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Revision as of 15:55, 29 January 2017
| 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 Wolfe-Murray, 23 January, 1928[6] – June, 1929[7] (and as Flag Captain to R/A Tyrwhitt and then to Arthur K. Waistell)
- Captain Bertram H. Ramsay, 27 July, 1929 – 19 June, 1931
- Captain John H. Godfrey, 20 June, 1931 – 16 November, 1931
- Captain Geoffrey Layton, 16 November, 1931[8] – 13 January, 1932[9] (remained aboard as Chief of Staff, additional, as Commodore, Second Class)
- Captain Thomas B. Drew, 13 January, 1932 – 11 March, 1933
- Captain Algernon U. Willis, January, 1933[10] – 20 May, 1934[11]
- Captain Ion B. B. Tower, May, 1934[12] – January, 1937[13]
- Captain Leslie H. Ashmore, 7 April, 1938[14] – 12 September, 1939[15]
- Captain Douglas Young-Jamieson, 12 September, 1939[16] – 3 March, 1941[17] (temporary, initially, while Ashmore was sick)
- Captain Angus E. M. B. C. Graham, May, 1941[18] – July, 1943[19]
- Captain Geoffrey A. B. Hawkins, July, 1943[20] – January, 1945[21]
- Captain Walter H. G. Fallowfield, 27 February, 1945[22] – 14 October, 1945[23]
- Captain Philip H. Calderon, September, 1945[24]
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.
- ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
- ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
- ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
- ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
- ↑ Willis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 460.
- ↑ Willis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 460.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Young-Jamieson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/44. f. 44.
- ↑ Young-Jamieson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/44. f. 44.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
- ↑ Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
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