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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Nelson''''' was one of two [[Nelson Class Battleship (1925)|''Nelson'' Class dreadnoughts]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Nelson''''' was one of two [[Nelson Class Battleship (1925)|''Nelson'' Class dreadnoughts]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Construction== | |||
''Nelson'' had a silver bell, which had been cast by Messrs. Stone and Company of Deptford, being the largest silver bell ever cast. Its dimensions are not known, but they were larger than a bell cast by the same firm for {{UK-Sussex|f=p}}, which was 18.5 inches high.<ref>"Naval, Military, And Air Force." ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Mar 14, 1929; pg. 29; Issue 45151.</ref> | |||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
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| H.M.S. Nelson (1925) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 28[1] |
| Builder: | Armstrong[2] |
| Laid down: | 28 Dec, 1922[3] |
| Launched: | 3 Sep, 1925[4] |
| Commissioned: | 15 Aug, 1927[5] |
| Broken up: | 1948[6] |
H.M.S. Nelson was one of two Nelson Class dreadnoughts completed for the Royal Navy.
Construction
Nelson had a silver bell, which had been cast by Messrs. Stone and Company of Deptford, being the largest silver bell ever cast. Its dimensions are not known, but they were larger than a bell cast by the same firm for H.M.S. Sussex, which was 18.5 inches high.[7]
Service
After completing trials under Captain The Hon. Matthew R. Best, the new battleship paid off on 9 June[8] before being commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 August, 1927 under the command of Captain Sidney Julius Meyrick.[9]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 January, 1930.[10]
Captains
- Captain The Hon. Matthew R. Best, 5 January, 1927[11][12] – 15 August, 1927[13] (while completing and for duration of trials)
- Captain Sidney J. Meyrick, 1 July, 1927 – 15 December, 1928 (and as Flag Captain and Captain of the Fleet to V/A Hubert Brand from 31 October, 1927)
- Captain Thomas H. Binney, 15 December, 1928[14] – 26 May, 1930[15] (and as Flag Captain to Brand, then Chatfield from 1929)
- Captain Fischer B. Watson, late May, 1930[16] – December, 1931[17]
- Captain Alban T. B. Curteis, 16 December, 1931[18] – 14 September, 1933[19] (and as Flag Captain)
- Captain Patrick Macnamara, 14 September, 1933[20] – 21 May, 1934[21]
- Captain Algernon U. Willis, 20 May, 1934[22] – 6 September, 1935[23] (temporarily for first day, then as Flag Captain to Admiral Sir William Boyle)
- Captain Alan R. Dewar, 20 August, 1935[24] – December, 1937[25]
- Captain William T. Makeig-Jones, December, 1937[26] – July, 1939[27]
- Captain Geoffrey J. A. Miles, 19 July, 1939 – 23 June, 1941 (and as Flag Captain to Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet)
- Captain Thomas H. Troubridge, June, 1941[28] – January, 1942[29]
- Captain Humphrey B. Jacomb, 5 April, 1942 – 12 January, 1943 (vice "Hill")
- Captain The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell, January, 1943[30] – December, 1943[31]
- Captain Alexander H. Maxwell-Hyslop, December, 1943[32] – November, 1944[33]
- Captain Clifford Caslon, November, 1944[34] – April, 1946[35]
- Captain Brian B. Schofield, April, 1946[36]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Wikipedia
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 256.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ "Naval, Military, And Air Force." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 14, 1929; pg. 29; Issue 45151.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 256.
- ↑ Best Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 192.
- ↑ Best Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 192.
- ↑ Binney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/9. f. 412.
- ↑ Binney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/9. f. 412.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Macnamara Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/130. f. 238.
- ↑ Macnamara Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/130. f. 238.
- ↑ Willis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 460.
- ↑ Willis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 460.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 256.
- ↑ 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.
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