Died on board HMS Maine. H.G.D. HMS Blackmore was fuelled by HMS Malaya late in the afternoon of the 28th. Product timeline . Frobisher was commissioned on 20 September 1924, and entered service with the Mediterranean Fleet as flagship of the 1st Cruiser Squadron. This force was allocated to âSword" in the D-Day landings. Frobisher was still on the stocks at the Armistice in 1918 and her construction slowed down. The Durban section arrived at Durban in the moning of July, 20th. Frank. Frobisher joined the 4th Cruiser Squadron of the Eastern Fleet in March 1942 and commenced operations in the Indian Ocean, escorting convoys around the African coast, spending brief periods in the Selborne dry dock at Simonstown, South Africa. She came from Gibraltar and had been escorted by the destroyers HMS Antelope (Lt.Cdr. E.H. Hopkinson, RN). It controlled low fighter cover squadrons under Acting Squadron Leader, James Humphrey Scott, RAFVR. A.G. Poe, RN) and escort destroyer HMS Blackmore (Lt. H.T. In 1944 she was refitted as a training ship stationed at HMS Dryad. H.M.R. Her speed had proven to be be to low and she had difficulty keeping up. There are various types of naval logs, all discussed in sections 4 to 8. London served with the 1st Cruiser Squadron until taken in hand for reconstruction in March 1939. HMS Brilliant and HMS Wivern then patrolled off Durban until the last ships of the convoy had entered the harbour. HMS Foxhound from the left . Apr 7, 2020 - Explore Larry H's board "HMS Roberts", followed by 118 people on Pinterest. The troopship Stirling Castle then split off to proceed to Mauritius escorted by HMS Gambia. At 0900/3, the heavy cruiser HMS Devonshire (Capt. At 0800/17, heavy cruiser HMS Shropshire (Capt. She was involved in Operation Neptune on 6 June as a member of Gunfire Bombardment Support Force D allocated to Sword Beach in the D-Day landings. On July 18th, convoy WS-20 arrived in South Africa from the U.K. escorted by HMS Frobisher, HMS Shropshire and the armed merchant cruiser HMS Worcestershire with the 51st Division embarked for operations in the western desert. It was introduced in Update 1.93 "Shark Attack". In early 1939 the cruiser was laid up, until the declaration of war. In comparison to foreign designs the Hawkins had few direct contemporaries. On forming off Orsay Island the convoy was escorted by the destroyers HMS Beagle (Cdr. Launched in 1920 she was not completed until 1924. Lionel R. Marine. B. Heath Anti-aircraft cruisers HMS Curlew, HMS Curacoa and HMS Coventry. IWM Image A10353, HMS Frobisher on convoy duty in the Indian Ocean. In the course of that operation, she fired five rounds per minute with her ha… On completion of this, in February 1941, she was deployed to the Atlantic in the hunt for Bismarck and, in the subsequent mopping-up operations with the destroyer Brilliant, intercepted the supply tankers Esso Hamburg and Esso Colon on 4 June, and, on the next day, the tanker Egerland. Around 0930/26 the convoy arrived off Durban where it merged with the Durban section. It was scrapped in 1921. HMS FROBISHER (1920-1949) .. Royal Navy Hawkins class heavy cruiser. Image: HMS Frobisher was at 'Sword' beach on D-Day We got three days' leave each. 1 December 1926 The crisis in China , British activity at Hankow . A SR Lord Nelson class steam locomotive was named after him. My father, Royden Wells, served on HMS Frobisher from March 1944, embarking from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in spring 1944, through the Suez Canal to UK, and served on Frobisher until it was decommissioned as a training vessel. HMS Frobisher as cadets training ship before the war. They had a WWI - 1920s appearance and were an evolution of the D Class on a hull that was a smaller version of HMS Furious'. In the ship HMS Hecla, Parry and the crew departed London in March 1827 and sailed due north for Spitsbergen. The convoy was enroute to Burma via India and consisted of 17 ships of which Frobisher was the escort. HMS Norfolk, HMS Suffolk, HMS Hawkins, HMS Frobisher, HMS Effingham, HMS Exeter Commodore, J. At 0925 hours, when the Ohio, Port Chalmers and Dorset where with the main body again, a few Ju.87’s escorted by Italian fighters attacked. Walmsley, DSC, RN) and HMS Wishart (Cdr. She was involved in Operation Neptune on 6 June as a member of Gunfire Bombardment Support Force D allocated to Sword Beach in the D-Day landings. Waller, RN joined the convoy. R.D. