H.M.S. Devonshire (1927)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Devonshire (1927) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 16 Mar, 1926[2] |
| Launched: | 22 Oct, 1927[3] |
| Completed: | 18 Mar, 1929[4] |
| Broken up: | 1954[5] |
H.M.S. Devonshire was one of four London Class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy in the late 1920s.
There was an earlier armoured cruiser named H.M.S. Devonshire that fought in the Great War.
Service
Captains
- Captain Henry C. Rawlings, 15 November, 1928[6] – 17 August, 1931[7] (initially for trials, later as Flag Captain to Henley)
- Captain Robert D. Oliver, – 24 November, 1942[8]
- Captain Douglas Young-Jamieson, 24 November, 1942[9] – 18 June, 1943[10]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
- ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Young-Jamieson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/44. f. 44.
Bibliography
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