H.M.S. Cumberland (1926)
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H.M.S. Cumberland (1926) | |
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Builder: | Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow[1] |
Laid down: | 18 Oct, 1924[2] |
Launched: | 16 Mar, 1926[3] |
Completed: | 23 Jan, 1928[4] |
Broken up: | 1959[5] |
H.M.S. Cumberland was one of seven Kent Class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Captains
- Captain Arthur L. Snagge, c. 1927[6] – c. 1929[7]
- Captain Leonard F. Potter, April, 1929[8] – June, 1931[9]
- Captain Thomas B. Drew, June, 1931[10] – December, 1931[11]
- Captain Brian Egerton, December, 1931[12] – February, 1933[13]
- Captain Cyril H. G. Benson, February, 1933[14] – 1935[15]
- Captain Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke, January, 1936[16] – May, 1936[17]
- Captain John C. Leach, May, 1936[18] – November, 1938[19]
- Captain Walter H. G. Fallowfield, February, 1939[20] – February, 1940[21]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ "Vice-Admiral A. L. Snagge" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 12 February, 1955. Issue 53164, col F, p. 8.
- ↑ "Vice-Admiral A. L. Snagge" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 12 February, 1955. Issue 53164, col F, p. 8.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Royal Navy. The Times (London, England), Saturday, Nov 28, 1931; pg. 7; Issue 45992.
- ↑ Royal Navy. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Apr 18, 1933; pg. 6; Issue 46421.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
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