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''Cumberland'' commissioned at Chatham on 8 December, 1927.{{NLFeb29|p. 229}} | ''Cumberland'' commissioned at Chatham on 8 December, 1927.{{NLFeb29|p. 229}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Leonard Fosbrooke Potter|nick=Leonard F. Potter|appt=5 April, 1929|end=21 August, 1931}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Leonard Fosbrooke Potter|nick=Leonard F. Potter|appt=5 April, 1929|end=21 August, 1931}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Bernard Drew|nick=Thomas B. Drew|appt=26 June, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 228}}|ass=21 August, 1931|end=15 January, 1932}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Bernard Drew|nick=Thomas B. Drew|appt=26 June, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 228}}|ass=21 August, 1931|end=15 January, 1932}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Brian Egerton|nick=Brian Egerton|appt=December, 1931<ref>Royal Navy. ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Nov 28, 1931; pg. 7; Issue 45992.</ref>|ass=15 January, 1932<ref>Egerton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/46.|D7604458}} f. 194.</ref>|end=February, 1933<ref>Royal Navy. ''The Times'' (London, England), Tuesday, Apr 18, 1933; pg. 6; Issue 46421.</ref>}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Brian Egerton|nick=Brian Egerton|appt=9 December, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 227}}<ref>Royal Navy. ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Nov 28, 1931; pg. 7; Issue 45992.</ref>|ass=15 January, 1932<ref>Egerton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/46.|D7604458}} f. 194.</ref>|end=February, 1933<ref>Royal Navy. ''The Times'' (London, England), Tuesday, Apr 18, 1933; pg. 6; Issue 46421.</ref>}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cyril Herbert Gordon Benson|nick=Cyril H. G. Benson|appt=22 February, 1933<ref>Benson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/318.|D7864012}} f. 83.</ref>{{NLJul34|p. 227}}|end=18 February, 1935<ref>Benson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/318.|D7864012}} f. 83.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cyril Herbert Gordon Benson|nick=Cyril H. G. Benson|appt=22 February, 1933<ref>Benson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/318.|D7864012}} f. 83.</ref>{{NLJul34|p. 227}}|end=18 February, 1935<ref>Benson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/318.|D7864012}} f. 83.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=David James Robert Simson|nick=David J. R. Simson|appt=18 February, 1935<ref>Simson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/149.|D7605736}} f. 150.</ref>|end=1 July, 1935<ref>Simson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/149.|D7605736}} f. 150.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=David James Robert Simson|nick=David J. R. Simson|appt=18 February, 1935<ref>Simson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/149.|D7605736}} f. 150.</ref>|end=1 July, 1935<ref>Simson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/149.|D7605736}} f. 150.</ref>}} |
Revision as of 20:22, 30 March 2018
H.M.S. Cumberland (1926) | |
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Builder: | Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow[1] |
Laid down: | 18 Oct, 1924[2] |
Launched: | 16 Mar, 1926[3] |
Completed: | 23 Jan, 1928[4] |
Commissioned: | 8 Dec, 1927[5] |
Broken up: | 1959[6] |
H.M.S. Cumberland was one of seven Kent Class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Cumberland commissioned at Chatham on 8 December, 1927.[7]
She completed to full complement at Chatham on 18 February, 1930.[8]
Captains
- Captain Arthur L. Snagge, 15 August, 1927[9] – 29 May, 1929
- Captain Leonard F. Potter, 5 April, 1929 – 21 August, 1931
- Captain Thomas B. Drew, 26 June, 1931[10] – 15 January, 1932
- Captain Brian Egerton, 9 December, 1931[11][12] – February, 1933[13]
- Captain Cyril H. G. Benson, 22 February, 1933[14][15] – 18 February, 1935[16]
- Commander David J. R. Simson, 18 February, 1935[17] – 1 July, 1935[18]
- Captain Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke, January, 1936[Fact Check][19] – May, 1936[20]
- Captain John C. Leach, May, 1936[21] – November, 1938[22]
- Captain Walter H. G. Fallowfield, 15 February, 1939[23] – 29 February, 1940[24]
- Captain The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell, 29 February, 1940[25] – December, 1941[26]
- Captain Alexander H. Maxwell-Hyslop, December, 1941[27] – December, 1943[28]
- Captain William Y. La R. Beverley, December, 1943[29] – July, 1944[30]
- Captain Philip K. Enright, July, 1944[31] – 1946[32]
- Captain Arthur F. St. G. Orpen, 1946[33]
- Captain Geoffrey F. Burghard, April, 1951[34] – April, 1952[35]
- Captain James I. Robertson, April, 1952[36] – December, 1952[37]
- Captain Robert A. Currie, March, 1953[38] – April, 1954[39]
- Captain Thomas V. Briggs, April, 1954[40] – April, 1955[41]
- Captain William J. Lamb, April, 1955[42] – November, 1956[43]
- Captain Herbert G. T. Padfield, November, 1956[44] – January, 1957[45]
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 229.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 229.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 227.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 229.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 228.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 227.
- ↑ Royal Navy. The Times (London, England), Saturday, Nov 28, 1931; pg. 7; Issue 45992.
- ↑ Royal Navy. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Apr 18, 1933; pg. 6; Issue 46421.
- ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/318. f. 83.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 227.
- ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/318. f. 83.
- ↑ Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.
- ↑ Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
- ↑ Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
- ↑ Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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