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''Calcutta'' re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 28 September, 1923.{{NLApr25|p. 220}}
 
''Calcutta'' re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 28 September, 1923.{{NLApr25|p. 220}}
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She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 11 May, 1926.{{NLJul27|p. 220}}
  
 
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 18 September, 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 221}}  In early 1929, she was flagship on the [[Africa Station]], and of {{UK-CS|6}}.{{NLFeb29|p. 220}}
 
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 18 September, 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 221}}  In early 1929, she was flagship on the [[Africa Station]], and of {{UK-CS|6}}.{{NLFeb29|p. 220}}
  
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Re-commissioned at Chatham on 24 April, 1931 with Reserve Complement.{{NLJul31|p. 220}}
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''Calcutta'' re-commissioned at Chatham on 24 April, 1931 with Reserve Complement.{{NLJul31|p. 220}}
  
 
==Fire Control==
 
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Karslake Kitson|nick=Henry K. Kitson|appt=3 February, 1923<ref>Kitson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 186.</ref>|end=September, 1924<ref>Kitson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 186.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to V.A. Michael Culme-Seymour}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Karslake Kitson|nick=Henry K. Kitson|appt=3 February, 1923<ref>Kitson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 186.</ref>|end=September, 1924<ref>Kitson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 186.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to V.A. Michael Culme-Seymour}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alexander Robert Maule Ramsay|nick=The Alexander R. M. Ramsay|appt=15 August, 1924<ref>Ramsay Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 210.</ref>|end=11 May, 1926<ref>Ramsay Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 210.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alexander Robert Maule Ramsay|nick=The Alexander R. M. Ramsay|appt=15 August, 1924<ref>Ramsay Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 210.</ref>|end=11 May, 1926<ref>Ramsay Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 210.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Andrew Browne Cunningham, First Viscount Cunningham|nick=Andrew Browne Cunningham|appt=11 May, 1926<ref>Cunningham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 286.</ref>|end=January, 1928<ref>Cunningham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 286.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Andrew Browne Cunningham, First Viscount Cunningham|nick=Andrew Browne Cunningham|appt=11 May, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 220.  This source says 9 May}}<ref>Cunningham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 286.</ref>|end=January, 1928<ref>Cunningham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 286.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Philip Hordern|nick=Philip Hordern|appt=13 December, 1927|end=15 August, 1928}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Philip Hordern|nick=Philip Hordern|appt=13 December, 1927|end=15 August, 1928}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alfred Englefield Evans|nick=Alfred E. Evans|appt=18 September, 1928<ref>Evans Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=January, 1929<ref>Evans Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. ?.</ref>|note=as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff of R/A [[David Murray Anderson|Anderson]]}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alfred Englefield Evans|nick=Alfred E. Evans|appt=18 September, 1928<ref>Evans Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=January, 1929<ref>Evans Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. ?.</ref>|note=as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff of R/A [[David Murray Anderson|Anderson]]}}

Revision as of 13:19, 21 February 2018

H.M.S. Calcutta (1918)
Pendant Number: 74 (Aug 1919)[1]
Builder: Vickers
Laid down: 18 Oct, 1917
Launched: 9 Jul, 1918
Sunk:
Fate: Sunk 1 June, 1941

Service

In early 1921, she was flagship of the Eighth Light Cruiser Squadron.[2]

Calcutta re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 28 September, 1923.[3]

She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 11 May, 1926.[4]

Re-commissioned at Chatham on 18 September, 1928.[5] In early 1929, she was flagship on the Africa Station, and of Sixth Cruiser Squadron.[6]

Calcutta re-commissioned at Chatham on 24 April, 1931 with Reserve Complement.[7]

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.[8]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 738.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 220.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 220.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 221.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 220.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 220.
  8. ↑ Handbook for Capt. FC Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, p. 3.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 738.
  10. ↑ Compton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/247. f. 281.
  11. ↑ Compton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/247. f. 281. I am inferring the date within 1922.
  12. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
  13. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
  14. ↑ Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 186.
  15. ↑ Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 186.
  16. ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 210.
  17. ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 210.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 220. This source says 9 May.
  19. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  20. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  21. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
  22. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
  23. ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
  24. ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 220.
  26. ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  27. ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  28. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  29. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  30. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  31. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography

  • 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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