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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Karslake Kitson|nick=Henry K. Kitson|appt=20 May, 1927<ref>Kitson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 186.</ref>|end=21 April, 1928<ref>Kitson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 186.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Karslake Kitson|nick=Henry K. Kitson|appt=20 May, 1927<ref>Kitson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 186.</ref>|end=21 April, 1928<ref>Kitson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 186.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Roger Mowbray Bellairs|nick=Roger M. Bellairs|end=April, 1932<ref>Superseded that month. Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref>}} | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Roger Mowbray Bellairs|nick=Roger M. Bellairs|appt=16 December, 1930<ref>Bellairs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>|end=c. April, 1932<ref>Superseded that month. Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref>}} |
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Cronyn Tovey|nick=John C. Tovey|appt=April, 1932<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref>|end=31 August, 1934<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref><ref>Day of month taken from Custance Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 34.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Cronyn Tovey|nick=John C. Tovey|appt=April, 1932<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref>|end=31 August, 1934<ref>Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref><ref>Day of month taken from Custance Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 34.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Wilfred Neville Custance|nick=Wilfred N. Custance|appt=31 August, 1934<ref>Custance Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 34.</ref>|end=February, 1936<ref>Custance Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 34.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to R/A Ramsey from 6 January, 1936}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Wilfred Neville Custance|nick=Wilfred N. Custance|appt=31 August, 1934<ref>Custance Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 34.</ref>|end=February, 1936<ref>Custance Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 34.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to R/A Ramsey from 6 January, 1936}} | ||
Revision as of 17:48, 8 May 2015
| H.M.S. Rodney (1925) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 29[1] |
| Builder: | Cammell Laird[2] |
| Laid down: | 28 Dec, 1922[3] |
| Launched: | 17 Dec, 1925[4] |
| Commissioned: | Nov, 1927[5] |
| Broken up: | 1948[6] |
Service
She was grounded on 9 October, 1935 in circumstances involving another vessel, M.V. Atlas. Captain Custance was faulted for the misfortune.[7]
Captains
- Captain Henry K. Kitson, 20 May, 1927[8] – 21 April, 1928[9]
- Captain Roger M. Bellairs, 16 December, 1930[10] – c. April, 1932[11]
- Captain John C. Tovey, April, 1932[12] – 31 August, 1934[13][14]
- Captain Wilfred N. Custance, 31 August, 1934[15] – February, 1936[16] (and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to R/A Ramsey from 6 January, 1936)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Rodney_(29) Wikipedia
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
- ↑ Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 186.
- ↑ Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 186.
- ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Superseded that month. Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Day of month taken from Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
- ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
- ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
Bibliography
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