Difference between revisions of "H.M.S. Cornwall (1926)"
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| + | ''Cornwall'' was completed to full complement at Devonport on 3 May, 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 227}} | ||
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She re-commissioned at Devonport on 12 May, 1931.{{NLJul31|p. 226}} | She re-commissioned at Devonport on 12 May, 1931.{{NLJul31|p. 226}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Cornwall''" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Cornwall''" nat="UK"> | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Spencer Leveson-Gower, Fourth Earl Granville|nick=The Hon. William S. Leveson-Gower|appt=11 July, 1927<ref>Leveson-Gower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/178.|D7603430}} f. 182.</ref>|end=June, 1929<ref>Leveson-Gower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/178.|D7603430}} f. 182.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Spencer Leveson-Gower, Fourth Earl Granville|nick=The Hon. William S. Leveson-Gower|appt=11 July, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 227}}<ref>Leveson-Gower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/178.|D7603430}} f. 182.</ref>|end=June, 1929<ref>Leveson-Gower Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/178.|D7603430}} f. 182.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Ninian Dowding|nick=Arthur N. Dowding|appt=June, 1929{{MackieRNW}}|end=March, 1931{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Ninian Dowding|nick=Arthur N. Dowding|appt=June, 1929{{MackieRNW}}|end=March, 1931{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Herbert Knowles|nick=George H. Knowles|appt=2 March, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 225}}<ref>Knowles Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/52.|D7603759}} f. 257.</ref>|end=1 January, 1933<ref>Knowles Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/52.|D7603759}} f. 257.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Herbert Knowles|nick=George H. Knowles|appt=2 March, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 225}}<ref>Knowles Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/52.|D7603759}} f. 257.</ref>|end=1 January, 1933<ref>Knowles Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/52.|D7603759}} f. 257.</ref>}} | ||
Revision as of 09:55, 5 February 2018
| H.M.S. Cornwall (1926) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 9 Oct, 1924[2] |
| Launched: | 11 Mar, 1926[3] |
| Completed: | 23 Jan, 1928[4] |
| Sunk: | 5 May, 1942[5] |
Service
Cornwall was completed to full complement at Devonport on 3 May, 1928.[6]
She re-commissioned at Devonport on 12 May, 1931.[7]
Captains
- Captain The Hon. William S. Leveson-Gower, 11 July, 1927[8][9] – June, 1929[10]
- Captain Arthur N. Dowding, June, 1929[11] – March, 1931[12]
- Captain George H. Knowles, 2 March, 1931[13][14] – 1 January, 1933[15]
- Captain Richard B. Davies, 1 January, 1933[16] – September, 1935[17]
- Captain Henry C. Phillips, September, 1935[18] – 1936[19]
- Captain Charles O. Alexander, August, 1937[20] – January, 1939[21]
- Captain Charles F. Hammill, January, 1939[22] – 20 November, 1940
- Captain Percival C. W. Manwaring, 20 November, 1940 – 7 June, 1942 (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.
- ↑ 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. 227.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 226.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 227.
- ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
- ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 225.
- ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
- ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
- ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
- ↑ 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.
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