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|pend=74 (Aug 1919)<ref>Dittmar; Colledge.  ''British Warships: 1914-1919''.</ref>
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==Service==
==Service==
In early 1921, she was flagship of the {{UK-LCS|8}}.{{NLJan21|p. 738}}
In early 1921, she was flagship of the {{UK-LCS|8}}.{{NLJan21|p. 738}}  By January 1923, she was still in this role, with her formation being on the [[North America and West Indies Station]].
 
''Calcutta'' re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 28 September, 1923.{{NLApr25|p. 220}}
 
She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 11 May, 1926.{{NLJul27|p. 220}}
 
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 18 September, 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 221}}  In early 1929, she was flagship on the [[Africa Station]], and of {{UK-CS|6}}.{{NLFeb29|p. 220}}
 
''Calcutta'' re-commissioned at Chatham on 24 April, 1931 with Reserve Complement.{{NLJan33|p. 219}}
 
In 1934, her bell was offered for sale to naval officers and others who might be interested, at the price of £5.  Interested parties were to write the Director of Stores and were urged to include any special information which might convey the importance they attach to the bell, in light of the Admiralty's understanding that such items carry great sentimental value.{{ToL|Ships' Bells for Sale|Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731}}
 
She reduced to Reserve at The Nore at Standard Notice on 3 July, 1935.{{NLJul37|p. 220}}


==Fire Control==
==Fire Control==
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble|nick=Percy L. H. Noble|appt=10 March, 1919{{NLDec20|p. 738}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble|nick=Percy L. H. Noble|appt=10 March, 1919{{NLDec20|p. 738}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Walter Burdge Compton|nick=Walter B. Compton|appt=March, 1921{{MackieRNW}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Walter Burdge Compton|nick=Walter B. Compton|appt=1 March, 1921<ref>Compton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/247.|D7603033}} f. 281.</ref>|end=9 May, 1922<ref>Compton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/247.|D7603033}} f. 281.  I am inferring the date within 1922.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Kenneth Gilbert Balmain Dewar|nick=Kenneth Dewar|appt=9 May, 1922<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45}}.  f. 59.</ref>|end=February, 1923<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45}}.  f. 59.</ref>|note=and as Chief of Staff to Sir [[William Christopher Pakenham|William Pakenham]]}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Kenneth Gilbert Balmain Dewar|nick=Kenneth Dewar|appt=9 May, 1922<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45}}.  f. 59.</ref>|end=February, 1923<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45}}.  f. 59.</ref>|note=and as Chief of Staff to Sir [[William Christopher Pakenham|William Pakenham]]}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Karslake Kitson|nick=Henry K. Kitson|appt=3 February, 1923<ref>Kitson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 186.</ref>|end=September, 1924<ref>Kitson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 186.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to V.A. Michael Culme-Seymour}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Karslake Kitson|nick=Henry K. Kitson|appt=3 February, 1923<ref>Kitson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 186.</ref>|end=September, 1924<ref>Kitson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 186.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to V.A. Michael Culme-Seymour}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alexander Robert Maule Ramsay|nick=The Alexander R. M. Ramsay|appt=15 August, 1924<ref>Ramsay Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 210.</ref>|end=11 May, 1926<ref>Ramsay Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 210.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alexander Robert Maule Ramsay|nick=The Alexander R. M. Ramsay|appt=15 August, 1924<ref>Ramsay Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 210.</ref>|end=11 May, 1926<ref>Ramsay Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45.}} f. 210.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Andrew Browne Cunningham, First Viscount Cunningham|nick=Andrew Browne Cunningham|appt=11 May, 1926<ref>Cunningham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 286.</ref>|end=January, 1928<ref>Cunningham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 286.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Andrew Browne Cunningham, First Viscount Cunningham|nick=Andrew Browne Cunningham|appt=11 May, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 220.  This source says 9 May}}<ref>Cunningham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 286.</ref>|end=January, 1928<ref>Cunningham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 286.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alfred Englefield Evans|nick=Alfred E. Evans|appt=18 September, 1928<ref>Evans Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>|end=January, 1929<ref>Evans Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>|note=as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff of R/A [[David Murray Anderson|Anderson]]}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Philip Hordern|nick=Philip Hordern|appt=13 December, 1927|end=15 August, 1928}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Thomas Garland Harrison|nick=Thomas G. Harrison|appt=15 August, 1928<ref>Harrison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/60.|}}  f. 59.</ref>{{NLOct35|p. 220}}|end=18 September, 1928{{INF}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alfred Englefield Evans|nick=Alfred E. Evans|appt=18 September, 1928<ref>Evans Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=January, 1929<ref>Evans Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. ?.</ref>|note=as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff of R/A [[David Murray Anderson|Anderson]]}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Stuart Sumner Bonham-Carter|nick=Stuart S. Bonham-Carter|appt=11 January, 1929<ref>Bonham-Carter Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/81.|D7605168}} f. 441.</ref>|end=24 April, 1931<ref>Bonham-Carter Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/81.|D7605168}} f. 441.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain to Rear Admiral Burmester from February, 1929}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Stuart Sumner Bonham-Carter|nick=Stuart S. Bonham-Carter|appt=11 January, 1929<ref>Bonham-Carter Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/81.|D7605168}} f. 441.</ref>|end=24 April, 1931<ref>Bonham-Carter Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/81.|D7605168}} f. 441.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain to Rear Admiral Burmester from February, 1929}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey Clement Cooke|nick=Geoffrey C. Cooke|appt=12 February, 1935|end=30 March, 1936}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur William Brooks|nick=Arthur W. Brooks|appt=24 April, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 220}}|end=14 November, 1932<ref>Brooks Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/21.|}} f. 21.</ref>|note=in command upon reducing to reserve}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Eric Seaburne Farrant|nick=Charles E. S. Farrant|appt=15 May, 1936<ref>Farrant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/41.|D7605629}} f. 41.</ref>|end=22 April, 1938<ref>Farrant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/41.|D7605629}} f. 41.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Atwell Henry Lake|nick=Sir Atwell H. Lake, Bart.|appt=14 November, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 219}}|end=21 January, 1933}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur Kenneth Gibson|nick=Arthur K. Gibson|appt=c. 1933{{NavAppts|18 Jan. 1933, p. 15}}|end=|note=upon her re-commissioning}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Eustace Rotherham|nick=Eustace Rotherham|appt=20 February, 1934{{NLJul34|p. 219}}|end=15 October, 1934<ref>Rotherham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/54/3.|}} f. 3.</ref>|note=took command upon commissioning}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey Clement Cooke|nick=Geoffrey C. Cooke|appt=12 February, 1935|end=30 July, 1935}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Duncan Codwise Hill|nick=Duncan C. Hill|appt=1 August, 1935{{NavAppts|22 July 1935, p. 17}}{{NLOct35|p. 219}}|end=14 January, 1936|note=vice "Graham"?}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Eric Seaburne Farrant|nick=Charles E. S. Farrant|appt=15 May, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 220}}<ref>Farrant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/41.|D7605629}} f. 41.</ref>|end=22 April, 1938<ref>Farrant Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/41.|D7605629}} f. 41.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Percy Frank Pilkington Wood|nick=Percy F. P. Wood|appt=22 April, 1938<ref>Wood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/186.}} f. 188.</ref>|end=1 July, 1938<ref>Wood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/186.}} f. 188.</ref>|note=vice Farrant}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Frederick Ross Maxwell Johnson|nick=Frederick R. M. Johnson|appt=1 July, 1938{{ToL|Royal Navy|Saturday, Jul 09, 1938; pg. 18; Issue 48042}}|end=28 September, 1938<ref>Norman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/122/86.|}} f. 86.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Horace Geoffrey Norman|nick=H. Geoffrey Norman|appt=28 September, 1938<ref>Norman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/122/86.|}} f. 86.</ref>|end=20 October, 1938<ref>Norman Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/122/86.|}} f. 86.</ref>|note=vice Johnson}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Annesley Packer|nick=Herbert A. Packer|appt=23 August, 1939<ref>Packer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/7.|}} f. 7.</ref>|end=18 March, 1940<ref>Packer Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/7.|}} f. 7.</ref>{{UBAllyWarship|1195}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Dennis Marescaux Lees|nick=Dennis M. Lees|appt=18 March, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|1195}}|end=1 June, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|1195}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=vessel lost under his command}}
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Latest revision as of 21:22, 11 November 2022

