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''Rodney'' was commissioned at Devonport on 7 December, 1927.{{NLFeb29|pp. 264-5}} | |||
She was grounded on 9 October, 1935 in circumstances involving another vessel, M.V. ''Atlas''. Captain Custance was faulted for the misfortune.<ref>Custance Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 34.</ref> | She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 16 April, 1930.{{NLJul31|p. 266}} | ||
She was grounded on 9 October, 1935 in circumstances involving another vessel, M.V. ''Atlas''. Captain [[Wilfred Neville Custance|Custance]] was faulted for the misfortune.<ref>Custance Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 34.</ref> | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis William Loftus Tottenham|nick=Francis W. L. Tottenham|appt=21 April, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 264}}|end=December, 1929{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis William Loftus Tottenham|nick=Francis W. L. Tottenham|appt=21 April, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 264}}|end=December, 1929{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Andrew Browne Cunningham, First Viscount Cunningham|nick=Andrew B. Cunningham|appt=December, 1929{{MackieRNW}}|end=December, 1930{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Andrew Browne Cunningham, First Viscount Cunningham|nick=Andrew B. Cunningham|appt=December, 1929{{MackieRNW}}|end=December, 1930{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Roger Mowbray Bellairs|nick=Roger M. Bellairs|appt=16 December, 1930<ref>Bellairs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Roger Mowbray Bellairs|nick=Roger M. Bellairs|appt=16 December, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 265}}<ref>Bellairs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=c. April, 1932<ref>Superseded that month. Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Cronyn Tovey|nick=John C. Tovey|appt=April, 1932<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref>|end=31 August, 1934<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref><ref>Day of month taken from Custance Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 34.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Cronyn Tovey|nick=John C. Tovey|appt=April, 1932<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref>|end=31 August, 1934<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref><ref>Day of month taken from Custance Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 34.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Wilfred Neville Custance|nick=Wilfred N. Custance|appt=31 August, 1934<ref>Custance Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 34.</ref>|end=February, 1936<ref>Custance Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 34.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to R/A Ramsey from 6 January, 1936}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Wilfred Neville Custance|nick=Wilfred N. Custance|appt=31 August, 1934<ref>Custance Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 34.</ref>|end=February, 1936<ref>Custance Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 34.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to R/A Ramsey from 6 January, 1936}} | ||
Revision as of 20:20, 15 February 2018
| H.M.S. Rodney (1925) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 29[1] |
| Builder: | Cammell Laird[2] |
| Laid down: | 28 Dec, 1922[3] |
| Launched: | 17 Dec, 1925[4] |
| Commissioned: | Nov, 1927[5] |
| Broken up: | 1948[6] |
H.M.S. Rodney was one of two Nelson Class dreadnoughts completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Rodney was commissioned at Devonport on 7 December, 1927.[7]
She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 16 April, 1930.[8]
She was grounded on 9 October, 1935 in circumstances involving another vessel, M.V. Atlas. Captain Custance was faulted for the misfortune.[9]
Captains
- Captain Henry K. Kitson, 20 May, 1927[10] – 21 April, 1928[11]
- Captain Francis W. L. Tottenham, 21 April, 1928[12] – December, 1929[13]
- Captain Andrew B. Cunningham, December, 1929[14] – December, 1930[15]
- Captain Roger M. Bellairs, 16 December, 1930[16][17] – c. April, 1932[18]
- Captain John C. Tovey, April, 1932[19] – 31 August, 1934[20][21]
- Captain Wilfred N. Custance, 31 August, 1934[22] – February, 1936[23] (and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to R/A Ramsey from 6 January, 1936)
- Captain William J. Whitworth, 21 February, 1936[24] – 25 July, 1936[25] (and as Flag Captain to R/A of illegible Battle Squadron)
- Captain Ronald H. C. Hallifax, 25 July, 1936 – 16 August, 1938
- Captain Edward N. Syfret, 15 August, 1938 – November, 1939[26] (and as Flag Captain and C.O.S. to R/A 2BS v. Cantlie on transfer of flag)
- Captain Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton, November, 1939[27] – July, 1941[28]
- Captain James W. Rivett-Carnac, July, 1941[29] – July, 1943[30]
- Captain Robert O'B. FitzRoy, July, 1943[31] – January, 1946[32]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Rodney_(29) Wikipedia
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). pp. 264-5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 266.
- ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
- ↑ Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 186.
- ↑ Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 186.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 264.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 265.
- ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ Superseded that month. Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Day of month taken from Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
- ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
- ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
- ↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
- ↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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