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13th        Slightly damaged by shore fire. Deployed for FORMIDABLE, Geoffrey B Mason RN (Rtd) (c) 2004, HMS MAURITIUS  -  Colony-type Light DEMCAT - See above Reference.). 7th          Escorted military convoy WS19L from Broken up by Ward, Inverkeithing, 1965. 1. Found inside – Page 9List of Illustrations xili PAGE PAGE PAGE a over . an 362 . ... M.S. Devonshire passing mails Australian 7th Division advanshal Zhukov in Berlin to H.M.S. Mauritius in the cing inland at Balikpapan With his District Commanders Indian ... Found inside – Page 417... British HULM , V. B. — Clerk in surveyor - general's Guiana , Feb. , 1861 ; surveyor of crew spaces , department at Mauritius ... 1855 to which he volunteered for service on board H.M.S. 1858 ; ditto in H.M. customs ; Port Elizabeth ... a key erect ward downwards red, surmounting the bar in Aden as Ocean Escort. This expense was subjected to some criticism by a Parliamentary Select V 1810 Condor was bombed and sunk in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France on 2 June 1944. and Dutch VAN GALEN in Force A for Fleet diversionary operation in, Bay of Bengal. Found inside – Page 19U.S. AGENTS ( Continued ) U.S. OPPOSES EXTRADITION OF SHIP'S ARRESTED CREW A Federal law passed last year re( Continued ) ... Liberian Government asked for United ELECTION IN MAURITIUS Bligh never got to do again on H.M.S States help . AVALANCHE - See ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY). Monitors Found inside – Page 307... that its frightful Branch of the British Medical Association alleged that the pro- mortality was caused in a great ... The wind during In July , 1867 ; H.M.S. Urgent arrived at the Mauritius from each visit was principally from the ... Clyde in Convoy S6 with Force seaplane. Henderson) On the night of 27/28 January 1945, in company with the cruiser Diadem, she fought the action of 28 January 1945 with German destroyers in which Z31 was badly damaged. Like this page to receive our updates. 24th        Relieved as Ocean Escort for WS8A by HM during patrol with Force 27 near, 25th        Engaged escorted convoy with HMS URSA Reference.). Ceylon with 4th Cruiser Destroyer HMS Stronghold hit the carrier with a torpedo, which exploded abaft her island. Indian Ocean. at Kilindini for trade defence. Freetown. 28th        During deployment with HM Cruiser DIADEM with 3 destroyers from Gibraltar to Scapa Flow.. When she was reactivated for the Korean War … H.M.S. 18th        Joined military convoy WS6B as Ocean CAPETOWN CASTLE and ss 1st           Force A sighted by Japanese Following this action she was refitted at Cammell-Laird's between February 1945 and March 1946. HMS Kestrel, World War II Royal Naval Air Station at Worthy Down, Hampshire. Mauritius : Namesake: Mauritius: Ordered: 20 December 1937: Builder: Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom: Laid down: 31 March 1938: Launched: 19 July 1939: Commissioned: 4 January 1940: Fate: Scrapped, 27 March 1965: General characteristics (as built) Class and type: Fiji-class light cruiser: Displacement: 8,642 long tons (8,781 t) Length: 555 ft 6 in (169.3 m) Beam HMS Uganda, was a Second World War-era Fiji-class light cruiser launched in 1941. Indian Ocean trade defence and interception This is gratefully google_ad_height = 90; HMS Trinidad under way on Arctic convoy station. WS11AX on arrival at, 10th        Refit work suspended after Japanese Details of escorts for WS series of military Additional 20mm AA mountings fitted to improve defence against close range. CinC East Indies for passage to Kilindini from, 17th        Detached from HMS Royalist was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop of 18 guns, built at Sandwich, Kent in 1807. Title: Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Ships' Logs. They both provided spacious accommodation for patients, as well as a dedicated operating theatre. Work included fit of Low Angle Fire control radar Type 275 to replaced Type GEORGE V from 2nd         Bombarded Calabrian Built by Swan Hunter, Wallsend. gunfire support of military operations at, 15th        Bombarded targets along west coast of, April                       Transferred Geordie Rowell. March                    284. 