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'''H.M.S. ''Rooke''''' was one of five flotilla leaders of the [[Shakespeare Class Flotilla Leader (1917)|''Shakespeare'' class]].
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'''H.M.S. ''Broke''''' was one of five flotilla leaders of the [[Shakespeare Class Flotilla Leader (1917)|''Shakespeare'' class]].
  
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
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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.{{NLJul27|p. 219}}<ref>Mackinnon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>
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Re-commissioned at 21 August, 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 219}}
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Reduced to Special Reserve Complement at Devonport on 28 April, 1931.{{NLJan33|p. 218}}
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Completed to full complement on 18 June, 1935.{{NLOct35|p. 219}}
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She was commissioned on 3 March 1937.{{NLJul37|p. 220}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt title="Captain of {{UK-Rooke|f=p}}">
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Broke''">
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Eric Quintin Carter|nick=Eric Q. Carter|appt=20 November, 1924<ref>Carter Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/172.|D7604076}} f. 576.</ref>|end=10 February, 1925{{NLApr25|p. 219}}|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon|nick=Edmond J. G. Mackinnon|appt=10 February, 1925<ref>Mackinnon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>{{NLApr25|p. 219}}|end=October, 1926<ref>Mackinnon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cyril Herbert Gordon Benson|nick=Cyril H. G. Benson|appt=13 September 1926{{NLJul27|p. 219}}<ref>Benson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/318.|D7864012}} f. 83.</ref>|end=June, 1928<ref>Benson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/318.|D7864012}} f. 83.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Bertram Chalmers Watson|nick=Bertram C. Watson|appt=31 May, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 219}}<ref>Watson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/339.}} f. 341.</ref>|end=April, 1930<ref>Watson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/339.}} f. 341.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Clive Denison Arbuthnot|nick=Clive D. Arbuthnot|appt=10 April, 1930|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Eric John Shelley|nick=Eric J. Shelley|appt=21 January, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 218}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Percy Ralph Passawer Percival|nick=Percy R. P. Percival|appt=21 January, 1932<ref>Percival Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/255.|D7604667}} f. 303.</ref>|end=28 July, 1932<ref>Percival Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/255.|D7604667}} f. 303.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Harry Stewart Murray-Smith|nick=Harry S. Murray-Smith|appt=7 November, 1933<ref>Murray-Smith Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/123/105.|}} f. 105.</ref>{{NLJul34|p. 218}}|end=5 January, 1935<ref>Murray-Smith Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/123/105.|}} f. 105.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cuthbert Francis Bond Bowlby|nick=Cuthbert F. B. Bowlby|appt=5 January, 1935{{NavAppts|16 Nov. 1934, p. 20}}|end=c. 24 July, 1935{{INF}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Maurice Mansfield|nick=John M. Mansfield|appt=1 July, 1935|end=24 July, 1935|note=and as Flag Captain and C.S.O. to R/A(D) Reserve Fleet Destroyer Flotilla}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Salvin Bowlby|nick=Hugh S. Bowlby|appt=5 January, 1935<ref>Bowlby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/171.|}} f. 171.</ref>|end=1 July, 1935<ref>Bowlby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/171.|}} f. 171.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Maurice Mansfield|nick=John M. Mansfield|appt=|end=19 July, 1935<ref>Bowlby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/171.|}} f. 171.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Salvin Bowlby|nick=Hugh S. Bowlby|appt=19 July, 1935<ref>Bowlby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/171.|}} f. 171.</ref>{{NavAppts|22 July 1935, p. 17}}|end=31 July, 1935<ref>Bowlby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/171.|}} f. 171.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Leslie Firth|nick=Charles L. Firth|appt=31 July, 1935{{NavAppts|25 July 1935, p. 10}}{{NLOct35|p. 219}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Selwyn Victor Jephson|nick=Selwyn V. Jephson|appt=5 January, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 219}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Thomas Bostock Hill|nick=Thomas B. Hill|appt=11 October, 1938<ref>Hill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/102.|}} f. 104.</ref>|end=14 February, 1939}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Leonard Francis Durnford-Slater|nick=Leonard F. Durnford-Slater|appt=17 October, 1938{{NavAppts|5 Sept. 1938, p. 7}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Ralph Kerr|nick=Ralph Kerr|appt=31 July, 1939<ref>Kerr Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/137.|D7605548}} f. 136.</ref>|end=27 September, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4279}}|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|15}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Bryan Gouthwaite Scurfield|nick=Bryan G. Scurfield|appt=27 September, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4279}}|end=7 July, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4279}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Walter Thomas Couchman|nick=Walter T. Couchman|appt=7 July, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4279}}|end=April, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4279}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Frank Capel Layard|nick=Arthur F. C. Layard|appt=April, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4279}}|end=8 November, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4279}}|succBy=Vessel Lost}}
 
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Some confusion here about Mansfield, at least, and also Hill and Durnford-Slater.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 17:18, 28 September 2021

H.M.S. Broke (1920)
Pendant Number: D.83 (Dec 1924)[1]
Builder: John I. Thornycroft & Company[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][9]

Re-commissioned at 21 August, 1928.[10]

Reduced to Special Reserve Complement at Devonport on 28 April, 1931.[11]

Completed to full complement on 18 June, 1935.[12]

She was commissioned on 3 March 1937.[13]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Some confusion here about Mansfield, at least, and also Hill and Durnford-Slater.

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. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 219.
  9. Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  10. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 219.
  11. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 218.
  12. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 219.
  13. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 220.
  14. Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/172. f. 576.
  15. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 219.
  16. Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  17. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 219.
  18. Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  19. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 219.
  20. Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/318. f. 83.
  21. Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/318. f. 83.
  22. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 219.
  23. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/339. f. 341.
  24. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/339. f. 341.
  25. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 218.
  26. Percival Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 303.
  27. Percival Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 303.
  28. Murray-Smith Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/123/105. f. 105.
  29. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 218.
  30. Murray-Smith Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/123/105. f. 105.
  31. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 16 Nov. 1934, p. 20.
  32. Bowlby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/171. f. 171.
  33. Bowlby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/171. f. 171.
  34. Bowlby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/171. f. 171.
  35. Bowlby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/171. f. 171.
  36. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 22 July 1935, p. 17.
  37. Bowlby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/171. f. 171.
  38. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 25 July 1935, p. 10.
  39. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 219.
  40. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 219.
  41. Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/102. f. 104.
  42. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 5 Sept. 1938, p. 7.
  43. Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/137. f. 136.
  44. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  45. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  46. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  47. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  48. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  49. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  50. Uboat.net page on the ship.

Bibliography


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