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy, Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, World War II cruisers of the United Kingdom, 17.25 ft (5.26 m)(20.5 ft (6.2 m) ft full load), Ten Yarrow-type oil-fired water-tube boilers, 5,400 nmi (10,000 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h), 2 x submerged & 4 x fixed above water 21 inch, 7 x BL 7.5 inch Mark VI in single mounts CP Mk.V. The Durban section had been made up of the troopships / transports; Arundel Castle, Awatea, Durban Castle, Empress of Russia, Nigerstroom, Orion, Stratheden and Strathmore. Marine. They arrived at Takoradi on 11 July. Scott, RN). HMS Vimy parted company with the convoy shortly after these two destroyer had joined. Frobisher Class: Hawkins-class heavy cruiser. In March 1944 Frobisher returned to the U.K. On June 6th the cruiser was a member of Gunfire Bombardment Support Force D under Rear Admiral Patterson. At 0600/28, the destroyer HMS Vimy (Lt.Cdr. In 1944 she was refitted as a training ship stationed at HMS Dryad. P.W. Frobisher technical sheet. It was scrapped in 1949. shielded 7.5" guns. On 18 January 1942 Lookout underwent her gunnery trials which were entirely satisfactory. In 1929 another refit gave Frobisher oil-fired boilers, and she then joined the Atlantic Fleet. In 1914, the Royal Navy aligned dozens of cruisers of the old 3rd, 2nd and 1st rate, protected and armoured, but after the launch of the Dreadnought in 1906, production focused on light cruisers, and this lineage would go through ww1 and beyond. During WWII, she was assigned to convoy duty on the Gibraltar and South Atlantic routes where she destroyed five U-boats. WILLIAMS. She was a Shoreham-class Sloop. 0 bids. The Crew of HMS Exeter onboard at the Battle of the River Plate. Frobisher had an overall length of 604 feet 2 inches (184.2 m), a beam of 65 feet (19.8 m) and a draught of 19 feet 3 inches (5.9 m) at deep load. She was built at Devonport Dockyard and launched on 20 March 1920. The ship was rearmed with five 7.5 inch, and five 4 inch guns, and quadruple 2 pdr pom-pom and 19 20 mm Oerlikons. In 1927 Frobisher was fitted with a catapult on the quarter-deck, together with a crane. HMS Rochester was launched in 1931, broken up 1951. Apply to the latest jobs near you. Ending Today at 6:52PM BST 16h 11m. Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from HMS Victory.. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! HMS Blackmore entered Durban. Brodrick, RN), HMS Vansittart (Lt.Cdr. Please note that we're still working on this section. Buried in the Naval Reservation at Volos, 27th July 1929. Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel, Devonport Dockyard (Plymouth, U.K.): Wallsend. He was on board through the D-Day Landings, and was a signalman. G.W.E. It was made up of the troopships / transports; Abosso (British, 11330 GRT, built 1935), Adrastus (British, 7905 GRT, built 1923), Arundel Castle (British, 19118 GRT, built 1921), Awatea (British, 13482 GRT, built 1936), Banfora (British, 9472 GRT, built 1914), Batory (Polish, 14287 GRT, built 1936), Bergensfjord (Norwegian, 11015 GRT, built 1913), Cuba (British, 11420 GRT, built 1923), Duchess of Richmond (British, 20022 GRT, built 1928), Durban Castle (British, 17388 GRT, built 1938), Empire Pride (British, 9248 GRT, built 1941), Empress of Australia (British, 21833 GRT, built 1914), Empress of Russia (British, 16810 GRT, built 1913), Esperance