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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
Commissioned at Chatham with a special complement on 21 May, 1935 before completing to full complement on 12 June.{{NLJul37|p. 216}} She became the flagship of the {{UK-CS|3}} in the Mediterranean. | |||
On D-Day, she was part of Force D, taking part in the bombardment of shore targets. | |||
[[File:HMS_ARETHUSA_06..6.1944_D.DAY_LANDINGS_BOMBARDING_FORCE_D.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Bombarding the beaches on D-Day]] | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William George Tennant|nick=William G. Tennant|appt=7 January, 1935|end=early 1937|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William George Tennant|nick=William G. Tennant|appt=7 January, 1935|end=early 1937|precBy=New Command|note=and as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral Lyon}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Philip Louis Vian|nick=Philip L. Vian|appt=26 March, 1937|end=June, 1939{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Philip Louis Vian|nick=Philip L. Vian|appt=26 March, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 216}}|end=June, 1939{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Quintin Dick Graham|nick=Quintin D. Graham|appt=June, 1939{{ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Quintin Dick Graham|nick=Quintin D. Graham|appt=30 June, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}|end=14 May, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alex Colin Chapman|nick=Alex C. Chapman|appt=May, 1941{{ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alex Colin Chapman|nick=Alex C. Chapman|appt=14 May, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}|end=17 November, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Dalrymple-Smith|nick=Hugh Dalrymple-Smith|appt=December, 1943{{ | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=Mark Taylor Collier|nick=Mark T. Collier|appt=17 November, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}|end=21 November, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name= | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{RearRN}}|name=George Hector Creswell|nick=George H. Creswell|appt=21 November, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}|end=December, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=Mark Taylor Collier|nick=Mark T. Collier|appt=December, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}|end=30 June, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hugh Forbes Robertson-Aikman|nick=Hugh F. Robertson-Aikman|appt=30 June, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}|end=1 December, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Dalrymple-Smith|nick=Hugh Dalrymple-Smith|appt=1 December, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}|end=June, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Casper Silas Balfour Swinley|nick=Casper S. B. Swinley|appt=June, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}|end=13 November, 1945<ref>Swinley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/124/143.|}} f. ?.</ref>}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 22:06, 19 September 2022
| H.M.S. Arethusa (1934) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 25 Jan, 1933[2] |
| Launched: | 6 Mar, 1934[3] |
| Completed: | 23 May, 1935[4] |
| Broken up: | 1950 |
H.M.S. Arethusa was one of four Arethusa Class light cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Chatham with a special complement on 21 May, 1935 before completing to full complement on 12 June.[5] She became the flagship of the Third Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.
On D-Day, she was part of Force D, taking part in the bombardment of shore targets.
Captains
- Captain William G. Tennant, 7 January, 1935 – early 1937 (and as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral Lyon)
- Captain Philip L. Vian, 26 March, 1937[6] – June, 1939[7]
- Captain Quintin D. Graham, 30 June, 1939[8] – 14 May, 1941[9]
- Captain Alex C. Chapman, 14 May, 1941[10] – 17 November, 1942[11]
- Acting Commander Mark T. Collier, 17 November, 1942[12] – 21 November, 1942[13]
- Acting Rear-Admiral George H. Creswell, 21 November, 1942[14] – December, 1942[15]
- Acting Commander Mark T. Collier, December, 1942[16] – 30 June, 1943[17]
- Commander Hugh F. Robertson-Aikman, 30 June, 1943[18] – 1 December, 1943[19]
- Captain Hugh Dalrymple-Smith, 1 December, 1943[20] – June, 1945[21]
- Captain Casper S. B. Swinley, June, 1945[22] – 13 November, 1945[23]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 216.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 216.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/143. f. ?.
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