H.M.S. Constance (1915)
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| H.M.S. Constance (1915) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 76 (1914) 23 (Jan 1918) 78 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Laid down: | 25 Jan, 1915[3] |
| Launched: | 12 Sep, 1915[4] |
| Commissioned: | Jan, 1916[5] |
| Sold: | Jan, 1936[6] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
H.M.S. Constance was one of four Cambrian class light cruisers completed in 1915 and 1916.
Service
In the Battle of Jutland, she one of five light cruisers in the Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron, screening the Battle Fleet.[7]
Captain Arthur C. Strutt recommissioned at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 27 September, 1920.[8]
She re-commissioned at Devonport on 3 January, 1923 for service in the Eighth Cruiser Squadron of the North America and West Indies Station.[9]
Paid off into Dockyard Control at Chatham on 13 September, 1926.[10]
Reduced at Portsmouth on 9 March, 1931.[11]
Alterations
Constance was fitted with a director in May, 1918. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Cyril S. Townsend, November, 1915[13] – 25 January, 1919[14] (in command at Battle of Jutland)
- Captain Edward C. Kennedy, 21 January, 1919[15] – late September, 1920[Inference]
- Captain Arthur C. Strutt, 27 September, 1920[16] – 5 March, 1923
- Captain James D. Campbell, December, 1922[17] – 1 February, 1925
- Captain Cloudesley V. Robinson, 1 December, 1924[18] – 4 December, 1926
- Commander Cecil Charles Brittain Vacher, c. May, 1926[19] – 15 June, 1926[20] (on reducing to Reserve)
- Captain H. Evelyn C. Blagrove, 10 November, 1927[21] – December, 1927[22] (for period of trials)
- Captain Dudley B. N. North, 15 August, 1927[23] – 10 May, 1929[24] (and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to Vice-Admirals H. D. R. Watson then Boyle and finally Hall-Thompson)
- Captain Gerald C. Harrison, 9 May, 1929[25] – 22 April, 1930[26] (and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to Vice-Admiral Hall-Thompson)
- Captain Colin A. M. Sarel, 22 April, 1930[27] – 27 December, 1930[28]
- Commander Austen G. Lilley, 27 December, 1930[29] – 5 January, 1931[30]
- Commander Robert Mends, 5 January, 1931[31] – 31 March, 1932
- Commander Cuthbert H. Heath-Caldwell, 31 March, 1932 – 27 October, 1932
- Commander David B. Nicol, 27 October, 1932[32][33] – 24 August, 1933[34]
- Captain Ernest R. Archer, 8 January, 1934[35] – 28 July, 1934[36]
- Commander Lawrence F. N. Ommanney, 28 July, 1934 – 16 February, 1935
See Also
- Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net
- Fourth L.C.S. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland
- Wikipedia
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 48.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 34.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 751.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 228.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 227.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 224.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ Townsend Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79. f. 98.
- ↑ Townsend Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79. f. 98.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1920). p. 751.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 751.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 228.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 228.
- ↑ Vacher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Book 9, f. 313.
- ↑ Vacher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Book 9, f. 313.
- ↑ Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
- ↑ Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 226.
- ↑ North Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 144.
- ↑ Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
- ↑ Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
- ↑ Sarel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/84. f. ?.
- ↑ Given as "31", Inferred from Lilley.
- ↑ Lilley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/24. f. 24.
- ↑ Lilley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/24. f. 24.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 224.
- ↑ Nicol Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/133. f. 144.
- ↑ Nicol Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/133. f. 144.
- ↑ Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
- ↑ Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
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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