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HMS Caesar, HMS Cambrian, HMS Caprice, HMS Carron, HMS Carysfort, HMS
Cassandra, HMS Cavalier, HMS Cavendish, HMS Chaplet, HMS Charity, HMS
Chequers, HMS Cheviot, HMS Chevron, HMS Chieftain, HMS Childers, HMS
Chivalrous, HMS Cockade, HMS Comet, HMS Comus, HMS Consort, HMS Constance,
HMS Contest, HMS Concord, HMS Cossack, HMS Creole, HMS Cromwell, HMS
Crescent, HMS Crown, HMS Croiziers, HMS Crusader and HMS Crystal from
their launch to their participation in major wars also notice board for
families of ex-crew of C Class destroyers.
The C Class destroyers were the last class to mount
their ,main armament in single mountings and open shields.
View a history of HMS Consort and the
Yangtzee Incident
HMS Cossack, built by Vickers Armstrong and launched 10th May 1944, saw service in Home waters until 1945 before
going to the East Indies.
HMS Cavalier. Built by White, and was initially to be called HMS
Pellew, Was launched 7th April 1944. did see war service, serving in the home
fleet until 1945 when she with her sister ships went to the east Indies,.
She is preserved at Chatham Old naval Dockyard.
Displacement: 1710 tons standard 2510 tons deep
load, Compliment: 186 - 222 Speed: 36.75 knots Armament:
Four 4.5 inch QF MKIV in singles, two 40mm Bofors and Four 21-inch Torpedo
Tubes.
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| HMS Caesar (R07) |
Clydebank |
14th February 1944 |
Scrapped in Blyth in
January 1967. |
| HMS Cambrian (R85) |
Scotts |
10th December 1943 |
Scrapped at Briton Ferry in
September 1971. |
| HMS Caprice (R01) |
Yarrow |
16th September 1943 |
Scrapped after 1979. |
| HMS Carron (R30) |
Scotts |
28th March 1944 |
Scrapped at Inverkeithing
in April 1967. |
| HMS Carysfort (R25) |
White |
25th July 1944 |
Broken up in 1970. |
| HMS Cassandra (R62) |
Yarrow |
29th November 1943 |
Scrapped at Inverkeithing
in April 1967. |
| HMS Cavalier (R73) |
White |
7th April 1944 |
Preserved at Chatham, Kent |
| HMS Cavendish (R15) |
Clydebank |
12th April 1944 |
Scrapped at Blyth in August
1967. |
| HMS Chaplet (R52) |
Thornycroft |
18th July 1944 |
Scrapped at Blyth in
November 1965. |
| HMS Charity (R29) |
Thornycroft |
30th November 1944 |
Sold to the Royal Pakistan
Navy and renamed Shah Jehan in 1958. |
| HMS Chequers (R61) |
Scotts |
30th October 1944 |
Scrapped at Newport in July
1966. |
| HMS Cheviot (R90) |
Stephen |
2nd May 1944 |
Scrapped at Inverkeithing
in October 1962. |
| HMS Chevron (R51) |
Stephen |
23rd February 1944 |
Scrapped at Inverkeithing
in December 1969. |
| HMS Chieftain (R36) |
Scotts |
26th February 1945 |
Scrapped in Sunderland on
20th March 1961. |
| HMS Childers (R91) |
Denny |
27th February 1945 |
Scrapped in Spezia in
September 1963. |
| HMS Chivalrous (R21) |
Denny |
22nd June 1945 |
Sold to Royal Pakistan Navy
and renamed Taimur in 1954. |
| HMS Cockade (R34) |
Yarrow |
7th March 1944 |
Scrapped at Newport in
September 1964. |
| HMS Comet (R26) |
Yarrow |
22nd June 1944 |
Scrapped at Troon in
November 1962. |
| HMS Comus (R43) |
Thornycroft |
14th March 1945 |
Scrapped at Newport on 12th
November 1958. |
| HMS Consort (R76) |
Stephen |
19th October 1944 |
Scrapped at Swansea on 15th
March 1961. |
| HMS Constance (R71) |
V A (Tyne): Parsons |
22nd August 1944 |
Scrapped at Inverkeithing
on 8th March 1956. |
| HMS Contest (R12) |
White |
16th December 1944 |
Scrapped at Grays on 2nd
February 1960. |
| HMS Concord (R63) |
Thornycroft |
14th May 1945 |
Scrapped at Inverkeithing
in November 1962. |
| HMS Cossack (R57) |
V A (Tyne): Parsons |
10th May 1944 |
Scrapped at Troon on 1st
March 1961. |
| HMS Crispin (R68) |
White |
23rd June 1945 |
Sold to Royal Pakistan Navy
and renamed Jahangir in 1958. |
| HMS Creole (R82) |
White |
22nd November 1945 |
Sold to Royal Pakistan Navy
and renamed Alamgir in 1958. |
| HMS Cromwell (R35) |
Scotts |
6th August 1945 |
Sold to Royal Norwegian
Navy and renamed Bergen in 1946. |
| HMS Crescent (R16) |
Clydebank |
20th July 1944 |
Broken up 1971. |
| HMS Crown (R46) |
Scotts |
19th December 1945 |
Sold to Royal Norwegian
Navy and renamed Oslo in 1946. |
| HMS Croziers (R27) |
Yarrow |
19th September 1944 |
Sold to Royal Norwegian
Navy and renamed Trondheim in 1946. Subsequently scrapped in Belgium in
December 1961. |
| HMS Crusader (R20) |
Clydebank |
5th October 1944 |
(RCN) Broken up 1965. |
| HMS Crystal (R38) |
Yarrow |
12th February 1945 |
Sold to Royal Norwegian
Navy and renamed Stavanger in 1964 then scrapped in 1967. |
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HMS Caesar |
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HMS Caesar, July 1965.
