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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]

Service

She recommissioned at Gibraltar on 15 December, 1920.^[9]

Cardiff re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 20 January, 1923.^[10]

Re-commissioned at Chatham 1 April, 1931 for duty with the Sixth Cruiser Squadron on the Africa Station.^[11]

Alterations

Cardiff was fitted with a director system in July 1917.^[12]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Captain Ernest K. Loring, 20 June, 1917^[13]
Captain Claud H. Sinclair, 11 July, 1917^[14]
Captain Arthur Bromley, 18 February, 1919^[15] – August, 1919^[16]
Captain Thomas N. James, 5 August, 1919^[17] – 12 January, 1921^[18]
Captain Colin K. MacLean, 11 January, 1921^[19] – 3 June, 1921^[20] (and as Flag Captain to R/A Tyrwhitt)
Captain Lionel F. Maitland-Kirwan, 3 June, 1921 – January, 1923 (and as Flag Captain to R/A Tyrwhitt)
Captain Thomas H. Binney, January, 1923^[21] – January, 1925^[22]
Captain St. A. B. Wake, 27 December, 1924^[23]^[24] – January, 1927^[25]
Captain Vernon S. Butler, 1 January, 1927^[26] – January, 1929^[27] (and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to R/A Preston)
Captain H. Evelyn C. Blagrove, 8 January, 1929^[28] – April, 1931^[29]
Captain Harold G. C. Franklin, c. September, 1929^[30] – c. late September, 1929^[31] (for passage to Devonport)
Commander Frederic A. H. Russel, September, 1929^[32] – 22 October, 1929^[33]
Commander Angus E. M. B. Cunninghame Graham, 19 January, 1931 – 26 January, 1931 (remained in ship as exec)
Captain John H. K. Clegg, 26 January, 1931^[34] – March, 1933
Captain William T. Makeig-Jones, March, 1933^[35] – July, 1933^[36]
Captain Claude C. Dobson, 14 July, 1933^[37] – 17 October, 1933^[38] (and as Senior Officer Reserve Fleet, Nore)
Captain Richard M. King, 17 October, 1933^[39]^[40] – 16 January, 1935^[41]
Captain Hamilton C. Allen, 16 January, 1935^[42] – 1 July, 1935^[43] (and as Senior Officer Reserve Fleet, Nore)
Captain Charles E. Hotham, 1 July, 1935 (and as Flag Captain and Chief Staff Officer to R/A Commanding Tenth Cruiser Squadron)
Captain Hamilton C. Allen, 24 July, 1935^[44] – 1 October, 1935^[45] (and as Senior Officer Reserve Fleet, Nore)
Captain John H. Young, 1 October, 1935^[46] – 1 September, 1936^[47] (and as Senior Officer Reserve Fleet, Nore)
Captain Geoffrey R. S. Watkins, 1 September, 1936^[48] – 6 May, 1938^[49] (and as Senior Officer Reserve Fleet, Nore)
Captain Arthur R. Halfhide, July, 1938^[50] – July, 1939^[51]
Captain Philip K. Enright, July, 1939^[52] – August, 1941^[53]
Captain St. John A. Micklethwait, August, 1941^[54] – February, 1942^[55]
Captain George F. Stevens-Guille, February, 1942^[56] – 1942^[57]

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 Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 741.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 222.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). pp. 221, 222.
↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
↑ Loring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 103.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 752.
↑ Bromley Service record. The National Archives. 196/44. f. 239.
↑ Bromley Service record. The National Archives. 196/44. f. 239.
↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 741.
↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
↑ MacLean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
↑ MacLean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.
↑ Binney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/9. f. 412.
↑ Binney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/9. f. 412.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 222.
↑ Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/9. f. 213.
↑ Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/9. f. 213.
↑ Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/68. f. 205.
↑ Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/68. f. 205.
↑ Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
↑ Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
↑ Franklin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/288. f. 155.
↑ Franklin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/288. f. 155.
↑ Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
↑ Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 221.
↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
↑ Dobson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 9.
↑ Dobson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 9.
↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 489.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 221.
↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 489.
↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
↑ Young Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/25. f. 429.
↑ Young Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/25. f. 429.
↑ Watkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. 239.
↑ Watkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. 239.
↑ 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

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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[1] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.

[2] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.

[3] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.

[4] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.

[5] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.

[6] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 61.

[7] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.

[8] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.

[9] The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 741.

[10] The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 222.

[11] The Navy List. (July, 1931). pp. 221, 222.

[12] The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.

[13] Loring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 103.

[14] The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 752.

[15] Bromley Service record. The National Archives. 196/44. f. 239.

[16] Bromley Service record. The National Archives. 196/44. f. 239.

[17] The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 741.

[18] James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.

[19] MacLean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.

[20] MacLean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 390.

[21] Binney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/9. f. 412.

[22] Binney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/9. f. 412.

[23] The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 222.

[24] Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/9. f. 213.

[25] Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/9. f. 213.

[26] Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/68. f. 205.

[27] Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/68. f. 205.

[28] Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.

[29] Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.

[30] Franklin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/288. f. 155.

[31] Franklin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/288. f. 155.

[32] Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.

[33] Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.

[34] The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 221.

[35] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[36] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[37] Dobson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 9.

[38] Dobson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 9.

[39] King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 489.

[40] The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 221.

[41] King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 489.

[42] Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.

[43] Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.

[44] Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.

[45] Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.

[46] Young Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/25. f. 429.

[47] Young Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/25. f. 429.

[48] Watkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. 239.

[49] Watkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. 239.

[50] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[51] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[52] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[53] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[54] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[55] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[56] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

[57] Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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