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HMS Dragon |
Name :
HMS Dragon Laid Down : 24th January 1917 Launched : 29th December 1917 Completed : 16th August 1918 Type : Cruiser Class : Danae Builder : Scotts Country : UK Sequence : This is the 12th ship with this name. Pennants : D46, I46 Fate : Loaned to Poland (Dragon) January 1943 Later became : ORP Dragon |
Known locations : Hamburg, Germany, on 17th March 1919, Forth, Scotland, 8th March 1920 Antwerp, 25th April 1920, Alabama, USA, 1934. |
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HMS Dragon, 1919. | HMS Dragon | HMS Dragon | HMS Dragon at Hamburg, 17th March 1919. | HMS Dragon. |
HMS Dragon in May 1934 | HMS Dragon | HMS Dragon passing under one of Mobiles bridges c.1934 | HMS Dragon, Alabama, 1934. | HMS Dragon at Mobile, USA. |
HMS Dragon. | HMS Dragon. | HMS Dragon. | HMS Dragon at Antwerp, 25th April 1920. | The Forth Bridge, taken from HMS Dragon, 8th March 1920. |
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Two of the D Class ships, 1920. HMS Durban is the near ship, and HMS Dragon the far one. |
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24th January 1917 - Laid Down 29th December 1917 - Launched August 1918 - Harwich Force 16th August 1918 - Commissioned 1st June 1919 - 1st Light Cruiser Squadron, Atlantic Fleet 14th July 1919 - Capt. A.H. Alington in Command 3rd August 1919 - Arrived Portsmouth 11th August 1919 - Arrived Concepcion Bay 31st March 1920 - Sailed Rosyth for Sheerness 31st March 1920 - Sailed Rosyth for Sheerness 1st April 1920 - Arrived Sheerness from Scottish waters 1st April 1920 - Capt. O.H. Hawke-Glenn in Command 6th August 1920 - Sailed Portland for Copenhagen 9th September 1920 - Capt. O.H. Hawke-Glenn in Command 9th September 1920 - Capt. O.H. Hawke-Genn in Command 9th September 1920 - Arrived Sheerness for refit at Chatham 9th September 1920 - Arrived Sheerness from the Baltic and prepare for refit at Chatham 1st February 1921 - 1st Light Cruiser Squadron 1st February 1921 - Sailed UK for Horta 1st February 1921 - Capt. O.H. Hawke-Genn in Command 7th February 1921 - Sailed Horta for Ponta Delgado 15th February 1921 - Sailed Ponta Delgado for Funchal 15th February 1921 - Sailed Ponta Delgado for Madeira 17th February 1921 - Arrived Funchal 28th February 1921 - Sailed Funchal 1st March 1921 - Arrived Las Palmas 10th March 1921 - Sailed Las Palmas for Gibraltar 10th March 1921 - Sailed Las Palmas 12th March 1921 - Arrived Gibraltar 17th March 1921 - Sailed Gibraltar 22nd March 1921 - Arrived UK 18th August 1921 - Sailed Portsmouth for Chatham 18th August 1921 - Arrived Chatham 27th December 1922 - Capt. B.W.M. Fairbairn in Command 27th December 1922 - Relieved in Irish Waters by HMS Castor 1923 - Bernard W.M. Fairbairn in Command 1st January 1923 - Arrived Chatham for refit 1st January 1923 - Capt. B.W.M. Fairbairn in Command 1st January 1923 - Taken into dockyard hands at Sheerness August 1923 - At Gibraltar awaiting First Light Cruiser Squadron from Morocco 31st August 1923 - Completed refit at Chatham 5th July 1930 - Arrived Rivadava, Argentine 17th April 1932 - Sailed St. John's, Newfoundland for Bermuda 21st April 1932 - Arrived Bermuda 25th April 1932 - At Bermuda 25th April 1932 - Capt. E.J. Spooner in Command 7th May 1932 - Assumed Flagship of the American and West Indies Station 7th May 1932 - Capt. E.J. Spooner in Command 7th May 1932 - Assume Flagship while Delhi is in the UK 8th June 1932 - Relinquished Flagship of the American and West Indies Station 8th June 1932 - Relinquished Flagship to HMS Delhi 1st October 1932 - Capt. W. F. Wake-Walker, OBE in Command 1st October 1932 - 8th Cruiser Squadron, America and West Indies Station 6th January 1933 - Sailed Bermuda 6th January 1933 - Capt. W.F. Wake-Walker in Command 27th January 1933 - Arrived Trinidad 11th February 1933 - Arrived Kingston, Jamaica 7th March 1933 - Sailed Belize 10th March 1933 - Arrived Mobile 15th March 1933 - Sailed Mobile for Tampa 3rd January 1934 - Saild Bermuda for Charleston