H.M.S. Concord (1916)
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| H.M.S. Concord (1916) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 2A (Sep 1915) 46 (Jan 1918) 15 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers[2] |
| Ordered: | 1914-15 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 1 Feb, 1915[4] |
| Launched: | 1 Apr, 1916[5] |
| Commissioned: | Dec, 1916[6] |
| Sold: | Aug, 1935[7] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
Service
Concord collided with the destroyer Ostrich on 19 February, 1917, prompting a reproach for Captain Paton that he should have familiarised himself with his patrol area beforehand.[8]
She re-commissioned at Devonport 24 October, 1919.[9]
Concord was re-commissioned at Devonport on 27 May, 1924 for service with the Third Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.[10]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 15 June, 1926.[11]
She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 9 October, 1928.[12]
Paid-off on 9 December, 1932.[13]
Alterations
Concord and her sister Centaur were among the first light cruisers to be completed with a director.[14] They also had the first Evershed Bearing Indicator installations for light cruisers, possibly upon completion.[15]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain William D. Paton, 14 November, 1916[16] – 19 January, 1919[17]
- Captain Walter J. C. Lake, 19 January, 1919[18]
- Captain Lionel F. Maitland-Kirwan, 19 January, 1921[19] – 3 June, 1921
- Captain Brien M. Money, 1 June, 1921[20] – September, 1922[21]
- Captain Henry G. Thursfield, 5 September, 1922[22] – May, 1923[23]
- Captain Henry G. Thursfield, 27 May, 1924[24] – 30 September, 1924[25]
- Captain Alexander R. W. Woods, 30 September, 1924[26] – July 1925[27]
- Captain Charles E. Kennedy-Purvis, July, 1925[28] – 8 January, 1927[29]
- Captain Egerton W. Isaacson, 20 December, 1926[30] – c. 5 September, 1927[Inference] (transferred out to Caledon)
- Commander Roy N. Suter, 5 September, 1927 – 27 September, 1927
- Commander Charles T. Wilson, 27 September, 1927[31] – 16 December, 1927[32]
- Commander Alan F. W. Howard, 27 October, 1927[33] – November, 1927[Inference]
- Commander Bernard Acworth, 16 December, 1927[34] – c. January, 1928 (left for Dartmouth on transfer of flag)
- Captain Arthur F. Pridham, 14 February, 1928[35] – 26 September, 1928[36]
- Captain Albert J. Robertson, 9 October, 1928[37] – 19 December, 1929
- Captain Marshal L. Clarke, December, 1929[38] – 18 December, 1930[39]
- Captain Algernon R. Smithwick, 18 December, 1930[40] – 28 December, 1931[41]
- Captain Hubert Ardill, 14 March, 1932[42] – 9 December, 1932[43]
- Lieutenant-Commander Glyn C. H. Clayton, 9 December, 1932[44] – 7 April, 1933
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 48.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Paton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/60. f. 68.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 750.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p.227.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 227.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 224.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. p. 29.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 763.
- ↑ Paton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/60. f. 68.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 763.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 750.
- ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
- ↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
- ↑ Thursfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 276.
- ↑ Thursfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 276.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 227.
- ↑ Thursfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 276.
- ↑ Woods Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/204. f. 208.
- ↑ Woods Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/204. f. 208.
- ↑ Kennedy-Purvis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 31.
- ↑ Kennedy-Purvis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 226.
- ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/52. f. ?.
- ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/52. f. ?.
- ↑ Howard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/55. f. 458. There is some inference being made here, along with The Navy List (January, 1928), p. 226.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1928). p. 226.
- ↑ Pridham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Book 9, f. 302.
- ↑ Pridham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Book 9, f. 302.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 226.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Smithwick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/310. f. ?.
- ↑ Smithwick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/310. f. ?.
- ↑ Smithwick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/310. f. ?.
- ↑ Ardill Service Record at The National Archives. ADM 196/49.
- ↑ Ardill Service Record at The National Archives. ADM 196/49.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 224.
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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