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Revision as of 14:36, 16 December 2014
| H.M.S. Ceres (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 66 (1914) 36 (Jan 1918) 58 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown[2] |
| Ordered: | Mar/Apr 1916[3] |
| Laid down: | 11 Jul, 1916[4] |
| Launched: | 24 Mar, 1917[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1917[6] |
| Sold: | 5 Apr, 1946[7] |
| Fate: | Broken up Hughes Bolckow[8] |
Service
She recommissioned on 1 November, 1920.[9]
Alterations
Ceres was fitted with a director in June, 1917. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[10]
Ceres was one of just six light cruisers listed as having a Turret Control Table in her TS in June 1918. If and when this was provided is uncertain.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain George N. Tomlin, 30 May, 1917[12] – 13 June, 1917[13] (temporarily)
- Captain Herbert Meade, 13 June, 1917[14]
- Captain Henry G. E. Lane, April, 1918[15]
- Captain Harold O. Reinold, July, 1919[16]
- Captain John K. im Thurn, June, 1921[17]
- Captain Arthur L. Snagge, March, 1923[18] – 1925[19]
- Captain Nicholas E. Archdale, February, 1924[20]
- Captain Wellwood G. C. Maxwell, February, 1925[21]
- Captain Arthur J. Landon, March, 1927[22]
- Captain Norman A. Wodehouse, 17 December, 1928[23] – 5 November, 1929[24]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 744.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ Handbook for Capt. F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables. p. 3.
- ↑ Tomlin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 52.
- ↑ Tomlin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 52.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392h.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 755.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 744.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Vice-Admiral A. L. Snagge" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 12 February, 1955. Issue 53164, col F, p. 8.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Wodehouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/150. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Wodehouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/150. Unnumbered folio.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
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