H.M.S. Kent (1926)
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| H.M.S. Kent (1926) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 15 Nov, 1924[2] |
| Launched: | 16 Mar, 1926[3] |
| Completed: | 22 Jun, 1928[4] |
| Broken up: | 1948[5] |
H.M.S. Kent was one of seven Kent Class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Ready for trials in April 1928, Kent was to proceed to Portsmouth on April 19, expected to arrive on 1 May.[6]
She was commissioned at Chatham on 25 June, 1928,[7] Kent went out to the China Station to relieve Hawkins as flagship.[8]
In mid-1931 she was still with the Fifth Cruiser Squadron on the China Station,[9] but she returned to Chatham for a refit in 1931, replaced as flagship by H.M.S. Suffolk. She re-commissioned at Chatham on 30 July, 1931 to return to China.[10]
She re-commissioned at Chatham on 25 May, 1934.[11]
Paid off into Reserve at Portsmouth on 30 January, 1937.[12]
Captains
- Captain James Wolfe-Murray, 23 January, 1928[13][14] – June, 1929[15] (and as Flag Captain to R/A Tyrwhitt and then to Arthur K. Waistell)
- Captain Arthur L. Snagge, 8 June, 1929 – August, 1929 (and as Flag Captain to R/A Arthur K. Waistell)
- Captain Bertram H. Ramsay, 27 July, 1929 – 19 June, 1931
- Captain John H. Godfrey, 20 June, 1931[16] – 16 November, 1931
- Captain Geoffrey Layton, 16 November, 1931[17] – 13 January, 1932[18] (remained aboard as Chief of Staff, additional, as Commodore, Second Class)
- Captain Thomas B. Drew, 13 January, 1932[19] – 11 March, 1933
- Captain Algernon U. Willis, 21 January, 1933[20][21] – 20 May, 1934[22]
- Captain Ion B. B. Tower, 20 May, 1934[23] – 14 January, 1937 (and as Flag Captain)
- Captain Thomas A. C. Pakenham, 18 December, 1936 – 1937[24]
- Captain Leslie H. Ashmore, 7 April, 1938[25] – 12 September, 1939[26]
- Captain Douglas Young-Jamieson, 12 September, 1939[27] – 3 March, 1941[28] (temporary, initially, while Ashmore was sick)
- Commander John H. Venville, 24 February, 1941 – 15 May, 1941
- Captain Angus E. M. B. Cunninghame Graham, 15 May, 1941 – 9 July, 1943
- Captain Geoffrey A. B. Hawkins, 9 July, 1943 – 22 December, 1944
- Captain Douglas C. Lang, – 27 February, 1945
- Captain Walter H. G. Fallowfield, 27 February, 1945[29] – 14 October, 1945[30]
- Captain Philip H. Calderon, 8 September, 1945 – 16 September, 1946
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.
- ↑ "Naval, Military, And Air Force." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 05, 1928; pg. 17; Issue 44860.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 249.
- ↑ "Naval And Military." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jan 17, 1928; pg. 19; Issue 44792.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 248.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). pp. 248-9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 250.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 248.
- ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
- ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 248.
- ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
- ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 248.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 7 Oct. 1932, p. 6.
- ↑ Willis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 460.
- ↑ Willis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 460.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 249.
- ↑ Date not legible in Service Record preview.
- ↑ Ashmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 99.
- ↑ Ashmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 99.
- ↑ Young-Jamieson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/44. f. 44.
- ↑ Young-Jamieson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/44. f. 44.
- ↑ Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
- ↑ Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
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