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|fatedate=1951{{Conways1922|p. 56}}
 
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|comm=24 Mar, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 267}}
 
|builder=[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1922|p. 56}}
 
|builder=[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1922|p. 56}}
 
|launch=16 Jul, 1931{{Conways1922|p. 56}}
 
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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Rochester''''' was one of eight [[Shoreham Class Sloop (1930)|''Shoreham'' Class sloops]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]].
 
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''Rochester''''' was one of eight [[Shoreham Class Sloop (1930)|''Shoreham'' Class sloops]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
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Commissioned at Chatham on 24 March, 1932.{{NLJan33|p. 267}}
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Re-commissioned on 12 June, 1934 for service on the Africa Station.{{NLOct35|p. 268}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Rochester''" nat=UK>
 
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Rochester''" nat=UK>
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} ('''I''', ''Gr.'')|name=James Francis Paget|nick=James F. Paget|appt=2 February, 1932{{NavAppts|Tuesday, January 19, 1932, Issue 46034, p.7}}{{NLJan33|p. 267}}|end=22 June, 1933|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hilary Dorsett Owen|nick=Hilary D. Owen|appt=22 June, 1933|end=5 September, 1935}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frank Heathcote Powys Maurice|nick=Frank H. P. Maurice|appt=15 September, 1935<ref>Maurice Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/90.|}} f. 90.</ref>|end=26 January, 1937<ref>Maurice Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/90.|}} f. 90.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederick William Growse|nick=Frederick W. Growse|appt=17 December, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 268}}|end=8 February, 1939<ref>Harry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/277.|}} f. 359.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Roy Carlton Harry|nick=Roy C. Harry|appt=8 February, 1939<ref>Harry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/277.|}} f. 359.</ref>|end=c. June 1939<ref>Harry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/277.|}} f. 359.</ref>|note=vice Growse}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Fisher Renwick|nick=George F. Renwick|appt=20 June, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|3887}}|end=16 January, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3887}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Conway Benning Allen|nick=Conway B. Allen|appt=16 January, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3887}}|end=October, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|3887}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hugh Valentine King|nick=Hugh V. King|appt=October, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|3887}}|end=mid 1944{{UBAllyWarship|3887}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=John Hilton Divitte Northcote|nick=John H. D. Northcote|appt=mid 1944{{UBAllyWarship|3887}}|end=15 May, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|3887}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Valentine Waterhouse|nick=John V. Waterhouse|appt=15 May, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|3887}}|end=June, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|3887}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRNVR}}|name=William Alick Grinham|nick=William A. Grinham|appt=June, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|3887}}|end=late 1944{{UBAllyWarship|3887}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=John Hilton Divitte Northcote|nick=John H. D. Northcote|appt=late 1944{{UBAllyWarship|3887}}|end=5 March, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|3887}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (retired)|name=Felix Edward Chevallier|nick=Felix E. Chevallier|appt=5 March, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|3887}}|end=27 October, 1946{{UBAllyWarship|3887}}}}
 
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
 
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Rochester_(1931)}}
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{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Rochester_(L50)}}
 
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Latest revision as of 14:26, 16 June 2022

H.M.S. Rochester (1931)
Pendant Number: L50, later U50
Builder: Chatham Royal Dockyard[1]
Launched: 16 Jul, 1931[2]
Commissioned: 24 Mar, 1932[3]
Broken up: 1951[4]

H.M.S. Rochester was one of eight Shoreham Class sloops completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Commissioned at Chatham on 24 March, 1932.[5]

Re-commissioned on 12 June, 1934 for service on the Africa Station.[6]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 267.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 267.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 268.
  7. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, January 19, 1932, Issue 46034, p.7.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 267.
  9. ↑ Maurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/90. f. 90.
  10. ↑ Maurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/90. f. 90.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 268.
  12. ↑ Harry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/277. f. 359.
  13. ↑ Harry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/277. f. 359.
  14. ↑ Harry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/277. f. 359.
  15. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  16. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  17. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  18. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  19. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  20. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  21. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  22. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  23. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  24. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  25. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  26. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  27. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  28. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  29. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  30. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.


Shoreham Class Sloop
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