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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Isham Worsley Gibson|nick=Isham W. Gibson|appt= | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Isham Worsley Gibson|nick=Isham W. Gibson|appt=9 June, 1930|end=13 April, 1931|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur John Power|nick=Arthur J. Power|appt=13 April, 1931<ref>Power Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52.}} f. 501.</ref>|end=August, 1933<ref>Power Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52.}} f. 501.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur John Power|nick=Arthur J. Power|appt=13 April, 1931<ref>Power Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52.}} f. 501.</ref>|end=August, 1933<ref>Power Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52.}} f. 501.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Tofield Makeig-Jones|nick=William T. Makeig-Jones|appt=July, 1933{{MackieRNW}}|end=April, 1935{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Tofield Makeig-Jones|nick=William T. Makeig-Jones|appt=July, 1933{{MackieRNW}}|end=April, 1935{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
Revision as of 14:40, 26 August 2017
| H.M.S. Dorsetshire (1929) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 21 Sep, 1927[2] |
| Launched: | 29 Jan, 1929[3] |
| Completed: | 30 Sep, 1930[4] |
| Sunk: | 5 Apr, 1942[5] |
H.M.S. Dorsetshire was one of two Norfolk Class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Captains
- Captain Isham W. Gibson, 9 June, 1930 – 13 April, 1931
- Captain Arthur J. Power, 13 April, 1931[6] – August, 1933[7] (and as Flag Captain)
- Captain William T. Makeig-Jones, July, 1933[8] – April, 1935[9]
- Captain Arthur J. L. Murray, April, 1935[10] – July, 1937[11]
- Captain Francis R. Barry, July, 1937[12] – July, 1939[13]
- Captain Benjamin C. S. Martin, July, 1939[14] – August, 1941[15]
- Captain Augustine W. S. Agar, August, 1941[16] – 5 April, 1942[17]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 501.
- ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 501.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
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| Dorsetshire | Norfolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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