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''Broke'' was commissioned on 21 January, 1925 and sent to join the {{UK-DF|4}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|p. 219}}  Upon her arrival, [[Eric Quintin Carter]] handed over command to [[Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon]], and ''Broke'' became the flotilla's leader.  ''Broke'' re-commissioned on 30 April, 1926, still under the command of Captain Mackinnon.<ref>Mackinnon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>
 
''Broke'' was commissioned on 21 January, 1925 and sent to join the {{UK-DF|4}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|p. 219}}  Upon her arrival, [[Eric Quintin Carter]] handed over command to [[Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon]], and ''Broke'' became the flotilla's leader.  ''Broke'' re-commissioned on 30 April, 1926, still under the command of Captain Mackinnon.<ref>Mackinnon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>
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Reduced to Special Reserve Complement at Devonport on 28 April, 1931.{{NLJul31|p. 219}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==

Revision as of 09:41, 21 July 2017

H.M.S. Broke (1920)
Pendant Number: D.83 (Dec 1924)[1]
Builder: Thornycroft[2]
Launched: 16 Sep, 1920[3]
Commissioned: 21 Jan, 1925[4]
Foundered: 9 Nov, 1942[5]
Fate: damaged at Algiers[6]

H.M.S. Broke was one of five flotilla leaders of the Shakespeare class.

Service

Broke was commissioned on 21 January, 1925 and sent to join the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[7] Upon her arrival, Eric Quintin Carter handed over command to Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon, and Broke became the flotilla's leader. Broke re-commissioned on 30 April, 1926, still under the command of Captain Mackinnon.[8]

Reduced to Special Reserve Complement at Devonport on 28 April, 1931.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
  3. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 219.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 219.
  8. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 219.
  10. ↑ Carter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/172. f. 576.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 219.
  12. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 219.
  14. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  15. ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/318. f. 83.
  16. ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/318. f. 83.
  17. ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/339. f. 341.
  18. ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/339. f. 341.
  19. ↑ Percival Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 303.
  20. ↑ Percival Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 303.
  21. ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/137. f. 136.
  22. ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/137. f. 136.

Bibliography


Shakespeare Class Flotilla Leader
Shakespeare Spenser Wallace Keppel Broke
<– "V" Class Destroyer Leaders (UK) Scott Class –>
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