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* {{CaptRN}} [[Claud Hamilton Sinclair]], February, 1917.{{MackieRNW}}
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* {{CaptRN}} [[Claud Hamilton Sinclair]], February, 1917.{{MackieRNW}}
* Captain [[Walter Henry Cowan, First Baronet|Walter Henry Cowan]], July, 1917.{{MackieRNW}}
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* Captain [[Walter Henry Cowan, First Baronet|Walter Henry Cowan]], July, 1917.{{MackieRNW}}
* {{CommRN}} [[Henry Steuart Macnaghten Harrison-Wallace|Henry S. M. Harrison-Wallace]], September, 1917.<ref>''The Navy List'' (February, 1919).  p. 748.</ref>
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* {{CommRN}} [[Henry Steuart Macnaghten Harrison-Wallace|Henry S. M. Harrison-Wallace]], September, 1917.<ref>''The Navy List'' (February, 1919).  p. 748.</ref>
* {{Com2RN}} [[Arthur Allan Morison Duff]], 14 May, 1919.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 738.</ref>
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* {{Com2RN}} [[Arthur Allan Morison Duff]], 14 May, 1919.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 738.</ref>
* Captain [[Everard John Hardman-Jones|Everard J. Hardman-Jones]], July, 1919.{{MackieRNW}}
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* Captain [[Everard John Hardman-Jones|Everard J. Hardman-Jones]], July, 1919.{{MackieRNW}}
* Captain [[Algernon Henry Chester Candy]], January, 1922.{{MackieRNW}}
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* Captain [[Algernon Henry Chester Candy]], January, 1922.{{MackieRNW}}
* Captain [[Dudley Burton Napier North|Dudley B. N. North]], September, 1922.{{MackieRNW}}
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* Captain [[Dudley Burton Napier North|Dudley B. N. North]], September, 1922.{{MackieRNW}}
* Captain [[Fischer Burges Watson]], April, 1924.{{MackieRNW}}
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* Captain [[Fischer Burges Watson]], April, 1924.{{MackieRNW}}
* Captain [[Miles Brock Birkett]], April, 1926.{{MackieRNW}}
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* Captain [[Miles Brock Birkett]], April, 1926.{{MackieRNW}}
* Captain [[Hubert Ardill]], December, 1927.{{MackieRNW}}
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* Captain [[Hubert Ardill]], December, 1927.{{MackieRNW}}
* Captain [[John Uniacke Penrose Fitzgerald|John U. P. Fitzgerald]], December, 1929.{{MackieRNW}}
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* Captain [[John Uniacke Penrose Fitzgerald|John U. P. Fitzgerald]], December, 1929.{{MackieRNW}}
* Captain [[Cecil Nugent Reyne]], December, 1933.{{MackieRNW}}
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Revision as of 20:34, 28 April 2014

H.M.S. Caledon (1916)
Pendant Number: 69 (Apr 1917)
22 (Jan 1918)
65 (Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: Cammell Laird[2]
Ordered: Dec, 1915[3]
Laid down: 17 Mar, 1916[4]
Launched: 25 Nov, 1916[5]
Commissioned: Mar, 1917[6]
Sold: Jan, 1948[7]
Fate: Broken up

H.M.S. Caledon was launched in 1916 — one of four light cruisers of her class.

Service

Torpedoes

In mid-1920, it was ordered that Caledon should replace her 21-in Mark IV S.L. torpedoes with their Mark IV* version.[8]

Alterations

Caledon was fitted with a director in June, 1917. This alteration required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
  7. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
  8. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1920. pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.1920).
  9. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 23. pp. 11-12.
  10. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. The Navy List (February, 1919). p. 748.
  13. The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 738.
  14. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  15. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  16. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  17. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  18. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  19. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  20. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  21. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
  • Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
  • Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
  • Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.


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