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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Karslake Kitson|nick=Henry K. Kitson|appt=20 May, 1927<ref>Kitson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 186.</ref>|end=21 April, 1928<ref>Kitson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 186.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Karslake Kitson|nick=Henry K. Kitson|appt=20 May, 1927<ref>Kitson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 186.</ref>|end=21 April, 1928<ref>Kitson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 186.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis William Loftus Tottenham|nick=Francis W. L. Tottenham|appt=April, 1928{{MackieRNW}}|end=December, 1929{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis William Loftus Tottenham|nick=Francis W. L. Tottenham|appt=April, 1928{{MackieRNW}}|end=December, 1929{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Neville Syfret|nick=Edward N. Syfret|appt=August, 1938{{MackieRNW}}|end=November, 1939{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Neville Syfret|nick=Edward N. Syfret|appt=August, 1938{{MackieRNW}}|end=November, 1939{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton|nick=Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton|appt=November, 1939{{MackieRNW}}|end=July, 1941{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton|nick=Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton|appt=November, 1939{{MackieRNW}}|end=July, 1941{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
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Revision as of 22:00, 3 November 2015
| H.M.S. Rodney (1925) | |
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| Pendant Number: | 29[1] |
| Builder: | Cammell Laird[2] |
| Laid down: | 28 Dec, 1922[3] |
| Launched: | 17 Dec, 1925[4] |
| Commissioned: | Nov, 1927[5] |
| Broken up: | 1948[6] |
H.M.S. Rodney was one of two Nelson Class dreadnoughts completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
She was grounded on 9 October, 1935 in circumstances involving another vessel, M.V. Atlas. Captain Custance was faulted for the misfortune.[7]
Captains
- Captain Henry K. Kitson, 20 May, 1927[8] – 21 April, 1928[9]
- Captain Francis W. L. Tottenham, April, 1928[10] – December, 1929[11]
- Captain Andrew B. Cunningham, December, 1929[12] – December, 1930[13]
- Captain Roger M. Bellairs, 16 December, 1930[14] – c. April, 1932[15]
- Captain John C. Tovey, April, 1932[16] – 31 August, 1934[17][18]
- Captain Wilfred N. Custance, 31 August, 1934[19] – February, 1936[20] (and as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to R/A Ramsey from 6 January, 1936)
- Captain William J. Whitworth, February, 1936[21] – July, 1936[22]
- Captain Ronald H. C. Hallifax, July, 1936[23] – August, 1938[24]
- Captain Edward N. Syfret, August, 1938[25] – November, 1939[26]
- Captain Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton, November, 1939[27] – July, 1941[28]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Rodney_(29) Wikipedia
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
- ↑ Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 186.
- ↑ Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 186.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Superseded that month. Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Day of month taken from Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
- ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
- ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
- ↑ 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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