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After completing trials under Captain The Hon. [[Matthew Robert Best|Matthew R. Best]], the new battleship | After completing trials under Captain The Hon. [[Matthew Robert Best|Matthew R. Best]], the new battleship paid off on 9 June{{NLJul27|p. 256}} before being commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 August, 1927 under the command of Captain [[Sidney Julius Meyrick]].{{NLFeb29|p. 256}} | ||
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 January, 1930.{{NLJul31|p. 255}} | Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 January, 1930.{{NLJul31|p. 255}} | ||
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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Matthew Robert Best|nick=The Hon. Matthew R. Best|appt=5 January, 1927<ref>Best Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 192.</ref>|end=15 August, 1927<ref>Best Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 192.</ref>|precBy=New Command|note=while completing and for duration of trials}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Matthew Robert Best|nick=The Hon. Matthew R. Best|appt=5 January, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 256}}<ref>Best Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 192.</ref>|end=15 August, 1927<ref>Best Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 192.</ref>|precBy=New Command|note=while completing and for duration of trials}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Sidney Julius Meyrick|nick=Sidney J. Meyrick|appt=1 July, 1927|end=15 December, 1928|note=and as Flag Captain and Captain of the Fleet to V/A Hubert Brand from 31 October, 1927}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Sidney Julius Meyrick|nick=Sidney J. Meyrick|appt=1 July, 1927|end=15 December, 1928|note=and as Flag Captain and Captain of the Fleet to V/A Hubert Brand from 31 October, 1927}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Thomas Hugh Binney|nick=Thomas H. Binney|appt=15 December, 1928<ref>Binney Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/9.|D7603913}} f. 412.</ref>|end=26 May, 1930<ref>Binney Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/9.|D7603913}} f. 412.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain to Brand, then Chatfield from 1929}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Thomas Hugh Binney|nick=Thomas H. Binney|appt=15 December, 1928<ref>Binney Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/9.|D7603913}} f. 412.</ref>|end=26 May, 1930<ref>Binney Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/9.|D7603913}} f. 412.</ref>|note=and as Flag Captain to Brand, then Chatfield from 1929}} | ||
Revision as of 12:42, 5 March 2018
| H.M.S. Nelson (1925) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 28[1] |
| Builder: | Armstrong[2] |
| Laid down: | 28 Dec, 1922[3] |
| Launched: | 3 Sep, 1925[4] |
| Commissioned: | 15 Aug, 1927[5] |
| Broken up: | 1948[6] |
H.M.S. Nelson was one of two Nelson Class dreadnoughts completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
After completing trials under Captain The Hon. Matthew R. Best, the new battleship paid off on 9 June[7] before being commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 August, 1927 under the command of Captain Sidney Julius Meyrick.[8]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 January, 1930.[9]
Captains
- Captain The Hon. Matthew R. Best, 5 January, 1927[10][11] – 15 August, 1927[12] (while completing and for duration of trials)
- Captain Sidney J. Meyrick, 1 July, 1927 – 15 December, 1928 (and as Flag Captain and Captain of the Fleet to V/A Hubert Brand from 31 October, 1927)
- Captain Thomas H. Binney, 15 December, 1928[13] – 26 May, 1930[14] (and as Flag Captain to Brand, then Chatfield from 1929)
- Captain Fischer B. Watson, late May, 1930[15] – December, 1931[16]
- Captain Alban T. B. Curteis, 16 December, 1931[17] – 14 September, 1933[18] (and as Flag Captain)
- Captain Patrick Macnamara, 14 September, 1933[19] – 21 May, 1934[20]
- Captain Algernon U. Willis, 20 May, 1934[21] – 6 September, 1935[22] (temporarily for first day, then as Flag Captain to Admiral Sir William Boyle)
- Captain Alan R. Dewar, 20 August, 1935[23] – December, 1937[24]
- Captain William T. Makeig-Jones, December, 1937[25] – July, 1939[26]
- Captain Geoffrey J. A. Miles, 19 July, 1939 – 23 June, 1941 (and as Flag Captain to Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet)
- Captain Thomas H. Troubridge, June, 1941[27] – January, 1942[28]
- Captain Humphrey B. Jacomb, 5 April, 1942 – 12 January, 1943 (vice "Hill")
- Captain The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell, January, 1943[29] – December, 1943[30]
- Captain Alexander H. Maxwell-Hyslop, December, 1943[31] – November, 1944[32]
- Captain Clifford Caslon, November, 1944[33] – April, 1946[34]
- Captain Brian B. Schofield, April, 1946[35]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 256.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 256.
- ↑ Best Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 192.
- ↑ Best Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 192.
- ↑ Binney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/9. f. 412.
- ↑ Binney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/9. f. 412.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Macnamara Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/130. f. 238.
- ↑ Macnamara Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/130. f. 238.
- ↑ Willis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 460.
- ↑ Willis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 460.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 256.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
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