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H.M.S. Ceres (1917)
Pendant Number:	66 (1914) 36 (Jan 1918) 58 (Apr 1918)^[1]
Builder:	John Brown & Company^[2]
Ordered:	Mar/Apr 1916^[3]
Laid down:	11 Jul, 1916^[4]
Launched:	24 Mar, 1917^[5]
Commissioned:	Jun, 1917^[6]
Sold:	5 Apr, 1946^[7]
Fate:	Broken up Hughes Bolckow^[8]

Service

Ceres was fitted with a director in June, 1917. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.^[9]

Ceres was one of just six light cruisers listed as having a Turret Control Table in her TS in June 1918. If and when this was provided is uncertain.^[10]

She recommissioned on 1 November, 1920.^[11]

Ceres re-commissioned on 18 September, 1922.^[12]

Re-commissioned on 11 June, 1925.^[13]

Ceres re-commissioned at Chatham on 8 December, 1927 for duty with the Third Cruiser Squadron on the Mediterranean Station.^[14]

She re-commissioned in Reserve at Devonport on 6 May, 1931.^[15]

Ceres was refitted in 1930-31 at a cost of £120,000, and commissioned at Chatham in May 1932 to replace the Calypso.^[16] She duly commissioned at Chatham on 12 May, 1932 for duty with the Third Cruiser Squadron on the Mediterranean Station under the command of Captain George Arthur Scott.^[17]

She paid off into Reserve at Chatham on 27 November, 1933.^[18]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Captain George N. Tomlin, 30 May, 1917^[19] – 13 June, 1917^[20] (temporarily)
Captain Herbert Meade, 13 June, 1917^[21]^[22] – April, 1918^[23]
Captain Henry G. E. Lane, April, 1918^[24] – July, 1919
Captain Harold O. Reinold, July, 1919^[25]^[26] – 18 July, 1921^[27]
Captain John K. im Thurn, 21 June, 1921^[28] – 15 March, 1923^[29]
Captain Arthur L. Snagge, 15 March, 1923^[30]^[31] – 10 February, 1924^[32]
Acting Captain H. Evelyn C. Blagrove, 10 February, 1924^[33] – 21 February, 1924^[34]
Captain Nicholas E. Archdale, 21 February, 1924^[35] – 26 February, 1925^[36]
Captain Wellwood G. C. Maxwell, 26 February, 1925^[37]^[38] – April, 1927^[39]
Captain Arthur J. L. Murray, 10 September, 1926 – 5 May, 1927^{[Fact Check]} (temporary, during Maxwell's absence)
Captain Arthur J. Landon, 19 March, 1927^[40]^[41] – January, 1929^[42]
Captain Norman A. Wodehouse, 17 December, 1928^[43] – 5 November, 1929^[44]
Captain Frederick A. Sommerville, 10 February, 1931^[45] – 1 April, 1931^[46] (for trials)
Commander James R. C. Cavendish, 6 April, 1931^[47] – 10 July, 1931^[48] (ship winding up in Devonport Reserve)
Commander Guy O. Lydekker, 10 July, 1931
Captain George A. Scott, 12 May, 1932^[49] – 17 November, 1933
Captain William B. Hynes, 27 November, 1933^[50] – 8 October, 1934^[51]
Commander John A. Giffard, 9 May, 1935 – 7 July, 1935^[52]
Commander Godfrey N. Brewer, 17 July, 1935^[53]
Commander Patrick W. B. Brooking, 7 July, 1935^[54]
Commander Arthur H. S. Casswell, 8 October, 1935 – 5 May, 1936 (temporary)
Commander Philip H. Calderon, 5 May, 1936 – 20 December, 1936
Commander Arthur H. S. Casswell, 3 January, 1937 – 10 April, 1937
Lieutenant-Commander Cecil C. F. Grey, 16 January, 1937^[55]
Commander John D. A. Musters, 21 September, 1938 – 30 September, 1938
Commander John D. A. Musters, 17 October, 1938 – 4 April, 1939
Captain Edmund G. Abbott, 31 July, 1939^[56] – 20 September, 1941^[57]
Captain Douglas M. L. Neame, February, 1941^[58] – July, 1941^[59] (is it possible this was cancelled?)
Captain Henry H. McWilliam, 20 September, 1941^[60] – 5 December, 1941^[61]
Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Harry W. V. Stephenson, 5 December, 1941^[62] – 30 December, 1941^[63]
Captain Henry H. McWilliam, 30 December, 1941^[64] – 3 January, 1942^[65]
Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Harry W. V. Stephenson, 3 January, 1942^[66] – 5 April, 1942^[67]
Captain William P. Carne, 5 April, 1942^[68] – 21 April, 1942^[69]
Captain Cecil C. A. Allen, 21 April, 1942^[70] – 11 June, 1943^[71]
Captain Roy C. Harry, 11 June, 1943^[72] – 4 November, 1943^[73]
Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Wilmot P. Bennitt, 4 November, 1943^[74] – 14 April, 1944^[75]
Acting Captain Roland C. Allen, 14 April, 1944^[76] – late 1944^[77]
Commander (retired) Charles R. Garrett, 4 December, 1944^[78] – mid 1945^[79]

