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|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]].
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==Construction and Particulars==
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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==
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Commissioned at Chatham on 26 March, 1929.{{NLJul31|p. 272}}
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She commissioned on 27 October, 1931 for service with the {{UK-CS|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJan33|pp. 274-5}}
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Re-commissioned at Chatham on 18 July, 1934 for service with the {{UK-CS|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJul37|p. 277}}
  
 
==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}}  
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Richard Sawbridge|nick=Henry R. Sawbridge|appt=3 March, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 272}}|end=1931}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Hugh Turnour England|nick=Hugh T. England|appt=27 October, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 275}}|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=Anthony Fane de Salis|nick=Anthony F. de Salis|appt=December, 1944{{MackieRNW}}|end=1946{{MackieRNW}}}}
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{{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=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}}}}
 
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Revision as of 15:18, 12 July 2018

H.M.S. Sussex (1928)
Builder: Hawthorn Leslie & Company[1]
Laid down: 1 Feb, 1927[2]
Launched: 22 Feb, 1928[3]
Completed: 19 Mar, 1929[4]
Broken up: 1950[5]
H.M.S. Sussex was one of four 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.[6]

Service

Commissioned at Chatham on 26 March, 1929.[7]

She commissioned on 27 October, 1931 for service with the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.[8]

Re-commissioned at Chatham on 18 July, 1934 for service with the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.[9]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
  6. "Naval, Military, And Air Force." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 14, 1929; pg. 29; Issue 45151.
  7. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 272.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1933). pp. 274-5.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 277.
  10. Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/94. ff. 220, 221.
  11. Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/94. ff. 220, 221.
  12. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 272.
  13. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 275.
  14. Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
  15. Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
  16. Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
  17. Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
  18. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  19. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  20. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  21. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  22. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography


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