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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Wolfe Murray|nick=James W. Murray|appt=January, 1928{{MackieRNW}}|end=July, 1929{{MackieRNW}}|precBy=New Command}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Bertram Home Ramsay|nick=Bertram H. Ramsay|appt=July, 1929{{MackieRNW}}|end=1931{{MackieRNW}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Henry Godfrey|nick=John H. Godfrey|appt=early 1931{{MackieRNW}}|end=June, 1931{{MackieRNW}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Bernard Drew|nick=Thomas B. Drew|appt=December, 1931{{MackieRNW}}|end=January, 1933{{MackieRNW}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Algernon Usborne Willis|nick=Algernon U. Willis|appt=January, 1933{{MackieRNW}}|end=May, 1934{{MackieRNW}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ion Beauchamp Butler Tower|nick=Ion B. B. Tower|appt=May, 1934{{MackieRNW}}|end=January, 1937{{MackieRNW}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Leslie Haliburton Ashmore|nick=Leslie H. Ashmore|appt=7 April, 1938<ref>Ashmore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55.|}} f. 99.</ref>|end=12 September, 1939<ref>Ashmore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55.|}} f. 99.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Leslie Haliburton Ashmore|nick=Leslie H. Ashmore|appt=7 April, 1938<ref>Ashmore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55.|}} f. 99.</ref>|end=12 September, 1939<ref>Ashmore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55.|}} f. 99.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Douglas Young-Jamieson|nick=Douglas Young-Jamieson|appt=September, 1939{{MackieRNW}}|end=February, 1941{{MackieRNW}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Angus Edward Malise Bontine Cunninghame Graham|nick=Angus E. M. B. C. Graham|appt=May, 1941{{MackieRNW}}|end=July, 1943{{MackieRNW}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey Alan Brooke Hawkins|nick=Geoffrey A. B. Hawkins|appt=July, 1943{{MackieRNW}}|end=January, 1945{{MackieRNW}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Walter Herman Gordon Fallowfield|nick=Walter H. G. Fallowfield|appt=January, 1945{{MackieRNW}}|end=September, 1945{{MackieRNW}}|succBy=Philip H. Calderon}} | |||
{{TenureListEnd}} | {{TenureListEnd}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Revision as of 18:37, 6 June 2015
| H.M.S. Kent (1926) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 15 Nov, 1924[2] |
| Launched: | 16 Mar, 1926[3] |
| Completed: | 22 Jun, 1928[4] |
| Broken up: | 1948[5] |
H.M.S. Kent was one of seven Kent Class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Captains
- Captain James W. Murray, January, 1928[6] – July, 1929[7]
- Captain Bertram H. Ramsay, July, 1929[8] – 1931[9]
- Captain John H. Godfrey, early 1931[10] – June, 1931[11]
- Captain Thomas B. Drew, December, 1931[12] – January, 1933[13]
- Captain Algernon U. Willis, January, 1933[14] – May, 1934[15]
- Captain Ion B. B. Tower, May, 1934[16] – January, 1937[17]
- Captain Leslie H. Ashmore, 7 April, 1938[18] – 12 September, 1939[19]
- Captain Douglas Young-Jamieson, September, 1939[20] – February, 1941[21]
- Captain Angus E. M. B. C. Graham, May, 1941[22] – July, 1943[23]
- Captain Geoffrey A. B. Hawkins, July, 1943[24] – January, 1945[25]
- Captain Walter H. G. Fallowfield, January, 1945[26] – September, 1945[27]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Ashmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 99.
- ↑ Ashmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 99.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
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| <– | H.M.S. Hood | Major Cruisers (UK) | London Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
