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| − | * {{CaptRN}} [[Percy Withers]], May, 1919.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * {{CaptRN}} [[Percy Withers]], May, 1919.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | * Captain [[Casper Boucher Ballard]], 1 October, 1920.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920). p. 748.</ref> | + | * Captain [[Casper Boucher Ballard]], 1 October, 1920.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920). p. 748.</ref> |
| − | * Captain [[Archibald Cochrane]], December, 1921.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[Archibald Cochrane]], December, 1921.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | * Captain [[James Wolfe Murray]], April, 1923.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[James Wolfe Murray]], April, 1923.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | * Captain [[Claude Congreve Dobson|Claude C. Dobson]], October, 1927.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[Claude Congreve Dobson|Claude C. Dobson]], October, 1927.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | * Captain [[Allan Poland]], July, 1931.{{MackieRNW}} | + | * Captain [[Allan Poland]], July, 1931.{{MackieRNW}} |
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Revision as of 16:50, 28 April 2014
| H.M.S. Colombo (1918) | |
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| Pendant Number: | 7A (Jun 1919)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield |
| Laid down: | 8 Dec, 1917 |
| Launched: | 18 Dec, 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 18 Jun, 1919 |
| Sold: | 22 Jan, 1948 |
Service
She recommissioned at Portsmouth on 1 January, 1920.[2]
Fire Control
Listed in June 1918 as one of 8 light cruisers to receive a Mark III* Dreyer Table, presumably in place at time of completion.[3]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Percy Withers, May, 1919.[4]
- Captain Casper Boucher Ballard, 1 October, 1920.[5]
- Captain Archibald Cochrane, December, 1921.[6]
- Captain James Wolfe Murray, April, 1923.[7]
- Captain Claude C. Dobson, October, 1927.[8]
- Captain Allan Poland, July, 1931.[9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 748.
- ↑ Handbook for Capt. FC Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, p. 3.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 748.
- ↑ 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.
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