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Revision as of 19:39, 4 March 2017
| H.M.S. Cornwall (1926) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 9 Oct, 1924[2] |
| Launched: | 11 Mar, 1926[3] |
| Completed: | 23 Jan, 1928[4] |
| Sunk: | 5 May, 1942[5] |
H.M.S. Cornwall was one of seven Kent Class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Captains
- Captain The Hon. William S. Leveson-Gower, 11 July, 1927[6] – June, 1929[7]
- Captain Arthur N. Dowding, June, 1929[8] – March, 1931[9]
- Captain George H. Knowles, 2 March, 1931[10] – 1 January, 1933[11]
- Captain Richard B. Davies, 1 January, 1933[12] – September, 1935[13]
- Captain Henry C. Phillips, September, 1935[14] – 1936[15]
- Captain Charles O. Alexander, August, 1937[16] – January, 1939[17]
- Captain Charles F. Hammill, January, 1939[18] – 20 November, 1940
- Captain Percival C. W. Manwaring, 20 November, 1940 – 7 June, 1942 (ship lost under his command)
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.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
- ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
- ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
- ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
- ↑ 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.
Bibliography
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