Bay (British, 14204 GRT, built 1922), Leopoldville (Belgian, 11509 GRT, built 1929), Narkunda (British, 16632 GRT, built 1920), Nigerstroom (Dutch, 4639 GRT, built 1939), Orion (British, 23371 GRT, built 1935), Palma (British, 5419 GRT, built 1941), Stirling Castle (British, 25550 GRT, built 1936), Stratheden (British, 23722 GRT, built 1937) and Strathmore (British, 23428 GRT, built 1935). The ship was sold to BISCO on 26th March 1949 for breaking-up by J Cashmore. They had manually operated (!) Her badge can be seen painted on the side of the Selborne dry dock wall, with the inscription âSemper Triumphansâ. From 1932 until 1939 Frobisher was used as a training ship. During WWII, she was assigned to convoy duty on the Gibraltar and South Atlantic routes where she destroyed five U-boats. At 0705/17, HMS Brilliant and HMS Wivern were detached to Simonstown. Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from HMS Ganges.. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! J.T. It departed Freetown on 6 July 1940 for Capetown / Durban. Ernie and Johnny Dale were on board HMS Frobisher on June 6, 1944 The convoy ran into a minefield off Cape Agulhas, laid by the German mercantile minelayer Doggerbank on April 17th, which resulted in the sinking of the British merchant Soudan (6677 BRT) and damage to the destroyer depot ship HMS Hecla which was with the convoy. HMS Frobisher was a Hawkins-class heavy cruiser . May 17-31st, was spent in the Selborne dry dock at Simonstown, South Africa. ( the list had by then been corrected) When Savorgnan de Brazza met the the two ships, (Dec. 16th)Jubelin was astonished to discover that Frobisher was towing at 18 knots! 1 & Senior Officer, 1st MTB Flotilla [HMS Vulcan (trawler; parent ship of 1st MTB Flotilla)] They wer escorted by the light cruiser HMS Gambia (Capt. At 1250/1, the destroyer HMS Velox (Lt. G.B. She was sold for scrap on 26 March 1949 and on 11 May 1949 Frobisher arrived at Newport to be broken up for scrap by Cashmore. E.N. The cruiser was then partly disarmed and spent her remaining years once more as a Cadet Training Ship. Died on board HMS Maine. HMS Frobisher [1920] + Cruiser + Training & Depot Ship + After Bombardment task was Depot Ship at Mulberry B. Torpedoed off Courseilles 9 Aug. HMS Shropshire parted company to proceed to Simonstown. Includes: Resin (cast), Metal. At 0900/26, the battleship HMS Malaya (Capt. In March 1942 HMS Frobisher joined the 4th Cruiser Squadron of the Eastern Fleet which operated in the Indian Ocean. Launched in 1920 she was not completed until 1924. His first posting was aboard HMS Frobisher before a transfer saw him in the Mediterranean with the crew of HMS Leander and a witness to the Corfu Channel Incident. Buried in the Naval Reservation at Volos, 27th July 1929. Harrel, RN) joined the convoy. Played First Class cricket for the RN, 1926-1929. Lionel R. Marine. Commodore B.C.S. Marine. Crew of HMS Howe on 5.25in gun turrets . Ernie and Johnny Dale from Maidstone were one of two sets of brothers serving on board HMS Frobisher off the Normandy beaches on D-Day. See more ideas about royal navy, warship, battleship. Snell's body was never recovered, despite HMS Sussex and HMS Frobisher searching the area for the rest of the day. £0.99. At 1650/14, HMS Brilliant was detached to Walvis Bay. HMS Ledbury saved some of her crew out of the blazing sea. The Japanese Furutaka class were designed in 1921 and partially inspired by (and designed to be superior to) the Hawkins. Most of them reveal: 1. locations of ships 2. movements of ships from one place to another 3. weather that ships encountered 4. signals and orders Less commonly they can reveal: 1. tasks performed and carried out by ships’ companies 2. disciplinary action carried out on board 3. loss of or damages to stores on board Medical officers’ journals (see section 6) are the logs most likely to contain information on individuals. At 2015/26, the