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HMS Cornwall Laid Down : 9th October 1924 Launched : 11th March 1926 Completed : 23rd January 1928 Type : Cruiser Class : Kent Builder : Devonport Country : UK Pennants : 56 Fate : Sunk 5th April 1942 |
Upon completion CORNWALL joined the China Station. In 1936 she returned from the Far East to the United Kingdom for a refit at Chatham which added more armour and a catapult and hangar for Walrus aircraft. In 1938 CORNWALL joined the 2nd Cruiser Squadron and in 1939 she once again transferred to the China Station, joining the 5th Cruiser Squadron. In September 1939, after the outbreak of war, the cruiser moved to the Indian Ocean before operating in the central Atlantic, later returning to the Indian Oceanwhere she was sunk by Japanese carrier-based aircraft in April 1942 |
His Majesty’s Dockyard Devonport launched this County class heavy cruiser on 11 March 1926 and She entered service in the Royal Navy on 6 December 1927. Upon completion in 1928 CORNWALL joined the China Station. In 1936 she returned from the Far East to the United Kingdom for a refit at Chatham the following year, which added more armour and a catapult and hangar for Walrus aircraft. In 1938 with the refit completed CORNWALL joined the 2nd Cruiser Squadron. In 1939 CORNWALL once again transferred to the China Station, joining the 5th Cruiser Squadron. In September 1939, after the outbreak of war, the cruiser moved to the Indian Ocean based on Ceylon. On 5 October, she took part in the search for the German pocket battleship ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE. |
In February 1940 CORNWALL docked in the dry dock at Simonstown, South Africa. In August she left the South Atlantic to proceed on convoy escort duties from Freetown. In September in the central Atlantic area, CORNWALL and DELHI intercepted a Vichy French naval expedition force consisting of three light cruisers GEORGES and three large destroyers. In May 1941 she engaged and sank the German commerce raider PINGUIN in the Indian Ocean and managed to rescue 60 crew members and 22 prisoners. |
From January until March 1942 the cruiser was escorting convoys in the Indian Ocean. In early April, CORNWALL and her sister ship HMS DORSETSHIRE left the fleet to escort the aircraft carrier HMS HERMES to Trincomalee in Ceylon for repairs. On 4 April the two cruisers left the Harbour to avoid the approaching Japanese carrier fleet and set out for Addu Atoll shortly after midnight. On 5 April, a Japanese spotter plane sighted the two cruisers about 200 miles (370 km) southwest of Ceylon. Bombers immediately took off from the carriers to attack the two vessels. Hit by nine bombs, with six near misses, CORNWALL sank in 12 minutes; DORSETSHIRE also sank in this engagement. In all the light cruiser ENTERPRISE and the destroyers PALADIN and PANTHER rescued 1,120 men from the crews of both ships. |
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HMS Cornwall. c.1930s |
Timeline Entries : | |||
11th March 1926 - Launched May 1928 - In China 8th May 1928 - Commissioned 14th June 1928 - Sailed Montevideo 14th June 1928 - Capt. Hon. W.S. Leveson-Gower in Command 20th June 1928 - Sailed Buenos Aires 21st June 1928 - Arrived Puerto Belgrano 22nd July 1928 - Arrived Callao 27th July 1928 - Sailed Callao 2nd January 1932 - Arrived Shanghai 9th January 1932 - Capt. G.H. Knowles in Command 11th April 1932 - Sailed Shanghai for Hong Kong 1st October 1932 - Capt. G. H. Knowles, DSO in Command 1st October 1932 - 5th Cruiser Squadron, China Station 29th March 1933 - Arrived Shanghai 29th July 1933 - Arrived Tsingtao 31st July 1933 - Sailed Tsingtao for Woosung 5th August 1933 - Arrived Hankow 6th August 1933 - Arived Hankow 6th August 1933 - Capt. R.B. Davies in Command 28th August 1933 - Sailed Hankow for Woosung 8th September 1933 - Sailed Hankow 19th December 1933 - Paid off and recommissioned at Portsmouth for the China Station 13th January 1934 - Sailed