Allied Warships

HMS Howe (32)

Battleship of the King George V class


HMS Howe as completed.

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeBattleship
ClassKing George V 
Pennant32 
Built byFairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Govan, Scotland) 
Ordered16 Nov 1936 
Laid down1 Jun 1937 
Launched9 Apr 1940 
Commissioned28 Sep 1942 
End service21 Apr 1949 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned to Reserve on 21 April 1949. Sold to T. W. Ward in 1957, arrived at Inverkeithing for scrapping 4 June 1958.

Commanding Officers:
Capt. Charles Henry Lawrence Woodhouse, CB, RN
3 April 1942 – 2 March 1944

Capt. Henry William Urquhart McCall, DSO, RN
2 March 1944 - still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List

 

Commands listed for HMS Howe (32)

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CommanderFromTo
1Capt. Charles Henry Lawrence Woodhouse, RN3 Apr 19422 Mar 1944
2Capt. Henry William Urquhart McCall, DSO, RN2 Mar 194413 Feb 1946

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