H.M.S. Coventry (1917)
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H.M.S. Coventry (1917) | |
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Pendant Number: | 4C (Jan 1918) 61 (Apr 1918)[1] |
Builder: | Swan Hunter[2] |
Ordered: | Mar/Apr 1916[3] |
Laid down: | 4 Aug, 1916[4] |
Launched: | 6 Jul, 1917[5] |
Commissioned: | Feb, 1918[6] |
Sunk: | 14 Sep, 1942[7] |
Fate: | Air attack in Med |
Service
She recommissioned at Chatham on 1 May, 1920 bearing Rear-Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas of the Atlantic Fleet.[8]
She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 8 May, 1923. She would proceed to the Mediterranean, this time to accommodate Rear-Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas of the Mediterranean Fleet.[9]
She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 6 August, 1930.[10]
Alterations
Coventry was fitted with a director system in February, 1918.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Francis G. St. John, 3 January, 1918[12][13] – 4 February, 1919
- Captain Howard J. L. W. K. Willcox, February, 1919[14]
- Captain William R. Napier, November, 1919[15]
- Captain Alfred H. Norman, c. mid 1920[16] – 1 July, 1922 (and as Flag Captain and C.S.O. to R/A Hodges)
- Captain Benjamin W. Barrow, 15 July, 1922[17] – 29 July, 1924[18] (and as Flag Captain and C.S.O. to R.A. Waistell)
- Captain Richard M. King, 29 July, 1924[19][20] – and as Flag Captain and Chief Staff Officer to R/A Baird
- Captain Herbert Fitzherbert, 7 August, 1926 – 14 January, 1929 (and as Flag Captain and Chief Staff Officer to R/A The Hon. Herbert Meade)
- Captain Frederick A. Sommerville, 8 May, 1930[21] – 10 July, 1930[22] (for trials)
- Commander Philip H. Calderon, 23 June, 1930 – 6 August, 1930[Inference] (took command upon reducing to reserve)
- Captain Edward L. S. King, 6 August, 1930[23] – November, 1931[24]
- Captain Henry E. Horan, November, 1931[25] – 1934[26]
- Captain James W. Rivett-Carnac, October, 1935[27] – 1936[28]
- Captain Desmond N. C. Tufnell, April, 1937[29] – August, 1938[30]
- Captain Richard F. J. Onslow, August, 1938[31] – April, 1940[32]
- Captain David Gilmour, April, 1940[33] – May, 1941[34]
- Captain William P. Carne, May, 1941[35] – January, 1942[36]
- Captain Ronald J. R. Dendy, January, 1942[37] – September, 1942[38]
See Also
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 753.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 229.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 227.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/83. f. 90.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 767.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 296.
- ↑ "undated" transfer from Castor.
- ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.
- ↑ Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 229.
- ↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 489.
- ↑ Sommerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/10. f. 413.
- ↑ Sommerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/10. f. 413.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 227.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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