Portsmouth for Gibraltar 16th January 1934 - Arrived Gibraltar 17th January 1934 - Arrived Gibraltar 18th January 1934 - Sailed Gibraltar 21st January 1934 - Arrived Malta 21st January 1934 - Arrived Malta 23rd January 1934 - Sailed Malta 25th January 1934 - Arrived Port Said 26th January 1934 - Sailed Port Said 26th January 1934 - Transit Suez 31st January 1934 - Arrived Aden 31st January 1934 - Arrived Aden 2nd February 1934 - Sailed Aden for Colombo 2nd February 1934 - Sailed Aden 9th February 1934 - Arrived Colombo 9th February 1934 - Arrived Colombo 11th February 1934 - Sailed Colombo for Penang 11th February 1934 - Sailed Colombo 15th February 1934 - Arrived Penang 15th February 1934 - Arrived Penang and sailed for Singapore 16th February 1934 - Arrived Singapore 19th February 1934 - Sailed Singapore for Hong Kong 24th February 1934 - Arrived Hong Kong 27th April 1934 - Capt. R.B. Davies in Command 27th April 1934 - Sailed Hong Kong for Wei Hai Wei 27th April 1934 - Sailed Hong Kong for Wei Hai Wei 30th April 1934 - On the China Station 10th May 1934 - At Wei Hai Wei July 1934 - Jul 1934 At Wei Hai Wei 1st August 1934 - Sailed Tsingtao for Chinwangtao 24th September 1934 - Sailed Rosyth for Invergordon 19th October 1934 - Arrived Tsingtao 19th October 1934 - 5th Cruiser Squadron 29th October 1934 - Sailed Wei Hai Wei for Japanese waters 2nd November 1934 - Arrived Yokohama 22nd November 1934 - Arrived Shanghai 5th December 1934 - Sailed Shanghai for Hong Kong 5th December 1934 - Sailed Shanghai for Hong Kong 8th December 1934 - Arrived Hong Kong 19th December 1934 - Capt. R.B. Davies Assumed Command 16th March 1935 - Sailed Manila for Hong Kong 31st July 1935 - Sailed Chemulpo for Chefoo 27th May 1936 - At Wei Hai Wei 30th May 1936 - Arrived Penang 1st June 1936 - Sailed Penang for Colombo 17th June 1936 - Arrived Aden 19th June 1936 - Sailed Aden for Suez 27th August 1937 - Capt. Charles Otway Alexander Assumed Command 9th March 1938 - Arrived Marseilles 12th March 1938 - Arrived Gibraltar 29th March 1938 - Arrived Plymouth 5th July 1938 - Commenced Combined exercises 10th July 1938 - Completed Combined exercises 12th September 1938 - Sailed Oban for Reykjavik October 1938 - Capt. Charles Otway Alexander Relinquished Command 9th January 1939 - Arrived Aden 30th March 1939 - Arrived Malta 3rd April 1939 - Sailed Malta for Port Said 6th April 1939 - Arrived Suex and Sailed same day 13th April 1939 - Arrived Colombo 21st April 1939 - Arrived Singapore 29th April 1939 - Sailed Singapore for Hong Kong 2nd September 1939 - 5th Cruiser Squadron, China Station 3rd September 1939 - Sailed Singapore to patrol Andaman Island area 3rd October 1939 - Sailed Calcutta on escort duties to Singapore, and returned to Colombo 6th October 1939 - Arrived at Colombo for docking 11th October 1939 - Sailed Colombo on patrol 3rd November 1939 - Arrived Colombo 10th November 1939 - Sailed Colombo to join aircraft carrier Eagle on patrol 18th November 1939 - Arrived Colombo 23rd November 1939 - Force I. At Colombo 25th November 1939 - Sailed Colombo on patrol duty in Force I 8th December 1939 - Sailed Diego Suarez for Simonstown 12th December 1939 - Arrived Durban 14th December 1939 - Sailed Durban 15th December 1939 - Arrived Durban 22nd December 1939 - Sailed Durban to Mauritius 26th December 1939 - Arrived Simonstown 2nd January 1940 - Sailed Simonstown on patrol 11th January 1940 - Arrived Capetown 26th January 1940 - Sailed Capetown on escort duties 30th January 1940 - Arrived Capetown 13th February 1940 - Force H 4th March 1940 - Sailed Freetown on patrol. 8th May 1941 - Sank the German raider Pinguin near the Seychelles Islands 8th May 1941 - Sunk German Raider Pinguin 26th March 1942 - In the Maldives 29th March 1942 - Sailed Maldives 2nd April 1942 - Arrived Maldives 5th April 1942 - Sunk |
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Last edited : 13:30, July 18, 2011
By : tjstoneman
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