H.M.S. Bridgewater (1929)
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| H.M.S. Bridgewater (1929) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie & Company[1] |
| Launched: | 14 Sep, 1929[2] |
| Completed: | 1929[3] |
| Broken up: | 1947[4] |
H.M.S. Bridgewater was one of two Bridgewater Class sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Bridgewater was commissioned at Newcastle-on-Tyne on 13 March, 1929 for service on the China Station that would extend until at least mid-1934.[5]
Captains
- Commander Charles D. Moore, 26 January, 1929[6] – April, 1931[7]
- Commander Gerald W. Hoare-Smith, 6 March, 1931[8] – May, 1933[9]
- Commander John S. M. Mackenzie-Grieve, May, 1933[10][11] – March, 1935[12]
- Captain James Figgins, 9 February, 1935[13] – 16 October, 1936
- Captain Henry J. Egerton, 16 October, 1936 – February, 1938[14]
- Captain Quintin D. Graham, February, 1938[15] – 27 March, 1939[16]
- Captain Basil C. B. Brooke, – 1 June, 1939[17] (vice Brooke)
- Commander Roy C. Harry, 2 June, 1939[18] – 15 July, 1940[19]
- Acting Commander (retired) Henry F. G. Leftwich, 15 July, 1940[20] – 1 May, 1942[21]
- Commander (retired) Nelson W. H. Weekes, 1 May, 1942[22] – November, 1943[23]
- Lieutenant in Command Peter J. H. Hoare, November, 1943[24] – February, 1944[25]
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.V.R. Thomas A. Easton, February, 1944[26] – February, 1944[27]
- Commander (retired) Richard H. Mack, February, 1944[28] – February, 1945[29]
- Commander (retired) Michael W. Ewart-Wentworth, 4 April, 1945[30] – 23 June, 1945[31]
- Lieutenant-Commander David D. Bone, 23 June, 1945[32] – early 1946[33]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 55.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 55.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 55.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 55.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 219.
- ↑ Moore Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/301. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 217.
- ↑ Mackenzie-Grieve Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/120. f. 120.
- ↑ Mackenzie-Grieve Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/120. f. 120.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 218.
- ↑ Mackenzie-Grieve Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/120. f. 120.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 218.
- ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/136. f. 136.
- ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/136. f. 136.
- ↑ Graham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/136. f. 136.
- ↑ Brooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/7. f. 7.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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Bibliography
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