H.M.S. London (1927)
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| Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 23 Feb, 1926[2] |
| Launched: | 14 Sep, 1927[3] |
| Completed: | 31 Jan, 1929[4] |
| Broken up: | 1950[5] |
H.M.S. London was one of four London Class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
London was re-commissioned for trials on 1 January, 1929.[6]
She was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 5 February, 1929 for service with the First Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.[7]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 17 June, 1931.[8]
Captains
- Captain Hugh H. Rogers, 2 July, 1928[9] – 4 April, 1929
- Captain Richard B. Davies, April, 1929[10] – October, 1930[11]
- Captain Harold M. Burrough, 24 October, 1930[12] – March, 1932[13]
- Captain Henry H. Harwood, 28 March, 1932[14] – 17 April, 1934 (and as Flag Captain and Chief Staff Officer)
- Captain Francis H. W. Goolden, April, 1934[15] – January, 1937[16]
- Captain Herbert Pott, late 1936[17] – 10 January, 1939[18] (and as Flag Captain and C.S.O. to Rear Admiral First Cruiser Squadron)
- Captain Reginald M. Servaes, December, 1941[19] – December, 1942[20]
- Captain Richard V. Symonds-Tayler, December, 1942[21] – December, 1944[22]
- Captain Stuart L. Bateson, December, 1944[23] – January, 1946[24]
- Captain George H. Oswald, January, 1946[25] – May, 1947[26]
- Captain Charles T. Addis, May, 1947[27] – February, 1949[28]
- Captain Peter G. L. Cazalet, February, 1949[29] – 1949[30]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 27.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). pp. 250-1.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 251.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 250.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 251.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Pott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/278. f. 310.
- ↑ Pott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/278. f. 310.
- ↑ 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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