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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Frederick Harris|nick=Charles F. Harris|appt=3 August, 1937|end= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Frederick Harris|nick=Charles F. Harris|appt=3 August, 1937<ref>Harris Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/347.|}} f. 346.</ref>|end=3 January, 1938<ref>Harris Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/347.|}} f. 346.</ref>|precBy=New Command|note=took command upon her commissioning}} |
{{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=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}}}} | ||
Latest revision as of 13:29, 12 October 2021
| 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, 3 August, 1937[5] – 3 January, 1938[6] (took command upon her commissioning)
- 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 – 6 September, 1943 (and as Flag Captain to R/A Commanding, Fourth Cruiser Squadron)
- Captain Herbert W. Williams, 6 September, 1943[9] – 12 January, 1944[10]
- Captain Herbert W. Williams, 1 April, 1944[11] – 19 November, 1945[12]
- Captain George W. G. Simpson, November, 1945[13] – 1947[14]
- Captain John R. S. Haines, 6 June, 1947[15] – 30 June, 1948[16]
- Captain Thomas A. C. Pakenham, 30 June, 1948[17] – 28 July, 1949[18]
- Captain John D. Luce, 1952[19] – January, 1953[20]
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.
- ↑ Harris Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/347. f. 346.
- ↑ Harris Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/347. f. 346.
- ↑ 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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