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She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 2 September, 1930 and proceeded to the [[China Station]] bearing the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral [[William Archibald Howard Kelly|William A. H. Kelly]] and to operate with the {{UK-CS|5}}.{{NLJul31|p. 272}}
  
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Niel O'Neill|nick=Niel O'Neill|appt=1 July, 1927|end=February, 1929|precBy=New Command}}
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey Layton|nick=Geoffrey Layton|appt=9 January, 1931<ref>Layton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/134.|D7604233}} f. ?.</ref>|end=16 November, 1931<ref>Layton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/134.|D7604233}} f. ?.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey Layton|nick=Geoffrey Layton|appt=9 January, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 271}}<ref>Layton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/134.|D7604233}} f. ?.</ref>|end=16 November, 1931<ref>Layton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/134.|D7604233}} f. ?.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Henry Godfrey|nick=John H. Godfrey|appt=16 November, 1931|end=May, 1933}}
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Errol Manners|nick=Errol Manners|appt=July, 1933{{MackieRNW}}|end=September, 1936{{MackieRNW}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Errol Manners|nick=Errol Manners|appt=July, 1933{{MackieRNW}}|end=September, 1936{{MackieRNW}}}}

Revision as of 11:37, 16 February 2018

H.M.S. Suffolk (1926)
Builder: Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1]
Laid down: 30 Sep, 1924[2]
Launched: 16 Feb, 1926[3]
Completed: 31 May, 1928[4]
Broken up: 1948[5]
H.M.S. Suffolk was one of seven Kent Class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Completed to full crew at Portsmouth on 7 February, 1928.[6]

She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 2 September, 1930 and proceeded to the China Station bearing the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral William A. H. Kelly and to operate with the Fifth Cruiser Squadron.[7]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 272.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 272.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 271.
  9. ↑ Arbuthnot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/198. f. 200.
  10. ↑ Arbuthnot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/198. f. 200.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 271.
  12. ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
  13. ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
  14. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  15. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  16. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  17. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  18. ↑ Sandford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/319. f. ?.
  19. ↑ Sandford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/319. f. ?.
  20. ↑ Durnford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/129. f. 128.
  21. ↑ Durnford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/129. f. 128.
  22. ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
  23. ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
  24. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  25. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  26. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  27. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  28. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  29. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  30. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  31. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography


Kent Class Heavy Cruiser
Royal Navy
Berwick Cornwall Cumberland Kent Suffolk
Royal Australian Navy
  Australia Canberra  
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