H.M.S. Sussex (1928)
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| H.M.S. Sussex (1928) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Hawthorn Leslie & Company[1] |
| Laid down: | 1 Feb, 1927[2] |
| Launched: | 22 Feb, 1928[3] |
| Completed: | 19 Mar, 1929[4] |
| Broken up: | 1950[5] |
H.M.S. Sussex was one of four London Class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Construction and Particulars
The ship had a silver bell cast for it shortly before its completion by Messrs. Stone and Company of Deptford. It was 18.5 inches high with a clapper 17 inches long with a knob 3 inches in diameter and consisted of over 6,500 troy ounces of silver, costing in just that component about £705. Its manufacture had been funded through efforts led by Lord Leconfield, Lord Lieutenant of Sussex.[6]
Service
Commissioned at Chatham on 26 March, 1929.[7]
She commissioned on 27 October, 1931 for service with the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.[8]
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 18 July, 1934 for service with the First Cruiser Squadron, first on the Australia Station[9] and by mid-1937 in the Mediterranean.[10]
Captains
- Captain Robert H. T. Raikes, 1 December, 1928[11] – 10 April, 1930[12]
- Captain Henry R. Sawbridge, 3 March, 1931[13] – November, 1931[14]
- Captain Hugh T. England, 27 October, 1931[15] – after April, 1934
- Captain Stuart S. Bonham-Carter, 18 July, 1934[16] – 12 April, 1937[17]
- Captain H. Evelyn C. Blagrove, 12 April, 1937[18] – 1939[19]
- Captain Alexander R. Hammick, 16 December, 1938[20] – 6 June, 1940[21]
- Captain Richard V. Symonds-Tayler, 6 June, 1940[22][23] – 13 November, 1940[24]
- Captain (retired) Claude L. Bate, 13 November, 1940[25] – early 1941[26]
- Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Walter S. Smithies, early 1941[27] – 7 July, 1942[28]
- Captain William Y. La R. Beverley, 7 July, 1942[29] – 29 November, 1943[30]
- Commander Michael Everard, late 1943[31] – c. late June, 1944[32]
- Acting Captain Guy O. Maund, 23 June, 1944[33] – 30 August, 1944[34]
- Commander Denys A. Lawford, 2 September, 1944[35] – 1 December, 1944[36]
- Captain Antony F. De Salis, 1 December, 1944[37] – 21 July, 1946[38]
- Captain John W. Farquhar, November, 1947[39] – 1948[40]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ "Naval, Military, And Air Force." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 14, 1929; pg. 29; Issue 45151.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 272.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). pp. 274-5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 277.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 277.
- ↑ Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/94. ff. 220, 221.
- ↑ Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/94. ff. 220, 221.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 272.
- ↑ Sawbridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/290. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 277.
- ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
- ↑ Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
- ↑ Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Symonds-Tayler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/78. f. 78.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Maund Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/89. f. 88.
- ↑ Maund Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/89. f. 88.
- ↑ Maund Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/89. f. 88.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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