H.M.S. Coventry (1917)
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| H.M.S. Coventry (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 4C (Jan 1918) 61 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter[2] |
| Ordered: | Mar/Apr 1916[3] |
| Laid down: | 4 Aug, 1916[4] |
| Launched: | 6 Jul, 1917[5] |
| Commissioned: | Feb, 1918[6] |
| Sunk: | 14 Sep, 1942[7] |
| Fate: | Air attack in Med |
Alterations
Coventry was fitted with a director system in February, 1918.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Francis G. St. John, 3 January, 1918.[9]
- Captain Howard James Lionel Walter Kox Willcox, February 1919.[10]
- Captain William Rawdon Napier, October 1919.[11]
- Captain Alfred H. Norman, 1 May 1920.[12]
- Captain Benjamin W. Barrow, July 1922.[13]
- Captain Richard M. King, July 1924.[14]
- Captain Herbert Fitzherbert, August 1926.[15]
More at Colin Mackie's website.[16]
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.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 768.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 753.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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.
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