H.M.S. Curacoa (1917)
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| H.M.S. Curacoa (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | A7 (Jan 1918) 62 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Ordered: | Mar/Apr 1916[3] |
| Laid down: | Jul, 1916[4] |
| Launched: | 5 May, 1917[5] |
| Commissioned: | Feb, 1918[6] |
| Collision: | 2 Oct, 1942[7] |
| Fate: | w/ Queen Mary |
H.M.S. Curacoa was one of five light cruisers of the Ceres class. Her name was so variously spelled that a small article was written in Warship 2012 to resolve the name as Curacoa.[8]
Service
Curacoa was fitted with a director system when she commissioned in February, 1918.[9] She immediately went to Fifth Light Cruiser Squadron, becoming the flagship of Rear-Admiral, Harwich Force Tyrwhitt.
She paid off at Chatham on 11 June, 1919.[10]
She re-commissioned at Chatham on 26 August, 1921 for service with the Second Cruiser Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet.[11]
The cruiser re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 12 May, 1925. By mid-1927, she was serving as flagship of the Second Cruiser Squadron.[12]
She paid off into Dockyard Control at Chatham on 18 August, 1928.[13]
She re-commissioned on 4 September, 1929.[14]
She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 March, 1932.[15]
Curacoa was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 18 December, 1933 for service as a Gunnery and Torpedo School Cruiser.[16]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Barry E. Domvile, 9 January, 1918[17]
- Commander Vernon S. Rashleigh, May, 1921[18] – 11 July, 1921[19]
- Captain Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy, September 1921[20] – 17 April, 1922[21]
- Captain Hugh C. Buckle, 17 April, 1922[22] – 15 May, 1923[23] (and as Flag Captain)
- Captain Cecil N. Reyne, 15 May, 1923[24] – 15 May, 1925[25] (and as Flag Captain)
- Captain Cecil B. Prickett, 15 May, 1925[26] – 16 May, 1927
- Captain Francis T. B. Tower, 16 May, 1927[27][28] – 16 May, 1929[29]
- Captain Harold G. C. Franklin, June, 1929[30] – c. 9 October, 1929[Inference] (for period of trials, then took ship to Mediterranean)
- Captain Henry E. C. Blagrove, 9 October, 1929[31] – April, 1931 (and as flag captain of Third Cruiser Squadron)
- Captain Cosmo M. Graham, 13 March, 1931[32][33] – 12 March, 1932[34] (and as Flag Captain and Chief Staff Officer to R/A Domvile)
- Captain Henry B. Rawlings, 12 March, 1932 – December, 1932[35]
- Captain The Hon. Edmund R. Drummond, 1 December, 1932[36] – 3 January, 1933
- Captain Alexander R. Hammick, 2 January 1933[37] – April, 1933[38]
- Captain Robert L. Burnett, 25 April, 1933 – 1 August, 1933
- Captain Arthur M. Peters, 1933 – 13 April, 1934
- Captain Irving M. Palmer, 13 April, 1934[39] – 31 December, 1934
- Captain Clement Moody, 31 December, 1934[40] – 14 January, 1936
- Captain Randolph S. G. Nicholson, 10 January, 1936 – 11 January, 1937
- Captain Edward D. B. McCarthy, 11 January, 1937[41][42] – January, 1938[43]
- Captain Richard Shelley, 14 January, 1938[44] – 24 February, 1939[45]
- Captain Edward A. Aylmer, 5 December, 1939[46] – 4 February, 1940[47]
- Lieutenant-Commander Lionel H. Phillips, 4 February, 1940[48] – 11 February, 1940[49]
- Captain Edward A. Aylmer, 11 February, 1940[50] – 10 August, 1940[51]
- Captain Cecil C. Hughes-Hallett, 10 August, 1940[52] – 20 February, 1942[53] (vice Aylmer)
- Captain Stuart H. Paton, 20 February, 1942[54] – 13 June, 1942[55]
- Captain John W. Boutwood, 13 June, 1942[56] – 2 October, 1942[57] (vessel lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Dent, Stephen. H.M.S. Curacoa - What's in a Name?, Warship 2012, pp. 172-4.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 756.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 229.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 229.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 229.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 228.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 227.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 227.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 771.
- ↑ Rashleigh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/117. f. ?.
- ↑ Rashleigh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/117. f. ?.
- ↑ Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
- ↑ Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
- ↑ Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/38. f. 38.
- ↑ Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/38. f. 38.
- ↑ Reyne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 98.
- ↑ Reyne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 98.
- ↑ Day of month taken from predecessor. Reyne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 98.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 229.
- ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
- ↑ Tower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
- ↑ Franklin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/288. f. 155.
- ↑ "Third Cruiser Squadron." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Sep 11, 1929; pg. 6; Issue 45305.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 228.
- ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
- ↑ Graham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/331. f. 345.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 227.
- ↑ Hammick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/311. f. ?, 194.
- ↑ Hammick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/311. f. ?, 194.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 227.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 227.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 28 Oct. 1936, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 227.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
- ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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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, 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.
- 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.
- Kelly, Peter. The Tragic Loss of HMS Curacoa in Warship 1997-1998
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