H.M.S. Neptune (1933)
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| H.M.S. Neptune (1933) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 20 |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 24 Sep, 1931[2] |
| Launched: | 31 Jan, 1933[3] |
| Completed: | 23 Feb, 1934[4] |
| Sunk: | 19 Dec, 1941 |
H.M.S. Neptune was one of five Leander Class light cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Completed to Full Complement at Portsmouth on 24 February, 1934. By mid-1934, she was serving with the Second Cruiser Squadron of the Home Fleet,[5] remaining there until at least mid-1937.[6]
Neptune sank after striking four mines in the Mediterranean. Only one man survived in the end.
Captains
- Captain Henry R. Moore, 24 November, 1933 – December, 1935 (remained afterward as a Commodore, First Class serving as C.O.S. to Admiral Backhouse)
- Captain Denham M. T. Bedford, 14 December, 1935[7] – 19 July, 1937
- Captain John A. V. Morse, 20 July, 1937[8] – 24 May, 1940[9] (vice Bedford)
- Captain Rory C. O'Conor, 24 May, 1940[10] – 19 December, 1941[11] (vice Morse, killed when vessel lost)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 256.
- ↑ Morse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/122. f. 123.
- ↑ Morse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/122. f. 123.
- ↑ O'Conor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/120. f. 120.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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