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H.M.S. Dragon (1917)
Pendant Number:	19 (Sep 1918)^[1]
Builder:	Scotts^[2]
Laid down:	Jan, 1917^[3]
Launched:	29 Dec, 1917^[4]
Commissioned:	10 Aug, 1918^[5]
Scuttled:	8 Jul, 1944^[6]

Service

Re-commissioned at Chatham on 8 May, 1923 for service with the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.^[7]

Fire Control

Dragon was fitted with a director in October, 1918.^[8]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Captain Argentine H. Alington, 6 August, 1918^[9]^[10] – March, 1919^[11]
Captain Francis Arthur Marten, March, 1919^[12] – 25 March, 1920^[13]
Captain Otto H. Hawke-Genn, 25 March, 1920^[14] – June, 1921
Captain Cecil V. Usborne, 15 June, 1921^[15] – 15 August, 1922^[16]
Captain Bernard W. M. Fairbairn, 15 August, 1922^[17] – 14 October, 1924
Captain Isham W. Gibson, 14 October, 1924^[18] – October, 1926
Captain Percy R. Stevens, 3 October, 1926^[19] – February, 1928
Captain William E. C. Tait, February, 1928^[20] – December, 1928^[21]
Captain Louis H. B. Bevan, January, 1930^[22] – October, 1930^[23]
Captain Ernest J. Spooner, 2 October, 1930^[24] – September, 1932
Captain W. Frederic Wake-Walker, 8 September, 1932^[25] – August, 1935
Captain Frederick R. M. Johnson, 15 August, 1935^[26] – July, 1937
Commander Charles E. S. Farrant, 22 April, 1938^[27] – 19 September, 1938^[28]
Commander Edward S. F. Fegen, 19 September, 1938^[29]
Captain Geoffrey J. A. Miles, – 14 October, 1938^[30]
Commander Edward S. F. Fegen, 14 October, 1938^[31] – 9 February, 1939^[32]
Captain Ronald G. Bowes-Lyon, July, 1939^[33] – August, 1940^[34]
Captain Robert J. Shaw, August, 1940^[35] – June, 1942^[36]
Captain Philip F. Glover, June, 1942^[37] – January, 1943^[38]

Footnotes

↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 50.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 762.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 234.
↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 779.
↑ Alington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/336. f. 336.
↑ Alington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/336. f. 336.
↑ Marten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/85. f. 85.
↑ Marten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/85. f. 85.
↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 762.
↑ Usborne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/115. f. 118.
↑ Usborne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/115. f. 118.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 234.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 233.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1928). p. 233.
↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 233.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 233.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 233.
↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
↑ 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

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, 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.
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.

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[1] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 50.

[2] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.

[3] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.

[4] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.

[5] The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 762.

[6] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.

[7] The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 234.

[8] The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.

[9] The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 779.

[10] Alington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/336. f. 336.

[11] Alington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/336. f. 336.

[12] Marten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/85. f. 85.

[13] Marten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/85. f. 85.

[14] The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 762.

[15] Usborne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/115. f. 118.

[16] Usborne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/115. f. 118.

[17] The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 234.

[18] The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 233.

[19] The Navy List. (January, 1928). p. 233.

[20] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[21] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[22] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[23] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[24] The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 233.

[25] The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 233.

[26] The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 233.

[27] Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.

[28] Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.

[29] Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.

[30] Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.

[31] Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.

[32] Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.

[33] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[34] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[35] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[36] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[37] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[38] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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