H.M.S. Shakespeare (1917)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Shakespeare (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | F.89 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Thornycroft[2] |
| Launched: | 7 Jul, 1917[3] |
| Handed over: | 2 Sep, 1936[4] |
H.M.S. Shakespeare was one of five flotilla leaders of the Shakespeare class.
Service
She recommissioned at Port Edgar on 2 October, 1920.[5]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Francis A. W. Buller, 26 September, 1917[6]
- Commander Fischer B. Watson, 16 September, 1918[7][8] – 19 March, 1919[9]
- Commander Edmond J. G. Mackinnon, 9 January, 1920[10]
- Captain Sir Andrew B. Cunningham, 2 May, 1922[11] – 19 December, 1922[12] (and as Captain (D) of Sixth Destroyer Flotilla)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 863.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397x.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 906a.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
Bibliography
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