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HMS Cambrian |
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HMS Cambrian, October 1965.
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HMS Caprice |
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HMS Caprice, laid up, August 1973.
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HMS Caprice, September 1967.
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HMS Caprice, laid up, June 1950.
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HMS Carron |
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HMS Carron, 1964.
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HMS Carron, May 1959.
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HMS Carysfort |
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HMS Carysfort, August 1964.
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HMS Cassandra |
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HMS Cassandra, 1965.
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HMS Cavalier |
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HMS Cavalier, refitting, October 1956.
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HMS Cavendish |
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HMS Chaplet |
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HMS Chaplet, March 1948.
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HMS Charity |
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HMS Charity, January 1948.
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HMS Chequers |
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HMS Chequers, June 1964.
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HMS Chieftain |
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HMS Chieftain, February 1948.
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HMS Childers |
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HMS Constance |
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HMS Constance, 1949.
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HMS Contest |
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HMS Contest, October 1949.
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HMS Concord |
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HMS Concord, June 1947.
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I am sure that others have already pointed out that HMS
Cossack (L03) was a Tribal class destroyer, lost I think in the Med. A
CO class destroyer was later built and named Cossack, fitted out a a
Leader (Captain (D)). 4 flotillas of the CA,CH,CO and CR classes are
listed on your site. The later Cossack spent nearly all of her time
from about 1946/7 on the FES Station as leader of the 8th DF (later DS)
and returned to the UK in1959. She served with distinction during the
Korean unpleasantness.
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HMS Crispin |
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C Class destroyers, Message Board for naval
enthusiasts, crew & descendents of C Class Destroyers. This website is
not part of any governmental body or official websites of C Class Destroyers.
Photographs and information on historical events about the
aforementioned destroyers requested for this new website. If you have any information you
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HMS CONSTANCE
My father A.B. Seaman George Price was a crew
member on board.
H.M.S. Constance, he later served on H.M.S Curacoa where he was
dive bombed in the Norwegian Ffiords, where he was wounded, consequently
he died. He had a Military funeral and is buried at Madeley Parish Church
Staffordshire. Whilst on board the Constance he made a framed picture with
my Dads photo as a centre piece wearing his hat with the H.M.S Constance
head band, Unfortunately this is special to my family so, so what i will
try to do is use my cam corder take a photo and with my daughters help
send it to you by e.mail. I have also got several photographs of my Dads
mates which i can`t identify but you may be able to find people who can,
they have been taken many years ago from when my Dad entered the boys
service. If these photos are of no use to you perhaps you could kindly
tell me of a web site, or other interested people. Yours sincerely G.
Price
HMS COCKADE.. LS WELLS.. My
father LS. wells ( (Albert )
Al ) served on HMS Cockade in the North
Atlantic around 1949 I'm hoping to find photos of or indeed contact
his old
ship mates.A photo of HMS Cockade would be a great starting point.Please
contact
me
at gary@hgwells.vispa.com
JOHN DEAN.. I was a member of commissioning crew
in May 1945 as Radar Operator and went straight to Far East via the Med,
including breakdown at Malta. Other ports visited were Aden, Tricomalee,
Singapore then based at Hong Kong. Came home on HMS Glory after seeing
much more of the world. Contact me at john_h_dean@hotmail.com
HMS COMET..
My father served on HMS Comet and I am trying to
find as much information and pictures on this boat, can anyone help me?
Contact me at n.laughton@ntlworld.com
HMS CAMBRIAN.. HMS CARRON..
JOHN TARRANT..
My father John Tarrant
served on HMS Cambrian, HMS Cowdray, HMS Carron and HMS Savage just after
WWII. If anyone has photos of these ships or served on them during this
time and remembers my father please contact me at mikelaffan@madasafish.com HMS
CHIVALROUS.
GORDON WALKER.
As a driver with 1st Royal Sussex in Akaba, Jordan, I
took a party of sailors from HMS Chivalrous to Petra in Jordan in January
1950. We ran into heavy snow in the hills on the way home and were stuck
there several days, sleeping in my truck. An airdrop of blankets, fuel and
food was dropped to us - the only parachute that did not open had a
container of rum -surprise surprise. Do any ex- Chivalrous lads remember
this? The only name I have from this episode is P/O Bengree, which was one
piece of paper retrieved from that time. I would be glad to here from
anyone who was there with me at that time. Contact Gordon Walker at gordwalk@btinternet.com HMS
COSSACK.
HMS COSSACK . W. BARRET (Stoker Mech)
I served on HMS Cossack from
1950 to 1952. I would love to make contact with any old shipmates on the
internet or who live in Australia where I have lived for the past 25
years. the most notable action we had was in Korea. Please contact me at wilber@alphalink.com.au HMS
CONTEST, HMS COMUS
HMS CONTEST. SMITH ..My Father served on HMS Contest and
HMS Comus just after WW2. if anyone has information or photo's of these
ships or served on them during this time and may have known my
Father I would love to hear from them. Contact Neil Smith at neil.smith@electrium.co.uk
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