H.M.S. Edinburgh (1938)
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| H.M.S. Edinburgh (1938) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Swan Hunter[1] |
| Laid down: | 30 Dec, 1936[2] |
| Launched: | 31 Mar, 1938[3] |
| Completed: | 6 Jul, 1939[4] |
| Sunk: | 2 May, 1942[5] |
H.M.S. Edinburgh was one of two Edinburgh Class light cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Captains
- Captain Frederic C. Bradley, 15 February, 1939[6] – 14 December, 1939[7]
- Commander Colin Wauchope, 13 December, 1939[8] – 16 December, 1939[9]
- Captain Charles M. Blackman, 14 December, 1939[10] – 20 June, 1940[11]
- Commander Colin Wauchope, 20 June, 1940[12] – 10 October, 1940[13]
- Captain Charles M. Blackman, 10 October, 1940[14] – 31 May, 1941[15] (and as Flag Captain and C.S.O. from 7 January, 1941)
- Captain Hugh W. Faulkner, 31 May, 1941[16] – 2 May, 1942[17] (ship lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 32.
- ↑ Bradley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/60. f. 418.
- ↑ Bradley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/60. f. 418.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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| Belfast | Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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