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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==
The citizens of Newcastle-upon-Tyne raised funds for a huge silver bell for ''Rodney'', and the Admiralty agreed that the completed ship would visit the city to receive its bell at the proper time.<ref>"Naval And Military."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, Oct 10, 1927; pg. 9; Issue 44708.</ref>  [[Hubert George Brand|Hubert Brand]] took the new ship to the Firth, arriving on 19 September 1928 after picking up her bell.
''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==
After completing trials under Captain The Hon. [[Matthew Robert Best|Matthew R. Best]], the new battleship paid off on 9 June{{NLJul27|p. 256}} before being commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 August, 1927 under the command of Captain [[Sidney Julius Meyrick]].{{NLFeb29|p. 256}}
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 January, 1930.{{NLJul31|p. 255}}
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 31 August, 1932.{{NLJul34|p. 257}}
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 3 January, 1935 for service in the {{UK-BS|2}} of the [[Home Fleet]].{{NLJul37|p. 256}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Matthew Robert Best|nick=The Hon. Matthew R. Best|appt=5 January, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 256}}<ref>Best Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 192.</ref>|end=15 August, 1927<ref>Best Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 192.</ref>|precBy=New Command|note=while completing and for duration of trials}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Sidney Julius Meyrick|nick=Sidney J. Meyrick|appt=1 July, 1927|end=15 December, 1928|note=and as Flag Captain and Captain of the Fleet to V/A Hubert Brand from 31 October, 1927}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Thomas Hugh Binney|nick=Thomas H. Binney|appt=15 December, 1928<ref>Binney Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/9.|D7603913}} f. 412.</ref>|end=26 May, 1930<ref>Binney Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/9.|D7603913}} f. 412.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain to Brand, then Chatfield from 1929}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Fischer Burges Watson|nick=Fischer B. Watson|appt=late May, 1930{{MackieRNW}}|end=December, 1931{{MackieRNW}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alban Thomas Buckley Curteis|nick=Alban T. B. Curteis|appt=16 December, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 255}}<ref>Curteis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/13.|D7604768}} f. 13.</ref>|end=14 September, 1933<ref>Curteis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/13.|D7604768}} f. 13.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Patrick Macnamara|nick=Patrick Macnamara|appt=14 September, 1933<ref>Macnamara Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/130.|D7604542}} f. 238.</ref>|end=21 May, 1934<ref>Macnamara Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/130.|D7604542}} f. 238.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Algernon Usborne Willis|nick=Algernon U. Willis|appt=20 May, 1934{{NLJul34|p. 256}}<ref>Willis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52.|D7576714}} f. 460.</ref>|end=6 September, 1935<ref>Willis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52.|D7576714}} f. 460.</ref>|note=temporarily for first day, then as Flag Captain to Admiral Sir William Boyle}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alan Ramsay Dewar|nick=Alan R. Dewar|appt=20 August, 1935{{NLJul37|p. 256}}|ass=6 September, 1935<ref>Willis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52.|D7576714}} f. 460.</ref>|end=December, 1937{{MackieRNW}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Tofield Makeig-Jones|nick=William T. Makeig-Jones|appt=December, 1937{{MackieRNW}}|end=July, 1939{{MackieRNW}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey John Audley Miles|nick=Geoffrey J. A. Miles|appt=19 July, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4068}}|end=14 June, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4068}}|note=and as Flag Captain to Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Thomas Hope Troubridge|nick=Thomas H. Troubridge|appt=14 June, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4068}}|end=3 January, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4068}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Duncan Codwise Hill|nick=Duncan C. Hill|appt=3 January, 1942|end=5 April, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4068}}|note=temporary, had been executive officer beforehand}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Humphrey Benson Jacomb|nick=Humphrey B. Jacomb|appt=5 April, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4068}}|end=12 January, 1943}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Guy Herbrand Edward Russell|nick=The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell|appt=17 February, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4068}}|end=3 December, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4068}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Alexander Henry Maxwell-Hyslop|nick=Alexander H. Maxwell-Hyslop|appt=9 December, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4068}}|end=2 August, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|4068}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Alexander Francis Matheson|nick=Alexander F. Matheson|appt=2 August, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|4068}}|end=22 November 1944{{UBAllyWarship|4068}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Clifford Caslon|nick=Clifford Caslon|appt=22 November, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|4068}}|end=15 October, 1946{{UBAllyWarship|4068}}}}
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Latest revision as of 16:04, 31 March 2021

H.M.S. Nelson (1925)
Pendant Number: 28[1]
Builder: Armstrong, Whitworth & Company[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

The citizens of Newcastle-upon-Tyne raised funds for a huge silver bell for Rodney, and the Admiralty agreed that the completed ship would visit the city to receive its bell at the proper time.[7] Hubert Brand took the new ship to the Firth, arriving on 19 September 1928 after picking up her bell.

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.[8]

Service

After completing trials under Captain The Hon. Matthew R. Best, the new battleship paid off on 9 June[9] before being commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 August, 1927 under the command of Captain Sidney Julius Meyrick.[10]

Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 January, 1930.[11]

Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 31 August, 1932.[12]

Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 3 January, 1935 for service in the Second Battle Squadron of the Home Fleet.[13]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Wikipedia
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 256.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
  7. ↑ "Naval And Military." The Times (London, England), Monday, Oct 10, 1927; pg. 9; Issue 44708.
  8. ↑ "Naval, Military, And Air Force." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 14, 1929; pg. 29; Issue 45151.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 256.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 256.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 255.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 257.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 256.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 256.
  15. ↑ Best Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 192.
  16. ↑ Best Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 192.
  17. ↑ Binney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/9. f. 412.
  18. ↑ Binney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/9. f. 412.
  19. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  20. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 255.
  22. ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
  23. ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
  24. ↑ Macnamara Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/130. f. 238.
  25. ↑ Macnamara Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/130. f. 238.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 256.
  27. ↑ Willis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 460.
  28. ↑ Willis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 460.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 256.
  30. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  31. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  32. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  33. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  34. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  35. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  36. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  37. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  38. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  39. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  40. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  41. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  42. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  43. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  44. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  45. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  46. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.

Bibliography


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