H.M.A.S. Canberra (1927)
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| H.M.A.S. Canberra (1927) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | John Brown & Company[1] |
| Laid down: | 9 Sep, 1925[2] |
| Launched: | 31 May, 1927[3] |
| Completed: | 9 Jul, 1928[4] |
| Sunk: | 9 Aug, 1942[5] |
H.M.A.S. Canberra was one of seven Kent Class cruisers completed for the Royal Australian Navy.
Service
Canberra was commissioned at Clydebank on 9 July, 1928.[6] In mid-1931 she was bearing Commodore, First Class Leonard Stanley Holbrook, Commanding H.M. Australian Squadron.
She re-commissioned at Sydney on 1 January, 1932.[7]
Captains
- Captain George L. Massey, 26 May, 1928 – 1929
- Captain Charles Farquhar-Smith, 29 May, 1931[8] – June, 1933[Inference] (and as Flag Captain and Chief Staff Officer to Com1 Holbrook)
- Commander Frederic C. Bradley, 1 June, 1933[9] – 21 August, 1934[10] (and as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral Dalglish)
- Captain Harold T. C. Walker, 19 April, 1934[11]
- Captain Alexander G. B. Wilson, 20 April, 1936[12] (and as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral Lane-Poole)
- Captain Wilfrid R. Patterson, 12 April, 1938[13] – 5 June, 1940[14]
- Captain Harold B. Farncomb, 6 June, 1940[15] – 24 December, 1941[16]
- Captain George D. Moore, 24 December, 1941[17] – May, 1942[18]
- Captain Frank E. Getting, May, 1942[19] – 9 August, 1942[20] (killed when ship lost under his command)
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 293.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 296.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 296.
- ↑ Bradley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/60. f. 418.
- ↑ Bradley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/60. f. 418.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 296.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 295.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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