H.M.S. Dunedin (1918)
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| H.M.S. Dunedin (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 96 (Aug 1919)[1] |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company[2] |
| Laid down: | Nov, 1917[3] |
| Launched: | 19 Nov, 1918[4] |
| Commissioned: | 13 Sep, 1919[5] |
| Torpedoed: | 24 Nov, 1941[6] |
| Fate: | by U 124 |
Service
Dunedin was listed in June 1918 as one of eight light cruisers to receive a Mark III* Dreyer Table, presumably in place at time of completion.[7]
Dunedin was commissioned at Chatham on 1 October, 1920.[8] By early 1929, she was with the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy.[9]
Paid off into Dockyard Control at Chatham on 29 May, 1931.[10]
She completed to full complement at Chatham on 26 May, 1932.[11]
She re-commissioned in Rserve at Portsmouth on 30 April, 1937.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Charles N. Tindal-Carill-Worsley, 29 August, 1919 – 25 March, 1920
- Captain Charles A. W. Wrightson, 25 March, 1920[13][14] – 31 March, 1921[15][16]
- Captain Hubert S. Monroe, 31 March, 1921[17] – 16 November, 1922[18]
- Captain The Hon. Alexander R. M. Ramsay, 16 November, 1922[19] – after 31 August, 1923[20]
- Commodore, Second Class Alister F. Beal, 12 July, 1923[21] – August, 1926[22] (and in charge of New Zealand Station)
- Captain George T. C. P. Swabey, 18 June, 1926[23] – 23 January, 1927[24] (on loan to New Zealand government)
- Captain James S. Macl. Ritchie, January, 1927[25] – 1928[26]
- Captain George T. C. P. Swabey, 26 October, 1927[27] – 18 October, 1929[28]
- Captain Geoffrey Blake, September, 1929[29] – April, 1932[30]
- Captain Martin J. C. de Meric, 5 April, 1932[31] – August, 1933[32]
- Captain Fischer B. Watson, August, 1933[33] – March, 1935[34]
- Captain The Hon. Edmund R. Drummond, 9 March, 1935
- Commander Mervyn S. Thomas, 1 May, 1937[35] – 10 May, 1937[36] (vice Willett, which seems to make no sense)
- Captain Wilfrid R. Patterson, 10 May, 1937[37] – 27 May, 1937[38] (temporary, for Coronation Review)
- Commander Mervyn S. Thomas, 23 May, 1937[39] – 8 June, 1937[40] (vice Patterson, which seems to make no sense)
- Commander John B. E. Hall, 7 June, 1937[41] – 4 November, 1937[42] (vice Thomas)
- Captain Henry B. Crane, 4 November, 1937 – 12 March, 1938
- Captain John G. Y. Loveband, 18 March, 1938[43] – 13 January, 1939[44]
- Captain Charles E. Lambe, 2 January, 1939[45] – 3 September, 1940[46]
- Captain Edward C. Thornton, 28 September, 1940[47] – 15 November, 1940[48]
- Captain Richard S. Lovatt, 6 September, 1940[49] – 24 November, 1941[50] (killed when vessel lost)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 763.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 62.
- ↑ Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. p. 3.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 297.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 297.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 297.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 235.
- ↑ Wrightson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/101. f. 112.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 763.
- ↑ Wrightson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/101. f. 112.
- ↑ Ship's Log
- ↑ Monroe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 438.
- ↑ Monroe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 438.
- ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 210.
- ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 210.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 297.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Swabey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/6. f. 6.
- ↑ Swabey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/6. f. 6.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Swabey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/6. f. 6.
- ↑ Swabey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/6. f. 6.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 300.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/201. f. ?.
- ↑ Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/201. f. ?.
- ↑ Patterson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/21. f. 21.
- ↑ Patterson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/21. f. 21.
- ↑ Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/201. f. ?.
- ↑ Thomas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/201. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 235.
- ↑ Crane's Service Record notes he is "vice Hall".
- ↑ Loveband Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/84. f. 84.
- ↑ Loveband Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/84. f. 84.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
- ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
- ↑ Lovatt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/37. f. 37.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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.
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