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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Douglas Young-Jamieson|nick=Douglas Young-Jamieson|appt=24 November, 1942<ref>Young-Jamieson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/44.|D7605990}} f. 44.</ref>|end=18 June, 1943<ref>Young-Jamieson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/44.|D7605990}} f. 44.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Douglas Young-Jamieson|nick=Douglas Young-Jamieson|appt=24 November, 1942<ref>Young-Jamieson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/44.|D7605990}} f. 44.</ref>|end=18 June, 1943<ref>Young-Jamieson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/44.|D7605990}} f. 44.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Donald Keppel Bain|nick=Donald K. Bain|appt=February, 1944{{MackieRNW}}|end=January, 1945{{MackieRNW}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Gerald Maxwell Bradshaw Langley|nick=Gerald M. B. Langley|appt=January, 1945{{MackieRNW}}|end=January, 1946{{MackieRNW}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Ronald Stewart Brown|nick=John R. S. Brown|appt=January, 1946{{MackieRNW}}|end=May, 1948{{MackieRNW}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=St. John Cronyn|nick=St. John Cronyn|appt=May, 1948{{MackieRNW}}|end=December, 1949{{MackieRNW}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Graham Henry Stokes|nick=Graham H. Stokes|appt=December, 1949{{MackieRNW}}|end=April, 1952{{MackieRNW}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Godfrey Crawford|nick=William G. Crawford|appt=April, 1952{{MackieRNW}}|end=1953{{MackieRNW}}}} | |||
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Revision as of 15:12, 30 June 2017
| H.M.S. Devonshire (1927) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 16 Mar, 1926[2] |
| Launched: | 22 Oct, 1927[3] |
| Completed: | 18 Mar, 1929[4] |
| Broken up: | 1954[5] |
H.M.S. Devonshire was one of four London Class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy in the late 1920s.
There was an earlier armoured cruiser named H.M.S. Devonshire that fought in the Great War.
Service
Captains
- Captain Henry C. Rawlings, 15 November, 1928[6] – 17 August, 1931[7] (initially for trials, later as Flag Captain to Henley)
- Captain Douglas B. Le Mottée, 17 August, 1931 – March, 1933
- Captain Herbert Fitzherbert, 1 January, 1933 – 1 January, 1936 (and as Flag Captain from c. 1934)
- Captain Robert D. Oliver, – 24 November, 1942[8]
- Captain Douglas Young-Jamieson, 24 November, 1942[9] – 18 June, 1943[10]
- Captain Donald K. Bain, February, 1944[11] – January, 1945[12]
- Captain Gerald M. B. Langley, January, 1945[13] – January, 1946[14]
- Captain John R. S. Brown, January, 1946[15] – May, 1948[16]
- Captain St. John Cronyn, May, 1948[17] – December, 1949[18]
- Captain Graham H. Stokes, December, 1949[19] – April, 1952[20]
- Captain William G. Crawford, April, 1952[21] – 1953[22]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
- ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
- ↑ Young-Jamieson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/44. f. 44.
- ↑ Young-Jamieson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/44. f. 44.
- ↑ Young-Jamieson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/44. f. 44.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
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