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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Falmouth''''' was one of eight [[Shoreham Class Sloop (1930)|''Shoreham'' Class sloops]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Falmouth''''' was one of eight [[Shoreham Class Sloop (1930)|''Shoreham'' Class sloops]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Falmouth''" nat=UK> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Falmouth''" nat=UK> | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Creswell|nick=John Creswell|appt=25 July, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 238}}|end=1933}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Creswell|nick=John Creswell|appt=25 July, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 238}}|end=29 December, 1933<ref>Creswell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/57.}} f. 57.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederic John Walker|nick=Frederic J. Walker|appt=10 November, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 240}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederic John Walker|nick=Frederic J. Walker|appt=10 November, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 240}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Francis Norton Bradford|nick=George F. N. Bradford|appt=6 September, 1935{{NLJul37|p. 239}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Francis Norton Bradford|nick=George F. N. Bradford|appt=6 September, 1935{{NLJul37|p. 239}}|end=}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cecil Campbell Hardy|nick=Cecil C. Hardy|appt=31 August, 1937{{UBAllyWarship|3890}}|end=12 May, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3890}}}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ughtred Henry Ramsden James|nick=Ughtred H. R. James|appt=12 May, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3890}}|end=mid 1943{{UBAllyWarship|3890}}}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRNR}}|name=Edwin Arthur Woodhead|nick=Edwin A. Woodhead|appt=mid 1943{{UBAllyWarship|3890}}|end=22 February, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|3890}}}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Norris Edwin Cutler|nick=Norris E. Cutler|appt=22 February, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|3890}}|end=27 September, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|3890}}}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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| − | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Falmouth_( | + | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Falmouth_(L34)}} |
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Latest revision as of 17:33, 26 February 2021
| H.M.S. Falmouth (1932) | |
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| Pendant Number: | L34 |
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 19 Apr, 1932[2] |
| Commissioned: | 25 Oct, 1932[3] |
| Broken up: | 1968[4] |
H.M.S. Falmouth was one of eight Shoreham Class sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
She commissioned on 25 October, 1932 for service on the China Station.[5]
Re-commissioned at Singapore on 18 February, 1935.[6]
Captains
- Commander John Creswell, 25 July, 1932[7] – 29 December, 1933[8]
- Commander Frederic J. Walker, 10 November, 1933[9]
- Commander George F. N. Bradford, 6 September, 1935[10]
- Commander Cecil C. Hardy, 31 August, 1937[11] – 12 May, 1941[12]
- Commander Ughtred H. R. James, 12 May, 1941[13] – mid 1943[14]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Edwin A. Woodhead, mid 1943[15] – 22 February, 1945[16]
- Lieutenant-Commander Norris E. Cutler, 22 February, 1945[17] – 27 September, 1945[18]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 238.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 238.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 239.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 238.
- ↑ Creswell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/57. f. 57.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 239.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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