S.C. 6th January 1934 - Arrived Charleston 13th January 1934 - Sailed Charleston for San Juan 13th January 1934 - Capt. W.F. Wake-Walker in Command 13th January 1934 - Sailed Charleston 3rd February 1934 - Arrived Kington 10th February 1934 - Sailed Kingston 13th February 1934 - Arrived Grenada 20th February 1934 - Sailed Grenada for Georgetown 22nd February 1934 - Arrived Georgetown 1st March 1934 - Sailed Georgetown for Trinidad 3rd March 1934 - Arrived Trinidad from Georgetown 14th March 1934 - Sailed St. Vincent for Barbados 23rd March 1934 - Arrived Monserrat 6th April 1934 - Arrived Bermuda 14th June 1934 - Capt. W.F. Wake-Walker in Command 14th June 1934 - Sailed Bermuda 15th June 1934 - Capt. W.F. Wake-Walker in Command 15th June 1934 - Sailed Bermuda for Newfoundland area 19th June 1934 - Arrived St. John's (N.F.) 21st June 1934 - Sailed St. John's (N.F.) 24th June 1934 - Arrived St. George's Bay 4th July 1934 - Arrived Charlottesville 12th July 1934 - Sailed Charlottesville 13th July 1934 - Arrived Dalhousie 20th July 1934 - Sailed Dalhousie 21st July 1934 - Arrived Sydney C.B. 26th July 1934 - Sailed Sydney C.B. 8th August 1934 - Arrived Halifax 13th August 1934 - On the American and West Indies Station 17th August 1934 - Sailed Halifax 20th August 1934 - Arrived Quebec 20th August 1934 - Arrived Quebec 24th August 1934 - Sailed Quebec 24th August 1934 - Arrived Montreal 3rd September 1934 - Sailed Montreal 6th September 1934 - Arrived Ship Harbour 11th September 1934 - Sailed Ship Harbour 26th September 1934 - Arrived Boston, Mass 18th October 1934 - Arrived Bermuda 9th November 1934 - Sailed Bermuda for Sheerness 20th November 1934 - Arrived Sheerness 18th January 1935 - Arrived Portsmouth and sailed for Bermuda 21st March 1935 - Arrived Miami 31st March 1935 - Arrived Bermuda 15th August 1935 - Recommissioned at Chatham for services on the American and West Indies Station 15th August 1935 - Capt. W.F. Wake-Walker in Command 16th August 1935 - Capt. F.R.M. Johnson in Command 30th January 1936 - Capt. F.R.M. Johnson in Command 1st March 1936 - Sailed Nevis for Antigua 16th June 1936 - Arrived Hawke's Bay 19th June 1936 - Sailed Bermuda 19th June 1936 - Sailed Bermuda for St. John (N.B.) 19th June 1936 - Capt. F.R.M. Johnson in Command 22nd June 1936 - Arrived St. John's 4th July 1936 - Sailed St. John"s 7th July 1936 - Arrived St. Georges Bay 15th July 1936 - Sailed St. Georges Bay 21st July 1936 - Sailed Hawke's Bay 24th July 1936 - Arrived Quebec 28th July 1936 - Sailed Quebec 28th July 1936 - Arrived Montreal 8th August 1936 - Sailed Montreal 12th August 1936 - Arrived Halifax 17th August 1936 - Sailed Halifax 18th August 1936 - Arrived St. Andrew's Bay 25th August 1936 - Sailed St. Andrew's Bay 26th August 1936 - Arrived Salem Mass. 26th August 1936 - Arrived Salem 31st August 1936 - Sailed Salem 31st August 1936 - Sailed Salem for New London 1st September 1936 - Arrived New London 7th September 1936 - Sailed New London 11th September 1936 - Arrived Nassau 11th September 1936 - Arrived Nassau 21st September 1936 - Sailed Nassau 23rd September 1936 - Arrived St. Petersburg 30th September 1936 - Sailed St. Petersburg 3rd October 1936 - Arrived Belize 8th October 1936 - Sailed Belize 10th October 1936 - Arrived Montego Bay 10th October 1936 - Arrived Montego Bay 13th October 1936 - Sailed Montego Bay 22nd October 1936 - At Bermuda 2nd January 1937 - Completed refitting at Bermuda 11th January 1937 - Arrived Kingston 22nd January 1937 - Sailed Kingston 23rd January 1937 - Arrived Cayman Isles 28th January 1937 - Sailed Cayman Isles 1st February 1937 - Arrived Tampico 9th February 1937 - Sailed Tampico 12th February 1937 - Arrived New Orleans 17th February 1937 - Sailed New Orleans 18th February 1937 - Arrived Pensicola 24th February 1937 - Sailed Pensicola 3rd March 1937 - Arrived St. Vincent 6th March 1937 - Sailed St. Vincent for Barbados 7th March 1937 - Saileld St. Vincent 9th March 1937 - Arrived Barbados 27th March 1937 - Sailed Tortola 28th March 1937 - Sailed