H.M.S. Canterbury (1915)
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| 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.
Career
She fought at the Action of 23 July, 1916, a running night action where she pursued a superiour 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.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Percy M. R. Royds, 24 April, 1916.[8]
- Captain Graham Richard Leicester Edwards, April 1919.[9]
- Captain Edward Astley Astley-Rushton, March 1921.[10]
- Captain Guy Charles Cecil Royle, December 1927.[11]
- Captain Francis H. G. Walker, December 1929.[12]
- Captain Harold Thomas Coulthard Walker, February 1932.[13]
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.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 751.
- ↑ 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.
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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