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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Jock Whitworth|nick=William J. Whitworth|appt=21 February, 1936<ref>Whitworth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/232.|D7576669}} f. 117.</ref>|end=25 July, 1936<ref>Whitworth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/232.|D7576669}} f. 117.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain to R/A of illegible Battle Squadron}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Jock Whitworth|nick=William J. Whitworth|appt=21 February, 1936<ref>Whitworth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/232.|D7576669}} f. 117.</ref>|end=25 July, 1936<ref>Whitworth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/232.|D7576669}} f. 117.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain to R/A of illegible Battle Squadron}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Neville Syfret|nick=Edward N. Syfret|appt=August, 1938 | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Neville Syfret|nick=Edward N. Syfret|appt=15 August, 1938|end=November, 1939{{MackieRNW}}|note=and as Flag Captain and C.O.S. to R/A 2BS v. Cantlie on transfer of flag}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton|nick=Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton|appt=November, 1939{{MackieRNW}}|end=July, 1941{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton|nick=Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton|appt=November, 1939{{MackieRNW}}|end=July, 1941{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
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Revision as of 16:47, 7 November 2017
| H.M.S. Rodney (1925) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 29[1] |
| Builder: | Cammell Laird[2] |
| Laid down: | 28 Dec, 1922[3] |
| Launched: | 17 Dec, 1925[4] |
| Commissioned: | Nov, 1927[5] |
| Broken up: | 1948[6] |
H.M.S. Rodney was one of two Nelson Class dreadnoughts completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
She was grounded on 9 October, 1935 in circumstances involving another vessel, M.V. Atlas. Captain Custance was faulted for the misfortune.[7]
Captains
- Captain Henry K. Kitson, 20 May, 1927[8] – 21 April, 1928[9]
- Captain Francis W. L. Tottenham, April, 1928[10] – December, 1929[11]
- Captain Andrew B. Cunningham, December, 1929[12] – December, 1930[13]
- Captain Roger M. Bellairs, 16 December, 1930[14] – c. April, 1932[15]
- Captain John C. Tovey, April, 1932[16] – 31 August, 1934[17][18]
- Captain Wilfred N. Custance, 31 August, 1934[19] – February, 1936[20] (and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to R/A Ramsey from 6 January, 1936)
- Captain William J. Whitworth, 21 February, 1936[21] – 25 July, 1936[22] (and as Flag Captain to R/A of illegible Battle Squadron)
- Captain Ronald H. C. Hallifax, 25 July, 1936 – 16 August, 1938
- Captain Edward N. Syfret, 15 August, 1938 – November, 1939[23] (and as Flag Captain and C.O.S. to R/A 2BS v. Cantlie on transfer of flag)
- Captain Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton, November, 1939[24] – July, 1941[25]
- Captain James W. Rivett-Carnac, July, 1941[26] – July, 1943[27]
- Captain Robert O'B. FitzRoy, July, 1943[28] – January, 1946[29]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Rodney_(29) Wikipedia
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
- ↑ Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 186.
- ↑ Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 186.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Superseded that month. Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Day of month taken from Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
- ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
- ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
- ↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
- ↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
- ↑ 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.
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