HMS Danae (D 44)

HMS Danae in 1943

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Light cruiser
Class	D
Pennant	D 44
Built by	Armstrong (Newcastle-on-Tyne, U.K.) : Wallsend
Ordered
Laid down	1 Dec 1916
Launched	26 Jan 1918
Commissioned	18 Jun 1918
End service	4 Oct 1944
Loss position

History	Transferred to the Polish Navy on 4 October 1944. She was returned to the Royal Navy on 28 September 1946. Sold to be broken up for scrap on 26 January 1948. Arrived to be scrapped at T.W. Ward at Barrow on 27 March 1948. Commanding Officers: Capt. Alfred Creighton Collinson, RN 31 July 1939 - ??? Cdr. Francis John Butler, MBE, RN ??? – November 1940 Capt. Henry Berwick Crane, RN November 1940 – December 1940 A/Capt. Francis John Butler, MBE, RN December 1940 – 2 June 1942 Capt. Harold Fielding Nalder, RN 2 June 1942 – 15 October 1942 A/Cdr. Noel Charles Mansfeldt Findlay, RN (retired) 15 October 1942 – 5 April 1943 Capt. John Robert Sutherland Haines, RN 5 April 1943 - 7 August 1944 A/Capt. Stephen Barry, RN 7 August 1944 – 4 October 1944
Career notes	To the Polish Navy as Conrad

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	Commander	From	To
1	Capt. Alfred Creighton Collinson, RN	31 Jul 1939	???

2	Cdr. Francis John Butler, RN	???	Nov 1940
3	Capt. Henry Berwick Crane, RN	Nov 1940	Dec 1940
4	Cdr. Francis John Butler, RN	Dec 1940	2 Jun 1942
5	Capt. Harold Fielding Nalder, RN	2 Jun 1942	15 Oct 1942
6	Lt.Cdr. (retired) Noel Charles Mansfeldt Findlay, RN	15 Oct 1942	5 Apr 1943
7	Capt. John Robert Sutherland Haines, RN	5 Apr 1943	7 Aug 1944
8	Cdr. (retired) Stephen Barry, RN	7 Aug 1944	4 Oct 1944

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