destroyer HMS Brilliant (Lt.Cdr. She served in the Mediterranean as Flagship 1st Cruiser Squadron during 1924 to 1929, with a temporary detachment to the China Station in 1926. The Frobisher Class were a WWI design but none were completed during the war. Medley, RN), HMS Boadicea (Lt.Cdr. This list shows 129 warships and 7 types of landing crafts used by the various navies in the Channel during the Battle of Normandy. £1.00 postage. She was involved in the naval component of the D-Day landings. Frobisher returned to the UK in March 1944. Photograph with thanks to Geoffrey Tarrant whose father Alfred Tarrant served at Frobisher during that time. Crew list for Steamer Emperor, which sank 04 June 1947, from Michigan Passenger and Crew Lists, 1903-1965, manifest dated 11 May 1947. E.N. The Capetown section arrived at Capetown later the same day. The Capetown section then split off escorted by HMS Malaya and HMS Blackmore. He was on board through the D-Day Landings, and was a signalman. Furious, HMS : target of the first successful deck landing at sea, ... HMS Howe at Auckland . Signalman Royden Wells HMS Frobisher . Frank. It was made up of the troopships / transports; Abosso, Adrastus, Banfora, Bergensfjord, Cuba, Duchess of Richmond, Empire Pride, Empress of Australia, Esperance Bay, Leopoldville and Palma. Crew: 800 sailors. The Hawkins-class, HMS Hawkins (D86), 1942 is a rank V British cruiser with a battle rating of 5.3 (AB/RB/SB). Rankin RAN, and the loss of HMAS Yarra. Creator/User: Britain Denomination: D 81 – H.M.S. In November 1930 Frobisher was reduced to reserve until conversion to Cadets Training Ship. This convoy was formed of Oversay on 20 June 1940 and arrived at Freetown on 2 July 1940. Returned to Portland 21 June, later to serve as Normandy Accommodation ship. Operations showed however the need for a more heavily armed cruiser type designed to counter German commerce raiders and be posted in far away overseas stations to deal with 17… Snell's body was never recovered, despite HMS Sussex and HMS Frobisher searching the area for the rest of the day. Ernie manned a … Ernie manned a … Image: HMS Frobisher was at 'Sword' beach on D-Day We got three days' leave each. HMS Berkeley was crewed to operate in support of HMS Calpe. de Chair, RN) joined the convoy. Around 1600/21 they were joined by the battleship HMS Malaya which had departed Simonstown at 1215/21. Returned to UK 15 Aug. speed 13 / 14 knots). 0 bids. As Belfast hosts a special commemoration for Irish sailors who served in World War One and marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland, we look at some of those who played their part. HMS Vernon (torpedo school and experimental establishment, Portsmouth) (for Motor Torpedo Boats, in command) , from 1937 Commanding Officer, HM MTB No. J.F.W. (Kiel 43.336).jpg 1,024 × 703; 96 KB The Royal Navy during the Second World War A24095.jpg 5,339 × 3,919; 4.28 MB This section includes over 21.000 Allied Warships and over 11.000 Allied Commanders of WWII, from the US Navy, Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Australian Navy, The Polish Navy and others. Bad weather and ice delayed the start of … The convoy consisted of 18 ships. Ending Today at 8:23PM BST 17h 41m. Gretton, OBE, DSC, RN), HMS Georgetown (Lt.Cdr. This list shows 129 warships and 7 types of landing crafts used by the various navies in the Channel during the Battle of Normandy. Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page. In November 1930 Frobisher was reduced to reserve before being converted to a Cadet's Training Ship, in which role she served from 1932 until 1939. Search Tips. Her crew numbered 37 officers and 672 ratings. These pages contain photographs and fact sheets. Sinclair, RN), HMS Vidette (Lt.Cdr. They were escorted by the escort destroyer HMS Blackmore. Frobisher got there first and started towing. Oliver, CBE, DSC, RN) joined the convoy. 