H.M.S. Gloucester (1937)
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| H.M.S. Gloucester (1937) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 22 Sep, 1936[2] |
| Launched: | 19 Oct, 1937[3] |
| Completed: | 31 Jan, 1939[4] |
| Sunk: | 22 May, 1941[5] |
H.M.S. Gloucester was one of three Gloucester Class light cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Captains
- Captain Frederick R. Garside, January, 1939[6] – 7 July, 1940 (aand as Flag Captain, killed when in command)
- Captain Henry A. Rowley, July, 1940[7] – 22 May, 1941[8] (killed when ship lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 32.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 32.
- ↑ "Obituaries." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 19, 1940; pg. 7; Issue 48672.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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| Gloucester | Liverpool | Manchester | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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