Barbados 1st April 1937 - Arrived Bermuda 9th May 1937 - Capt. F.R.M. Johnson in Command 9th May 1937 - Arrived Antigua 13th May 1937 - Sailed Antigua 25th May 1937 - Arrived Chatham and reduced to reserve 25th May 1937 - Capt. E.R.M. Johnson in Command 15th June 1937 - Sailed Bermuda 22nd June 1937 - Arrive St. John's Brunswick 4th July 1937 - Sailed St. John's Brunswick 7th July 1937 - Arrived St. Georges Bay 15th July 1937 - Sailed St. Georges Bay 16th July 1937 - Arrived Hawkes Bay 21st July 1937 - Sails Hawkes Bay 24th July 1937 - Arrive Quebec 28th July 1937 - Sailed Quebec 28th July 1937 - Arrived Montreal August 1937 - Sailed Halifax 11th August 1937 - Sailed Montreal 12th August 1937 - Arrived Halifax 18th August 1937 - Arrived St. Andrews Bay 19th August 1937 - On the South America and West Indies Station 25th August 1937 - Sailed St. Andrews Bay 26th August 1937 - Arrived Salem Mass. 31st August 1937 - Sailed Salem Mass. 1st September 1937 - Arrived New London Conn. 7th September 1937 - Sailed New London Conn. 11th September 1937 - Arrived Nassau 21st September 1937 - Sailed Nassau 23rd September 1937 - Arrived St. Petersburg, Florida 30th September 1937 - Sailed St. Petersburg, Florida 3rd October 1937 - Arrived Belize 8th October 1937 - Sailed Belize 10th October 1937 - Arrived Montego bay 13th October 1937 - Sailed Montego Bay 14th October 1937 - Arrived Kingston, Jamaica 17th October 1937 - Sailed Kingston, Jamaica 20th October 1937 - Arrived Bermuda January 1938 - Reserve Fleet, UK 21st April 1938 - Cdr. P.F.P. Wood in Command 22nd April 1938 - Boys Training Ship in the Reserve Fleet at the Nore 22nd April 1938 - Cdr. C.E.S. Farrant in Command 2nd June 1939 - Arrived Harwich 9th August 1939 - Attended Review of the British Reserve Fleet 26th August 1939 - Arrived at Scapa Flow from the Reserve Fleet 31st August 1939 - Sailed Scapa Flow. Deployed in the North Sea between the Orkneys and Norway. 3rd September 1939 - 7th Cruiser Squadron Home Fleet, Scapa Flow 6th September 1939 - Arrived Scapa Flow 28th September 1939 - Sailed Scapa Flow on Northern Patrol between 10th October 1939 - Sailed Scapa Flow on Northern Patrol duties 19th October 1939 - Sailed Sullom Voe for Northern Patrol 24th October 1939 - Arrived Sullom Voe for refuelling 25th October 1939 - Sailed Sullom Voe for Northern Patrol 25th October 1939 - Arrive Sullom Voe 29th October 1939 - On Northern Patrol duties between the Faroes and Iceland 2nd November 1939 - Between the Faroes and Iceland 3rd November 1939 - Arrived Sullom Voe 6th November 1939 - Sailed Sullom Voe on Northern Patrol duties 10th November 1939 - Arrived Loch Ewe for repairs 12th November 1939 - Arrived Sullom Voe 13th November 1939 - Sailed Sullom Voe on Northern Patrol duties 20th November 1939 - Arrived Loch Ewe 24th November 1939 - Sailed Loch Ewe 25th November 1939 - Positioned off Utvaer, Norway, to intercept German battlecruisers 26th November 1939 - Sailed Loch Ewe on Northern Patrol duties 1st December 1939 - Arrived Loch Ewe 1st December 1939 - Arrived Loch Ewe 2nd December 1939 - Arrived Loch Ewe 8th December 1939 - Sailed Loch Ewe for Northern Patrol 11th December 1939 - Arrived Scapa Flow 12th December 1939 - On Northern Patrol 10 miles 180° from Myggenoes Light in the Faroes 15th December 1939 - Sailed Scapa Flow on Northern Patrol 18th December 1939 - Completed patrol and proceeded to Chatham for refit 21st December 1939 - Arrived Chatham for refit February 1940 - Completed refit at Chatham 24th February 1940 - Completed refit at Chatham 6th March 1940 - Sailed Portland for the Mediterranean to join the 3rd Cruiser Squadron 10th March 1940 - Arrived at Gibraltar from Portland and sailed the same day for Malta. 10th March 1940 - Sailed Gibraltar for Malta 12th March 1940 - Arrived Malta 12th March 1940 - Arrived Malta for refitting 3rd April 1940 - Arrived Alexandria 15th January 1943 - Transferred to the Polish Navy 8th July 1944 - Scuttled and used as breakwater |
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