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 Malcolm L. Goldsmith, 27 March, 1918[7] – 8 June, 1918[8]
- Commander Fischer B. Watson, 16 September, 1918[9][10] – 19 March, 1919[11]
- Commander Frederick E. K. Strong, 19 March, 1919[12][13] – 9 January, 1920[14]
- Commander Edmond J. G. Mackinnon, 9 January, 1920[15][16] – 7 May, 1921[17]
- Captain Sir Andrew B. Cunningham, 2 May, 1922[18] – 19 December, 1922[19] (and as Captain (D) of Sixth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Eric G. Robinson, 19 December, 1922[20] – September, 1923[21] (and as Captain (D) of Sixth Destroyer Flotilla, then of Seventh Destroyer Flotilla from July, 1923)
- Captain Edmond J. G. Mackinnon, September, 1923[22][23] – 15 September, 1924[24] (and as Captain (D), Seventh Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Guy L. Coleridge, 10 October, 1925[25] – 21 December, 1925[26] (and as Captain (D) of Ninth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Edmond J. G. Mackinnon, 14 May, 1929[27] – 12 December, 1929[28] (and as Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet, Nore)
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.
- ↑ Goldsmith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 247.
- ↑ Goldsmith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 247.
- ↑ 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. (January, 1920). p. 863.
- ↑ Strong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 38.
- ↑ Strong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 38.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 281.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 281.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 269.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
- ↑ Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
Bibliography
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