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HMS Delhi |
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HMS Delhi Laid Down : 29th October 1917 Launched : 23rd August 1918 Completed : 7th June 1919 Type : Cruiser Class : D Builder : Armstrong Country : UK Sequence : This is the 1st ship with this name. Pennants : D74, I74 Fate : Sold for scrap 5th March 1948 |
Converted to anti-aircraft role 1942. |
HMS Delhi Photos for Sale |
HMS Delhi, 1925. | HMS Delhi, 1931. | HMS Delhi, July 1943. | HMS Delhi | HMS Delhi pictured c.1936 |
HMS Delhi firing salute. Monte Carlo, 1934. | Prince of Monaco coming aboard HMS Delhi, 1934, Monaco. |
Timeline Entries : | |||
29th October 1917 - Laid down 23rd August 1918 - Launched 6th March 1920 - Sailed Plymouth for Rosyth on route to the Baltic 6th March 1920 - Flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Walter H. Cowan 26th June 1920 - Sailed Copenhagen for Plymouth 2nd September 1920 - Completed refitting at Chatham 1st February 1921 - Sailed UK for Horta 1st February 1921 - Capt. F.L. Tottenham in Command 1st February 1921 - 1st Light Cruiser Squadron 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 Teneriffe 5th March 1921 - Sailed Teneriffe 6th March 1921 - Arrived Las Palmas 10th March 1921 - Sailed Las Palmas 10th March 1921 - Sailed Las Palmas for Gibraltar 12th March 1921 - Arrived Gibraltar 17th March 1921 - Sailed Gibraltar 21st March 1921 - Arrived Plyouth 22nd March 1921 - Arrived UK 30th September 1921 - Arrived Heligoland 31st October 1921 - Sailed Invergordon for Fortrose 9th February 1922 - Arrived Pollensa Bay 9th February 1922 - 1st Light Cruiser Squadron 9th February 1922 - Flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir James Fergusson 20th February 1922 - Sailed Pollensa Bay 21st February 1922 - Arrived Palma 4th March 1922 - Sailed Palma 6th March 1922 - Arrived Gibraltar 13th March 1922 - Sailed Gibraltar 16th March 1922 - Arrived Arosa Bay 25th March 1922 - Sailed Arosa Bay 27th March 1922 - Arrived St. Nazaaire 7th April 1922 - Sailed St. Nazaire 1923 - Flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Hubert Brand. HMS Delhi 6th May 1923 - Completed refit at Plymouth 6th May 1923 - Capt. J.M. Pipon in Command 31st August 1923 - Completed refit at Chatham 7th January 1932 - Sailed Malta 11th January 1932 - Arrived St. Lucia 28th January 1932 - Sailed Grenada for Kingston 19th February 1932 - Arrived Havana from Puerto Barrios 19th February 1932 - Flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Vernon Haggard 24th February 1932 - Sailed Havana 1st April 1932 - At Bermuda 1st April 1932 - Capt. F.N. Attwood in Command 1st April 1932 - Relinquished Flagship of the American and West Indies Station 7th May 1932 - Sailed Bermuda for Plymouth and recommissioning. Relinquished Flagship to HMS Dragon 18th May 1932 - Arrived Plymouth 20th May 1932 - Recommissioned at Plymouth 28th May 1932 - Sailed Plymouth 28th May 1932 - Sailed Plymouth 7th June 1932 - Arrived Bermuda 7th June 1932 - Assumed Flagship of the American and West Indies Station 8th June 1932 - Arrived Bermuda 8th June 1932 - Arrived Bermuda 8th June 1932 - Assumed Flagship from HMS Dragon 2nd July 1932 - Sailed Bermuda 5th July 1932 - Arrived Nassau 7th July 1932 - Sailed Nassau 11th July 1932 - Arrived Balboa 16th July 1932 - Sailed Balboa 20th July 1932 - Arrived Acapulco 22nd July 1932 - Sailed Acapulco 27th July 1932 - Arrived Long Beach 4th August 1932 - Sailed Long Beach 5th August 1932 - Arrived Monterey 10th August 1932 - Sailed Monterey 13th August 1932 - Arrived Vancouver 22nd August 1932 - Arrived Powell River 22nd August 1932 - Sailed Vancouver 24th August 1932 - Sailed Powell River 25th August 1932 - Arrived Stewart 29th August 1932 - Arrived Anyox 29th August 1932 - Sailed Stewart 31st August 1932 - Sailed Anyox 2nd September 1932 - Arrived Esquinalt 11th September 1932 - Sailed Esquimalt 15th September 1932 - Arrived San Fransisco 22nd September 1932 - Sailed San Fransisco 24th September 1932 - Arrived San Diego 29th September 1932 - Sailed San Diego 1st October 1932 - 8th Cruiser Squadron, America and West Indies Station 1st October 1932 - Capt. Hon. E. R. Drummond, MVO in Command 1st October 1932 - Flagship. Rear Admiral the Hon. R. A. R. Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, CB, DSO 6th October 1932 - Arrived Balboa 8th October 1932 - Sailed Balboa 10th October 1932 - Arrived Kingston 14th October 1932 - Saled Kingston 18th October 1932 - Arrived Bermuda 29th October 1932 - Sailed Bermuda 8th November 1932 - Arrived Gibraltar 14th November 1932 - Sailed Gibraltar 18th November 1932 - Arrived Malta 12th January 1933 - Sailed Malta 14th January 1933 - Arrived Volo 15th January 1933 - Arrived Volo 23rd January 1933 - Sailed Volo 25th January 1933 - Arrived Missolonghi 25th January 1933 - Sailed Volo 25th January 1933 - Arrived Gulf of Patras 30th January 1933 - Sailed Missolonghi 1st February 1933 - Arrived Malta 1st February 1933 - Arrived Malta 7th March 1933 - Sailed Malta 7th March 1933 - Sailed Malta 7th March 1933 - Sailed Malta for Pollensa Bay 10th March 1933 - Arrived Palma 10th March 1933 - Arrived Palma 21st March 1933 - Sailed Palma 22nd March 1933 - Arrived Pollensa 28th March 1933 - Sailed Pollensa 28th March 1933 - Sailed Palma 28th March 1933 - Sailed Pollensa for Rapallo 30th March 1933 - Arrived Rapallo 30th March 1933 - Arrived Rapallo 30th March 1933 - Arrived Rapallo 12th April 1933 - Arrived Menton 12th April 1933 - Sailed Rapallo 12th April 1933 - Arrived Mentone 12th April 1933 - Sailed Rapallo 12th April 1933 - Arrived Mentone 24th April 1933 - Sailed Mentone 24th April 1933 - Sailed Menton 24th April 1933 - Sailed Mentone 27th April 1933 - Arrived Malta 27th April 1933 - Arrived Malta 27th April 1933 - Arrived Malta 27th June 1933 - Sailed Malta 29th June 1933 - Arrived Corfu 4th July 1933 - Sailed Corfu 5th July 1933 - Arrived Valona 11th July 1933 - Sailed Valona 11th July 1933 - Arrived Omis 20th July 1933 - Sailed Omis 22nd July 1933 - Arrived Venice 29th July 1933 - Sailed Venice 29th July 1933 - Sailed Venice for Port Slano 31st July 1933 - Arrived Port Slano 1st August 1933 - Arrived Port Slano 5th August 1933 - Sailed Port Slano 5th August 1933 - Arrived Kotor 15th August 1933 - Sailed Kotor 17th August 1933 - Arrived Malta 31st August 1933 - Sailed Malta 2nd September 1933 - Arrived Nauplia 2nd September 1933 - Arrived Nauplia 9th September 1933 - Arrived Poros 9th September 1933 - Sailed Nauplia 9th September 1933 - Sailed Nauplia 15th September 1933 - Sailed Poros 15th September 1933 - Arrived Aegina 23rd September 1933 - Sailed Aegina 25th September 1933 - Arrived Port Said 5th October 1933 - Sailed Port Said 6th October 1933 - Arrived Tobruk 10th October 1933 - Sailed Tobruk 12th October 1933 - Arrived Navarin 12th October 1933 - Arrived Navarin 21st October 1933 - Sailed Navarin 21st October 1933 - Sailed Navarin 23rd October 1933 - Arrived Malta 23rd October 1933 - Arrived Malta 9th January 1934 - Sailed Malta 10th January 1934 - Arrived Tunis 10th January 1934 - Arrived Tunis 10th January 1934 - Sailed Malta for short winter cruise 23rd January 1934 - Sailed Tunis 25th January 1934 - Arrived Malta 3rd March 1934 - Sailed Malta 7th March 1934 - Arrived Gibraltar 11th March 1934 - Manoeuvres with the Home Fleet 11th March 1934 - Sailed Gibraltar 16th March 1934 - Arrived Gibraltar 23rd March 1934 - Sailed Gibraltar 23rd March 1934 - Sailed Gibraltar 26th March 1934 - Arrived Oran 27th March 1934 - Arrived Monaco 27th March 1934 - Arrived Monte Carlo 10th April 1934 - Sailed Monte Carlo 10th April 1934 - Arrived Golfe Juan 10th April 1934 - Arrived Golfe Juan 24th April 1934 - Sailed Golfe Juan 24th April 1934 - Sailed Golfe Juan for Malta 27th April 1934 - Arrived Malta 27th June 1934 - Sailed Malta for Summer Cruise 27th June 1934 - Flagship of Rear-Admiral H.J.S. Brownrigg 27th June 1934 - Sailed Malta 29th June 1934 - Arrived Dragomesti 9th July 1934 - Arrived Patras 9th July 1934 - Sailed Dragomesti 9th July 1934 - Arrived Patras 19th July 1934 - Sailed Patras 20th July 1934 - Arrived Valona 27th July 1934 - Arrived Corfu 27th July 1934 - Sailed Valona 5th August 1934 - Sailed Corfu 6th August 1934 - Arrived Navarin 13th August 1934 - Sailed Navarin 15th August 1934 - Arrived Malta 15th August 1934 - Arrived Malta 20th