H.M.S. Canterbury (1915)
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| H.M.S. Canterbury (1915) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 0A (1914) 27 (Jan 1918) 59 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown[2] |
| Laid down: | 14 Oct, 1914[3] |
| Launched: | 21 Dec, 1915[4] |
| Commissioned: | May, 1916[5] |
| Sold: | Jul, 1934[6] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
H.M.S. Canterbury was one of four Cambrian class light cruisers completed in 1915 and 1916.
Torpedoes
In mid-1920, Canterbury was to receive 21-in Mark II***** S.L. torpedoes.[7]
Service
She fought at the Action of 23 July, 1916, a running night action where she pursued a superior force of German destroyers.
Canterbury was fitted with a director in March, 1918. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[8]
She recommissioned at Portsmouth on 15 November, 1919.[9]
Canterbury re-commissioned on 3 January, 1925.[10]
Reduced to Reserve on 30 January, 1931.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Percy M. R. Royds, 24 April, 1916[12] – 16 April, 1919
- Captain Graham R. L. Edwards, 16 April, 1919[13][14] – 31 March, 1921[15]
- Captain Edward A. Astley-Rushton, 31 March, 1921[16] – c. April, 1922[17]
- Commander Robert A. Rice, 21 November, 1922[18] – 27 June, 1923
- Commander Arthur D. Barrow, 27 June, 1923[19] – 8 January, 1924[20]
- Captain Everard J. Hardman-Jones, 9 May, 1924[21] – 5 November, 1924[22]
- Captain Ralph Eliot, 5 November, 1924[23] – 3 January, 1925[24][25]
- Captain Arthur L. Snagge, c. September, 1926 – 11 November, 1926 (and as Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet, The Nore)
- Captain John S. G. Fraser, 11 November, 1926[26] – 12 December, 1927[27]
- Captain Guy C. C. Royle, 12 December, 1927[28] – 14 December, 1929[29]
- Captain Francis H. G. Walker, 14 December, 1929[30][31]
- Captain Claude C. Dobson, 23 December, 1930[32] – 2 February, 1931[33]
- Commander Graham F. W. Wilson, February, 1931[34]
- Captain Harold T. C. Walker, January, 1932[35] – 2 January, 1933[36]
- Commander Donal S. McGrath, 14 November, 1932[37] – 29 December, 1932[38] (temporary)
- Commander Patrick Butter, 20 January, 1933[39] – 15 January, 1934[40]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 48.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1920. pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.1920).
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 740.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 221.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 221.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 751.
- ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/417. ff. 419, 229.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 740.
- ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/417. ff. 419, 229.
- ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 55.
- ↑ Astley-Rushton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 55.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 732.
- ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 433.
- ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 433.
- ↑ Hardman-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 152.
- ↑ Hardman-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 152.
- ↑ Eliot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/15. f. 15.
- ↑ Eliot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/15. f. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 225.
- ↑ Fraser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 584.
- ↑ Fraser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 584.
- ↑ Royle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 170.
- ↑ Royle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 170.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month taken from predecessor's superseding date. Royle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 170.
- ↑ Dobson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/15
- ↑ Dobson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 221.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/12. f. 11.
- ↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/12. f. 11.
- ↑ McGrath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/96. f. 95.
- ↑ McGrath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/96. f. 95.
- ↑ Butter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/122. f. 486.
- ↑ Butter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/122. f. 486.
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.
- 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.
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