H.M.S. Cardiff (1917)
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H.M.S. Cardiff (1917) | |
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Pendant Number: | 29 (Jan 1918) 39 (Apr 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Fairfield[2] |
Ordered: | Mar/Apr 1916[3] |
Laid down: | 22 Jul, 1916[4] |
Launched: | 12 Apr, 1917[5] |
Commissioned: | Jun, 1917[6] |
Sold: | 23 Jan, 1946[7] |
Fate: | Broken up at Troon[8] |
Service
She recommissioned at Gibraltar on 15 December, 1920.[9]
Alterations
Cardiff was fitted with a director system in July 1917.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Ernest K. Loring, 20 June, 1917[11]
- Captain Claud H. Sinclair, 11 July, 1917[12]
- Captain Arthur Bromley, 18 February, 1919[13] – August, 1919[14]
- Captain Thomas N. James, 5 August, 1919[15] – 12 January, 1921[16]
- Captain Colin K. MacLean, 11 January, 1921[17] – 3 June, 1921[18] (and as Flag Captain to R/A Tyrwhitt)
- Captain Lionel F. Maitland-Kirwan, 3 June, 1921[19]
- Captain Thomas H. Binney, January, 1923[20] – January, 1925[21]
- Captain St. A. B. Wake, 27 December, 1924[22] – January, 1927[23]
- Captain Vernon S. Butler, 1 January, 1927[24] – January, 1929[25] (and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to R/A Preston)
- Captain H. Evelyn C. Blagrove, 8 January, 1929[26] – April, 1931[27]
- Captain Claude C. Dobson, 14 July, 1933[28] – 17 October, 1933[29] (and as Senior Officer Reserve Fleet, Nore)
- Captain Richard M. King, 17 October, 1933[30][31] – 16 January, 1935[32]
- Captain Hamilton C. Allen, 16 January, 1935[33] – 1 July, 1935[34] (and as Senior Officer Reserve Fleet, Nore)
- Captain Hamilton C. Allen, 24 July, 1935[35] – 1 October, 1935[36] (and as Senior Officer Reserve Fleet, Nore)
- Captain John H. Young, 1 October, 1935[37] – 1 September, 1936[38] (and as Senior Officer Reserve Fleet, Nore)
- Captain Geoffrey R. S. Watkins, 1 September, 1936[39] – 6 May, 1938[40] (and as Senior Officer Reserve Fleet, Nore)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 741.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ Loring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 103.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 752.
- ↑ Bromley Service record. The National Archives. 196/44. f. 239.
- ↑ Bromley Service record. The National Archives. 196/44. f. 239.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 741.
- ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
- ↑ MacLean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
- ↑ MacLean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
- ↑ Day of month taken from predecessor. MacLean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 285.
- ↑ Binney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/9. f. 412.
- ↑ Binney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/9. f. 412.
- ↑ Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/9. f. 213.
- ↑ Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/9. f. 213.
- ↑ Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/68. f. 205.
- ↑ Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/68. f. 205.
- ↑ Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
- ↑ Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
- ↑ Dobson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 9.
- ↑ Dobson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 9.
- ↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 489.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 221.
- ↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 489.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
- ↑ Young Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/25. f. 429.
- ↑ Young Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/25. f. 429.
- ↑ Watkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. 239.
- ↑ Watkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. 239.
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, 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.
- 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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