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HMS Royal Sovereign (05)
Battleship of the Royal Sovereign class
HMS Royal Sovereign as seen prewar.
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Battleship |
| Class | Royal Sovereign |
| Pennant | 05 |
| Built by | Portsmouth Dockyard (Portsmouth, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 15 Jan 1914 |
| Launched | 29 Apr 1915 |
| Commissioned | 18 Apr 1916 |
| End service | 30 May 1944 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Transferred on loan to the Soviet Navy as Archangelsk from 30 May 1944 to 9 February 1949. Sold 5 April 1949 to T.W. Ward, arrived at Inverkeithing 5 September 1949 for scrapping. Commanding Officers: Capt. Humphrey Benson Jacomb, RN Capt. Reginald Henry Portal, DSC, RN Capt. Desmond Nevill Cooper Tufnell, DSC, RN Cdr. Peter Skelton, RN Capt. Robert Ross Stewart, RN A/Capt. Peter Skelton, RN Capt. Sydney Hopkins, RN (retired) |
| Career notes | Became the Soviet battleship Arkhangelsk |
Commands listed for HMS Royal Sovereign (05)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Capt. Llewellyn Vaughan Morgan, DSC, RN | 26 Jul 1939 | 15 Dec 1939 | |
| 2 | Capt. Humphrey Benson Jacomb, RN | 15 Dec 1939 | 26 Sep 1941 | |
| 3 | Capt. Reginald Henry Portal, DSC, RN | 26 Sep 1941 | Aug 1942 | |
| 4 | Capt. Desmond Nevill Cooper Tufnell, DSC, RN | Aug 1942 | Jan 1943 | |
| 5 | Cdr. Peter Skelton, RN | 1 Feb 1943 | May 1943 | |
| 6 | Capt. Robert Ross Stewart, RN | May 1943 | 9 Aug 1943 | |
| 7 | Cdr. Peter Skelton, RN | 9 Aug 1943 | 10 Dec 1943 | |
| 8 | Capt. (retired) Sydney Hopkins, RN (retired) | 10 Dec 1943 | 30 May 1944 | |
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