H.M.S. Concord (1916)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Concord (1916) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 2A (Sep 1915) 46 (Jan 1918) 15 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers[2] |
| Ordered: | 1914-15 Programme[3] |
| Laid down: | 1 Feb, 1915[4] |
| Launched: | 1 Apr, 1916[5] |
| Commissioned: | Dec, 1916[6] |
| Sold: | Aug, 1935[7] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
Service
She recommissioned at Devonport 24 October, 1919.[8]
Alterations
Concord and her sister Centaur were among the first light cruisers to be completed with a director.[9] They also had the first Evershed Bearing Indicator installations for light cruisers, possibly upon completion.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain William D. Paton, 14 November, 1916[11]
- Captain Walter J. C. Lake, 19 January, 1919[12]
- Captain Lionel F. Maitland-Kirwan, 19 January, 1921[13]
- Captain Brien M. Money, June, 1921[14]
- Captain Henry G. Thursfield, September, 1922[15]
- Captain Alexander R. W. Woods, September, 1924[16]
- Captain Charles E. Kennedy-Purvis, July, 1925[17]
- Captain Arthur F. Pridham, 1928[18]
- Captain Albert J. Robertson, October, 1928[19]
- Captain Marshal L. Clarke, December, 1929[20]
- Captain Algernon R. Smithwick, December, 1930[21]
- Captain Hubert Ardill, 14 March, 1932[22] – 9 December, 1932[23]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 48.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 750.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. p. 29.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 763.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 763.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 750.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Ardill Service Record at The National Archives. ADM 196/49.
- ↑ Ardill Service Record at The National Archives. ADM 196/49.
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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