H.M.S. Caradoc (1916)
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| H.M.S. Caradoc (1916) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | A0 (Jun 1917) 28 (Jan 1918) 55 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2] |
| Ordered: | Dec, 1915[3] |
| Laid down: | 21 Feb, 1916[4] |
| Launched: | 23 Dec, 1916[5] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1917[6] |
| Sold: | Apr, 1946[7] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
Service
She recommissioned on 29 February, 1919.[8]
Caradoc was re-commissioned at Devonport on 15 March, 1923 for service in the Third Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.[9]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 16 February, 1926.[10]
Completed to Full Complement at Portsmouth on 5 October, 1928 for service on the America and West Indies Station.[11]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 15 July, 1930.[12]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 24 August, 1932.[13]
Reduced to Reserve at Extended Notice at Plymouth on 17 October, 1934.[14]
Alterations
Caradoc was fitted with a director in June, 1917. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[15]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain William M. Kerr, 12 June, 1917[16] – 7 August, 1919[17]
- Captain Ragnar M. Colvin, 7 August, 1919[18] – after December, 1920
- Captain Guy P. Bigg-Wither, 14 August, 1921[19] – August, 1922[20]
- Captain Reginald St. P. Parry, 25 July, 1922[21] – 20 August, 1924[22]
- Captain Hugh D. Hamilton, 20 August, 1924[23] – 27 September, 1926[24]
- Captain Hamilton C. Allen, 21 August, 1926[25] – May, 1927[26]
- Captain Errol Manners, June, 1927[27] – 2 January, 1928 (for voyage home)
- Captain Henry R. Moore, 11 September, 1928[28] – 1929
- Commander David C. Pillans, 25 February, 1930[29] – 14 July, 1930[30] (during period reduced to Reserve)
- Captain Victor H. Danckwerts, 15 July, 1930[31] – July, 1932
- Captain Edward N. Syfret, 19 July, 1932[32] – 31 August, 1934
- Commander John D. A. Musters, 17 July, 1934[33] – 13 May, 1936
- Commander Noel H. Beaver, 15 May, 1936 – 30 December, 1936
- Commander Alfred O'Leary, 30 December, 1936[34]
- Captain Edward A. Aylmer, 28 September, 1938 – 17 October, 1938
- Captain Eric W. L. Longley-Cook, 31 July, 1939[35] – 8 June, 1940[36]
- Captain Jocelyn S. Bethell, 8 June, 1940[37] – 8 December, 1941[38]
- Lieutenant-Commander John F. D. Bowen, 8 December, 1941[39] – 17 February, 1942[40]
- Captain John W. Josselyn, 17 February, 1942[41] – 1 July, 1943[42]
- Commander Michael Everard, 1 July, 1943[43] – 8 July, 1943[44]
- Acting Captain Edmund F. FitzGerald, 8 July, 1943[45] – 1 April, 1944[46]
- Captain Addison J. Baker-Cresswell, 1 April, 1944[47] – early 1945[48]
- Temporary Acting Commander R.N.V.R. Kenneth E. Gain, early 1945[49] – 23 July, 1945[50]
- Commander John H. Eaden, 23 July, 1945[51] – September, 1945[52]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 740.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 221.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 220.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 221.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 751.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/225. f. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 741.
- ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 197.
- ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 197.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 733.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 375.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 375.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 222.
- ↑ Pillans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/78. f. 210.
- ↑ Pillans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/78. f. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 221.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 220.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 220.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 221.
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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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