H.M.S. Curlew (1917)
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| H.M.S. Curlew (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 80 (Aug 1917) 3C (Jan 1918) 48 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers[2] |
| Ordered: | Mar/Apr 1916[3] |
| Laid down: | 21 Aug, 1916[4] |
| Launched: | 5 Jul, 1917[5] |
| Commissioned: | Dec, 1917[6] |
| Sunk: | 26 May, 1940[7] |
| Fate: | Air attack, Norway |
Service
She recommissioned at Rosyth on 27 April, 1920.[8]
Alterations
Curlew was fitted with a director system in December, 1917.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Wilfrid Nunn, 28 November, 1917[10]
- Lieutenant-Commander Beauchamp A. Francis, 30 July, 1919[11]
- Captain William M. James, April, 1920[12]
- Captain Harold E. Sulivan, 10 January, 1921[13] – 15 January, 1921[14] (for trials)
- Captain Harold E. Sulivan, 24 June, 1921[15] – c. September, 1922[16]
- Captain L. Stanley Holbrook, 1 November, 1922[17] – November, 1924[18]
- Captain Henry D. Bridges, 1 November, 1924[19] – 29 April, 1927[20]
- Captain Hamilton C. Allen, May, 1927[21] – 18 March, 1929[22] (vice someone named "Taylor")
- Commander John G. Bower, July, 1929[23] – November, 1929[24] (took command upon reducing to Reserve)
- Captain Arthur F. Pridham, November, 1929[25] – 1 September, 1930[26]
- Captain Charles G. Stuart, 15 August, 1930[27]
- Captain Bertram C. Watson, 22 July, 1932[28] – 24 August, 1933[29]
- Commander Patrick Butter, 15 January, 1934 – 8 April, 1935
- Commander Charles E. S. Farrant, 8 April, 1935[30] – 1936[31]
- Captain Augustine W. S. Agar, January, 1936[32] – January, 1937[33]
- Captain Basil C. B. Brooke, August, 1939[34] – 26 May, 1940[35] (vessel lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 756.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 771.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1920). p. 756.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 756.
- ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
- ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
- ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
- ↑ Sulivan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/250. f. 283.
- ↑ Holbrook Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 219.
- ↑ Holbrook Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 219.
- ↑ Bridges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/34. f. 34.
- ↑ Bridges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/34. f. 34.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
- ↑ Bower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/99. f. 222. Month may be read incorrectly.
- ↑ Bower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/99. f. 222.
- ↑ Pridham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Book 9, f. 302.
- ↑ Pridham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Book 9, f. 302.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 228.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/339. f. 341.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/339. f. 341.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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, 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.
- 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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