H.M.S. Delhi (1918)
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| H.M.S. Delhi (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 6A (Nov 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Armstrong[2] |
| Laid down: | 29 Oct, 1917[3] |
| Launched: | 23 Aug, 1918[4] |
| Commissioned: | 31 May, 1919[5] |
| Sold: | Jan, 1948[6] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
Service
In June, 1919, Delhi joined the Atlantic Fleet's revamped First Light Cruiser Squadron and became the flagship.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Geoffrey Mackworth, 30 May, 1919[7][8] – 5 July, 1920[9] (and as Flag Captain to R/A Cowan)
- Captain Ambrose M. Peck, 5 July, 1920[10] – 25 August, 1920[11] (and as Flag Captain and Chief Staff Officer to R/A James Andrew Fergusson)
- Captain Francis W. L. Tottenham, 25 August, 1920[12] – August, 1922[13]
- Captain James M. Pipon, 28 August, 1922[14] – October, 1924[15] (and as Flag Captain)
- Captain Kenelm E. L. Creighton, October, 1924[16] – December, 1925[17]
- Captain Errol Manners, December, 1925[18] – June, 1927[19]
- Captain Alfred H. Taylor, June, 1927[20] – 1928[21]
- Captain William E. C. Tait, December, 1929[22] – May, 1931[23]
- Captain Frederic N. Attwood, May, 1931[24] – 1932[25]
- Captain The Hon. Edmund R. Drummond, 1932[26] – December, 1932[27]
- Captain Henry B. Rawlings, December, 1932[28] – October, 1934[29]
- Captain William S. Chalmers, October, 1934[30] – October, 1936[31]
- Captain Charles Farquhar-Smith, October, 1936[32] – 1938[33]
- Captain Louis H. K. Hamilton, August, 1939[34] – December, 1939[35]
- Captain Alfred S. Russell, February, 1940[36] – March, 1941[37]
- Captain Allan T. G. C. Peachey, 24 November, 1941 – December, 1943
- Captain December, 1943, [38] – April, 1945[39]
Fire Control
Listed in June 1918 as one of eight light cruisers to receive a Mark III* Dreyer Table, presumably in place at time of completion.[40]
Torpedo Control
In 1919, she was selected to receive one of the first five Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type As.[41]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 758.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ Mackworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/53. f. 53.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 775.
- ↑ Mackworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/53. f. 53.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ Peck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/324. f. 364.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 758.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 232.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. p. 3.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1919. p. 118.
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.
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