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==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
*[[William Frederick Blunt]], in command at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|p. 46}}
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* {{CaptRN}} [[Walter Henry Cowan, First Baronet|Walter Henry Cowan]], July 1910.{{MackieRNW}}
* [[William Archibald Howard Kelly]], unknown
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* Captain [[Eustace La Trobe Leatham]], June 1912.{{MackieRNW}}
* [[Eustace La Trobe Leatham]], unknown
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* Captain [[William Archibald Howard Kelly]], March 1914.{{MackieRNW}}
*[[John Ernest Troyte Harper]], unknown
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* Captain [[William Frederick Blunt]], April 1916,{{MackieRNW}} in command at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|p. 46}}
* Captain [[Walter Henry Cowan, First Baronet|Walter Henry Cowan]],
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* Captain [[John Ernest Troyte Harper]], June 1916.{{MackieRNW}}
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* Captain [[Peter William Edward Hill]], December 1916.{{MackieRNW}}
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 16:38, 22 October 2012

H.M.S. Gloucester (1909)
Pendant Number: 58 (1914)
68 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Beardmore[2]
Laid down: 15 Apr, 1909[3]
Launched: 28 Oct, 1909[4]
Commissioned: Oct, 1910[5]
Sold: 9 May, 1921[6]
Fate: to Ward, Briton Ferry[7]

H.M.S. Gloucester fought at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Third Light Cruiser Squadron.

Alterations

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 51.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 51.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 51.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
  8. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  9. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  10. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
  13. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  14. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography

  • 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).


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