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Commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 July, 1930.{{NLJan33|p. 239}} | Commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 July, 1930.{{NLJan33|p. 239}} | ||
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+ | Re-commissioned at [[Hong Kong]] on 2 April, 1934 for service on the [[China Station]].{{NLOct35|p. 240}} | ||
Re-commissioned at [[Singapore]] on 8 October, 1936 for service on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul37|p. 240}} | Re-commissioned at [[Singapore]] on 8 October, 1936 for service on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul37|p. 240}} | ||
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Folkestone''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Folkestone''" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Gerald Douglas Yates|nick=Gerald D. Yates|appt=1 July, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 240}}|end=|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Gerald Douglas Yates|nick=Gerald D. Yates|appt=1 July, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 240}}|end=|precBy=New Command}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Neville Duncan Burleigh Taylor|nick=Neville D. B. Taylor|appt=24 July, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 239}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Neville Duncan Burleigh Taylor|nick=Neville D. B. Taylor|appt=24 July, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 239}}|end=c. August 1931}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Maurice Blackman|nick=Charles M. Blackman|appt=17 March, 1933<ref>Blackman Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/336.|D7863939}} f. ?.</ref>|end=1934<ref>Date not legible in his service record.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Maurice Blackman|nick=Charles M. Blackman|appt=17 March, 1933<ref>Blackman Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/336.|D7863939}} f. ?.</ref>|end=1934<ref>Date not legible in his service record.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Duncan Read|nick=Arthur D. Read|appt=1 July, 1934<ref>Read Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/52/183.|}} f. 542.</ref>|end=c. mid February, 1935<ref>Read Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/52/183.|}} f. 542.</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Benjamin Charles Stanley Martin|nick=Benjamin C. S. Martin|appt=c. early 1935|end=mid 1935}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Wilfrid Rupert Patterson|nick=Wilfrid R. Patterson|appt=1 June, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 240}}|end=14 November, 1935}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John George Lawrence Dundas|nick=John G. L. Dundas|appt=19 December, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 240}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John George Lawrence Dundas|nick=John G. L. Dundas|appt=19 December, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 240}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Charles Fraser Harrington Churchill|nick=Charles F. H. Churchill|appt=October, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|3880}}|end=12 July, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3880}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=David Edward Gillespie Wemyss|nick=David E. G. Wemyss|appt=12 July, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3880}}|end=19 June, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|3880}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=James Geoffrey Clemons Gibson|nick=James G. C. Gibson|appt=19 June, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|3880}}|end=14 November, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|3880}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Cyril John Percy Hill|nick=Cyril J. P. Hill|appt=14 November, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|3880}}|end=mid 1945{{UBAllyWarship|3880}}}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Revision as of 15:41, 1 April 2021
H.M.S. Folkestone (1930) | |
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Builder: | Swan Hunter[1] |
Launched: | 12 Feb, 1930[2] |
Completed: | 1 Jul, 1930[3] |
Broken up: | 1947[4] |
Service
Commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 July, 1930.[5]
Re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 2 April, 1934 for service on the China Station.[6]
Re-commissioned at Singapore on 8 October, 1936 for service on the China Station.[7]
Captains
- Commander Gerald D. Yates, 1 July, 1930[8]
- Commander Neville D. B. Taylor, 24 July, 1931[9] – c. August 1931
- Captain Charles M. Blackman, 17 March, 1933[10] – 1934[11]
- Captain Arthur D. Read, 1 July, 1934[12] – c. mid February, 1935[13]
- Captain Benjamin C. S. Martin, c. early 1935 – mid 1935
- Captain Wilfrid R. Patterson, 1 June, 1935[14] – 14 November, 1935
- Captain John G. L. Dundas, 19 December, 1936[15]
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles F. H. Churchill, October, 1939[16] – 12 July, 1941[17]
- Acting Commander David E. G. Wemyss, 12 July, 1941[18] – 19 June, 1942[19]
- Commander (retired) James G. C. Gibson, 19 June, 1942[20] – 14 November, 1944[21]
- Lieutenant-Commander Cyril J. P. Hill, 14 November, 1944[22] – mid 1945[23]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 239.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 239.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 239.
- ↑ Blackman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/336. f. ?.
- ↑ Date not legible in his service record.
- ↑ Read Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/183. f. 542.
- ↑ Read Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/183. f. 542.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 240.
- ↑ 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.
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