H.M.S. Diomede (1919)
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| H.M.S. Diomede (1919) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 92 (Apr 1922)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers[2] |
| Laid down: | 3 Jun, 1918[3] |
| Launched: | 29 Apr, 1919[4] |
| Commissioned: | 2 Oct, 1922[5] |
| Sold: | Apr, 1946[6] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Geoffrey Hopwood, 17 April, 1922[7] – January, 1925[8]
- Captain Charles E. Kennedy-Purvis, 21 January, 1925[9] – July, 1925[10]
- Captain James S. Macl. Ritchie, October, 1925[11] – January, 1927[12]
- Captain George T. C. P. Swabey, January, 1927[13] – October, 1927[14]
- Captain Lionel V. Wells, October, 1927[15] – 1930[16]
- Captain Malcolm L. Goldsmith, 27 August, 1930[17] – 14 October, 1930[18]
- Captain Martin J. C. de Meric, October, 1930[19] – April, 1932[20]
- Captain Fischer B. Watson, April, 1932[21] – August, 1933[22]
- Captain Cosmo M. Graham, August, 1933[23] – 1936[24]
- Captain Arthur R. Halfhide, February, 1937[25] – 1937[26]
- Captain Edward B. C. Dicken, July, 1939[27] – February, 1940[28]
- Captain Cyril G. B. Coltart, February, 1940[29] – June, 1940[30]
- Captain John W. Farquhar, June, 1940[31] – June, 1941[32]
- Captain David Orr-Ewing, June, 1941[33] – August, 1942[34]
Alterations
Diomede was probably fitted with a director on launch or very soon thereafter.[35]
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, 1923). p. 749.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 233.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Kennedy-Purvis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 31.
- ↑ Kennedy-Purvis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 31.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Goldsmith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 247.
- ↑ Goldsmith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 247.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
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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