H.M.S. Enterprise (1919)
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| H.M.S. Enterprise (1919) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | John Brown & Company[1] |
| Laid down: | 28 Jun, 1918[2] |
| Launched: | 23 Dec, 1919[3] |
| Commissioned: | 7 Apr, 1926[4] |
| Sold: | Apr, 1946[5] |
Service
Commissioned 7 April, 1926.[6]
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 26 February, 1929 for service with the Fourth Cruiser Squadron in the East Indies.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Herbert Fitzherbert, 5 January, 1926 – 1 July, 1926
- Captain Stephen St. L. Moore, 1 July, 1926[8] – July, 1928
- Captain Henry D. Pridham-Wippell, 9 June, 1928[9] – 28 September, 1930[10]
- Captain Philip E. Phillips, 29 August, 1930[11] – 15 August, 1932[12]
- Captain Reginald B. Darke, 8 July, 1932[13] – 15 January, 1935[14] (and as Flag Captain and temporary C.O.S. to Rear Admiral Dunbar-Nasmith from 15 August, 1932)
- Captain Charles E. Morgan, 1936[15] – 1938[16]
- Commander Charles H. Allen, 7 August, 1938 – August, 1939[Inference]
- Captain Henry J. Egerton, 23 August, 1939 – 29 March, 1940
- Captain John C. Annesley, March, 1940[17] – 15 July, 1942[18]
- Captain George E. M. O'Donnell, 15 July, 1942[19] – 17 November, 1942[20]
- Captain George E. M. O'Donnell, 26 June, 1943[21] – 22 July, 1943[22]
- Captain Harold T. W. Grant, July, 1943[23] – October, 1944[24]
- Captain Allan T. G. C. Peachey, 28 June, 1944 – 2 October, 1944
- Captain Sydney K. Smyth, 2 October, 1944 – 3 November, 1944
Alterations
In the early 1930s, Enterprise's 2 bow 6-in mountings were replaced by a double mounting.[25]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 237.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 237.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 237.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 237.
- ↑ Pridham-Wippell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/14. ff. 177, 253.
- ↑ Pridham-Wippell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/14. ff. 177, 253.
- ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
- ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Superseded that day. O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
- ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
- ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
- ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
- ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 64.
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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