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Lieutenant-Commander [[Rodolph Cecil Drummond Haig|Rodolph C. D. Haig]] was appointed to ''Shoreham'' on 23 June, 1931, to assume command upon her commissioning. Commander [[John Harding]] assumed command in 1932, but on 21 April, 1933, [[James Vandeleur Creagh]] was appointed in command, and would use ''Shoreham'' was the Royal Navy's new headquarters ship in the [[Persian Gulf]]. | Lieutenant-Commander [[Rodolph Cecil Drummond Haig|Rodolph C. D. Haig]] was appointed to ''Shoreham'' on 23 June, 1931, to assume command upon her commissioning. Commander [[John Harding]] assumed command in 1932, but on 21 April, 1933, [[James Vandeleur Creagh]] was appointed in command, and would use ''Shoreham'' was the Royal Navy's new headquarters ship in the [[Persian Gulf]]. | ||
She re-commissioned on 19 March, 1936.{{NLJul37|p. 275}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Revision as of 14:11, 12 July 2018
| H.M.S. Shoreham (1930) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 22 Nov, 1930[2] |
| Sold: | 1946[3] |
H.M.S. Shoreham was one of eight Shoreham Class sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Lieutenant-Commander Rodolph C. D. Haig was appointed to Shoreham on 23 June, 1931, to assume command upon her commissioning. Commander John Harding assumed command in 1932, but on 21 April, 1933, James Vandeleur Creagh was appointed in command, and would use Shoreham was the Royal Navy's new headquarters ship in the Persian Gulf.
She re-commissioned on 19 March, 1936.[4]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander Rodolph C. D. Haig, 23 June, 1931[5]
- Commander John Harding, 16 April, 1932[6] – April, 1933[Inference]
- Captain James V. Creagh, 21 April, 1933[7] (and S.N.O., Persian Gulf)
- Captain Vernon S. Butler, 22 March, 1935[8] (and S.N.O., Persian Gulf)
- Captain Allan Poland, 18 March, 1937[9][10] – 6 April, 1939[11] (and S.N.O., Persian Gulf)
- Captain George H. Faulkner, 17 April, 1938 – 30 July, 1938 (and S.N.O., Persian Gulf)
- Captain Cosmo M. Graham, 24 February, 1939[12] (and S.N.O., Persian Gulf)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 269.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 273.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 275.
- ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
- ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 240.
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