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Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 January, 1930.{{NLJul31|p. 255}}
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 January, 1930.{{NLJul31|p. 255}}
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 31 August, 1932.{{NLJan33|p. 256}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
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{{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=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=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<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=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=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<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={{CaptRN}}|name=Algernon Usborne Willis|nick=Algernon U. Willis|appt=20 May, 1934<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}}

Revision as of 15:05, 19 April 2018

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]

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. (January, 1933). p. 256.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 256.
  14. ↑ Best Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 192.
  15. ↑ Best Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 192.
  16. ↑ Binney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/9. f. 412.
  17. ↑ Binney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/9. f. 412.
  18. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  19. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 255.
  21. ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
  22. ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
  23. ↑ Macnamara Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/130. f. 238.
  24. ↑ Macnamara Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/130. f. 238.
  25. ↑ Willis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 460.
  26. ↑ Willis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 460.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 256.
  28. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  29. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  30. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  31. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  32. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  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.

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