Difference between revisions of "H.M.S. Sussex (1928)"
From The Dreadnought Project
(→Captains) |
|||
(2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
|pend= | |pend= | ||
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Sussex''''' was one of four [[London Class Cruiser (1927)|''London'' Class cruisers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Sussex''''' was one of four [[London Class Cruiser (1927)|''London'' Class cruisers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Construction and Particulars== | ||
+ | The ship had a silver bell cast for it shortly before its completion by Messrs. Stone and Company of Deptford. It was 18.5 inches high with a clapper 17 inches long with a knob 3 inches in diameter and consisted of over 6,500 troy ounces of silver, costing in just that component about £705. Its manufacture had been funded through efforts led by Lord Leconfield, Lord Lieutenant of Sussex.<ref>"Naval, Military, And Air Force." ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Mar 14, 1929; pg. 29; Issue 45151.</ref> | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
+ | Commissioned at Chatham on 26 March, 1929.{{NLJul31|p. 272}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Sussex''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Sussex''" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Henry Taunton Raikes|nick=Robert H. T. Raikes|appt=1 December, 1928<ref>Raikes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/94.|D7604506}} ff. 220, 221.</ref>|end=10 April, 1930<ref>Raikes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/94.|D7604506}} ff. 220, 221.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Henry Taunton Raikes|nick=Robert H. T. Raikes|appt=1 December, 1928<ref>Raikes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/94.|D7604506}} ff. 220, 221.</ref>|end=10 April, 1930<ref>Raikes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/94.|D7604506}} ff. 220, 221.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Richard Sawbridge|nick=Henry R. Sawbridge|appt=3 March, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 272}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Stuart Sumner Bonham-Carter|nick=Stuart S. Bonham-Carter|appt=1934<ref>Bonham-Carter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/81.|D7605168}} f. 441.</ref>|end=12 April, 1937<ref>Bonham-Carter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/81.|D7605168}} f. 441.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Stuart Sumner Bonham-Carter|nick=Stuart S. Bonham-Carter|appt=1934<ref>Bonham-Carter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/81.|D7605168}} f. 441.</ref>|end=12 April, 1937<ref>Bonham-Carter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/81.|D7605168}} f. 441.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Evelyn Charles Blagrove|nick=H. Evelyn C. Blagrove|appt=12 April, 1937<ref>Blagrove Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51.|}} f. 47.</ref>|ass=27 June, 1937<ref>Blagrove Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51.|}} f. 47.</ref>|end=1939<ref>Blagrove Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51.|}} f. 47.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Evelyn Charles Blagrove|nick=H. Evelyn C. Blagrove|appt=12 April, 1937<ref>Blagrove Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51.|}} f. 47.</ref>|ass=27 June, 1937<ref>Blagrove Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51.|}} f. 47.</ref>|end=1939<ref>Blagrove Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51.|}} f. 47.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alexander Robert Hammick|nick=Alexander R. Hammick|appt=December, 1938{{MackieRNW}}|end=1940{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alexander Robert Hammick|nick=Alexander R. Hammick|appt=December, 1938{{MackieRNW}}|end=1940{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Yorke La Roche Beverley|nick=William Y. La R. Beverley|appt=June, 1942{{MackieRNW}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Yorke La Roche Beverley|nick=William Y. La R. Beverley|appt=June, 1942{{MackieRNW}}|end=}} | ||
− | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Antony Fane De Salis|nick=Antony F. De Salis|appt=1 December, 1944|end=31 July, 1946|note=vice "Lawford"}} | |
− | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Antony Fane De Salis|nick=Antony F. De Salis|appt=1 December, 1944|end=31 July, 1946}} | + | |
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Wentworth Farquhar|nick=John W. Farquhar|appt=November, 1957{{MackieRNW}}|end=1948{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Wentworth Farquhar|nick=John W. Farquhar|appt=November, 1957{{MackieRNW}}|end=1948{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> |
Revision as of 18:05, 8 March 2018
H.M.S. Sussex (1928) | |
---|---|
Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie[1] |
Laid down: | 1 Feb, 1927[2] |
Launched: | 22 Feb, 1928[3] |
Completed: | 19 Mar, 1929[4] |
Broken up: | 1950[5] |
Construction and Particulars
The ship had a silver bell cast for it shortly before its completion by Messrs. Stone and Company of Deptford. It was 18.5 inches high with a clapper 17 inches long with a knob 3 inches in diameter and consisted of over 6,500 troy ounces of silver, costing in just that component about £705. Its manufacture had been funded through efforts led by Lord Leconfield, Lord Lieutenant of Sussex.[6]
Service
Commissioned at Chatham on 26 March, 1929.[7]
Captains
- Captain Robert H. T. Raikes, 1 December, 1928[8] – 10 April, 1930[9]
- Captain Henry R. Sawbridge, 3 March, 1931[10]
- Captain Stuart S. Bonham-Carter, 1934[11] – 12 April, 1937[12]
- Captain H. Evelyn C. Blagrove, 12 April, 1937[13] – 1939[14]
- Captain Alexander R. Hammick, December, 1938[15] – 1940[16]
- Captain William Y. La R. Beverley, June, 1942[17]
- Captain Antony F. De Salis, 1 December, 1944 – 31 July, 1946 (vice "Lawford")
- Captain John W. Farquhar, November, 1957[18] – 1948[19]
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.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ "Naval, Military, And Air Force." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 14, 1929; pg. 29; Issue 45151.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 272.
- ↑ Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/94. ff. 220, 221.
- ↑ Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/94. ff. 220, 221.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 272.
- ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
- ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
- ↑ Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
- ↑ Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
- ↑ 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
London Class Heavy Cruiser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Devonshire | London | Shropshire | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
<– | Kent Class | Major Cruisers (UK) | York Class | –> |