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: | Scott[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 Februrary, 1919.[8]
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.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain William M. Kerr, 12 June, 1917.[10]
- Captain Ragnar Musgrave Colvin, 7 August, 1919.[11]
- Captain Guy Plantagenet Bigg-Wither, August, 1921.[12]
- Captain Reginald St. Pierre Parry, July, 1922.[13]
- Captain Hugh Dundas Hamilton, August, 1924.[14]
- Captain Henry R. Moore, D.S.O., September, 1928.[15]
- Captain Victor H. Danckwerts, July, 1930.[16][17]
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 Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List (February, 1919), p. 751.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920), p. 741.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RN_officersD.html
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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