropshire'' was commissioned at Chatham on 24 September, 1929. By mid-1931, she was serving with the {{UK-CS|1}} in the Mediterranean,{{NLJul31|p. 270}} where she remained until at least mid 1937 | + | ''Shropshire'' was commissioned at Chatham on 24 September, 1929. By mid-1931, she was serving with the {{UK-CS|1}} in the Mediterranean,{{NLJul31|p. 270}} where she remained until at least mid 1937,{{NLJul37|p. 275}} re-commissioning at Chatham on 5 April, 1932.{{NLJul34|p. 275}} |
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ronald Wolseley Oldham|nick=Ronald W. Oldham|appt=15 June, 1929<ref>Oldham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51.}} f. 80.</ref>|end=September, 1931<ref>Oldham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51.}} f. 80.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ronald Wolseley Oldham|nick=Ronald W. Oldham|appt=15 June, 1929<ref>Oldham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51.}} f. 80.</ref>|end=September, 1931<ref>Oldham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51.}} f. 80.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frederick Arthur Buckley|nick=Frederick A. Buckley|appt=11 August, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 273}}|end=August, 1933{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frederick Arthur Buckley|nick=Frederick A. Buckley|appt=11 August, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 273}}|end=August, 1933{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Reginald Vesey Holt|nick=Reginald V. Holt|appt=August, 1933{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Reginald Vesey Holt|nick=Reginald V. Holt|appt=11 August, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 275}}|end=November, 1934{{MackieRNW}}}} |
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Eric Campbell Tait|nick=William E. C. Tait|appt=29 November, 1934{{NLJul37|p. 275}}|end=16 October, 1937}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Eric Campbell Tait|nick=William E. C. Tait|appt=29 November, 1934{{NLJul37|p. 275}}|end=16 October, 1937}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur William La Touche Bisset|nick=Arthur W. La T. Bisset|appt=October, 1937{{MackieRNW}}|end=August, 1939{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur William La Touche Bisset|nick=Arthur W. La T. Bisset|appt=October, 1937{{MackieRNW}}|end=August, 1939{{MackieRNW}}}} |
Revision as of 19:43, 20 September 2018
H.M.S. Shropshire (1928) | |
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Builder: | William Beardmore & Company[1] |
Laid down: | 24 Feb, 1927[2] |
Launched: | 5 Jul, 1928[3] |
Completed: | 12 Sep, 1929[4] |
Commissioned: | 24 Sep, 1929[5] |
Broken up: | 1955[6] |
Service
Shropshire was commissioned at Chatham on 24 September, 1929. By mid-1931, she was serving with the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean,[7] where she remained until at least mid 1937,[8] re-commissioning at Chatham on 5 April, 1932.[9]
Captains
- Captain Ronald W. Oldham, 15 June, 1929[10] – September, 1931[11]
- Captain Frederick A. Buckley, 11 August, 1931[12] – August, 1933[13]
- Captain Reginald V. Holt, 11 August, 1933[14] – November, 1934[15]
- Captain William E. C. Tait, 29 November, 1934[16] – 16 October, 1937
- Captain Arthur W. La T. Bisset, October, 1937[17] – August, 1939[18]
- Captain (retired) John P. Farquharson, 22 September, 1939[19] – 2 March, 1940[20]
- Captain James P. Gornall, August, 1939[21] – March, 1940[22]
- Captain John H. Edelsten, March, 1940[23] – March, 1941[24]
- Captain Jack T. Borrett, April, 1941[25] – December, 1942[26]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 270.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 270.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 275.
- ↑ Oldham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 80.
- ↑ Oldham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 80.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 273.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 275.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 275.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Farquharson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/208. f. 112.
- ↑ Farquharson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/208. f. 112.
- ↑ 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.
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