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+ | Her final year of construction was overseen by Commander [[Charles Edward Barrington Simeon]], who was to remain with her as executive officer upon her eventual commissioning.{{NLJul27|p. 271}} | ||
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+ | Completed to full crew at Portsmouth on 7 February, 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 272}} | ||
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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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+ | Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 19 July 1933 for service as flagship of the {{UK-CS|5}} under the command of Captain [[Errol Manners]].{{NLJul34|p. 277}} | ||
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+ | She commissioned at Chatham on 5 January, 1937 and continued service with the {{UK-CS|5}}.{{NLJul37|p. 277}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
− | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Suffolk''" nat="UK"> | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Suffolk''" nat="UK"> |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Niel O'Neill|nick=Niel O'Neill|appt=July, 1927 | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Niel O'Neill|nick=Niel O'Neill|appt=1 July, 1927|end=February, 1929|precBy=New Command}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey Schomberg Arbuthnot|nick=Geoffrey S. Arbuthnot|appt=12 January, 1929<ref>Arbuthnot Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91/198.|}} f. 200.</ref>|end=June, 1931<ref>Arbuthnot Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91/198.|}} f. 200.</ref>}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey Schomberg Arbuthnot|nick=Geoffrey S. Arbuthnot|appt=12 January, 1929{{NLFeb29|p. 271}}<ref>Arbuthnot Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91/198.|}} f. 200.</ref>|end=June, 1931<ref>Arbuthnot Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/91/198.|}} f. 200.</ref>}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name= | + | {{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=Errol Manners|nick=Errol Manners|appt=July, 1933{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Henry Godfrey|nick=John H. Godfrey|appt=16 November, 1931|end=May, 1933}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Clarmont Phillips|nick=Henry C. Phillips|appt=September, 1936{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Errol Manners|nick=Errol Manners|appt=19 July, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 277}}|end=September, 1936{{MackieRNW}}}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cecil Stanley Sandford|nick=Cecil S. Sandford|appt=December, 1937{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Clarmont Phillips|nick=Henry C. Phillips|appt=15 September, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 277}}|end=December, 1937{{MackieRNW}}}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Walter Durnford|nick=John W. Durnford|appt=July, 1939{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cecil Stanley Sandford|nick=Cecil S. Sandford|appt=31 December, 1937<ref>Sandford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/319.|D7605074}} f. ?.</ref>|end=27 July, 1939<ref>Sandford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/319.|D7605074}} f. ?.</ref>}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Chicheley Thornton|nick=Edward C. Thornton|appt=November, 1940{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Walter Durnford|nick=John W. Durnford|appt=24 July, 1939<ref>Durnford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/129.|D7605540}} f. 128.</ref>|end=31 May, 1940<ref>Durnford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/129.|D7605540}} f. 128.</ref>}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Arthur David Torlesse|nick=Arthur D. Torlesse|appt=31 May, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|1181}}|end=8 July, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|1181}}}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Richard Benyon|nick=Richard Shelley|appt=June, 1942{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=Denys Charles Gerald Shoppee|nick=Denys C. G. Shoppee|appt=8 July, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|1181}}|end=15 November, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|1181}}}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Chicheley Thornton|nick=Edward C. Thornton|appt=15 November, 1940<ref>Thornton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/222.|D7605307}} f. 592.</ref>|end=22 February, 1941<ref>Thornton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/222.|D7605307}} f. 592.</ref>}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Meyrick Ellis|nick=Robert M. Ellis|appt=22 February, 1941{{UBAlly|827}}|end=29 March, 1942{{UBAlly|827}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ludovic Ernest Porter|nick=Ludovic E. Porter|appt=29 March, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|1181}}|end=16 May, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|1181}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Alfred Havers|nick=Arthur A. Havers|appt=16 May, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|1181}}|end=4 June, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|1181}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Geoffrey Gowlland|nick=Geoffrey Gowlland|appt=4 June, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|1181}}|end=23 June, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|1181}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Richard Benyon|nick=Richard Shelley|appt=23 June, 1942|end=15 December, 1943}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alfred Spalding Russell|nick=Alfred S. Russell|appt=15 December, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|1181}}|end=May, 1944{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=William Francis Henry Crawford Rutherford|nick=William F. H. C. Rutherford|appt=|end=10 June, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|1181}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=David Gilmour|nick=David Gilmour|appt=10 June, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|1181}}|end=20 November, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|1181}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Henry Duffett|nick=Charles H. Duffett|appt=November, 1945{{MackieRNW}}|end=1946{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
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H.M.S. Suffolk (1926) | |
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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] |
Service
Her final year of construction was overseen by Commander Charles Edward Barrington Simeon, who was to remain with her as executive officer upon her eventual commissioning.[6]
Completed to full crew at Portsmouth on 7 February, 1928.[7]
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.[8]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 19 July 1933 for service as flagship of the Fifth Cruiser Squadron under the command of Captain Errol Manners.[9]
She commissioned at Chatham on 5 January, 1937 and continued service with the Fifth Cruiser Squadron.[10]
Captains
- Captain Niel O'Neill, 1 July, 1927 – February, 1929
- Captain Geoffrey S. Arbuthnot, 12 January, 1929[11][12] – June, 1931[13]
- Captain Geoffrey Layton, 9 January, 1931[14][15] – 16 November, 1931[16]
- Captain John H. Godfrey, 16 November, 1931 – May, 1933
- Captain Errol Manners, 19 July, 1933[17] – September, 1936[18]
- Captain Henry C. Phillips, 15 September, 1936[19] – December, 1937[20]
- Captain Cecil S. Sandford, 31 December, 1937[21] – 27 July, 1939[22]
- Captain John W. Durnford, 24 July, 1939[23] – 31 May, 1940[24]
- Commander Arthur D. Torlesse, 31 May, 1940[25] – 8 July, 1940[26]
- Commander (retired) Denys C. G. Shoppee, 8 July, 1940[27] – 15 November, 1940[28]
- Captain Edward C. Thornton, 15 November, 1940[29] – 22 February, 1941[30]
- Captain Robert M. Ellis, 22 February, 1941[31] – 29 March, 1942[32]
- Commander Ludovic E. Porter, 29 March, 1942[33] – 16 May, 1942[34]
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur A. Havers, 16 May, 1942[35] – 4 June, 1942[36]
- Commander Geoffrey Gowlland, 4 June, 1942[37] – 23 June, 1942[38]
- Captain Richard Shelley, 23 June, 1942 – 15 December, 1943
- Captain Alfred S. Russell, 15 December, 1943[39] – May, 1944[40]
- Commander William F. H. C. Rutherford, – 10 June, 1944[41]
- Captain David Gilmour, 10 June, 1944[42] – 20 November, 1945[43]
- Captain Charles H. Duffett, November, 1945[44] – 1946[45]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 271.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 272.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 272.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 277.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 277.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 271.
- ↑ Arbuthnot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/198. f. 200.
- ↑ Arbuthnot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/198. f. 200.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 271.
- ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
- ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 277.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 277.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Sandford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/319. f. ?.
- ↑ Sandford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/319. f. ?.
- ↑ Durnford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/129. f. 128.
- ↑ Durnford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/129. f. 128.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
- ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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