1965 - ian phillips, frobisher, 32 mess, cutters crew, easter term..jpg At 0800/1, the destroyers HMS Boreas (Lt.Cdr. Lookout’s sea trials were generally satisfactory, but were rather protracted through no fault of the ship. The convoy arrived safely at Freetown on 2 July 1942. A Parker-class flotilla leader destroyer was named HMS Frobisher during construction but was named HMS Parker when launched in 1915. E.L. Jones, DSC, RN) and HMS Wivern (Cdr. They dived down to 1500 to 1000 feet. Martin, light cruisers HMS Durban, Danae, … On December 4th, convoy WS-24 arrived in South Africa from the U.K. with reinforcements, the convoy consisted of 16 ships Frobisher supplied the escort. Between 0946 and 1023/28, HMS Brilliant fuelled from HMS Malaya. HMAS Huon firing a torpedo . At 1650/12, HMS Boreas was detached to Pointe Noire. (Reports online say the wreck is haunted.) Frobisher returned to the UK in March 1944. In the early part of 1943 Frobisher was involved in the escorting of supply convoys passing around the Cape of Good Hope to the Suez Canal. It controlled low fighter cover squadrons under Acting Squadron Leader, James Humphrey Scott, RAFVR. HMS Frobisher in the Firth of Forth WWII IWM A 29610.jpg 800 × 611; 44 KB Leichter Kreuzer FROBISHER (brit.) In the morning of 21 July 1941 the troopships / transports Abosso, Adrastus, Bergensfjord, Cuba, Duchess of Richmond, Empire Pride, Empress of Australia, Leopoldville and Palma departed Capetown to the rendez-vous point near Durban. HMS Frobisher during the Second World War . HMS Kenya leading the port column, and the Ohio last ship 203 HMSHost jobs. HMS Velox was then detached to Lagos. HMS Frobisher. Breech of 4in Mark … 19 January 1927 The crisis in China , British activity at Hankow . In January 1940 Frobisher started an extensive refit. Armament (1944): 7x 190 mm guns, 3x 76,2 mm guns, 4x 76,2 mm anti-aircraft guns, 2x 40 mm guns, 6x 210 mm torpedo tubes (two of which are located below the waterline). HMS Hawkins proceeding up the river prepared for any emergency . Biography of Lieutenant Commander R.W. MacIver, RNR), HMS Ripley (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) The ship displaced 9,860 long tons (10,020 t) at (standard load) and 12,300 long tons (12,500 t) at deep load. Storheill, RNorN). On 24 June HMS Georgetown and HMS Salisbury were detached. Sunk 18 Aug with loss of 31 crew members. On 14 November 1930, he was posted to Bermuda (HMS Flora). H.M.S. Castens, RN), HMS Salisbury (Lt.Cdr. P.G. Between 0700 and 0800/27 HMS Vansittart fuelled from HMS Malaya. Biography of Lieutenant Commander R.W. HMS Frobisher in the Firth of Forth WWII IWM A 29610.jpg 800 × 611; 44 KB Leichter Kreuzer FROBISHER (brit.) At 1230/26, HMS St.Albans parted company with the convoy to join northound convoy SL 113. Gun mountings B and X lost two cartridge cases overboard when firing abeam, but this didn’t affect the outcome of the tri… August saw Frobisher along with the repair ship Albatross were damaged by a long range German torpedo fired from E-boats in Seine Bay. She was a Shoreham-class Sloop. The were to have joined the day before but were unable to find the convoy due to the bad visibility and the convoy, poor fixes and the convoy being a bit ahead of shedule. speed 13 / 14 knots). WILLIAMS. At 1815/9, HMS Boreas joined the convoy coming from Takoradi. British Royal Navy HMS Frobisher Leichter Kreuzer der Hawkins-Klasse: Number: WW II-WL-GB-173: Scale: 1:700 : Type: Full kit : Topic: Heavy cruiser Hawkins-class » Cruisers (Ships) Box contents. Took part in brief engagement with German destroyers from Le Havre which retired. The troopship Narkunda then parted company with the convoy proceeding to Gibraltar escorted by HMS Beagle, HMS Antelope, HMS Vidette, HMS Wishart and HMS Wolverine. H.G. The Hawkins-class cruisers were designed to be able to hunt down commerce raiders in the open ocean, for which they needed a heavy armament, high speed and long range. TAYLOR. Mudford, RN) and the armed merchant cruiser HMS Worcestershire (A/Capt.