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Commissioned at Chatham on 25 June, 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 249}} | Commissioned at Chatham on 25 June, 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 249}} | ||
In mid-1931 she was with the {{UK-CS|5}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul31|p. 248}} | In mid-1931 she was with the {{UK-CS|5}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul31|p. 248}} She re-commissioned at Chatham on 30 July.{{NLJan33|pp. 248-9}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Henry Godfrey|nick=John H. Godfrey|appt=20 June, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 248}}|end=16 November, 1931}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Henry Godfrey|nick=John H. Godfrey|appt=20 June, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 248}}|end=16 November, 1931}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey Layton|nick=Geoffrey Layton|appt=16 November, 1931<ref>Layton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/134.|D7604233}} f. ?.</ref>|end=13 January, 1932<ref>Layton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/134.|D7604233}} f. ?.</ref>|note=remained aboard as Chief of Staff, additional, as {{Com2RN}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey Layton|nick=Geoffrey Layton|appt=16 November, 1931<ref>Layton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/134.|D7604233}} f. ?.</ref>|end=13 January, 1932<ref>Layton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/134.|D7604233}} f. ?.</ref>|note=remained aboard as Chief of Staff, additional, as {{Com2RN}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Bernard Drew|nick=Thomas B. Drew|appt=13 January, 1932|end=11 March, 1933}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Bernard Drew|nick=Thomas B. Drew|appt=13 January, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 248}}|end=11 March, 1933}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Algernon Usborne Willis|nick=Algernon U. Willis|appt=January, 1933<ref>Willis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52.|D7576714}} f. 460.</ref>|ass=11 February, 1933<ref>Willis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52.|D7576714}} f. 460.</ref>|end=20 May, 1934<ref>Willis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52.|D7576714}} f. 460.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Algernon Usborne Willis|nick=Algernon U. Willis|appt=January, 1933<ref>Willis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52.|D7576714}} f. 460.</ref>|ass=11 February, 1933<ref>Willis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52.|D7576714}} f. 460.</ref>|end=20 May, 1934<ref>Willis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52.|D7576714}} f. 460.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ion Beauchamp Butler Tower|nick=Ion B. B. Tower|appt=20 May, 1934|end=14 January, 1937|note=and as Flag Captain}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ion Beauchamp Butler Tower|nick=Ion B. B. Tower|appt=20 May, 1934|end=14 January, 1937|note=and as Flag Captain}} | ||
Revision as of 16:46, 18 April 2018
| 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
Commissioned at Chatham on 25 June, 1928.[6]
In mid-1931 she was with the Fifth Cruiser Squadron on the China Station.[7] She re-commissioned at Chatham on 30 July.[8]
Captains
- Captain James Wolfe-Murray, 23 January, 1928[9][10] – June, 1929[11] (and as Flag Captain to R/A Tyrwhitt and then to Arthur K. Waistell)
- Captain Arthur L. Snagge, 8 June, 1929 – August, 1929 (and as Flag Captain to R/A Arthur K. Waistell)
- Captain Bertram H. Ramsay, 27 July, 1929 – 19 June, 1931
- Captain John H. Godfrey, 20 June, 1931[12] – 16 November, 1931
- Captain Geoffrey Layton, 16 November, 1931[13] – 13 January, 1932[14] (remained aboard as Chief of Staff, additional, as Commodore, Second Class)
- Captain Thomas B. Drew, 13 January, 1932[15] – 11 March, 1933
- Captain Algernon U. Willis, January, 1933[16] – 20 May, 1934[17]
- Captain Ion B. B. Tower, 20 May, 1934 – 14 January, 1937 (and as Flag Captain)
- Captain Leslie H. Ashmore, 7 April, 1938[18] – 12 September, 1939[19]
- Captain Douglas Young-Jamieson, 12 September, 1939[20] – 3 March, 1941[21] (temporary, initially, while Ashmore was sick)
- Commander John H. Venville, 24 February, 1941 – 15 May, 1941
- Captain Angus E. M. B. Cunninghame-Graham, 15 May, 1941 – 9 July, 1943
- Captain Geoffrey A. B. Hawkins, 9 July, 1943 – 22 December, 1944
- Captain Douglas C. Lang, – 27 February, 1945
- Captain Walter H. G. Fallowfield, 27 February, 1945[22] – 14 October, 1945[23]
- Captain Philip H. Calderon, 8 September, 1945 – 16 September, 1946
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 249.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 248.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). pp. 248-9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 248.
- ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
- ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 248.
- ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
- ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 248.
- ↑ Willis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 460.
- ↑ Willis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 460.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
- ↑ Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
Bibliography
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