H.M.S. Cardiff (1917)
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| H.M.S. Cardiff (1917) | |
|---|---|
| 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] |
Alterations
Cardiff was fitted with a director system in July 1917.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Claud H. Sinclair, 7 July, 1917.[10]
- Captain Arthur Bromley, Eighth Baronet, 18 February, 1919.[Citation needed]
- Captain Thomas Norman James,
- Captain St. Aubyn Baldwin Wake, after his 1921 promotion to Captain
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 Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 752.
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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