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==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment given:
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
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* {{CaptRN}} [[Francis Gerald St. John|Francis G. St. John]], 3 January, 1918.<ref>''The Navy List'' (February, 1919).  p. 767.</ref>
*{{CaptRN}} [[Francis Gerald St. John|Francis G. St. John]], 3 January, 1918.<ref>''The Navy List'' (February, 1919).  p. 767.</ref>
* Captain [[Howard James Lionel Walter Kox Willcox]], February, 1919.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Howard James Lionel Walter Kox Willcox]], February, 1919.{{MackieRNW}}
* Captain [[William Rawdon Napier]], October, 1919.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[William Rawdon Napier]], October, 1919.{{MackieRNW}}
* Captain [[Alfred Headley Norman|Alfred H. Norman]], 1 May, 1920.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 753.</ref>
*Captain [[Alfred Headley Norman|Alfred H. Norman]], 1 May, 1920.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 753.</ref>
* Captain [[Benjamin Wingate Barrow|Benjamin W. Barrow]], July, 1922.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Benjamin Wingate Barrow|Benjamin W. Barrow]], July, 1922.{{MackieRNW}}
* Captain [[Richard Matthew King|Richard M. King]], July, 1924.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Richard Matthew King|Richard M. King]], July, 1924.{{MackieRNW}}
* Captain [[Herbert Fitzherbert]], August, 1926.{{MackieRNW}}
*Captain [[Herbert Fitzherbert]], August, 1926.{{MackieRNW}}
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==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 20:36, 28 April 2014

H.M.S. Coventry (1917)
Pendant Number: 4C (Jan 1918)
61 (Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: Swan Hunter[2]
Ordered: Mar/Apr 1916[3]
Laid down: 4 Aug, 1916[4]
Launched: 6 Jul, 1917[5]
Commissioned: Feb, 1918[6]
Sunk: 14 Sep, 1942[7]
Fate: Air attack in Med

Service

She recommissioned at Chatham on 1 May, 1920 bearing Rear-Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas of the Atlantic Fleet.[8]

Alterations

Coventry was fitted with a director system in February, 1918.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 753.
  9. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
  10. The Navy List (February, 1919). p. 767.
  11. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 753.
  14. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  15. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  16. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
  • Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
  • Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.


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