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Re-commissioned at Devonport on 17 June, 1936.{{NLJul37|p. 214}}
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 17 June, 1936.{{NLJul37|p. 214}}


''Adventure'' sustained heavy damage when she struck a German destroyer-laid mine on the nigth of 12/13 November 1939.
''Adventure'' sustained heavy damage when she struck a German destroyer-laid mine on the night of 12/13 November 1939.


==Captains==
==Captains==

Revision as of 19:33, 11 June 2018

H.M.S. Adventure (1924)
Builder: Vickers
Laid down: 29 Nov, 1922
Launched: 18 Jun, 1924
Commissioned: 2 Oct, 1926
Sold: 1947

H.M.S. Adventure was a minelaying cruiser completed for the Royal Navy in 1926.

There was also a scout cruiser named Adventure launched in 1904.

Service

Commissioned at Devonport on 6 May, 1927.[1]

She re-commissioned at Devonport with a special three-fifths complement on 3 May, 1932 before coming to full complement on 5 July, 1932.[2]

She re-commissioned at Devonport on 28 December, 1933.[3]

Re-commissioned at Devonport on 17 June, 1936.[4]

Adventure sustained heavy damage when she struck a German destroyer-laid mine on the night of 12/13 November 1939.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 214.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 214.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 214.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 214.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1928). p. 214.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1928). p. 214.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 214.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 213.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 214.
  10. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  11. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.

Bibliography


Minelayer H.M.S. Adventure



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