Her Captains and Commodores

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Commodore Sir Edgar T. Britten
December 1, 1935

Captain George Gibbons
January 29, 1936

Commodore Reginald V. Peel
August 4, 1936

Commodore Robert B. Irving
November 11, 1936

Captain John C. Townley
March 30, 1937

Captain Peter A. Murchie
April 19, 1938

Captain Ernest M. Fall
April 9, 1941

Commodore Sir James Bisset
February 23, 1942

Commodore Cyril G. Illingworth
August 10, 1942

Captain Roland Spencer
July 29, 1944

Commodore Chas M. Ford
March 11, 1946

Commodore George E. Cove<span “mso-tab-count:=”” 1″=””>
December 6, 1946

Commodore Sir C. Ivan Thompson
February 15, 1947

Captain John A. MacDonald
March 6, 1947

Captain John D. Snow
July 4, 1947

Commodore Harry Grattidge
December 31, 1948

Captain Harry Dixon
July 20, 1950

Captain Robert G. Thelwell
August 13, 1951

Captain Donald W. Sorrell
August 19, 1952

Commodore George G. Morris
June 27, 1956

Commodore Chas S. Williams
June 25, 1957

Captain Alexander B. Fasting
September 11, 1957

Captain Andrew MacKellar
August 26, 1958

Commodore John W. Caunce
October 22, 1958

Commodore Donald M. MacLean
June 24, 1959

Captain James Crosbie Dawson
March 30, 1960

Captain Sidney A. Jones
May 25, 1960

Commodore Frederick G. Watts
August 9, 1960

Captain Eric A. Divers
June 19, 1962

Commodore Geoffrey T. Marr
May 7, 1964

Captain John Treasure Jones
September 8, 1965

Captain John Treasure Jones also commanded the ship on the final 1,001 voyage (October 31, 1967).

Captain William E. Warwick
September 15, 1965

Captain William J. Law
May 3, 1967

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