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Revision as of 21:36, 14 February 2016
| H.M.S. Despatch (1919) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 30 (Jun 1922)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield[2] |
| Laid down: | 8 Jul, 1918[3] |
| Launched: | 24 Sep, 1919[4] |
| Commissioned: | 15 Jun, 1922[5] |
| Sold: | Apr, 1946[6] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Robert C. Hamilton, 1 April, 1922[7] – May, 1924[8]
- Captain Andrew B. Cunningham, January, 1928[9] – July, 1928[10] (and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to America & West Indies)
- Captain Guy L. Coleridge, 6 November, 1928[11] – 30 May, 1929[12]
Alterations
Despatch was probably fitted with a director on launch or very soon thereafter.[13]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 748.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 67.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 67.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
- ↑ Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- 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.
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
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