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Revision as of 13:45, 10 November 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.
- Captain Patrick E. Parker, 1 April, 1927[5] – 21 January, 1928[Inference]
- Captain John H. D. Cunningham, 21 January, 1928[6]
- Captain James V. V. Magrane, 27 April, 1932[7]
- Captain Robert G. Duke, 14 March, 1936[8]
- Captain William H. Gell, 28 December, 1933[9]
- Captain Arthur R. Halfhide, 31 July, 1939[10] – December, 1939[11]
- Captain Norman V. Grace, 18 August, 1940[12] – 12 August, 1942[13]
- Captain Ronald G. Bowes-Lyon, 12 August, 1942[14] – December, 1943[15]
- Commander R.N.V.R. Charles B. Sanders, December, 1943[16] – 1 January, 1944[17]
- Acting Captain William B. Walker, 1 January, 1944[18] – January, 1944[19]
- Commander R.N.V.R. Charles B. Sanders, January, 1944[20] – 20 March, 1944[21]
- Acting Captain Alan MacG. Sheffield, 20 March, 1944[22] – 5 August, 1944[23]
- Commander R.N.V.R. George A. K. McCombe, 5 August, 1944[24] – 7 January, 1945[25]
- Commander R.N.V.R. Alan H. Davies, 7 January, 1945[26] – 27 April, 1945[27]
- Captain (retired) Donal S. McGrath, 27 April, 1945[28] – mid 1945[29]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1928). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1928). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 213.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 214.
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Bibliography
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