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{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Berwick'' (1926)|fate2=
|comp=15 Feb, 1928{{Conways1922|p. 26}}
|fatedate=1948{{Conways1922|p. 26}}
|order=
|name=Berwick
|launch=30 Mar, 1926{{Conways1922|p. 26}}
|builder=[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]{{Conways1922|p. 26}}
|laid=15 Sep, 1924{{Conways1922|p. 26}}
|fate=Broken up
|pend=
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Berwick''''' was one of seven [[Kent Class Cruiser (1926)|''Kent'' Class cruisers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]].

==Service==
Completed to full complement at Devonport on 2 February, 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 219}}

Commissioned at Devonport on 15 April, 1930 for duty with the {{UK-CS|5}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul31|p. 218}}

Re-commissioned at Devonport on 12 October, 1932 for duty with the {{UK-CS|5}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLJan33|p. 217}}

Re-commissioned 30 October 1934.{{NLJul37|p. 218}}

==Captains==
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Berwick''" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ralph Stuart Wykes-Sneyd|nick=Ralph S. Wykes-Sneyd|appt=19 April, 1927{{NavAppts|11 Mar. 1927, p. 9}}<ref>Wykes-Sneyd Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/100.|}} f. 164.</ref>|end=7 October, 1928<ref>Successor assumed command that day.  Robinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603783}} f. 281.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Eric Gascoigne Robinson|nick=Eric G. Robinson|appt=10 August, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 218}}<ref>Robinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603783}} f. 281.</ref>|end=22 September, 1930<ref>Robinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603783}} f. 281.</ref>|ass=7 October, 1928<ref>Robinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|D7603783}} f. 281.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Gordon Brodie|nick=Charles G. Brodie|appt=15 April, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 217}}|end=September, 1931<ref>He was superseded that month.  Reyne Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 98.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cecil Nugent Reyne|nick=Cecil N. Reyne|appt=September, 1931<ref>Reyne Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 98.</ref>|end=July, 1932<ref>Reyne Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 98.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cyril Gordon Sedgwick|nick=Cyril G. Sedgwick|appt=1 July, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 216}}|end=14 January, 1935}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Eric Ritchie Bent|nick=Eric R. Bent|appt=31 October, 1934{{NLOct35|p. 217}}|end=15 July, 1937<ref>Bent Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51.|}} f. 260.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Irving Montgomery Palmer|nick=Irving M. Palmer|appt=17 October, 1938{{UBAllyWarship|1174}}|end=22 June, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|1174}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Guy Langton Warren|nick=Guy L. Warren|appt=22 June, 1940<ref>Warren Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/232.|D7604987}} f. 245.</ref>|end=2 May, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|1174}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Haines Faulkner|nick=George H. Faulkner|appt=2 May, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|1174}}|end=19 February, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|1174}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Richard Victor Symonds-Tayler|nick=Richard V. Symonds-Tayler|appt=19 February, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|1174}}|end=14 April, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|1174}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Jack Egerton|nick=Henry J. Egerton|appt=16 April, 1943|end=8 January, 1944}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Norman Vere Grace|nick=Norman V. Grace|appt=January, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|1174}}|end=10 August, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|1174}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Stephen Harry Tolson Arliss|nick=Stephen H. T. Arliss|appt=10 August, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|1174}}|end=10 February, 1946{{UBAllyWarship|1174}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=Vivian John Voelcker|nick=Vivian J. Voelcker|appt=|end=30 March, 1948<ref>Malleson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/122/43.|}} f. 43.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Rupert St. Aubyn Malleson|nick=Rupert St. A. Malleson|appt=30 March, 1948<ref>Malleson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/122/43.|}} f. 43.</ref>|end=15 April, 1948<ref>Malleson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/122/43.|}} f. 43.</ref>}}
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==See Also==
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{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Berwick_(65)}}
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==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
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