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− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Arthur Charles Pakenham|nick=Thomas A. C. Pakenham|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Thomas Arthur Charles Pakenham|nick=Thomas A. C. Pakenham|appt=30 June, 1948<ref>Pakenham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/124/210.|}} f. 209.</ref>|end=28 July, 1949<ref>Pakenham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/124/210.|}} f. 209.</ref>}} |
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Revision as of 22:05, 22 April 2021
H.M.S. Birmingham (1936) | |
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Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
Laid down: | 18 Jul, 1935[2] |
Launched: | 1 Sep, 1936[3] |
Completed: | 18 Nov, 1937[4] |
Broken up: | 1960 |
H.M.S. Birmingham was one of five Southampton Class light cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Captains
- Captain Charles F. Harris, 3 August, 1937 – 2 January, 1938
- Captain Eric J. P. Brind, 3 January, 1938 – 15 February, 1940
- Captain Alexander C. G. Madden, March, 1940[5] – December, 1941[6]
- Captain Henry B. Crane, December, 1941 – 6 September, 1943 (and as Flag Captain to R/A Commanding, Fourth Cruiser Squadron)
- Captain Herbert W. Williams, 6 September, 1943[7] – 12 January, 1944[8]
- Captain Herbert W. Williams, 1 April, 1944[9] – 19 November, 1945[10]
- Captain George W. G. Simpson, November, 1945[11] – 1947[12]
- Captain John R. S. Haines, 6 June, 1947[13] – 30 June, 1948[14]
- Captain Thomas A. C. Pakenham, 30 June, 1948[15] – 28 July, 1949[16]
- Captain John D. Luce, 1952[17] – January, 1953[18]
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.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Haines Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/9. f. 9.
- ↑ Haines Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/9. f. 9.
- ↑ Pakenham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/210. f. 209.
- ↑ Pakenham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/210. f. 209.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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