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| + | ''Benbow'' was launched on [[13 November]], [[1912]] by Lady Randolph Churchill, widow of the former government minister and mother of the [[First Lord of the Admiralty]]. In honour of the occasion she was presented with a Brazilian diamond necklet by Messrs. William Beardmore and Company. | ||
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| bgcolor="#f5faff"|Captain [[James Andrew Fergusson]] | | bgcolor="#f5faff"|Captain [[James Andrew Fergusson]] | ||
| − | | bgcolor="#f5faff"| | + | | bgcolor="#f5faff"|[[14 May]], [[1914]] – [[24 August]], [[1915]] |
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| bgcolor="#f5faff"|Captain [[Henry Wise Parker]] | | bgcolor="#f5faff"|Captain [[Henry Wise Parker]] | ||
| − | | bgcolor="#f5faff"| | + | | bgcolor="#f5faff"|[[24 August]], [[1915]] – June, 1916 |
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| + | | bgcolor="#f5faff"|Captain [[Lewis Clinton-Baker]] | ||
| + | | bgcolor="#f5faff"|June, 1916 – [[28 September]], [[1917]] | ||
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| + | | bgcolor="#f5faff"|Captain [[Arthur Kipling Waistell]] | ||
| + | | bgcolor="#f5faff"|[[28 September]], [[1917]] – ? | ||
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| bgcolor="#f5faff"|Captain [[Charles Douglas Carpendale]], C.B. | | bgcolor="#f5faff"|Captain [[Charles Douglas Carpendale]], C.B. | ||
| − | | bgcolor="#f5faff"|1918-1921 | + | | bgcolor="#f5faff"|1918-1921 |
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| bgcolor="#f5faff"|Captain [[Henry Ralph Crooke]], C.B. | | bgcolor="#f5faff"|Captain [[Henry Ralph Crooke]], C.B. | ||
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| bgcolor="#f5faff"|Captain [[James Fownes Somerville]] | | bgcolor="#f5faff"|Captain [[James Fownes Somerville]] | ||
| − | | bgcolor="#f5faff"|[[20 August]], [[1922]] – [[31 October]], [[1924]] | + | | bgcolor="#f5faff"|[[20 August]], [[1922]] – [[31 October]], [[1924]] |
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| bgcolor="#f5faff"|Captain [[Ambrose Maynard Peck]] | | bgcolor="#f5faff"|Captain [[Ambrose Maynard Peck]] | ||
| − | | bgcolor="#f5faff"|1926-1927 | + | | bgcolor="#f5faff"|1926-1927 |
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| bgcolor="#f5faff"|Captain [[Francis Murray Austin]] | | bgcolor="#f5faff"|Captain [[Francis Murray Austin]] | ||
| − | | bgcolor="#f5faff"|1927/8-1929? | + | | bgcolor="#f5faff"|1927/8-1929? |
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Revision as of 18:45, 7 December 2008
Benbow was launched on 13 November, 1912 by Lady Randolph Churchill, widow of the former government minister and mother of the First Lord of the Admiralty. In honour of the occasion she was presented with a Brazilian diamond necklet by Messrs. William Beardmore and Company.
In Command
| Captain | Dates of Command |
| Captain James Andrew Fergusson | 14 May, 1914 – 24 August, 1915 |
| Captain Henry Wise Parker | 24 August, 1915 – June, 1916 |
| Captain Lewis Clinton-Baker | June, 1916 – 28 September, 1917 |
| Captain Arthur Kipling Waistell | 28 September, 1917 – ? |
| Captain Charles Douglas Carpendale, C.B. | 1918-1921 |
| Captain Henry Ralph Crooke, C.B. | 21 February, 1921 – ? |
| Captain John Moore Casement | |
| Captain James Fownes Somerville | 20 August, 1922 – 31 October, 1924 |
| Captain Ambrose Maynard Peck | 1926-1927 |
| Captain Francis Murray Austin | 1927/8-1929? |
