H.M.S. Cornwall (1926)
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| H.M.S. Cornwall (1926) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 9 Oct, 1924[2] |
| Launched: | 11 Mar, 1926[3] |
| Completed: | 23 Jan, 1928[4] |
| Sunk: | 5 May, 1942[5] |
H.M.S. Cornwall was one of seven Kent Class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
She completed her construction at Devonport Dockyard, first under the oversight of the rather sinisterly-named Commander Robert Holmes De'ath[6] until mid-1927 when Captain The Hon. William S. Leveson-Gower arrived. He would commission her in the coming January.
Cornwall was completed to full complement at Devonport on 3 May, 1928.[7]
She re-commissioned at Devonport on 12 February, 1931.[8]
She re-commissioned at Devonport on 19 December, 1933 for service with the Fifth Cruiser Squadron on the China Station.[9]
She was taken into Dockyard Control at The Nore on 1 September 1936.[10]
Captains
- Captain The Hon. William S. Leveson-Gower, 11 July, 1927[11][12] – June, 1929[13]
- Captain Arthur N. Dowding, June, 1929[14] – March, 1931[15]
- Captain George H. Knowles, 2 March, 1931[16][17] – 1 January, 1933[18]
- Captain Richard B. Davies, 1 January, 1933[19][20] – September, 1935[21]
- Captain Henry C. Phillips, September, 1935[22] – c. late July, 1936
- Commander Robert B. Wilmot-Sitwell, c. late July, 1936[23] – 18 January, 1937[24] (temporary, upon reducing)
- Commander Alan K. Scott-Moncrieff, 3 June, 1937[25] – August, 1937[Inference]
- Captain Charles O. Alexander, 27 August, 1937[26] – 9 January, 1939[27]
- Captain Charles F. Hammill, 9 January, 1939[28] – 20 November, 1940
- Captain Percival C. W. Manwaring, 20 November, 1940 – 7 June, 1942 (ship lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 227.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 227.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 224.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 227.
- ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
- ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 225.
- ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
- ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 224.
- ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/117/29. f. 29.
- ↑ Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/117/29. f. 29.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 224.
- ↑ Alexander Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/93. f. 95.
- ↑ Alexander Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/93. f. 95.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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