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|laid=8 Jul, 1927{{Conways1922|p. 28}} | |laid=8 Jul, 1927{{Conways1922|p. 28}} | ||
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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
Commissioned at Devonport on 14 May, 1930 for service with the {{UK-CS|2}} in the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLJul31|p. 256}} | Commissioned at Devonport on 14 May, 1930 for service with the {{UK-CS|2}} in the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLJul31|p. 256}} | ||
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+ | Re-commissioned at Devonport on 6 September, 1932 for service on the [[America and West Indies Station]], bearing Commander-in-Chief Vice-Admiral Drax.{{NLJan33|p. 256}} | ||
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+ | She returned to Devonport on 30 November, 1934 after her stint as flagship, and paid off and re-commissioned on 22 January under Flag Captain [[Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton]], expected to leave in March to relieve {{UK-Hawkins}} as flagship on the East Indies Station.{{ToL|East Indies Flagship|Tuesday, Jan 15, 1935; pg. 4; Issue 46962}} | ||
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+ | However, in October, it appears that she was again on the [[America and West Indies Station]], bearing Commander-in-Chief Vice-Admiral Rose.{{NLOct35|p. 257}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cecil Burnaby Prickett|nick=Cecil B. Prickett|appt=14 January, 1930|end=28 December, 1931|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cecil Burnaby Prickett|nick=Cecil B. Prickett|appt=14 January, 1930|end=28 December, 1931|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Fownes Somerville|nick=James F. Somerville|appt=28 December, 1931<ref>Somerville Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref>|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Fownes Somerville|nick=James F. Somerville|appt=28 December, 1931<ref>Somerville Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47.|}} f. 292.</ref>|end=}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Evelyn Charles Blagrove|nick=H. Evelyn C. Blagrove|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Evelyn Charles Blagrove|nick=H. Evelyn C. Blagrove|appt=May, 1932{{NavAppts|Friday, May 13, 1932, Issue 46132, p.26}}<ref>Blagrove Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51.|}} f. 47.</ref>|end=January, 1935<ref>Blagrove Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51.|}} f. 47.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to R/A [[Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax|Drax]]}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Cecil Bovell|nick=Henry C. Bovell|appt=3 December, 1934<ref>Bovell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/28.|D7605784}} f. 28.</ref>|end=8 April, 1935<ref>Bovell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/28.|D7605784}} f. 28.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Cecil Bovell|nick=Henry C. Bovell|appt=3 December, 1934<ref>Bovell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/28.|D7605784}} f. 28.</ref>|end=8 April, 1935<ref>Bovell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/55/28.|D7605784}} f. 28.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Evelyn Charles Blagrove|nick=Henry E. C. Blagrove|appt=|end=January, 1935}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Evelyn Charles Blagrove|nick=Henry E. C. Blagrove|appt=|end=January, 1935}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton|nick=Louis H. K. Hamilton|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton|nick=Louis H. K. Hamilton|appt=22 January, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 257}}|end=6 September, 1937}} |
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Maurice Mansfield|nick=John M. Mansfield|appt=19 October, 1937|end=10 May, 1939}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Maurice Mansfield|nick=John M. Mansfield|appt=19 October, 1937|end=10 May, 1939}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alexander Guy Berners Wilson|nick=Alexander G. B. Wilson|appt=August, 1939|end=10 February, 1940}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alexander Guy Berners Wilson|nick=Alexander G. B. Wilson|appt=August, 1939|end=10 February, 1940}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alfred Jerome Lucian Phillips|nick=Alfred J. L. Phillips|appt=12 February, 1940|end=19 January, 1942|note=and as Flag Captain & C.S.O. to R/A, Commanding {{UK-CS|1}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alfred Jerome Lucian Phillips|nick=Alfred J. L. Phillips|appt=12 February, 1940|end=19 January, 1942|note=and as Flag Captain & C.S.O. to R/A, Commanding {{UK-CS|1}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Gerald Hyslop Bellars|nick=Edward G. H. Bellars|appt=March, 1942{{MackieRNW}}|end=July, 1943{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edward Gerald Hyslop Bellars|nick=Edward G. H. Bellars|appt=March, 1942{{MackieRNW}}|end=July, 1943{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Donald Keppel Bain|nick=Donald K. Bain|appt=July, 1943{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Donald Keppel Bain|nick=Donald K. Bain|appt=1 July, 1943<ref>Bain Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/93/107.|D8116430}} f. ?.</ref>|end=February, 1944{{MackieRNW}}}} |
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Gerald Yerburgh Loveband|nick=John G. Y. Loveband|appt=November, 1944{{MackieRNW}}|end=1946{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Gerald Yerburgh Loveband|nick=John G. Y. Loveband|appt=November, 1944{{MackieRNW}}|end=1946{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Godfrey Alexander French|nick=Godfrey A. French|appt=1947{{MackieRNW}}|end=November, 1948{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Godfrey Alexander French|nick=Godfrey A. French|appt=1947{{MackieRNW}}|end=November, 1948{{MackieRNW}}}} |
Revision as of 09:15, 5 July 2019
H.M.S. Norfolk (1928) | |
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Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[1] |
Laid down: | 8 Jul, 1927[2] |
Launched: | 12 Dec, 1928[3] |
Completed: | 30 Apr, 1930[4] |
Broken up: | 1950[5] |
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 14 May, 1930 for service with the Second Cruiser Squadron in the Atlantic Fleet.[6]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 6 September, 1932 for service on the America and West Indies Station, bearing Commander-in-Chief Vice-Admiral Drax.[7]
She returned to Devonport on 30 November, 1934 after her stint as flagship, and paid off and re-commissioned on 22 January under Flag Captain Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton, expected to leave in March to relieve Hawkins as flagship on the East Indies Station.[8]
However, in October, it appears that she was again on the America and West Indies Station, bearing Commander-in-Chief Vice-Admiral Rose.[9]
Captains
- Captain Cecil B. Prickett, 14 January, 1930 – 28 December, 1931
- Captain James F. Somerville, 28 December, 1931[10]
- Captain H. Evelyn C. Blagrove, May, 1932[11][12] – January, 1935[13] (and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to R/A Drax)
- Captain Henry C. Bovell, 3 December, 1934[14] – 8 April, 1935[15]
- Captain Henry E. C. Blagrove, – January, 1935
- Captain Louis H. K. Hamilton, 22 January, 1935[16] – 6 September, 1937
- Captain John M. Mansfield, 19 October, 1937 – 10 May, 1939
- Captain Alexander G. B. Wilson, August, 1939 – 10 February, 1940
- Captain Alfred J. L. Phillips, 12 February, 1940 – 19 January, 1942 (and as Flag Captain & C.S.O. to R/A, Commanding First Cruiser Squadron)
- Captain Edward G. H. Bellars, March, 1942[17] – July, 1943[18]
- Captain Donald K. Bain, 1 July, 1943[19] – February, 1944[20]
- Captain John G. Y. Loveband, November, 1944[21] – 1946[22]
- Captain Godfrey A. French, 1947[23] – November, 1948[24]
- Captain Hugh St. L. Nicolson, November, 1948[25] – 1949[26]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 256.
- ↑ "East Indies Flagship." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jan 15, 1935; pg. 4; Issue 46962.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 257.
- ↑ Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, May 13, 1932, Issue 46132, p.26.
- ↑ Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
- ↑ Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
- ↑ Bovell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/28. f. 28.
- ↑ Bovell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/28. f. 28.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 257.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Bain Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/93/107. f. ?.
- ↑ 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.
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