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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Keith''" nat=UK> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Keith''" nat=UK> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Gerald Cartmell Harrison|nick=Gerald C. Harrison|appt=29 April, 1932<ref>Harrison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/164.|D7604068}} f. 568.</ref>|end=18 October, 1933<ref>Harrison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/164.|D7604068}} f. 568.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Gerald Cartmell Harrison|nick=Gerald C. Harrison|appt=29 April, 1932<ref>Harrison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/164.|D7604068}} f. 568.</ref>|end=18 October, 1933<ref>Harrison Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/164.|D7604068}} f. 568.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}}}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=David James Robert Simson|nick=David J. R. Simson|appt=15 February, 1940<ref>Simson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/149.|D7605736}} f. 150.</ref>|end=23 May, 1940<ref>Simson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/149.|D7605736}} f. 150.</ref> | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alfred Jerome Lucian Phillips|nick=Alfred J. L. Phillips|appt=31 July, 1939|end=6 September, 1939}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=Henry Thurston Wake Pawsey|nick=Henry T. W. Pawsey|appt=6 September, 1939|end=15 February, 1940}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=David James Robert Simson|nick=David J. R. Simson|appt=15 February, 1940<ref>Simson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/149.|D7605736}} f. 150.</ref>|end=23 May, 1940<ref>Simson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/149.|D7605736}} f. 150.</ref>|note=killed when vessel bombed under his command}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Lyon Berthon|nick=Edward L. Berthon|appt=27 May, 1940|end=1 June, 1940|succBy=Vessel Lost}} | ||
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Revision as of 14:01, 17 April 2017
| H.M.S. Keith (1930) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H06 |
| Builder: | Vickers Armstrongs |
| Laid down: | 1 Oct, 1929 |
| Launched: | 10 Jul, 1930 |
| Commissioned: | 20 Mar, 1931 |
| Bombed: | 1 Jun, 1940 |
H.M.S. Keith was one of nine "B" Class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy. She was the "leader" of the other eight, having an additional gun and a slightly different design.
Service
Captains
- Captain Gerald C. Harrison, 29 April, 1932[1] – 18 October, 1933[2] (and as Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Alfred J. L. Phillips, 31 July, 1939 – 6 September, 1939
- Commander (retired) Henry T. W. Pawsey, 6 September, 1939 – 15 February, 1940
- Captain David J. R. Simson, 15 February, 1940[3] – 23 May, 1940[4] (killed when vessel bombed under his command)
- Captain Edward L. Berthon, 27 May, 1940 – 1 June, 1940
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
- ↑ Harrison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/164. f. 568.
- ↑ Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.
- ↑ Simson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/149. f. 150.
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