H.M.S. Centaur (1916)
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| H.M.S. Centaur (1916) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 36 (Sep 1915) 34 (Jan 1918) 10 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers[2] |
| Ordered: | 1914-15 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 24 Jan, 1915[4] |
| Launched: | 6 Jan, 1916[5] |
| Commissioned: | Aug, 1916[6] |
| Sold: | Feb, 1934[7] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
Service
She recommissioned at Malta on 19 June, 1920.[8]
Alterations
Centaur and her sister Concord were among the first light cruisers to be completed with a director.[9] They also had the first Evershed Bearing Indicator installations for light cruisers, possibly upon completion.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Barry E. Domvile, 20 July, 1916[11]
- Captain Wion de M. Egerton, January, 1918[12]
- Captain Henry K. Kitson, August, 1919[13]
- Captain Wilfred F. French, December, 1920[14]
- Captain Charles D. Burke, December, 1922[15]
- Captain Colin K. MacLean, April, 1925[16]
- Captain Wion de M. Egerton, September, 1926[17]
- Captain Robin C. Dalglish, July, 1928[18]
- Captain Edward O. B. S. Osborne, August, 1930[19]
- Captain George H. D'O. Lyon, 25 July, 1932[20] – 19 August, 1932[21] (and as Commodore, Second Class in command of Home Fleet Destroyer Flotillas)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 48.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 743.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. p. 29.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392g.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 754.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Lyon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 480.
- ↑ Lyon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 480.
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, 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.
- 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.
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