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==Service==
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 8 May, 1923 for service with the {{UK-CS|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|p. 234}}


==Alterations==
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 2 February, 1926 for service with the {{UK-CS|1}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul27|p. 233}}
 
Paid off into Dockyard Control on 20 December, 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 233}}
 
She was commissioned at Chatham on 18 March, 1930 for service on the [[America and West Indies Station]].{{NLJul31|p. 233}}
 
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 8 September, 1932 to continue in the same assignment.{{NLJan33|p. 233}}
 
On 13 August 1934, ''Dragon'' collided with and sank the moored oil bunkering steamer, ''Maplebranch'' while navigating in the harbour of Montreal.  Captain [[William Frederic Wake-Walker|Wake-Walker]] was found liable for the accident in a civil hearing despite his protestations that he was manoeuvring to avoid a third vessel.<ref>Wake-Walker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/76.}} 187.</ref>
 
''Dragon'' was re-commissioned at Chatham on 15 August, 1935 and was assigned to the Reserve Fleet at The Nore.{{NLJul37|p. 232}}
 
In 1938, her bell was among a number of ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested.  It commanded a price of between £3-£10 plus packing and shipping.  Interested parties were to apply to win one at its stated price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.{{ToL|Ships' Bells for Sale|Saturday, Dec 17, 1938; pg. 19; Issue 48180}}
 
==Fire Control==
''Dragon'' was fitted with a director in October, 1918.{{FCHMShips|pp. 11-12}}
''Dragon'' was fitted with a director in October, 1918.{{FCHMShips|pp. 11-12}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
* {{CaptRN}} [[Otto H. Hawke-Genn]], C.B.E., 25 March, 1920.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 762.</ref>
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* Captain [[Argentine Hugh Alington]],
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Argentine Hugh Alington|nick=Argentine H. Alington|appt=6 August, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 779}}<ref>Alington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/336.}} f. 336.</ref>|end=March, 1919<ref>Alington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/336.}} f. 336.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
* Captain [[Cecil Vivian Usborne]],
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis Arthur Marten|nick=Francis Arthur Marten|appt=March, 1919<ref>Marten Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/90/85.|D8115813}} f. 85.</ref>|end=25 March, 1920<ref>Marten Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/90/85.|D8115813}} f. 85.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Otto Herman Hawke-Genn|nick=Otto H. Hawke-Genn|appt=25 March, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 762}}|end=15 June, 1921}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cecil Vivian Usborne|nick=Cecil V. Usborne|appt=15 June, 1921<ref>Usborne Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/115.}} f. 118.</ref>|end=15 August, 1922<ref>Usborne Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/115.}} f. 118.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Bernard William Murray Fairbairn|nick=Bernard W. M. Fairbairn|appt=15 August, 1922{{NLJul24|p. 234}}|end=14 October, 1924}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Isham Worsley Gibson|nick=Isham W. Gibson|appt=14 October, 1924{{NLFeb26|p. 233}}|end=21 October, 1926}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Percy Richard Stevens|nick=Percy R. Stevens|appt=3 October, 1926{{NLJan28|p. 233}}|end=February, 1928}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Eric Campbell Tait|nick=William E. C. Tait|appt=9 February, 1928|end=7 January, 1929}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Louis Horatio Beckford Bevan|nick=Louis H. B. Bevan|appt=1 January, 1930<ref>Bevan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/118.|}} f. 121.</ref>|end=23 August, 1930<ref>Bevan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/118.|}} f. 121.</ref>|note=invalided, soon to die in Valparaiso}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Ernest John Spooner|nick=Ernest J. Spooner|appt=2 October, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 233}}|ass=29 October, 1930|end=September, 1932}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Frederic Wake-Walker|nick=W. Frederic Wake-Walker|appt=8 September, 1932{{NLJul34|p. 233}}|end=August, 1935}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frederick Ross Maxwell Johnson|nick=Frederick R. M. Johnson|appt=15 August, 1935<ref>Johnson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/92/108.|}} f. 108.</ref>{{NLOct35|p. 233}}|end=15 July, 1937<ref>Johnson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/92/108.|}} f. 108.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Allan John Wavish|nick=Allan J. Wavish|appt=16 July, 1937<ref>Wavish Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/139.|}} f. 170.</ref>|end=17 January, 1938<ref>Wavish Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/139.|}} f. 170.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Michael Anthony Ormus Biddulph|nick=Michael A. O. Biddulph|appt=January, 1938{{INF}}|end=24 January, 1938<ref>Wood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/186.}} f. 188.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Percy Frank Pilkington Wood|nick=Percy F. P. Wood|appt=24 January, 1938<ref>Wood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/186.}} f. 188.</ref>|end=22 April, 1938<ref>Wood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/186.}} f. 188.</ref>|note=vice Biddulph}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Eric Seaburne Farrant|nick=Charles E. S. Farrant|appt=22 April, 1938<ref>Farrant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/41.|D7605629}} f. 41.</ref>|end=19 September, 1938<ref>Farrant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/41.|D7605629}} f. 41.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Stephen Fogarty Fegen|nick=Edward S. F. Fegen|appt=19 September, 1938<ref>Fegen Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/8.|D7605596}} f. 8.</ref>|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey John Audley Miles|nick=Geoffrey J. A. Miles|appt=|end=14 October, 1938<ref>Fegen Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/8.|D7605596}} f. 8.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Stephen Fogarty Fegen|nick=Edward S. F. Fegen|appt=14 October, 1938<ref>Fegen Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/8.|D7605596}} f. 8.</ref>|end=9 February, 1939<ref>Fegen Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/8.|D7605596}} f. 8.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=William Bagot Walker|nick=William B. Walker|appt=9 February, 1939|end=July 1939{{INF}}|note=became X.O. afterward}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ronald George Bowes-Lyon|nick=Ronald G. Bowes-Lyon|appt=31 July, 1939<ref>Bowes-Lyon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/174.|}} f. 174.</ref>{{UBAlly|311}}|end=27 August, 1940{{UBAlly|311}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert John Shaw|nick=Robert J. Shaw|appt=27 August, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|1208}}|end=26 May, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|1208}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=George Vivian Barrett Faulkner|nick=George V. B. Faulkner|appt=26 May, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|1208}}|end=26 July, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|1208}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Philip Foster Glover|nick=Philip F. Glover|appt=26 July, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|1208}}|end=15 January, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|1208}}|note=vice Faulkner|succBy=Vessel transferred to Poland}}
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>


