H.M.S. Caledon (1916)
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| H.M.S. Caledon (1916) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 69 (Apr 1917) 22 (Jan 1918) 65 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Cammell Laird[2] |
| Ordered: | Dec, 1915[3] |
| Laid down: | 17 Mar, 1916[4] |
| Launched: | 25 Nov, 1916[5] |
| Commissioned: | Mar, 1917[6] |
| Sold: | Jan, 1948[7] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
H.M.S. Caledon was launched in 1916 — one of four light cruisers of her class.
Service
Caledon was fitted with a director in June, 1917. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[8] Following successful tests in Yarmouth in June, 1917, Caledon was one of three other light cruisers to receive a flying-off platform on her forecastle for a Sopwith Pup some few weeks later.[9]
In May, 1919, Caledon was chosen as the flagship for a new Second Light Cruiser Squadron.
In mid-1920, it was ordered that Caledon should replace her 21-in Mark IV S.L. torpedoes with their Mark IV* version.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Claud H. Sinclair, February, 1917[11]
- Captain Walter Henry Cowan, 7 July, 1917[12]
- Commander Henry S. M. Harrison-Wallace, September, 1917[13]
- Captain Geoffrey Mackworth, 22 March, 1919[14] – May, 1919[15] (and as Flag Captain to R/A Cowan)
- Commodore, Second Class Arthur A. M. Duff, 14 May, 1919[16]
- Captain Everard J. Hardman-Jones, 23 November, 1920[17] – May, 1921[18] (and as Flag Captain to R/A Duff of Second Light Cruiser Squadron from 31 December)
- Captain Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy, 14 May, 1921[19] – September, 1921[20] (and as Captain (D), Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Algernon H. C. Candy, January, 1922[21]
- Captain Dudley B. N. North, 15 September, 1922[22] – 9 April, 1924[23]
- Captain Fischer B. Watson, 9 April, 1924[24] – April, 1926[25]
- Captain Miles B. Birkett, 9 April, 1926[26] – 17 August, 1926[27]
- Captain Claude C. Dobson, 30 June, 1927[28] – 8 August, 1927[29] (for trials)
- Captain Hubert Ardill, 21 December, 1927[30]
- Captain John U. P. Fitzgerald, December, 1929[31]
- Captain Cecil N. Reyne, December, 1933[32] – 2 July, 1934[33] (and as Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet, Devonport)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ 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 Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 53.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1920. pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.1920).
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 748.
- ↑ Mackworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/53. f. 53.
- ↑ Mackworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/53. f. 53.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 738.
- ↑ Hardman-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 152.
- ↑ Hardman-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 152.
- ↑ Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
- ↑ Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ North Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 144.
- ↑ North Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 144.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
- ↑ Birkett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 518.
- ↑ Birkett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 518.
- ↑ Dobson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/15
- ↑ Dobson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 9.
- ↑ Ardill Service Record at The National Archives. ADM 196/49
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Reyne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 98.
- ↑ Reyne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 98.
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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