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She commissioned on 27 October, 1931 for service with the {{UK-CS|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJan33|pp. 274-5}}
She commissioned on 27 October, 1931 for service with the {{UK-CS|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJan33|pp. 274-5}}


Re-commissioned at Chatham on 18 July, 1934 for service with the {{UK-CS|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJul37|p. 277}}
Re-commissioned at Chatham on 18 July, 1934 for service with the {{UK-CS|1}}, first on the Australia Station{{NLOct35|p. 277}} and by mid-1937 in the Mediterranean.{{NLJul37|p. 277}}


==Captains==
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Revision as of 14:23, 31 December 2018

H.M.S. Sussex (1928)
Builder: Hawthorn Leslie & Company[1]
Laid down: 1 Feb, 1927[2]
Launched: 22 Feb, 1928[3]
Completed: 19 Mar, 1929[4]
Broken up: 1950[5]

H.M.S. Sussex was one of four London Class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.

Construction and Particulars

The ship had a silver bell cast for it shortly before its completion by Messrs. Stone and Company of Deptford. It was 18.5 inches high with a clapper 17 inches long with a knob 3 inches in diameter and consisted of over 6,500 troy ounces of silver, costing in just that component about £705. Its manufacture had been funded through efforts led by Lord Leconfield, Lord Lieutenant of Sussex.[6]

Service

Commissioned at Chatham on 26 March, 1929.[7]

She commissioned on 27 October, 1931 for service with the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.[8]

Re-commissioned at Chatham on 18 July, 1934 for service with the First Cruiser Squadron, first on the Australia Station[9] and by mid-1937 in the Mediterranean.[10]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
  6. ↑ "Naval, Military, And Air Force." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 14, 1929; pg. 29; Issue 45151.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 272.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). pp. 274-5.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 277.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 277.
  11. ↑ Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/94. ff. 220, 221.
  12. ↑ Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/94. ff. 220, 221.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 272.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 275.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 277.
  16. ↑ Bonham-Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/81. f. 441.
  17. ↑ Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
  18. ↑ Blagrove Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 47.
  19. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  20. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  21. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  22. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  23. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography


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