H.M.S. Rochester (1931)

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H.M.S. Rochester (1931)
Pendant Number: L50, later U50
Builder: Chatham Royal Dockyard[1]
Launched: 16 Jul, 1931[2]
Commissioned: 24 Mar, 1932[3]
Broken up: 1951[4]

H.M.S. Rochester was one of eight Shoreham Class sloops completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Commissioned at Chatham on 24 March, 1932.[5]

Re-commissioned on 12 June, 1934 for service on the Africa Station.[6]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 267.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 267.
  6. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 268.
  7. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, January 19, 1932, Issue 46034, p.7.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 267.
  9. Maurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/90. f. 90.
  10. Maurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/90. f. 90.
  11. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 268.
  12. Harry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/277. f. 359.
  13. Harry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/277. f. 359.
  14. Harry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/277. f. 359.
  15. Uboat.net page on the ship.
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Shoreham Class Sloop
  Bideford Fowey Rochester Shoreham  
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