H.M.S. York (1928)
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H.M.S. York (1928) | |
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Pendant Number: | 90[1] |
Builder: | Palmer[2] |
Laid down: | 16 May, 1927[3] |
Launched: | 17 Jul, 1928[4] |
Completed: | 1 May, 1930[5] |
Destroyed: | 26 Mar, 1941[6] |
H.M.S. York was one of two York Class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Captains
- Captain Wilfred N. Custance, 14 December, 1929[7] – 1 December, 1931[8]
- Captain Richard H. L. Bevan, 1 December, 1931[9] – 1933[10]
- Captain Henry P. Boxer, 3 January, 1934[11] – 22 October, 1936[12]
- Captain Harold E. Morse, 22 October, 1936[13] – 14 September, 1939
- Captain Reginald H. Portal, August, 1939[14] – 26 March, 1941 (ship lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 28.
- ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
- ↑ Custance Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 34.
- ↑ Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/270. f. 136.
- ↑ Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/270. f. 136.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 294.
- ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
- ↑ Day of month from Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
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