==See Also==
==See Also==
{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Dragon_(D46)}}
{{refbegin}}
* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-06-HMS_Dragon.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Dragon_(D46)}}
{{refend}}


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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*{{DittColl}}
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*{{DreyerH}}
*{{DreyerH}}
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Latest revision as of 16:52, 6 August 2022

H.M.S. Dragon (1917)
Pendant Number: 19 (Sep 1918)[1]
Builder: Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2]
Laid down: Jan, 1917[3]
Launched: 29 Dec, 1917[4]
Commissioned: 10 Aug, 1918[5]
Scuttled: 8 Jul, 1944[6]

Service

Re-commissioned at Chatham on 8 May, 1923 for service with the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.[7]

Re-commissioned at Chatham on 2 February, 1926 for service with the First Cruiser Squadron on the China Station.[8]

Paid off into Dockyard Control on 20 December, 1928.[9]

She was commissioned at Chatham on 18 March, 1930 for service on the America and West Indies Station.[10]

Re-commissioned at Chatham on 8 September, 1932 to continue in the same assignment.[11]

On 13 August 1934, Dragon collided with and sank the moored oil bunkering steamer, Maplebranch while navigating in the harbour of Montreal. Captain Wake-Walker was found liable for the accident in a civil hearing despite his protestations that he was manoeuvring to avoid a third vessel.[12]

Dragon was re-commissioned at Chatham on 15 August, 1935 and was assigned to the Reserve Fleet at The Nore.[13]

In 1938, her bell was among a number of ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested. It commanded a price of between £3-£10 plus packing and shipping. Interested parties were to apply to win one at its stated price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.[14]

Fire Control

Dragon was fitted with a director in October, 1918.[15]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 50.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 762.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 234.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 233.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 233.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 233.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 233.
  12. ↑ Wake-Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/76. 187.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 232.
  14. ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Dec 17, 1938; pg. 19; Issue 48180.
  15. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 779.
  17. ↑ Alington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/336. f. 336.
  18. ↑ Alington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/336. f. 336.
  19. ↑ Marten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/85. f. 85.
  20. ↑ Marten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/85. f. 85.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 762.
  22. ↑ Usborne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/115. f. 118.
  23. ↑ Usborne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/115. f. 118.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 234.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 233.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1928). p. 233.
  27. ↑ Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/118. f. 121.
  28. ↑ Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/118. f. 121.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 233.
  30. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 233.
  31. ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 233.
  33. ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/108. f. 108.
  34. ↑ Wavish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/139. f. 170.
  35. ↑ Wavish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/139. f. 170.
  36. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  37. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  38. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  39. ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  40. ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  41. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  42. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  43. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  44. ↑ Fegen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/8. f. 8.
  45. ↑ Bowes-Lyon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/174. f. 174.
  46. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  47. ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
  48. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  49. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  50. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  51. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  52. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  53. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.

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, 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.
  • 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.


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