H.M.S. Gloucester (1937)
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| H.M.S. Gloucester (1937) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 22 Sep, 1936[2] |
| Launched: | 19 Oct, 1937[3] |
| Completed: | 31 Jan, 1939[4] |
| Sunk: | 22 May, 1941[5] |
H.M.S. Gloucester was one of three Gloucester Class light cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Captains
- Captain Frederick R. Garside, 3 January, 1939[6][7] – 8 July, 1940[8] (and as Flag Captain, killed when in command)
- Captain Reginald P. Tanner, 8 July, 1940[9] – 16 July, 1940[10]
- Captain Henry A. Rowley, 16 July, 1940[11] – 22 May, 1941[12] (killed when ship lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 32.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ "Obituaries." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 19, 1940; pg. 7; Issue 48672.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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| Gloucester | Liverpool | Manchester | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Southampton Class | Minor Cruisers (UK) | Edinburgh Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
