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H.M.S. Cumberland (1926)
Builder:	Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow^[1]
Laid down:	18 Oct, 1924^[2]
Launched:	16 Mar, 1926^[3]
Completed:	23 Jan, 1928^[4]
Commissioned:	8 Dec, 1927^[5]
Broken up:	1959^[6]

H.M.S. Cumberland was one of seven Kent Class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Cumberland commissioned at Chatham on 8 December, 1927.^[7]

She completed to full complement at Chatham on 18 February, 1930.^[8]

She re-commissioned at Chatham on 13 May, 1936 for service on the China Station as part of the Fifth Cruiser Squadron, bearing Commander-in-Chief, China Station, Vice-Admiral Sir Charles James Colebrooke Little.^[9]

Captains

Captain Arthur L. Snagge, 15 August, 1927^[10] – 29 May, 1929
Captain Leonard F. Potter, 5 April, 1929 – 21 August, 1931
Captain Thomas B. Drew, 26 June, 1931^[11] – 15 January, 1932
Captain Brian Egerton, 9 December, 1931^[12]^[13] – February, 1933^[14]
Commander Russell Grenfell, 13 January, 1932^[15] – May, 1932^[16] (temporary appointment by C-in-C during Egerton [illeg])
Captain Cyril H. G. Benson, 22 February, 1933^[17]^[18] – 18 February, 1935^[19]
Commander David J. R. Simson, 18 February, 1935^[20] – 1 July, 1935^[21] (followed by a major refit)
Captain John C. Leach, 4 May, 1936^[22] – November, 1938^[23]
Captain Walter H. G. Fallowfield, 15 February, 1939^[24] – 29 February, 1940^[25]
Captain The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell, 29 February, 1940^[26] – 4 December, 1941^[27]
Captain Alexander H. Maxwell-Hyslop, 4 December, 1941^[28] – 16 March, 1942^[29]
Commander Robert S. D. Armour, 16 March, 1942^[30] – 10 April, 1942^[31]
Commander Michael G. Goodenough, 10 April, 1942^[32] – 13 April, 1942^[33]
Captain Alexander H. Maxwell-Hyslop, 13 April, 1942^[34] – 16 December, 1943^[35]
Acting Commander Henry H. Robson, 7 December, 1943 (temporary)
Captain Francis J. Butler, 16 December, 1943^[36] – 23 December, 1943^[37]
Captain William Y. La R. Beverley, 23 December, 1943^[38] – 10 July, 1944^[39]
Captain Philip K. Enright, 10 July, 1944^[40] – 22 June, 1946^[41]
Captain Arthur F. St. G. Orpen, 1946^[42]
Commander Gordon I. Hughes, – 14 January, 1948^[43]
Commander Edmund M. Haes, 14 January, 1948^[44] – 12 October, 1948^[45] (vice Cdr. G. I. Hughes)
Captain Geoffrey F. Burghard, April, 1951^[46] – April, 1952^[47]
Captain James I. Robertson, April, 1952^[48] – December, 1952^[49]
Captain Robert A. Currie, March, 1953^[50] – April, 1954^[51]
Captain Thomas V. Briggs, April, 1954^[52] – April, 1955^[53]
Captain William J. Lamb, April, 1955^[54] – November, 1956^[55]
Captain Herbert G. T. Padfield, November, 1956^[56] – January, 1957^[57]

Footnotes

↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 229.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 229.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 227.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p.p 226, 227.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 229.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 228.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 227.
↑ Royal Navy. The Times (London, England), Saturday, Nov 28, 1931; pg. 7; Issue 45992.
↑ Royal Navy. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Apr 18, 1933; pg. 6; Issue 46421.
↑ Grenfell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/76. f. 76.
↑ Grenfell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/76. f. 76.
↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/318. f. 83.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 227.
↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/318. f. 83.
↑ Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.
↑ Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 226.
↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
↑ Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
↑ Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
↑ Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
↑ Haes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/98. f. 98.
↑ Haes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/98. f. 98.
↑ Haes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/98. f. 98.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography

Kent Class Heavy Cruiser

Royal Navy

Berwick

Cornwall

Cumberland

Kent

Suffolk

Royal Australian Navy

Australia

Canberra

<–

H.M.S. Hood

Major Cruisers (UK)

London Class

–>

[1] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.

[2] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.

[3] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.

[4] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.

[5] The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 229.

[6] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.

[7] The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 229.

[8] The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 227.

[9] The Navy List. (July, 1937). p.p 226, 227.

[10] The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 229.

[11] The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 228.

[12] The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 227.

[13] Royal Navy. The Times (London, England), Saturday, Nov 28, 1931; pg. 7; Issue 45992.

[14] Royal Navy. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Apr 18, 1933; pg. 6; Issue 46421.

[15] Grenfell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/76. f. 76.

[16] Grenfell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/76. f. 76.

[17] Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/318. f. 83.

[18] The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 227.

[19] Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/318. f. 83.

[20] Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.

[21] Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.

[22] The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 226.

[23] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[24] Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.

[25] Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.

[26] Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.

[27] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[28] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[29] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[30] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[31] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[32] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[33] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[34] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[35] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[36] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[37] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[38] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[39] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[40] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[41] Uboat.net page on the ship.

[42] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[43] Haes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/98. f. 98.

[44] Haes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/98. f. 98.

[45] Haes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/98. f. 98.

[46] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[47] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[48] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[49] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[50] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[51] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[52] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[53] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[54] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[55] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[56] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[57] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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