August 1934 - Sailed Malta 21st August 1934 - Sailed Malta for Gibraltar 29th August 1934 - Arrived Plymouth 23rd October 1934 - Capt. H.B. Rawlings Relinquished Command 23rd October 1934 - Capt. W.S. Chalmers Assumed Command 23rd October 1934 - Paid off and recommissioned at Plymouth 17th December 1934 - Sailed Gibraltar 15th January 1935 - Arrived Gibraltar 4th April 1935 - Sailed Oran for Gibraltar 5th April 1935 - Arrived Gibraltar 23rd May 1935 - Ceased to be the flagship of the 3rd Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean 11th July 1935 - Sailed Cruz 11th July 1935 - Flgahip of Rear-Admiral G.H. D'Oyly Lyon 19th July 1935 - Sailed Split 20th July 1935 - Arrived Rab 29th July 1935 - Sailed Rab 1st August 1935 - Arrived Malta 15th April 1936 - Arrived Jaffa 17th April 1936 - Arrived Haifa 20th July 1936 - Arrived Spetsai 10th August 1936 - Flagship of Rear-Admiral G.H. D'O. Lyon 10th August 1936 - Flagship 3rd Cruiser Squadron 25th September 1936 - Arrived Malta 25th September 1936 - Arrived Malta 17th April 1937 - At Plymouth for recommissionung 22nd July 1937 - Sailed Malta for Valencia 25th July 1937 - Arrived Valencia 17th August 1937 - Arrived Malta 7th October 1937 - Arrived Palma 6th December 1937 - Arrived Palma 12th December 1937 - Arrived Marseilles 14th December 1937 - Sailed Marseilles January 1938 - Reserve Fleet, UK 3rd September 1939 - Completed refit at the Nore 13th September 1939 - Arrived Scapa Flow to join 11th Cruiser Squadron 6th October 1939 - Sailed Scapa Flow for Northern patrol 10th October 1939 - Took over escorting German liner Cap Norte carrying German reservists from South America 12th October 1939 - Arrived Kirkwall with German liner Cap Norte carrying German reservists from South America 13th October 1939 - Arrived Scapa Flow 13th October 1939 - Arrived Scapa Flow 13th October 1939 - Arrived Scapa Flow 14th October 1939 - Sailed Scapa Flow fro Sullom Voe 20th October 1939 - Sailed Sullom Voe for Northern Patrol 22nd October 1939 - Sailed Sullom Voe for the Northern Patrol 22nd October 1939 - Sailed Sullom Voe 25th October 1939 - Captured Steamer Rheingold in the Iceland-Faroes Channel 28th October 1939 - Arrived Sullom Voe 31st October 1939 - Sailed Sullom Voe 2nd November 1939 - Between the Orkneys and the Faroes 6th November 1939 - Arrived Sullom Voe from Northern Patrol 8th November 1939 - Sailed Sullom Voe on Northern Patrol duties 12th November 1939 - Intercepted German steamer Mecklenburg 15th November 1939 - Arrived Loch Ewe 21st November 1939 - Sailed Loch Ewe on Northern Patrol duties 23rd November 1939 - On patrol Iceland-Faroes Channel 25th November 1939 - Sailed Scapa Flow 1st December 1939 - Arrived Loch Ewe 1st December 1939 - Arrived Loch Ewe 8th December 1939 - Sailed Loch Ewe for Northern Patrol 12th December 1939 - On Northern Patrol 10 miles 180° from Myggenoes Light in the Faroes 15th December 1939 - Off the Faroes 15th December 1939 - Arrived Scapa Flow via Loch Ewe 17th December 1939 - Sailed Scapa Flow for Belfast 21st December 1939 - Arrived Belfast to dock and refit January 1940 - Completed her refit at Belfast 8th January 1940 - Completed docking and refit 9th January 1940 - Sailed Belfast for Scapa Flow 11th January 1940 - Sailed Scapa Flow 12th January 1940 - Sailed Scapa Flow on Northern duties 17th January 1940 - Arrived Scapa Flow from Northern patrol 19th January 1940 - Arrived Scapa Flow 20th January 1940 - Sailed Scapa Flow for Portsmouth 22nd January 1940 - Arrived Portsmouth 31st January 1940 - Sailed Portsmouth for the Mediterranean 3rd February 1940 - Arrived Gibraltar from Portsmouth to join the Mediterranean Fleet 3rd February 1940 - Arrived Gibraltar 4th February 1940 - Sailed Gibraltar for Malta 4th February 1940 - Sailed Gibraltar 6th February 1940 - Arrived Malta 6th February 1940 - Arrived Malta 8th February 1940 - Arrived Malta 8th February 1940 - Flagship of Vice Admiral Destroyers, Mediterranean 9th February 1940 - Became Flagship of Vice-Admiral J.C. Tovey 16th March 1940 - Arrived at Alexandria with CINCMED aboard. 19th September 1941 - At Brooklyn repairing 1948 - Broken up |
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