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Commissioned at Chatham with a sepecial complement on 21 May, 1935 before completing to full complement on 12 June.{{NLJul37|p. 216}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William George Tennant|nick=William G. Tennant|appt=7 January, 1935|end=early 1937|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William George Tennant|nick=William G. Tennant|appt=7 January, 1935|end=early 1937|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Philip Louis Vian|nick=Philip L. Vian|appt=26 March, 1937|end=June, 1939{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Philip Louis Vian|nick=Philip L. Vian|appt=26 March, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 216}}|end=June, 1939{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Quintin Dick Graham|nick=Quintin D. Graham|appt=June, 1939{{MackieRNW}}|end=May, 1941{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Quintin Dick Graham|nick=Quintin D. Graham|appt=June, 1939{{MackieRNW}}|end=May, 1941{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alex Colin Chapman|nick=Alex C. Chapman|appt=May, 1941{{MackieRNW}}|end=November, 1941{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alex Colin Chapman|nick=Alex C. Chapman|appt=May, 1941{{MackieRNW}}|end=November, 1941{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
Revision as of 12:04, 12 March 2018
| H.M.S. Arethusa (1934) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 25 Jan, 1933[2] |
| Launched: | 6 Mar, 1934[3] |
| Completed: | 23 May, 1935[4] |
| Broken up: | 1950 |
H.M.S. Arethusa was one of four Arethusa Class light cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Chatham with a sepecial complement on 21 May, 1935 before completing to full complement on 12 June.[5]
Captains
- Captain William G. Tennant, 7 January, 1935 – early 1937
- Captain Philip L. Vian, 26 March, 1937[6] – June, 1939[7]
- Captain Quintin D. Graham, June, 1939[8] – May, 1941[9]
- Captain Alex C. Chapman, May, 1941[10] – November, 1941[11]
- Captain Hugh Dalrymple-Smith, December, 1943[12] – June, 1945[13]
- Captain Caspar S. B. Swinley, June, 1945[14]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 216.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 216.
- ↑ 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.
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