H.M.S. Calcutta (1918)
Pendant Number: 74 (Aug 1919)[1]
Builder: Vickers
Laid down: 18 Oct, 1917
Launched: 9 Jul, 1918
Sunk: 1 Jun, 1941

Service

In early 1921, she was flagship of the Eighth Light Cruiser Squadron.[2] By January 1923, she was still in this role, with her formation being on the North America and West Indies Station.

Calcutta re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 28 September, 1923.[3]

She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 11 May, 1926.[4]

Re-commissioned at Chatham on 18 September, 1928.[5] In early 1929, she was flagship on the Africa Station, and of Sixth Cruiser Squadron.[6]

Calcutta re-commissioned at Chatham on 24 April, 1931 with Reserve Complement.[7]

In 1934, her bell was offered for sale to naval officers and others who might be interested, at the price of £5. Interested parties were to write the Director of Stores and were urged to include any special information which might convey the importance they attach to the bell, in light of the Admiralty's understanding that such items carry great sentimental value.[8]

She reduced to Reserve at The Nore at Standard Notice on 3 July, 1935.[9]

Fire Control

Listed in June 1918 as one of eight light cruisers to receive a Mark III* Dreyer Table, presumably in place at time of completion.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 738.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 220.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 220.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 221.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 220.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 219.
  8. ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 220.
  10. ↑ Handbook for Capt. FC Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, p. 3.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 738.
  12. ↑ Compton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/247. f. 281.
  13. ↑ Compton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/247. f. 281. I am inferring the date within 1922.
  14. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
  15. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
  16. ↑ Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 186.
  17. ↑ Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 186.
  18. ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 210.
  19. ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 210.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 220. This source says 9 May.
  21. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  22. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  23. ↑ Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/60. f. 59.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 220.
  25. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
  26. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
  27. ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
  28. ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 220.
  30. ↑ Brooks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/21. f. 21.
  31. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 219.
  32. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 18 Jan. 1933, p. 15.
  33. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 219.
  34. ↑ Rotherham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/3. f. 3.
  35. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 22 July 1935, p. 17.
  36. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 219.
  37. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 220.
  38. ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  39. ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
  40. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  41. ↑ Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  42. ↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1938; pg. 18; Issue 48042.
  43. ↑ Norman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/86. f. 86.
  44. ↑ Norman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/86. f. 86.
  45. ↑ Norman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/86. f. 86.
  46. ↑ Packer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/7. f. 7.
  47. ↑ Packer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/7. f. 7.
  48. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  49. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  50. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.

Bibliography

  • 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.


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