HMS Abercrombie

HMS Abercrombie was built by Vickers Armstrong Parsons on the Tyne, laid down on the 26th of April 1941, launched 31st March 1943 and completed 5th May 1943. Displacement: 8536 tons standard and 9717 tons deep load. Speed: 12.5 Knots. Compliment: 442 / 460 Armament: Two 15-inch Guns, Eight 4-inch 45 caliber QF AA guns in pairs and Sixteen 2 pounder Pom Pom (one of eight and two of Four guns). On completion, HMS Abercrombie deployed to the Mediterranean and in July 1943, she provided support at the Amphibious Battle of Gela during the Allied invasion of Sicily. On 9 September 1943, HMS Abercrombie was supporting the Allied landings near Salerno (Operation Avalanche), when she was damaged by a contact mine. She was repaired at the dockyard at Taranto in October and on completion, HMS Abercombie arrived at Malta on 15 August 1944. On 21 August 1944, whilst on an exercise south-east of Malta, she struck two mines and was again damaged. On completion of repairs in July 1945, HMS Abercrombie was dispatched to the Indian Ocean to support Operation Mailfist, the planned liberation of Singapore. She was near Aden at the time of the Japanese surrender on 15 August, but was not recalled until 11 September, by which time she was approaching the Seychelles. Abercrombie returned to Sheerness on 2 November 1945.[1] Abercrombie was subsequently used for gunnery training and also as an accommodation ship until 1954. She was scrapped at Barrow beginning 24 December 1954.

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