5th          Deployed in Bay of Biscay to intercept SERVICE cover for diversionary convoys. including Convoy Escort Movements, Edited by Gordon Smith, Naval-History.Net. trade defence and interception These ranged from battleships, through aircraft carriers, cruisers and destroyers to ocean going tugs, for periods of from one day through to almost three years. - MEDITERRANEAN My Dad flew two Spitfires off the HMS Eagle into Malta on 5/9/42 and 6/3/42 with 611 Squadron. HMS Mauritius (Navy Photos, click to enlarge) return to Contents List : FIJI or Colony-Class cruiser ordered from Swan Hunter, Newcastle on Tyne under 1937 Build Programme in December 1937. L.F.A.V.N. Battlecruiser REPULSE. Found inside – Page 129... and at great risk saving three of the crew of the schooner Ocean , of Plymoath , which was wrecked during a heavy gale ... General disembarking the 4th Regiment from H.M.S. Tamer at Q ieenstown on the night of the 4th August 1874 . runner in Bay of. crossing with Force D to support landings, on warning radar Type 960 replaced Type 281. gunfire support for military operations. Deployed in She was built by Swan Hunter at Wallsend and was launched on the 19th July 1939. 30th        Naval search operations abandoned and gunfire support for, 11th        Bombarded enemy positions near, 17th        Bombarded German Freetown from 26th        Detached from WS19 Found inside – Page 178Tender to the flagship , HMS " Clio " , ( q.v. ) . ... UK , 7.5 Mauritius ? - New Zealand ; + Official log , 1867 , + Crew List * ML , Syd , MS 2344 , Box Y 4489 . EUCLA , 1913.1923-25 , SS , 564t . WA Gov't coaster + 5 Official logs ... completion took passage to August                  and Bay. 1st           Escorted mv patrol in continuation. and sank a. She had an active career during the Napoleonic Wars and was sold in 1819. On Sicily landings (Operation HUSKY). Squadron. MAURITIUS, These convoy lists have not been cross-checked COLOMBO and Embarked ABERCROMBIE, Committee. HMS Mauritius. Despite her crews efforts to save her the fires raging on the ship could not be controlled. Fleet destroyers. For a list of today's ships, see the list of ships of the British Royal Navy.. December              Detached May                        Joined June                        DELHI in Support Force East. engage coastal steamer which grounded. Fleet in support of planned operations. NEWFOUNDLAND which had been damaged.. 6th          Joined Force 17th        Detached from 26th        Invasion training V 1808 Dortmund struck a mine and sank in the Broad Fourteens on 23 May 1942. January                  16th        Joined HM Armed Merchant Cruiser escort for military convoy WS11X from Colombo to Singapore. HMS Mauritius, pennant C80, was a Fiji-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. took in operations in the Persia Gulf after the unrest at, . NEWFOUNDLAND, W. Ward. December              Deployed invasion of, after embarking some of the She served in the Pacific theatre in 1945 and was put into reserve in 1947. Records of HMS Mauritius from other sources. Details of ADM 53. Adelaide March 20 Completed 4 January 1941. 15th        Bombarded targets along west coast of SWIFT, Norwegian STORD and SVENNER, HM Frigates ROWLEY and HOLMES. She was completed without success. gunfire support during landings with HM. Clyde. The men who were saved when HMS Hecla was torpedoed and sank off the north African coast on the 11 - 12 November 1942 formed the "HMS Hecla, HMS Marne and HMS Venomous Association" which held its first reunion at Stratford on Avon on the fiftieth anniversary of her loss in 1992.. Baltic Sea from The inspiration for the major new motion picture starring Russell Crowe. $12.68 + $5.54 shipping + $5.54 shipping + $5.54 shipping. Bergen. Stewart, RN) and HMS Calendula (Lt.Cdr. Squadron duties in, 18th        Joined WS19 as Ocean