(Retd.) You can help improve our commands section HMS Frobisher. HMS Frobisher answered the SOS call, as did Savorgnan de Brazza (Jubelin's command, Colonial sloop, max. The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat. At 0650/9, HMS Brilliant was detached to fuel at Pointe Noire. HMS Blackmore then departed Takoradi, after fuelling, later the same day to rejoin convoy WS 20. The Royal Navy Hawkins-class cruiser HMS Frobisher was named after him. Died on board HMS Maine. M.J. Mansergh, CBE, RN) and the destroyers HMS Brilliant and HMS Wivern. My father, Royden Wells, served on HMS Frobisher from March 1944, embarking from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in spring 1944, through the Suez Canal to UK, and served on Frobisher until it was decommissioned as a training vessel. Rankin RAN, and the loss of HMAS Yarra. Died on board HMS Maine. -1 and 2 classes instr. These pages contain photographs and fact sheets. Frobisher joined the 4th Cruiser Squadron of the Eastern Fleet in March 1942 and commenced operations in the Indian Ocean, escorting convoys around the African coast, spending brief periods in the Selborne dry dock at Simonstown, South Africa. 6th Carried out bombardment of SWORD Beach with HMS WARSPITE, HMS RAMILLIES, HMS FROBISHER, ORP DRAGON screened by HM Destroyers SAVAGE and UNDINE. Buried in the Naval Reservation at Volos, 27th July 1929. The Durban section was made up of the troopships / transports; Arundel Castle, Orion, Stirling Castle and Stratheden. ----------------------------------------------------. Anchor liner as HMS CILICIA - armed merchant cruiser - at Greenock 1943. -781 class and cah stone instr. At 1620/27, HMS Vansittart parted company with the convoy to proceed to Ponta Delgada, Azores to fuel and to proceed to Gibraltar afterwards. Borrett, OBE, RN) joined the convoy to take care of the Durban section. Later during the month she was deployed as a depot ship for the motor torpedo boats participating in the D-Day Armada. HMS Frobisher answered the SOS call, as did Savorgnan de Brazza (Jubelin's command, Colonial sloop, max. On departure from Freetown on 6 July the convoy, in the same composition as in which it had arrived, was escorted by HMS Malaya, HMS Brilliant, HMS Velox, HMS Wivern and HMS Blackmore. In 1929 during a refit the cruiser was fitted with oil fired boilers, and then joined the Atlantic Fleet. County classes, 13 ships - 9,800 tons, 32 knots, 8-8in, 680 crew, 1928-30, 3 lost: CANBERRA (RAN, Capt F E Getting+), 9th August 1942, South West Pacific, SE of Savo Island off northern Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands (09.15S, 159.40E) - by torpedoes and 8in gunfire of Japanese cruiser force. Ernie and Johnny Dale from Maidstone were one of two sets of brothers serving on board HMS Frobisher off the Normandy beaches on D-Day. Barstow, RN) joined the convoy. This displaced one 4 inch gun, which was re-sited between the funnels with a fourth gun. £0.99. Buried in the Naval Reservation at Volos, 27th July 1929. Crichton, RN) and HNoMS St. Albans (Lt.Cdr. At 0715/16, HMS Brilliant and HMS Wivern joined coming from Walvis Bay. ( the list had by then been corrected) When Savorgnan de Brazza met the the two ships, (Dec. 16th)Jubelin was astonished to discover that Frobisher was towing at 18 knots! He played rugby for the RN against the All Blacks and commanded the Devonport Gun Crew at the Royal tournament in 1929. In January 1940 Frobisher started an extensive refit, that rearmed her with five 7.5-inch, and five 4-inch (102 mm) guns, and quadruple 2 pounder pom-pom and 19 20 mm Oerlikons. In the ship HMS Hecla, Parry and the crew departed London in March 1827 and sailed due north for Spitsbergen. The crew had to overwinter on the pack ice aboard their ships and subsequently tried to survive on King William Island. Signalman Royden Wells HMS