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She recommissioned at Devonport on 30 January, 1913 to become the flagship of Second-in-Command, Mediterranean.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 320.</ref> | She recommissioned at Devonport on 30 January, 1913 to become the temporary flagship of Second-in-Command, Mediterranean.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913), p. 320.</ref> | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Revision as of 16:02, 14 July 2013
| H.M.S. Gloucester (1909) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 58 (1914) 68 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Beardmore[2] |
| Laid down: | 15 Apr, 1909[3] |
| Launched: | 28 Oct, 1909[4] |
| Commissioned: | Oct, 1910[5] |
| Sold: | 9 May, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | to Ward, Briton Ferry[7] |
H.M.S. Gloucester fought at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Third Light Cruiser Squadron.
Service
She recommissioned at Devonport on 30 January, 1913 to become the temporary flagship of Second-in-Command, Mediterranean.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Walter Henry Cowan, July 1910.[9]
- Captain Eustace La Trobe Leatham, 30 June, 1912.[10]
- Captain William Archibald Howard Kelly, 21 March, 1914.[11]
- Captain William Frederick Blunt, April 1916,[12] in command at the Battle of Jutland.[13]
- Captain John Ernest Troyte Harper, June 1916.[14]
- Captain Peter William Edward Hill, December 1916.[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 51.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 51.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 51.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 320.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 320.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 320.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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).
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