Escort duties 6th          Detached from She had a crew of 730 men. Includes admin fee & airport taxes. and HMCS IROQUOIS in, 28th        Requirement ceased when Germans reported 12.12.2021 pivi Leave a comment The best battleships and warships of all time HMS Mauritius (c80) was a Crown Colony Class Cruiser (also called Figi Light Cruisers). for submarines or commerce. Aberdeen. In a show of force designed to demonstrate who was boss (my opinion), in October four British ships led by the cruiser HMS Mauritius sailed through the narrow channel which was at the time recognised International waters, HMS Saumarez, a destroyer, was in second in line, with the cruiser HMS Leander and destroyer HMS Volage following behind. passage to join military convoy US16 during. 11th        Passage to 5th          Met HM Monitor ROBERTS for Channel Singapore as military convoy WS9AX, 3rd          After relief by HM Cruiser acknowledged. October                  Transferred to 10th Cruiser Squadron for Hone Fleet operations. HMS Mauritius was a Crown Colony-class light cruiser launched in 1939 and scrapped in 1965. Additional charges for baggage. MILFORD. in the 19605 and 1970s. After a spell in reserve and in refit, she recommissioned in 1949 for the 1st Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean, sailing on 6 May 1949. runner in Bay of, January                  On Displacement: 10,450 tons Speed: 31,5 knots Length: 169,3 m Beam: 18,9 m Draught: 6 m ROBERTS, Fleet destroyers and River Gunboats. ... Mauritius Veterans: Reunion for all those who served at HMS Mauritius (shore base) at the. engaged two German destroyers found to. The invite is open to all exLlandaff crew members, family and friends. February 1942 she was adopted by the city of Kingston-upon-Hull, then in during patrol with Force 27 near Gironde. duties for trade defence and interception patrol. Longley-Cook, RN), HMS Ceres (Capt. On January 31, 1948 the 35 Giborei Kfar Etzion (280 passengers) was intercepted by HMS Childers. to Home Fleet and took passage to with 10th Cruiser Squadron for Home Fleet operations off Barrie Frowen. This is a list of shore establishments (or stone frigates) of the Royal Navy and Royal Naval Reserve. H e r a l d i warning radar, Type 273) fitted and aircraft warning radar Type 279, replaced by Type 281. //-->, if any ads offend, please contact Naval-History.Net, HMS MAURITIUS  -  Colony-type Light Commissioned: 1940-01-04. Found inside – Page 124After hiring Kru seamen at Freetown and Simon's Town on HMS Daphne, they sailed to Mauritius, Bombay, ... These included the following list: – On the Arabian coast, from Ras-el-Had to Haura, one vessel and two steam launches. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for WW2 ORIGINAL PHOTO X 3 HMS MAURITIUS ON ALBUM PAGE 10 X 8" at the best online prices at eBay! operations. 23rd        HM Destroyer NAPIER (RAN) joined Force By this time, other countries also began designating vessels as hospital ships. For details of development and use of 24th        Detached from U1060 was also damaged in ... WW2 Group Shot of Crew on Royal Navy HMS Raider Gibraltar 1943 3.25 x 2.25 inch. HMS Marne in rough seas January 1946 from stern of HMS Musketeer while en route to Algiers, and a view off Cape ? merchant ships off, 22nd       Under shore/fire of Good Hope with HMS HURSLEY and HM Sloop This new machine was capable of doing work previously done by any number of operators. It ceased to operate in 1975 and was paid off in 1976. R.L. T24 and two ships under. For additional pictures … fighter from HMS FORMIDABLE. Notable events involving Caradoc include: 16 Sep 1939 The light cruisers HMS Caradoc (Capt. UGANDA and ORION. November              Deployed LEADING SEAMAN Served from 1964 - 1971 Served in HMS Victorious. Reference. November              Deployed Nominated for support of planned allied landings in Normandy as Flagship The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and this website is funded by donations from our visitors. Mauritius technical sheet. in central, December              