H.M.S. Weston (1932)
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| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 23 Jul, 1932[2] |
| Broken up: | 1947[3] |
H.M.S. Weston was one of eight Shoreham Class sloops completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 21 February, 1933 for service on the Africa Station.[4]
Re-commissioned at Gibraltar on 31 August, 1935 for service in the the Mediterranean,[5] and then to the East Indies before mid-1937.[6]
Captains
- Commander Henry L. I. Kirkpatrick, 11 November, 1932[7]
- Commander John H. Bowen, 13 August, 1935[8]
- Acting Captain Alastair G. Davidson, 8 September, 1939 – 12 January, 1940
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 292.
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