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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis Gerald St. John|nick=Francis G. St. John|appt=3 January, 1918<ref>St. John Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/83.|D7602428}} f. 90.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 767}}|end=4 February, 1919|precBy=New Command}}
 
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Howard James Lionel Walter Kox Willcox|nick=Howard J. L. W. K. Willcox|appt=February, 1919{{MackieRNW}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Howard James Lionel Walter Kox Willcox|nick=Howard J. L. W. K. Willcox|appt=4 February, 1919{{NLOct19|p. 766}}|end=October, 1919}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Rawdon Napier|nick=William R. Napier|appt=November, 1919<ref>Napier Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 296.</ref>|end=}}
 
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alfred Headley Norman|nick=Alfred H. Norman|appt=c. mid 1920<ref>"undated" transfer from {{UK-Castor}}.</ref>|end=1 July, 1922|note=and as Flag Captain and C.S.O. to R/A Hodges}}
 
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alfred Headley Norman|nick=Alfred H. Norman|appt=c. mid 1920<ref>"undated" transfer from {{UK-Castor}}.</ref>|end=1 July, 1922|note=and as Flag Captain and C.S.O. to R/A Hodges}}

Revision as of 14:49, 18 April 2018

H.M.S. Coventry (1917)
Pendant Number: 4C (Jan 1918)
61 (Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: Swan Hunter[2]
Ordered: Mar/Apr 1916[3]
Laid down: 4 Aug, 1916[4]
Launched: 6 Jul, 1917[5]
Commissioned: Feb, 1918[6]
Sunk: 14 Sep, 1942[7]
Fate: Air attack in Med

Service

Coventry was re-commissioned at Chatham on 1 May, 1920 bearing Rear-Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas of the Atlantic Fleet.[8]

She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 8 May, 1923. She would proceed to the Mediterranean, this time to accommodate Rear-Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas of the Mediterranean Fleet.[9]

She commissioned at Portsmouth on 10 June 1926 for service in the Mediterranean.[10]

The ship was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 6 August, 1930.[11]

Alterations

Coventry was fitted with a director system in February, 1918.[12]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 753.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 229.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 228.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 226.
  12. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
  13. ↑ St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/83. f. 90.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 767.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1919). p. 766.
  16. ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 296.
  17. ↑ "undated" transfer from Castor.
  18. ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.
  19. ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 229.
  21. ↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 489.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 228.
  23. ↑ Sommerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/10. f. 413.
  24. ↑ Sommerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/10. f. 413.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 227.
  26. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 226.
  28. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  29. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  30. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  31. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  32. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  33. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  34. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  35. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  36. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  37. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  38. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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, 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.
  • 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.


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