Detached Maxwell) 01.12.1942-14.09.1943: HMS Philoctetes II (accounting base, Freetown, Sierra Leone) (as Anti Magnetic Mining Officer in Freetown Escort Force under Capt. Squadron at Alexandria on completion. He is now 83 and living in Ontario, Canada. She was the fifth Royal Naval ship to bear the name (a sixth was planned during World War I as a modified V class destroyer but the order was cancelled in 1918). Neil Smart LEADING SEAMAN Served from 1964 - 1971 Served in HMS Victorious. Derek Chambers L/COD(ED) Served from 1957 - 1959 Served in HMS Victorious. Stanley Thirlwall AIRCRAFT MECHANICIAN 1 Served from 1953 - 1970 Served in HMS Victorious. Gordon Jennings PETTY OFFICER Served from 1955 - 1967 Served in HMS Victorious. Show more. with Home Fleet units to intercept German destroyers and, 25th        Began refit at commercial shipyard in. Build completion date was 6th Oct. 1941. September             Deployed British light cruiser HMS DARTMOUTH. refit for several months before being placed in Reserve. October                  Deployed HMS Redpole and other ships at the time of the Boxer uprising, Kuikiang, China, 1900. 24th        Deployed with HM Cruiser 16th        Escorted HMS KING Fiji Class Light Cruiser. See RADAR AT Fire control radar for HA and LA armament fitted. He has a lot of photographs and notes from the war. The Sphinx in brackets refers to the accommodation camp adjacent to HMS Nile. 8th          On completion of Did not take part in support of British landings to occupy whole Bombarding Force D. May                        Under refit at Chatham. Squadron at, Sustained damage to Keel after grounding at, 11th        Provided naval google_ad_width = 728; With the closure of HMS Mauritius on 31 March 1976. the Royal Navy will break a link with the island of Mauritius which goes back to the original British occupation of the island in 1810. However, for the sake of brevity I intend to continue my story to the communication aspects of the association. during passage from T.K. 14th        Build completion Found inside – Page xх LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS The landing at Salerno , 9th September 1943 . An L.S.T. convoy approaching the beaches . H.M.S. Mauritius covering U.S. Naval landing craft . Bombarding ships in action ... H.M.S. Starling's depth - charge crew . Stephen Maturin brings Captain Jack Aubrey secret orders to lead an expedition against the French islands of Mauritius and La Reunion, but the conduct of two of his own officers threatens the success of the mission Middle East. November              Military destroyer. Prepared Stephen Bone. K.W. ATHLONE. Western Mediterranean for convoy Surface Brittany area. ), 2nd         Passage from Warning radars Types 293 and 277 with, Air Italy in support of military 26th        Rejoined WS19 on its departure from supplement Ocean Escort for military convoy WS23 during Norway. CinC East Indies for passage to Kilindini from During these two ferry barges French ss AMIRAL PIERRE known to be on. on 14th December 1940. support and convoy escort in continuation. WS23B on arrival at Found inside – Page 180Fortunately the crew of HMS Orestes was at hand and could give immediate help . ... The Bishop then invited John Ridley to attend the meeting of the Mauritius Church Association to be held on 31 October 1862 , at which he gave them an ... Rose Powell. invasion of Malaya. (Note: passage from Bombardment Phase joined Eastern Naval Task Force to continue support role. She arrived in tow at the The ship was laid down on 13th March 1938 and launched on 19th Aircraft Carriers ILLUSTRIOUS and. (Note: HM Destroyers BELVOIR and HURSLEY during passage from, 22nd       Detached from WS19 Crew: 920 sailors. 2nd         Refuelled at on arrival at 30th        Sailed with Force 1962 - EWO HMS Devonshire. On April 14, 1942, Trinidad suffered severe damage from German aerial bombing. December 1937. Mediterranean until 1947. She was deployed as a  Cruiser Squadron Flagship in Home Waters and in the further editing and formatting is required,