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{{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>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edmund Gerard Noel Rushbrooke|nick=Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke|appt=January, 1936{{FC}}{{MackieRNW}}|end=May, 1936{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edmund Gerard Noel Rushbrooke|nick=Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke|appt=January, 1936{{FC}}{{MackieRNW}}|end=May, 1936{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Catterall Leach|nick=John C. Leach|appt=May, 1936{{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Catterall Leach|nick=John C. Leach|appt=4 May, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 226}}|end=November, 1938{{MackieRNW}}}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Walter Herman Gordon Fallowfield|nick=Walter H. G. Fallowfield|appt=15 February, 1939<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref>|end=29 February, 1940<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Walter Herman Gordon Fallowfield|nick=Walter H. G. Fallowfield|appt=15 February, 1939<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref>|end=29 February, 1940<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Guy Herbrand Edward Russell|nick=The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell|appt=29 February, 1940<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref>|end=December, 1941{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Guy Herbrand Edward Russell|nick=The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell|appt=29 February, 1940<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref>|end=December, 1941{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
Revision as of 12:11, 12 June 2018
| H.M.S. Cumberland (1926) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Vickers-Armstrongs, 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]
She re-commissioned at Chatham on 13 May, 1936 for service on the China Station as part of the Fifth Cruiser Squadron, bearing Commander-in-Chief, China Station, Vice-Admiral Sir Charles James Colebrooke Little.[9]
Captains
- Captain Arthur L. Snagge, 15 August, 1927[10] – 29 May, 1929
- Captain Leonard F. Potter, 5 April, 1929 – 21 August, 1931
- Captain Thomas B. Drew, 26 June, 1931[11] – 15 January, 1932
- Captain Brian Egerton, 9 December, 1931[12][13] – February, 1933[14]
- Captain Cyril H. G. Benson, 22 February, 1933[15][16] – 18 February, 1935[17]
- Commander David J. R. Simson, 18 February, 1935[18] – 1 July, 1935[19]
- Captain Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke, January, 1936[Fact Check][20] – May, 1936[21]
- Captain John C. Leach, 4 May, 1936[22] – November, 1938[23]
- Captain Walter H. G. Fallowfield, 15 February, 1939[24] – 29 February, 1940[25]
- Captain The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell, 29 February, 1940[26] – December, 1941[27]
- Captain Alexander H. Maxwell-Hyslop, December, 1941[28] – December, 1943[29]
- Captain William Y. La R. Beverley, December, 1943[30] – July, 1944[31]
- Captain Philip K. Enright, July, 1944[32] – 1946[33]
- Captain Arthur F. St. G. Orpen, 1946[34]
- Captain Geoffrey F. Burghard, April, 1951[35] – April, 1952[36]
- Captain James I. Robertson, April, 1952[37] – December, 1952[38]
- Captain Robert A. Currie, March, 1953[39] – April, 1954[40]
- Captain Thomas V. Briggs, April, 1954[41] – April, 1955[42]
- Captain William J. Lamb, April, 1955[43] – November, 1956[44]
- Captain Herbert G. T. Padfield, November, 1956[45] – January, 1957[46]
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. (July, 1937). p.p 226, 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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 226.
- ↑ 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.
Bibliography
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