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+ | ''Frobisher'' was re-commissioned on 29 September, 1924 to serve as flagship for the {{UK-CS|1}} in the Mediterranean, though the flag may have flown temporarily in {{UK-Delhi}}.{{NLApr25|pp. 240, 241}} | ||
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+ | Re-commissioned at Devonport on 13 February, 1928, again for service with the {{UK-CS|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLFeb29|p. 240}} | ||
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+ | Re-commissioned in Reserve at Portsmouth on 26 November, 1930.{{NLJul31|p. 240}} | ||
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+ | She completed to full complement on 1 December, 1932 for service as a Cadet Training Cruiser.{{NLJul37|p. 241}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
− | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Frobisher''"> | |
− | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Edward Turle|nick=Charles E. Turle|appt=15 July, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 240}}|end=October, 1926|note=and as Chief Staff Officer to R/A Commanding, {{UK-CS|1}} Waistell|precBy=New Command}} | |
− | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Thomas Frederick Parker Calvert|nick=Thomas F. P. Calvert|appt=27 September, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 240}}<ref>Calvert Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/14.|D7604113}} f. 7.</ref>|ass=9 October, 1926<ref>Calvert Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/14.|D7604113}} f. 7.</ref>|end=October, 1928<ref>Calvert Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/14.|D7604113}} f. 7.</ref>|note=and as Chief Staff Officer}} | |
− | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Richard Bell Davies|nick=Richard B. Davies|appt=21 September, 1928{{NavAppts|1 Aug. 1928, p. 10}}{{NLFeb29|p. 240}}|end=4 April, 1929<ref>Davies Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/201.|}} f. 275.</ref>|note=vice Calvert}} | |
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Hugh Hext Rogers|nick=Hugh H. Rogers|appt=4 April, 1929|end=September, 1929}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Acheson Forster|nick=Herbert A. Forster|appt=10 September, 1929|end=15 September, 1930}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Colin Alfred Molyneux Sarel|nick=Colin A. M. Sarel|appt=22 April, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 240}}|end=22 April, 1932}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cecil Burnaby Prickett|nick=Cecil B. Prickett|appt=23 April, 1932|end=1932}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Francis Stephen Walter de Winton|nick=Francis S. W. de Winton|appt=14 July, 1932<ref>De Winton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/105.|}} f. 105.</ref>|end=15 November, 1932<ref>De Winton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/105.|}} f. 105.</ref>|note=temporary}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Acheson Forster|nick=Herbert A. Forster|appt=16 December, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 240}}|end=17 December, 1934}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Piers Keane Kekewich|nick=Piers K. Kekewich|appt=18 December, 1934{{NLOct35|p. 241}}|end=18 December, 1936<ref>Kekewich Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/340.|D7576708}} f. 343.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Ernest John Spooner|nick=Ernest J. Spooner|appt=18 December, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 241}}|end=16 August, 1937}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Guy Beresford Amery-Parkes|nick=Guy B. Amery-Parkes|appt=August, 1937|end=30 August, 1937|note=assumed command on transfer}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Arthur Startin|nick=Robert A. Startin|appt=30 August, 1937<ref>Startin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/105.|}} f. 107.</ref>|end=14 December, 1937<ref>Startin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/105.|}} f. 107.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Peveril Barton Reibey Wallop William-Powlett|nick=Peveril B. R. W. William-Powlett|appt=7 January, 1939<ref>William-Powlett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/120/180.|}} f. 180.</ref>|end=17 May, 1939{{ToL|Royal Navy|17 May 1939, p. 20}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hilary Worthington Biggs|nick=Hilary W. Biggs|appt=17 May, 1939{{ToL|Royal Navy|17 May 1939, p. 20}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=James Frank William Mudford|nick=James F. W. Mudford|appt=13 January, 1942<ref>Mudford Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/120/162.|}} f. 162.</ref>{{UBAllyWarship|1210}}|end=15 September, 1944<ref>Mudford Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/120/162.|}} f. 162.</ref>{{UBAllyWarship|1210}}|note=took command upon commissioning}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain (retired)|name=Neville Brevoort Carey Brock|nick=Neville B. C. Brock|appt=15 September, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|1210}}|end=16 March, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|1210}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Graham Hewitt|nick=John G. Hewitt|appt=16 March, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|1210}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Wilmot Pynson Bennitt|nick=Wilmot P. Bennitt|appt=16 June, 1947<ref>Bennitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/123/3.|}} f. 3.</ref>|end=19 August, 1947<ref>Bennitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/123/3.|}} f. 3.</ref>|note=vice "Day"}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
