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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Frederick Harris|nick=Charles F. Harris|appt=August, 1937{{MackieRNW}}|end=January, 1938{{MackieRNW}}|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Frederick Harris|nick=Charles F. Harris|appt=August, 1937{{MackieRNW}}|end=January, 1938{{MackieRNW}}|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Eric James Patrick Brind|nick=Eric J. P. Brind|appt=January, 1938 | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Eric James Patrick Brind|nick=Eric J. P. Brind|appt=3 January, 1938|end=15 February, 1940}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alexander Cumming Gordon Madden|nick=Alexander C. G. Madden|appt=March, 1940{{MackieRNW}}|end=December, 1941{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alexander Cumming Gordon Madden|nick=Alexander C. G. Madden|appt=March, 1940{{MackieRNW}}|end=December, 1941{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Berwick Crane|nick=Henry B. Crane|appt=December, 1941{{MackieRNW}}|end=September, 1943{{MackieRNW}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Berwick Crane|nick=Henry B. Crane|appt=December, 1941{{MackieRNW}}|end=September, 1943{{MackieRNW}}}} | ||
Revision as of 16:37, 26 July 2017
| H.M.S. Birmingham (1936) | |
|---|---|
| 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, August, 1937[5] – January, 1938[6]
- Captain Eric J. P. Brind, 3 January, 1938 – 15 February, 1940
- Captain Alexander C. G. Madden, March, 1940[7] – December, 1941[8]
- Captain Henry B. Crane, December, 1941[9] – September, 1943[10]
- Captain Herbert W. Williams, September, 1943[11] – November, 1945[12]
- Captain George W. G. Simpson, November, 1945[13] – 1947[14]
- Captain Thomas A. C. Pakenham, June, 1948[15] – 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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| <– | Arethusa Class | Minor Cruisers (UK) | Gloucester Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
