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==Service==
==Service==
She recommissioned 1 March, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 740}}
''Carlisle'' joined the {{UK-LCS|5}} just as the war was ending, likely in November 1918.  She remained until February, 1919 when she was detached to a rather vague state as a "miscellaneous ships in commission".    Captain [[John Walsh Carrington]] re-commissioned her on 1 March, 1919,{{NLJan21|p. 740}} to take her to the [[China Station]], probably arriving in April{{SMNLApr19|p. 24}} where she would remain for years.


''Carlisle'' re-commissioned on 3 February, 1923.{{NLApr25|pp. 222, 223}}
''Carlisle'' re-commissioned under Captain [[Gerald Charles Dickens]] on 3 February, 1923.{{NLApr25|pp. 222, 223}}


Re-commissioned at [[Hong Kong]] on 22 October, 1925.{{NLJul27|p. 222}}
Re-commissioned at [[Hong Kong]] on 22 October, 1925.{{NLJul27|p. 222}}

Revision as of 13:28, 2 May 2018

H.M.S. Carlisle (1918)
Pendant Number: 41 (Nov 1918)[1]
Builder: Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Laid down: 2 Oct, 1917
Launched: 9 Jul, 1918
Sold: 1948

Service

Carlisle joined the Fifth Light Cruiser Squadron just as the war was ending, likely in November 1918. She remained until February, 1919 when she was detached to a rather vague state as a "miscellaneous ships in commission". Captain John Walsh Carrington re-commissioned her on 1 March, 1919,[2] to take her to the China Station, probably arriving in April[3] where she would remain for years.

Carlisle re-commissioned under Captain Gerald Charles Dickens on 3 February, 1923.[4]

Re-commissioned at Hong Kong on 22 October, 1925.[5]

Paid off into Dockyard Control at Chatham on 12 September, 1928 for service with the Fifth Cruiser Squadron on the China Station.[6]

Re-commissioned at Devonport on 3 September, 1929 for duty with the Sixth Cruiser Squadron on the Africa Station.[7]

Re-commissioned at Devonport on 1 March, 1932 for continued service with 6 C.S..[8]

Fire Control

Listed in June 1918 as one of 8 light cruisers to receive a Mark III* Dreyer Table, presumably in place at time of completion.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships: 1914-1919.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 740.
  3. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (April, 1919). p. 24.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). pp. 222, 223.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 222.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 223.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 222.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 221.
  9. ↑ Handbook for Capt. FC Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, p. 3.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1920). p. 741.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 741.
  12. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  13. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  14. ↑ Dickens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 138.
  15. ↑ Dickens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 138.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 222.
  17. ↑ MacFarlan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 176.
  18. ↑ Superseded that day. Hallifax Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 35.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 222.
  20. ↑ Hallifax Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 35.
  21. ↑ Hallifax Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 35.
  22. ↑ Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  23. ↑ Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  24. ↑ Young Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/25. f. 429.
  25. ↑ Young Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/25. f. 429.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 222.
  27. ↑ Magee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/251. f. 521.
  28. ↑ Magee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/251. f. 521.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 221.
  30. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  31. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  32. ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
  33. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  34. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  35. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  36. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  37. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  38. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  39. ↑ 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, 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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