Frobisher . Frobisher got there first and started towing. She served in the Mediterranean as Flagship 1st Cruiser Squadron during 1924 to 1929, with a temporary detachment to the China Station in 1926. Many men perished, including Franklin, and the rest of the crew died trying to return to Canadian territory. On May 15th, convoy WS-18 arrived in South Africa from the U.K. Between 0720 to 0815/16, HMS Blackmore fuelled from HMS Malaya. At 1410/31, HMS Worcestershire parted company with the convoy. On July 18th, convoy WS-20 arrived in South Africa from the U.K. escorted by HMS Frobisher, HMS Shropshire and the armed merchant cruiser HMS Worcestershire with the 51st Division embarked for operations in the western desert. The convoy was enroute to Burma via India and consisted of 17 ships of which Frobisher was the escort. Start your search wide, using the name of the crew member and … TAYLOR. R.C. In the course of that operation, she fired five rounds per minute with her ha… He joined HMS Liverpool which was torpedoed on Maltese convoy duty, and on HMS Frobisher on the Arctic convoys. HMS Rochester was launched in 1931, broken up 1951. F.C. She was reduced to Reserve at Devonport on 2nd June 1947 and was placed on the Disposal List in 1949. At 1130/13, HMS Brilliant rejoined coming from Pointe Noire. I went to Edinburgh where my mum and dad and three sisters and their families were living. 'We were too young to fear death': Royal Navy veterans aged 90 and 94 are oldest surviving brothers to have fought together on D-Day. After commissioning in September 1924 HMS Frobisher served with the Mediterranean Fleet as flagship to the 1st Cruiser Squadron, with a temporary detachment to the China Station in 1926. At 0830/18 (GMT), HMS Brilliant and HMS Wivern departed Simonstown to join the Durban section of the convoy that was being escorted by HMS Shropshire. S.V. HMS Malaya split off from the Capetown section to proceed to Capetown escorted by HMS Brilliant and HMS Wivern. Great Savings & Free Delivery / Collection on many items 1965 - ian phillips, frobisher, 32 mess, all the boys of the mess with best mess cup..jpg: 1965 - ian phillips, frobisher, 32 mess, best mess, caf mitchell instr. At 1130/7, the troopship Batory parted company with the convoyto proceed to Takoradi escorted by HMS Blackmore. She was temporarily detached to serve on the China Station in 1926. Members who served with HMS Victory. HMS "Glasgow" Royal Navy cruiser at Malta plain back card. Unlike the Army, t… In 1927 Frobisher underwent a refit that replaced one 4-inch (102 mm) gun, which was re-sited between the funnels with a fourth gun, with a catapult and a crane. She was laid up in early 1939, until the outbreak of the Second World War. Frobisher was still on the stocks at the Armistice in 1918 and her construction slowed down. Missing info. HMS Frobisher was a Hawkins-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy. The convoy was now made up of the troopships / transports; Abosso, Adrastus, Arundel Castle, Bergensfjord, Cuba, Duchess of Richmond, Empire Pride, Empress of Australia, Leopoldville, Orion, Palma, Stirling Castle and Stratheden and was being escorted by HMS Gambia. Click here to Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel. At 1720/12, HMS Blackmore rejoined coming from Takoradi. On 25 June HMS Boadicea and HMS Ripley were detached. M.D.C. Meyrick, RN) joined the convoy. At 1845/8, HMS Wivern was detached to fuel at Pointe Noire to fuel, then proceed to Walvis Bay to fuel there and then rejoin convoy WS 20. She was involved in the naval component of the D-Day landings. Buy hms cruiser and get the best deals at the lowest prices on eBay! (Kiel 43.336).jpg 1,024 × 703; 96 KB The Royal Navy during the Second World War A24095.jpg 5,339 × 3,919; 4.28 MB HMS FROBISHER was deployed for Cadet training until replaced by HM Cruiser DEVONSHIRE in April 1947. 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