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Her final year of construction was overseen by Commander [[Charles Edward Barrington Simeon]], who was to remain with her as executive officer upon her eventual commissioning.{{NLJul27|p. 271}} | |||
Completed to full crew at Portsmouth on 7 February, 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 272}} | Completed to full crew at Portsmouth on 7 February, 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 272}} | ||
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| H.M.S. Suffolk (1926) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 30 Sep, 1924[2] |
| Launched: | 16 Feb, 1926[3] |
| Completed: | 31 May, 1928[4] |
| Broken up: | 1948[5] |
H.M.S. Suffolk was one of seven Kent Class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Her final year of construction was overseen by Commander Charles Edward Barrington Simeon, who was to remain with her as executive officer upon her eventual commissioning.[6]
Completed to full crew at Portsmouth on 7 February, 1928.[7]
She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 2 September, 1930 and proceeded to the China Station bearing the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral William A. H. Kelly and to operate with the Fifth Cruiser Squadron.[8]
Captains
- Captain Niel O'Neill, 1 July, 1927 – February, 1929
- Captain Geoffrey S. Arbuthnot, 12 January, 1929[9][10] – June, 1931[11]
- Captain Geoffrey Layton, 9 January, 1931[12][13] – 16 November, 1931[14]
- Captain John H. Godfrey, 16 November, 1931 – May, 1933
- Captain Errol Manners, July, 1933[15] – September, 1936[16]
- Captain Henry C. Phillips, September, 1936[17] – December, 1937[18]
- Captain Cecil S. Sandford, 31 December, 1937[19] – 27 July, 1939[20]
- Captain John W. Durnford, 24 July, 1939[21] – 31 May, 1940[22]
- Captain Edward C. Thornton, 15 November, 1940[23] – 22 February, 1941[24]
- Captain Robert M. Ellis, February, 1941[25] – June, 1942[26]
- Captain Richard Shelley, 23 June, 1942 – 15 December, 1943
- Captain Alfred S. Russell, December, 1943[27] – May, 1944[28]
- Captain David Gilmour, May, 1944[29] – November, 1945[30]
- Captain Charles H. Duffett, November, 1945[31] – 1946[32]
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 271.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 272.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 272.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 271.
- ↑ Arbuthnot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/198. f. 200.
- ↑ Arbuthnot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/198. f. 200.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 271.
- ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
- ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Sandford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/319. f. ?.
- ↑ Sandford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/319. f. ?.
- ↑ Durnford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/129. f. 128.
- ↑ Durnford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/129. f. 128.
- ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
- ↑ Thornton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/222. f. 592.
- ↑ 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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