Footnotes

↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
↑ Handbook for Capt. F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables. p. 3.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 744.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 224.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 224.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 224.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 223.
↑ "The Services." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, May 4, 1932, Issue 46124, p.4.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 222.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 222.
↑ Tomlin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 52.
↑ Tomlin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 52.
↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392h.
↑ Meade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 177.
↑ Meade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 177.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 755.
↑ Reinold Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/377. ff. 218, 377.
↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 744.
↑ Reinold Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/377. ff. 218, 377.
↑ Im Thurn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 188.
↑ Im Thurn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 188.
↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
↑ Day of month taken from predecessor. Im Thurn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 188.
↑ Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
↑ Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
↑ Inferred from successor's appointment. Archdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 187.
↑ Archdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 187.
↑ Archdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 187.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 224.
↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 224.
↑ Landon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/35. f. 18.
↑ Landon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/35. f. 18.
↑ Wodehouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
↑ Wodehouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
↑ Sommerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/10. f. 413.
↑ Sommerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/10. f. 413.
↑ Cavendish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/19. ff. 179, 235.
↑ Cavendish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/19. ff. 179, 235.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 222.
↑ Hynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 395.
↑ Hynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 395.
↑ "Command of the Ceres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 06, 1935; pg. 17; Issue 47109.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 222.
↑ "Command of the Ceres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 06, 1935; pg. 17; Issue 47109.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 222.
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↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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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, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
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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[1] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.

[2] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.

[3] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.

[4] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.

[5] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.

[6] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.

[7] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.

[8] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.

[9] The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.

[10] Handbook for Capt. F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables. p. 3.

[11] The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 744.

[12] The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 224.

[13] The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 224.

[14] The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 224.

[15] The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 223.

[16] "The Services." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, May 4, 1932, Issue 46124, p.4.

[17] The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 222.

[18] The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 222.

[19] Tomlin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 52.

[20] Tomlin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 52.

[21] The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392h.

[22] Meade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 177.

[23] Meade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 177.

[24] The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 755.

[25] Reinold Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/377. ff. 218, 377.

[26] The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 744.

[27] Reinold Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/377. ff. 218, 377.

[28] Im Thurn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 188.

[29] Im Thurn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 188.

[30] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[31] Day of month taken from predecessor. Im Thurn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 188.

[32] Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.

[33] Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.

[34] Inferred from successor's appointment. Archdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 187.

[35] Archdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 187.

[36] Archdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 187.

[37] The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 224.

[38] Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.

[39] Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.

[40] The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 224.

[41] Landon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/35. f. 18.

[42] Landon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/35. f. 18.

[43] Wodehouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.

[44] Wodehouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.

[45] Sommerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/10. f. 413.

[46] Sommerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/10. f. 413.

[47] Cavendish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/19. ff. 179, 235.

[48] Cavendish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/19. ff. 179, 235.

[49] The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 222.

[50] Hynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 395.

[51] Hynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 395.

[52] "Command of the Ceres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 06, 1935; pg. 17; Issue 47109.

[53] The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 222.

[54] "Command of the Ceres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 06, 1935; pg. 17; Issue 47109.

[55] The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 222.

[56] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[57] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[58] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[59] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[60] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[61] Uboat.net page on the ship.

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