H.M.S. Rodney (1925)
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| 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 re-commissioned at Devonport on 12 April, 1932 to serve with the Second Battle Squadron of the Home Fleet.[9]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 31 August, 1934.[10]
She was grounded on 9 October, 1935 in circumstances involving another vessel, M.V. Atlas. Captain Custance was faulted for the misfortune.[11]
Captains
- Captain Henry K. Kitson, 20 May, 1927[12][13] – 21 April, 1928[14]
- Captain Francis W. L. Tottenham, 21 April, 1928[15] – December, 1929[16]
- Captain Andrew B. Cunningham, December, 1929[17] – December, 1930[18]
- Captain Roger M. Bellairs, 16 December, 1930[19][20] – c. April, 1932[21]
- Captain John C. Tovey, 12 April, 1932[22][23] – 31 August, 1934[24][25]
- Captain Wilfred N. Custance, 31 August, 1934[26] – February, 1936[27] (and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to R/A Ramsey from 6 January, 1936)
- Captain William J. Whitworth, 21 February, 1936[28] – 25 July, 1936[29] (and as Flag Captain to R/A of illegible Battle Squadron)
- Captain Ronald H. C. Hallifax, 25 July, 1936[30] – 16 August, 1938 (and as Flag Captain to Admiral Backhouse)
- Captain Edward N. Syfret, 15 August, 1938[31] – 21 November, 1939 (and as Flag Captain and C.O.S. to R/A 2BS v. Cantlie on transfer of flag)
- Captain Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton, 21 November, 1939 – July, 1941
- Captain James W. Rivett-Carnac, 14 July, 1941[32] – July, 1943[33]
- Captain Robert O. FitzRoy, 10 September, 1943[34] – December, 1945[35]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 268.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 269.
- ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 265.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 267.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 269.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 2 July 1938, p. 18.
- ↑ Rivett-Carnac Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/330. f. 687.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
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