H.M.S. Emerald (1920)
H.M.S. Emerald (1920) | |
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Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company[1] |
Laid down: | 23 Sep, 1918[2] |
Launched: | 19 May, 1920[3] |
Commissioned: | Jan, 1926[4] |
Sold: | Jun, 1948[5] |
Service
Commissioned at Chatham on 15 January, 1926. In mid-1927, she was supposed to be part of the Fourth Cruiser Squadron on the East Indies Station, but was temporarily attached to the China Station.[6]
Emerald was again commissioned at Devonport on 4 September, 1928, and this time was indeed attached to the Fourth Cruiser Squadron on the East Indies Station.[7]
She was commissioned at Devonport 24 March, 1931 for service with the Fourth Cruiser Squadron on the East Indies Station under the command of Captain John Wittewronge Clayton.[8]
Paid off on 15 July, 1933.[9]
Re-commissioned for service with the Fourth Cruiser Squadron on the East Indies Station on 22 April, 1937.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain William B. Mackenzie, October, 1925 – 26 April, 1926
- Captain Hugh T. England, March, 1926[11] – April, 1927[12]
- Captain Harold G. C. Franklin, 24 February, 1927[13] – 23 February, 1929[14]
- Captain Henry P. Boxer, 23 February, 1929[15] – 24 March, 1931[16]
- Captain John W. Clayton, 24 March, 1931[17] – 1933[18]
- Captain John G. Crace, 11 June, 1934[19][20] – 15 January, 1937[21] (and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to Wing Commander Rose)
- Acting Captain Tom O. Bulteel, 20 May, 1936[22] – 1 January, 1937[23] (temporary)
- Captain Augustus W. S. Agar, 15 January, 1937[24][25] – 1 June, 1940[26]
- Captain Francis C. Flynn, 18 June, 1940[27] – 25 August, 1942[28]
- Commander Edward S. F. Fegen, 1 July, 1939[29] – 28 February, 1940[30] (this seems dubious)
- Commander Richard G. Stewart, 25 August, 1942[31] – 3 November, 1942[32]
- Acting Commander (retired) John F. Denman, 3 November, 1942[33] – 13 March, 1943[34]
- Captain Francis J. Wylie, 13 March, 1943[35][36] – 28 September, 1944[37]
- Acting Commander (retired) John F. Denman, 28 September, 1944[38] – 5 October, 1944[39]
- Captain (retired) Robin W. M. Lloyd, 5 October, 1944[40] – 9 March, 1945[41]
- Captain (retired) Wilfrid P. Gandell, 9 March, 1945[42] – late 1945[43]
There is clearly a disagreement between Agar and Fegen. Flynn's service record says he served vice Agar.
Armament
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 236.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 236.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 237.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 238.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 236.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ England Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/69. ff. 36, 216.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 236.
- ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
- ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
- ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 236.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 238.
- ↑ Crace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 61.
- ↑ Crace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 61.
- ↑ Bulteel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/9. f. 9.
- ↑ Bulteel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/9. f. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 236.
- ↑ Agar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/301. f. 656.
- ↑ Agar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/301. f. 656.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
- ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Wylie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/3. f. 3.
- ↑ 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.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
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