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
Commissioned at Chatham on 1 October, 1920.[7]
In mid-1925, Diomede was part of the Fifth Cruiser Squadron on the China Station.[8]
Re-commissioned in Portsmouth on 21 October 1925 for service with the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy.[9]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 19 July 1928.[10]
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 16 October, 1930 for service with the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Geoffrey Hopwood, 17 April, 1922[12] – March, 1925
- Captain Charles E. Kennedy-Purvis, 21 January, 1925[13][14] – July, 1925[15]
- Captain James S. Macl. Ritchie, 1 October, 1925[16] – January, 1927[17]
- Commodore, Second Class George T. C. P. Swabey, 2 January, 1927[18] – 23 October, 1927[19] (and as Commodore in Command of the New Zealand Station)
- Captain Lionel V. Wells, 11 October, 1927[20] – 18 February, 1930[21]
- Captain Malcolm L. Goldsmith, 27 August, 1930[22] – 14 October, 1930[23]
- Captain Martin J. C. de Meric, October, 1930[24] – c. April, 1931[25]
- Captain Fischer B. Watson, April, 1932[26] – August, 1933[27]
- Captain Cosmo M. Graham, August, 1933[28] – 1936[29]
- Commander John W. Farquhar, 31 March, 1936 – 21 September, 1936
- Captain Arthur R. Halfhide, February, 1937[30] – 1937[31]
- Captain Edward B. C. Dicken, July, 1939[32] – February, 1940[33]
- Captain John W. Farquhar, 31 January, 1940 – 25 February, 1940
- Commodore, Second Class Cyril G. B. Coltart, 26 February, 1940 – June, 1940 (removed sick at Bermuda)
- Captain John W. Farquhar, 27 June, 1940 – 20 October, 1940 ("vice Wemyss")
- Commodore, Second Class Cyril E. Douglas-Pennant, 30 June, 1940 – c. 30 June, 1940 (and as Commodore, West Coast South America, "vice Wemyss")
- Captain David Orr-Ewing, June, 1941[34] – August, 1942[35]
Fire Control
Diomede was probably fitted with a director on launch or very soon thereafter.[36]
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, 1931). p. 297.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 297.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 296.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 297.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 233.
- ↑ Kennedy-Purvis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 233.
- ↑ Kennedy-Purvis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 297.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Swabey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/6. f. 6.
- ↑ Swabey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/6. f. 6.
- ↑ Wells Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/181., f. 97.
- ↑ Wells Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/181., f. 97.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ de Meric Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 299.
- ↑ 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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