− | {{WP| | + | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Frobisher_(D81)}} |
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Latest revision as of 19:33, 12 April 2023
H.M.S. Frobisher (1920) | |
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Pendant Number: | 81 (Sep 1924)[1] |
Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[2] |
Ordered: | Dec, 1915[3] |
Laid down: | 2 Aug, 1916[4] |
Launched: | 20 Mar, 1920[5] |
Commissioned: | Sep, 1924[6] |
Sold: | 26 Mar, 1949[7] |
Fate: | Scrapped |
Service
Frobisher was re-commissioned on 29 September, 1924 to serve as flagship for the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean, though the flag may have flown temporarily in Delhi.[8]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 13 February, 1928, again for service with the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.[9]
Re-commissioned in Reserve at Portsmouth on 26 November, 1930.[10]
She completed to full complement on 1 December, 1932 for service as a Cadet Training Cruiser.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Charles E. Turle, 15 July, 1924[12] – October, 1926 (and as Chief Staff Officer to R/A Commanding, First Cruiser Squadron Waistell)
- Captain Thomas F. P. Calvert, 27 September, 1926[13][14] – October, 1928[15] (and as Chief Staff Officer)
- Captain Richard B. Davies, 21 September, 1928[16][17] – 4 April, 1929[18] (vice Calvert)
- Captain Hugh H. Rogers, 4 April, 1929 – September, 1929
- Captain Herbert A. Forster, 10 September, 1929 – 15 September, 1930
- Captain Colin A. M. Sarel, 22 April, 1930[19] – 22 April, 1932
- Captain Cecil B. Prickett, 23 April, 1932 – 1932
- Commander Francis S. W. de Winton, 14 July, 1932[20] – 15 November, 1932[21] (temporary)
- Captain Herbert A. Forster, 16 December, 1932[22] – 17 December, 1934
- Captain Piers K. Kekewich, 18 December, 1934[23] – 18 December, 1936[24]
- Captain Ernest J. Spooner, 18 December, 1936[25] – 16 August, 1937
- Commander Guy B. Amery-Parkes, August, 1937 – 30 August, 1937 (assumed command on transfer)
- Commander Robert A. Startin, 30 August, 1937[26] – 14 December, 1937[27]
- Captain Peveril B. R. W. William-Powlett, 7 January, 1939[28] – 17 May, 1939[29]
- Commander Hilary W. Biggs, 17 May, 1939[30]
- Captain James F. W. Mudford, 13 January, 1942[31][32] – 15 September, 1944[33][34] (took command upon commissioning)
- Captain (retired) Neville B. C. Brock, 15 September, 1944[35] – 16 March, 1945[36]
- Captain John G. Hewitt, 16 March, 1945[37]
- Captain Wilmot P. Bennitt, 16 June, 1947[38] – 19 August, 1947[39] (vice "Day")
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 63.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 63.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 63.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 63.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). pp. 240, 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 240.
- ↑ Calvert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/14. f. 7.
- ↑ Calvert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/14. f. 7.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 1 Aug. 1928, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 240.
- ↑ Davies Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/201. f. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 240.
- ↑ De Winton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/105. f. 105.
- ↑ De Winton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/105. f. 105.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 241.
- ↑ Kekewich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/340. f. 343.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 241.
- ↑ Startin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/105. f. 107.
- ↑ Startin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/105. f. 107.
- ↑ William-Powlett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/180. f. 180.
- ↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), 17 May 1939, p. 20.
- ↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), 17 May 1939, p. 20.
- ↑ Mudford Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/120/162. f. 162.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Mudford Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/120/162. f. 162.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Bennitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/3. f. 3.
- ↑ Bennitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/3. f. 3.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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