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Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
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| − | *{{CaptRN}} [[Percy Molyneux Rawson Royds|Percy M. R. Royds]], 24 April, 1916.<ref>''The Navy List'' (February, 1919). p. 751.</ref> | + | * {{CaptRN}} [[Percy Molyneux Rawson Royds|Percy M. R. Royds]], 24 April, 1916.<ref>''The Navy List'' (February, 1919). p. 751.</ref> |
| − | *Captain [[Graham Richard Leicester Edwards]], 16 April, 1919.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920). p. 740.</ref> | + | * Captain [[Graham Richard Leicester Edwards]], 16 April, 1919.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920). p. 740.</ref> |
| − | *Captain [[Edward Astley Astley-Rushton]], March, 1921.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[Edward Astley Astley-Rushton]], March, 1921.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | *Captain [[Guy Charles Cecil Royle]], December, 1927.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[Guy Charles Cecil Royle]], December, 1927.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | *Captain [[Francis Heathcote Gordon Walker|Francis H. G. Walker]], December, 1929.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[Francis Heathcote Gordon Walker|Francis H. G. Walker]], December, 1929.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | *Captain [[Harold Thomas Coulthard Walker]], February, 1932.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[Harold Thomas Coulthard Walker]], February, 1932.{{MackieRNW}} |
| + | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 13:06, 28 April 2014
| H.M.S. Canterbury (1915) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 0A (1914) 27 (Jan 1918) 59 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown[2] |
| Laid down: | 14 Oct, 1914[3] |
| Launched: | 21 Dec, 1915[4] |
| Commissioned: | May, 1916[5] |
| Sold: | Jul, 1934[6] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
H.M.S. Canterbury was one of four Cambrian class light cruisers completed in 1915 and 1916.
Torpedoes
In mid-1920, Canterbury was to receive 21-in Mark II***** S.L. torpedoes.[7]
Service
She fought at the Action of 23 July, 1916, a running night action where she pursued a superior force of German destroyers.
Canterbury was fitted with a director in March, 1918. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[8]
She recommissioned at Portsmouth on 15 November, 1919.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Percy M. R. Royds, 24 April, 1916.[10]
- Captain Graham Richard Leicester Edwards, 16 April, 1919.[11]
- Captain Edward Astley Astley-Rushton, March, 1921.[12]
- Captain Guy Charles Cecil Royle, December, 1927.[13]
- Captain Francis H. G. Walker, December, 1929.[14]
- Captain Harold Thomas Coulthard Walker, February, 1932.[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 48.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1920. pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.1920).
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 740.
- ↑ The Navy List (February, 1919). p. 751.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 740.
- ↑ 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, 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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