H.M.S. Manchester (1937)
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| H.M.S. Manchester (1937) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie & Company[1] |
| Laid down: | 28 Mar, 1936[2] |
| Launched: | 12 Apr, 1937[3] |
| Completed: | 4 Aug, 1938[4] |
| Sunk: | 13 Aug, 1942[5] |
H.M.S. Manchester was one of three Gloucester Class light cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Captains
- Captain Henry H. Bousfield, January, 1938[6] – April, 1940[7]
- Captain Herbert A. Packer, 13 April, 1940[8] – 4 June, 1941[9]
- Captain Harold Drew, May, 1941[10] – 13 August, 1942[11] (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.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Packer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/7. f. 7.
- ↑ Packer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/7. f. 7.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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| Gloucester | Liverpool | Manchester | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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