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{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''London'' (1927)|fate2=
|comp=31 Jan, 1929{{Conways1922|p. 27}}
|fatedate=1950{{Conways1922|p. 27}}
|order=
|name=London
|launch=14 Sep, 1927{{Conways1922|p. 27}}
|builder=[[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1922|p. 27}}
|laid=23 Feb, 1926{{Conways1922|p. 27}}
|fate=Broken up
|pend=
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''London''''' was one of four [[London Class Cruiser (1927)|''London'' Class cruisers]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]].

==Service==
''London'' was re-commissioned for trials on 1 January, 1929.{{NLFeb29|p. 251}}

She was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 5 February, 1929 for service with the {{UK-CS|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJul31|pp. 250-1}}

Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 17 June, 1931.{{NLJan33|p. 251}}

Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 17 April, 1934 for service with the {{UK-CS|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJul34|p. 252}}

Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 20 January, 1937.{{NLJul37|p. 253}}

==Captains==
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Hugh Hext Rogers|nick=Hugh H. Rogers|appt=2 July, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 251}}|end=4 April, 1929|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Richard Bell Davies|nick=Richard B. Davies|appt=April, 1929{{MackieRNW}}|end=October, 1930{{MackieRNW}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Harold Martin Burrough|nick=Harold M. Burrough|appt=24 October, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 250}}|end=March, 1932{{MackieRNW}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Harwood Harwood|nick=Henry H. Harwood|appt=28 March, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 251}}|end=17 April, 1934|note=and as Flag Captain and Chief Staff Officer}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Francis Hugh Walter Goolden|nick=Francis H. W. Goolden|appt=17 April, 1934{{NLJul34|p. 252}}|end=January, 1937{{MackieRNW}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Pott|nick=Herbert Pott|appt=20 January, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 252}}|end=10 January, 1939<ref>Pott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/278.|}} f. 310.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain and C.S.O. to Rear Admiral {{UK-CS|1}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Lindsey Keighly-Peach|nick=Charles L. Keighly-Peach|appt=January, 1939{{INF}}|end=24 January, 1939<ref>McCoy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/123/145.|}} f. 145.</ref>|note=not sure whether K-P returned to command after McCoy}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=James Abernethy McCoy|nick=James A. McCoy|appt=24 January, 1939<ref>McCoy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/123/145.|}} f. 145.</ref>|end=1 March, 1939<ref>McCoy Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/123/145.|}} f. 145.</ref>|note=temporary, vice Keighly-Peach}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Kaye Edden|nick=William K. Edden|appt=|end=10 December, 1941<ref>Servaes Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/55/140.|}} f. 140.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Reginald Maxwell Servaes|nick=Reginald M. Servaes|appt=10 December, 1941<ref>Servaes Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/55/140.|}} f. 140.</ref>|end=19 December, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|1178}}|note=vice Edden}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Richard Victor Symonds-Tayler|nick=Richard V. Symonds-Tayler|appt=19 December, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|1178}}|end=19 February, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|1178}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Ronald Ker Silcock|nick=Ronald K. Silcock|appt=19 February, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|1178}}|end=15 April, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|1178}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Richard Victor Symonds-Tayler|nick=Richard V. Symonds-Tayler|appt=15 April, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|1178}}|end=25 November, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|1178}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Stuart Latham Bateson|nick=Stuart L. Bateson|appt=25 November, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|1178}}|end=15 January, 1946{{UBAllyWarship|1178}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=George Hamilton Oswald|nick=George H. Oswald|appt=January, 1946{{MackieRNW}}|end=May, 1947{{MackieRNW}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Thorburn Addis|nick=Charles T. Addis|appt=May, 1947{{MackieRNW}}|end=February, 1949{{MackieRNW}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Peter Grenville Lyon Cazalet|nick=Peter G. L. Cazalet|appt=February, 1949{{MackieRNW}}|end=1949{{MackieRNW}}}}
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==See Also==
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{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_London_(69)}}
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==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
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