H.M.S. Cumberland (1926)
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H.M.S. Cumberland (1926) | |
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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]
- Commander Russell Grenfell, 13 January, 1932[15] – May, 1932[16] (temporary appointment by C-in-C during Egerton [illeg])
- Captain Cyril H. G. Benson, 22 February, 1933[17][18] – 18 February, 1935[19]
- Commander David J. R. Simson, 18 February, 1935[20] – 1 July, 1935[21] (followed by a major refit)
- 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] – 4 December, 1941[27]
- Captain Alexander H. Maxwell-Hyslop, 4 December, 1941[28] – 16 March, 1942[29]
- Commander Robert S. D. Armour, 16 March, 1942[30] – 10 April, 1942[31]
- Commander Michael G. Goodenough, 10 April, 1942[32] – 13 April, 1942[33]
- Captain Alexander H. Maxwell-Hyslop, 13 April, 1942[34] – 16 December, 1943[35]
- Acting Commander Henry H. Robson, 7 December, 1943 (temporary)
- Captain Francis J. Butler, 16 December, 1943[36] – 23 December, 1943[37]
- Captain William Y. La R. Beverley, 23 December, 1943[38] – 10 July, 1944[39]
- Captain Philip K. Enright, 10 July, 1944[40] – 22 June, 1946[41]
- Captain Arthur F. St. G. Orpen, 1946[42]
- Commander Gordon I. Hughes, – 14 January, 1948[43]
- Commander Edmund M. Haes, 14 January, 1948[44] – 12 October, 1948[45] (vice Cdr. G. I. Hughes)
- Captain Geoffrey F. Burghard, April, 1951[46] – April, 1952[47]
- Captain James I. Robertson, April, 1952[48] – December, 1952[49]
- Captain Robert A. Currie, March, 1953[50] – April, 1954[51]
- Captain Thomas V. Briggs, April, 1954[52] – April, 1955[53]
- Captain William J. Lamb, April, 1955[54] – November, 1956[55]
- Captain Herbert G. T. Padfield, November, 1956[56] – January, 1957[57]
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.
- ↑ Grenfell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/76. f. 76.
- ↑ Grenfell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/76. f. 76.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Haes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/98. f. 98.
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- ↑ Haes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/98. f. 98.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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