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H.M.S. Frobisher (1920)
Pendant Number:	81 (Sep 1924)^[1]
Builder:	Devonport Royal Dockyard^[2]
Ordered:	Dec, 1915^[3]
Laid down:	2 Aug, 1916^[4]
Launched:	20 Mar, 1920^[5]
Commissioned:	Sep, 1924^[6]
Sold:	26 Mar, 1949^[7]
Fate:	Scrapped

Service

Frobisher was re-commissioned on 29 September, 1924 to serve as flagship for the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean, though the flag may have flown temporarily in Delhi.^[8]

Re-commissioned at Devonport on 13 February, 1928, again for service with the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.^[9]

Re-commissioned in Reserve at Portsmouth on 26 November, 1930.^[10]

She completed to full complement on 1 December, 1932 for service as a Cadet Training Cruiser.^[11]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Captain Charles E. Turle, 15 July, 1924^[12] – October, 1926 (and as Chief Staff Officer to R/A Commanding, First Cruiser Squadron Waistell)
Captain Thomas F. P. Calvert, 27 September, 1926^[13]^[14] – October, 1928^[15] (and as Chief Staff Officer)
Captain Richard B. Davies, 21 September, 1928^[16] – April, 1929^[17]
Captain Hugh H. Rogers, 4 April, 1929 – September, 1929
Captain Herbert A. Forster, 10 September, 1929 – 15 September, 1930
Captain Colin A. M. Sarel, 22 April, 1930^[18] – 22 April, 1932
Captain Cecil B. Prickett, 23 April, 1932 – 1932
Commander Francis S. W. de Winton, 14 July, 1932^[19] – 15 November, 1932^[20] (temporary)
Captain Herbert A. Forster, 16 December, 1932^[21] – 17 December, 1934
Captain Piers K. Kekewich, 18 December, 1934^[22] – 18 December, 1936^[23]
Captain Ernest J. Spooner, 18 December, 1936^[24] – 16 August, 1937
Commander Guy B. Amery-Parkes, August, 1937 – 30 August, 1937 (assumed command on transfer)
Commander Robert A. Startin, 30 August, 1937^[25] – 14 December, 1937^[26]
Captain Peveril B. R. W. William-Powlett, January, 1939^[27] – 17 May, 1939^[28]
Commander Hilary W. Biggs, 17 May, 1939^[29]
Captain James F. W. Mudford, 13 January, 1942^[30] – 15 September, 1944^[31]
Captain (retired) Neville B. C. Brock, 15 September, 1944^[32] – 16 March, 1945^[33]
Captain John G. Hewitt, 16 March, 1945^[34]

Footnotes

↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 63.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 63.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 63.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 63.
↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). pp. 240, 241.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 240.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 240.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 241.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 240.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 240.
↑ Calvert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/14. f. 7.
↑ Calvert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/14. f. 7.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 240.
↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 240.
↑ De Winton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/105. f. 105.
↑ De Winton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/105. f. 105.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 240.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 241.
↑ Kekewich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/340. f. 343.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 241.
↑ Startin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/105. f. 107.
↑ Startin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/105. f. 107.
↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), 17 May 1939, p. 20.
↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), 17 May 1939, p. 20.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.

Bibliography

Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.

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[1] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.

[2] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 63.

[3] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.

[4] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 63.

[5] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 63.

[6] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 63.

[7] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.

[8] The Navy List. (April, 1925). pp. 240, 241.

[9] The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 240.

[10] The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 240.

[11] The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 241.

[12] The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 240.

[13] The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 240.

[14] Calvert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/14. f. 7.

[15] Calvert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/14. f. 7.

[16] The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 240.

[17] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[18] The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 240.

[19] De Winton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/105. f. 105.

[20] De Winton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/105. f. 105.

[21] The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 240.

[22] The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 241.

[23] Kekewich Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/340. f. 343.

[24] The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 241.

[25] Startin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/105. f. 107.

[26] Startin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/105. f. 107.

[27] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[28] "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), 17 May 1939, p. 20.

[29] "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), 17 May 1939, p. 20.

[30] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[31] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[32] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[33] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[34] Uboat.net page on the ship.

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