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''Broke'' was commissioned on 21 January, 1925 and sent to join the {{UK-DF|4}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|p. 219}} Upon her arrival, [[Eric Quintin Carter]] handed over command to [[Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon]], and ''Broke'' became the flotilla's leader.  ''Broke'' re-commissioned on 30 April, 1926, still under the command of Captain Mackinnon.<ref>Mackinnon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 12:11, 22 May 2017

H.M.S. Broke (1920)
Pendant Number: D.83 (Dec 1924)[1]
Builder: Thornycroft[2]
Launched: 16 Sep, 1920[3]
Commissioned: 21 Jan, 1925[4]
Foundered: 9 Nov, 1942[5]
Fate: damaged at Algiers[6]

H.M.S. Broke was one of five flotilla leaders of the Shakespeare class.

Service

Broke was commissioned on 21 January, 1925 and sent to join the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[7] Upon her arrival, Eric Quintin Carter handed over command to Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon, and Broke became the flotilla's leader. Broke re-commissioned on 30 April, 1926, still under the command of Captain Mackinnon.[8]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
  3. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
  4. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 219.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
  7. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 219.
  8. Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  9. Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/172. f. 576.
  10. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 219.
  11. Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  12. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 219.
  13. Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  14. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/339. f. 341.
  15. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/339. f. 341.
  16. Percival Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 303.
  17. Percival Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 303.
  18. Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/137. f. 136.
  19. Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/137. f. 136.

Bibliography


Shakespeare Class Flotilla Leader
Shakespeare Spenser Wallace Keppel Broke
<– "V" Class Destroyer Leaders (UK) Scott Class –>