H.M.S. Calcutta (1918): Difference between revisions

Revision as of 18:12, 26 September 2016

In early 1921, she was flagship of the Eighth Light Cruiser Squadron.^[2]

Listed in June 1918 as one of eight light cruisers to receive a Mark III* Dreyer Table, presumably in place at time of completion.^[3]

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Captain Percy L. H. Noble, 10 March, 1919^[4]
Captain Walter B. Compton, 1 March, 1921 – 1922
Captain Kenneth Dewar, 9 May, 1922^[5] – February, 1923^[6] (and as Chief of Staff to Sir William Pakenham)
Captain Henry K. Kitson, 3 February, 1923^[7] – September, 1924^[8] (and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to V.A. Michael Culme-Seymour)
Captain The Alexander R. M. Ramsay, 15 August, 1924^[9] – 11 May, 1926^[10] (and as Flag Captain)
Captain Andrew Browne Cunningham, 11 May, 1926^[11] – January, 1928^[12]
Captain Alfred E. Evans, 18 September, 1928^[13] – January, 1929^[14] (as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff of R/A Anderson)
Captain Stuart S. Bonham-Carter, 11 January, 1929^[15] – 24 April, 1931^[16] (and as Flag Captain to Rear Admiral Burmester from February, 1929)
Captain Geoffrey C. Cooke, 12 February, 1935 – 30 March, 1936
Commander Charles E. S. Farrant, 15 May, 1936^[17] – 22 April, 1938^[18]

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.

Capetown Class Light Cruiser

<–

Minor Cruisers (UK)

–>

@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
 <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Calcutta''">
 {{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|end=1922}}
 {{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}}