H.M.S. Rochester (1931)
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| 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
- Commander (I, Gr.) James F. Paget, 2 February, 1932[7][8] – 22 June, 1933
- Commander Hilary D. Owen, 22 June, 1933 – 5 September, 1935
- Commander Frank H. P. Maurice, 5 September, 1935 – 26 January, 1937
- Commander Frederick W. Growse, 17 December, 1936[9]
- Commander George F. Renwick, 20 June, 1939[10] – 16 January, 1941[11]
- Lieutenant-Commander Conway B. Allen, 16 January, 1941[12] – October, 1942[13]
- Commander Hugh V. King, October, 1942[14] – mid 1944[15]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command John H. D. Northcote, mid 1944[16] – 15 May, 1944[17]
- Lieutenant-Commander John V. Waterhouse, 15 May, 1944[18] – June, 1944[19]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.V.R. William A. Grinham, June, 1944[20] – late 1944[21]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command John H. D. Northcote, late 1944[22] – 5 March, 1945[23]
- Commander (retired) Felix E. Chevallier, 5 March, 1945[24] – 27 October, 1946[25]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 267.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 267.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 268.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, January 19, 1932, Issue 46034, p.7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 267.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 268.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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