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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
''Cairo'' re-commissioned at Bombay on 8 March, 1924.{{NLApr25|p. 220}} | ''Cairo'' re-commissioned at Bombay on 8 March, 1924.{{NLApr25|p. 220}} | ||
She re-commissioned at Devonport on 17 January, 1927.{{NLJul27|p. 220}} | |||
Re-commissioned on 8 August, 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 219}} | Re-commissioned on 8 August, 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 219}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Horace Walker|nick=Arthur H. Walker|appt=15 August, 1922<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref>|end=November, 1924<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Horace Walker|nick=Arthur H. Walker|appt=15 August, 1922<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref>|end=November, 1924<ref>Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Owen Cochrane|nick=Edward O. Cochrane|appt=15 September, 1924<ref>Cochrane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 147.</ref>{{NLApr25|p. 220}}|ass=November, 1924<ref>Predecessor remained in command until that day. Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Owen Cochrane|nick=Edward O. Cochrane|appt=15 September, 1924<ref>Cochrane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 147.</ref>{{NLApr25|p. 220}}|ass=November, 1924<ref>Predecessor remained in command until that day. Walker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/135.}} f. 135.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=James Andrew Gardiner Troup|nick=James A. G. Troup|appt=7 November, 1926<ref>Troup Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/135.}} f. 340.</ref>|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=James Andrew Gardiner Troup|nick=James A. G. Troup|appt=7 November, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 220}}<ref>Troup Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/135.}} f. 340.</ref>|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Pott|nick=Herbert Pott|appt=August, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 220}}|end=17 September, 1930<ref>Pott Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/278.|}} f. 310.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain and C.S.O. to Rear Admiral [[Arthur Brandreth Scott Dutton|Dutton]]}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Pott|nick=Herbert Pott|appt=August, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 220}}|end=17 September, 1930<ref>Pott Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/278.|}} f. 310.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain and C.S.O. to Rear Admiral [[Arthur Brandreth Scott Dutton|Dutton]]}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Eric Paul Vivian|nick=Eric P. Vivian|appt=12 May, 1932|end=c. 9 June, 1932|note=ceded command upon commissioning, remained with ship}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Eric Paul Vivian|nick=Eric P. Vivian|appt=12 May, 1932|end=c. 9 June, 1932|note=ceded command upon commissioning, remained with ship}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Owen Cochrane|nick=Edward O. Cochrane|appt=9 June, 1932<ref>Cochrane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 147.</ref>|end=19 August, 1932<ref>Cochrane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 147.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Owen Cochrane|nick=Edward O. Cochrane|appt=9 June, 1932<ref>Cochrane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 147.</ref>|end=19 August, 1932<ref>Cochrane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 147.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{ | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=George Hamilton D'Oyly Lyon|nick=George H. D'O. Lyon|appt=19 August, 1932<ref>Lyon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.}} f. 480.</ref>|end=1 August, 1934<ref>Lyon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.}} f. 480.</ref>|note=as Commodore (D), Home Fleet Destroyer Flotillas}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Geoffrey Schomberg Arbuthnot|nick=Geoffrey S. Arbuthnot|appt=1 August, 1934|end=26 December, 1934|note=and in command of Home Fleet Destroyer Flotillas}} | {{Tenure|rank={{Com2RN}}|name=Geoffrey Schomberg Arbuthnot|nick=Geoffrey S. Arbuthnot|appt=1 August, 1934|end=26 December, 1934|note=and in command of Home Fleet Destroyer Flotillas}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Eric Paul Vivian|nick=Eric P. Vivian|appt=24 December, 1934|end=March, 1935}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Eric Paul Vivian|nick=Eric P. Vivian|appt=24 December, 1934|end=March, 1935}} | ||
Revision as of 17:17, 21 February 2018
| H.M.S. Cairo (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 97 (Sep 1919)[1] |
| Builder: | Cammell Laird |
| Laid down: | 28 Nov, 1917 |
| Launched: | 19 Nov, 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 10 Oct, 1919[2] |
| Sunk: | 12 Aug, 1942 |
Service
Cairo re-commissioned at Bombay on 8 March, 1924.[3]
She re-commissioned at Devonport on 17 January, 1927.[4]
Re-commissioned on 8 August, 1928.[5]
Paid off into Dockyard Control at Chatham on 21 January, 1931.[6]
Fire Control
Listed in June 1918 as one of eight light cruisers to receive a Mark III* Dreyer Table, presumably in place at time of completion.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Aubrey Lambert, 19 April, 1919[8] (and as Flag Captain to R/A Borrett)
- Captain Hugh S. Currey, March, 1921[9]
- Captain Arthur H. Walker, 15 August, 1922[10] – November, 1924[11]
- Captain Edward O. Cochrane, 15 September, 1924[12][13]
- Captain James A. G. Troup, 7 November, 1926[14][15]
- Captain Herbert Pott, August, 1928[16] – 17 September, 1930[17] (and as Flag Captain and C.S.O. to Rear Admiral Dutton)
- Commander Eric P. Vivian, 12 May, 1932 – c. 9 June, 1932 (ceded command upon commissioning, remained with ship)
- Captain Edward O. Cochrane, 9 June, 1932[18] – 19 August, 1932[19]
- Commodore, Second Class George H. D'O. Lyon, 19 August, 1932[20] – 1 August, 1934[21] (as Commodore (D), Home Fleet Destroyer Flotillas)
- Commodore, Second Class Geoffrey S. Arbuthnot, 1 August, 1934 – 26 December, 1934 (and in command of Home Fleet Destroyer Flotillas)
- Commander Eric P. Vivian, 24 December, 1934 – March, 1935
- Captain Evelyn C. O. Thomson, March, 1935[22] – March, 1936[23]
- Captain Henry D. Pridham-Wippell, 21 March, 1936[24] – 9 November, 1937[25] (as Commodore, Second Class as Commodore (D), Home Fleet Destroyer Flotillas)
- Captain Cecil S. Sandford, 9 November, 1937[26] – 31 December, 1937[27] (for trials)
- Commander Francis R. Baxter, 7 April, 1938[28] – 4 May, 1938[29] (vice someone named "Venille" (sp?))
- Captain Henry P. K Oram, August, 1939[30] – February, 1940[31]
- Captain Patrick V. McLaughlin, February, 1940[32] – January, 1941[33]
- Captain Ian Reddie Hamilton Black, January, 1941[34] – January, 1942[35]
- Captain Cecil C. Hardy, January, 1942[36] – 12 August, 1942[37]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 738.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 220.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 220.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 219.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 219.
- ↑ Handbook for Capt. FC Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, p. 3.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 738.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 147.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 220.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 220.
- ↑ Troup Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/135. f. 340.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 220.
- ↑ Pott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/278. f. 310.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 147.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 147.
- ↑ Lyon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 480.
- ↑ Lyon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 480.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Pridham-Wippell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/14. ff. 177, 253.
- ↑ Pridham-Wippell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/14. ff. 177, 253.
- ↑ Sandford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/319. f. ?.
- ↑ Sandford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/319. f. ?.
- ↑ Baxter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/137. f. 137.
- ↑ Baxter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/137. f. 137.
- ↑ 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
- 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.
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