H.M.S. Weston (1932)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Weston (1932) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | L72, later U72 |
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Launched: | 23 Jul, 1932[2] |
| Broken up: | 1947[3] |
Contents
Service
Commissioned at Devonport on 21 February, 1933 for service on the Africa Station.[4]
Re-commissioned at Gibraltar on 31 August, 1935 for service in the the Mediterranean,[5] and then to the East Indies before mid-1937.[6]
Captains
- Commander Henry L. I. Kirkpatrick, 11 November, 1932[7][8] – 12 November, 1934[9]
- Commander Lancelot V. Donne, 12 November, 1934[10] – 28 July, 1935[11]
- Commander John H. Bowen, 13 August, 1935[12] – 15 June, 1937[13]
- Commander Henry L. St. J. Fancourt, c. 15 June, 1937[14] – 5 September, 1938[15]
- Acting Captain Alastair G. Davidson, 8 September, 1939 – 12 January, 1940
- Lieutenant-Commander Seymour C. Tuke, 12 January, 1940[16] – 6 September, 1940[17]
- Commander (retired) John G. Sutton, 6 September, 1940[18] – 24 August, 1942[19]
- Commander Leonard F. Durnford-Slater, 24 August, 1942[20] – June, 1943[21]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Alan H. Young, June, 1943[22] – 7 July, 1943[23]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Ernest Gleave, 7 July, 1943[24] – 22 February, 1945[25]
- Temporary acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.V.R. William P. Chipman, 22 February, 1945[26] – mid 1945[27]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 292.
- ↑ Kirkpatrick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/30. f. 29.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 292.
- ↑ Kirkpatrick Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/30. f. 29.
- ↑ Donne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/88. f. 88.
- ↑ Donne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/88. f. 88.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 292.
- ↑ Bowen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/138. f. 138.
- ↑ Fancourt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/43. f. 43.
- ↑ Fancourt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/43. f. 43.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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