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HMS Cairo Laid Down : 17th November 1917 Launched : 19th November 1918 Completed : 23rd September 1919 Type : Cruiser Class : Capetown Builder : Cammell Laird Country : UK Sequence : This is the 1st ship with this name. Pennants : D87, I97 Fate : Sunk 12th August 1942 |
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28th November 1917 - Laid down 19th November 1918 - Launched 20th December 1919 - Sailed Malta for Alexandria 9th June 1920 - Arrived Hankow 31st December 1921 - Arrived Singapore 31st January 1922 - Arrived Shanghai 31st January 1922 - Capt. Hugh S. Currey in Command 18th March 1929 - Exercising off North Africa Coast 19th March 1929 - Arrived Pollensa Bay 11th April 1929 - Arrived Golfe Juan 23rd April 1929 - Sailed Golfe Juan 25th April 1929 - Arrived Palermo 2nd May 1929 - Sailed Palermo 15th July 1932 - Capt. G.H. D'O. Lyon Assumed Command 1st October 1932 - Cmdr. E. P. Vivian in Command 1st October 1932 - Captain G. H. D'O. Lyon. Commodore 2nd Class 1st October 1932 - Flagship, Destroyers, Home Fleet 7th March 1933 - Sailed Malta for Pollensa Bay 10th March 1933 - Arrived Palma 28th March 1933 - Arrived Portsmouth 14th June 1933 - Commodore G.H. D'O. Lyon in Command 14th June 1933 - Arrived Malmo 23rd June 1933 - Arrived Stockholm 12th November 1933 - Arrived Penzance Bay 13th January 1934 - Sailed Portsmouth for Arosa Bay 16th January 1934 - Arrived Arosa Bay 19th January 1934 - Arrived Gibraltar 7th February 1934 - Sailed Gibraltar for Algiers 9th February 1934 - Arrived Algiers 16th February 1934 - Arrived Algiers 20th February 1934 - Sailed Algiers for Gibraltar 20th February 1934 - Comm. G.H. D'O Lyon in Command 20th February 1934 - Sailed Algiers 22nd February 1934 - Arrived Gibraltar 1st March 1934 - Arrived Gibraltar 23rd March 1934 - Sailed Gibraltar 27th March 1934 - Arrived Portsmouth 18th June 1934 - Arrived Korsor 28th June 1934 - Sailed Korsor 5th July 1934 - Sailed Kallundborg Fjord 1st August 1934 - Capt. G.S. Arbuthnot Assumed Command 17th October 1934 - Arrived Rosyth 2nd November 1934 - Arrived Portland 29th December 1934 - Out of Dockyard hands at Portsmouth 15th January 1935 - Arrived Gibraltar 18th January 1935 - Arrived Arosa Bay 20th January 1935 - Sailed Arosa Bay for the West Indies 25th April 1935 - Comm. E.C.O. Thomson in Command 25th April 1935 - Commissioned as Flagship of the Home Fleet Destroyer Flotillas 24th May 1935 - Arrived Scapa Flow 19th June 1935 - Arrived Portland 16th July 1935 - Attended 1935 Spithead Fleet Review 11th October 1935 - Arrived Dundee 17th October 1935 - Sailed Dundee 11th February 1936 - Arrived Gibraltar 20th July 1936 - Arrived Plymouth 9th September 1936 - Arrived Hull 25th September 1936 - Arrived Invergordon 25th September 1936 - Sailed Rosyth for Invergordon 25th September 1936 - Arrived Invergordon 14th October 1936 - Sailed Invergordon 25th January 1937 - Arrived New York as part of Home Fleet Spring Cruise 5th March 1937 - Arrived Gibraltar 28th April 1937 - Arrived Portland 7th May 1937 - 1937 07th May Cairo At Greenwich 22nd May 1937 - Arrived Portland 18th June 1937 - Sailed Portland for Korsor 28th June 1937 - Arrived Stockholm 11th July 1937 - Arrived Torbay 13th July 1937 - Sailed Torbay for exercises 16th July 1937 - Arrived Portland 22nd July 1937 - Sailed Portland for Sheerness 23rd July 1937 - Arrived Sheerness 26th October 1937 - Sailed Gibraltar for UK to pay off into reserve 29th October 1937 - Arrived Portsmouth 10th November 1937 - Sailed Portsmouth for Sheerness 11th November 1937 - Arrived Chatham 11th November 1937 - Arrived Plymouth 3rd May 1938 - Cdr. O.W. Cornwallis in Command 3rd September 1939 - At Portland 10th September 1939 - Operating with Dover Command 19th September 1939 - Channel Force 19th September 1939 - Channel Force 3rd October 1939 - Sailed Grimsby and arrived back later the same day. 9th October 1939 - Sailed Grimsby on escort duties 11th October 1939 - Arrived Grimsby 21st October 1939 - Sailed Grimsby on escort duty and arrived back the same day. 23rd October 1939 - Sailed Grimsby on escort duties 25th October 1939 - Arrived Grimsby 27th October 1939 - Sailed Grimsby on escort duties and arrived back later the same day. 31st October 1939 - Sailed Grimsby and arrived back later that same day 1st November 1939 - Sailed Grimsby on escort duties and arrived back the same day 2nd November 1939 - Sailed Grimsby on escort duties and arrived back later the same day 3rd November 1939 - Sailed Grimsby 6th November 1939 - Arrived at Rosyth 6th November 1939 - Arrived at Rosyth to strengthen the air defences 9th November 1939 - Arrived Rosyth for refuelling 13th November 1939 - Sailed Rosyth 26th November 1939 - Sailed Rosyth on escort duty 26th November 1939 - Escorted Convoy ON.3. Detached same day 28th November 1939 - Arrived in the Thames 5th December 1939 - Sailed the Thames 6th December 1939 - Sailed Scapa Flow for Loch Ewe 7th December 1939 - Arrived Loch Ewe to provide protection for damaged battleship HMS Nelson 4th January 1940 - Completed anti-aircraft guard duty at Loch Ewe and departed, Scapa Flow 6th January 1940 - Arrived Sheerness 8th January 1940 - Arrived Chatham for repairs 19th January 1940 - Sailed Sheerness on escort duties 20th January 1940 - Arrived in the Humber 31st January 1940 - Sailed Immingham on patrol. 3rd February 1940 - Collided with steamer Lulonga entering the Humber 10th February 1940 - Sailed the Hymber 11th February 1940 - Joined Convoy ON.11 12th February 1940 - Arrived Bergen with Convoy ON.11 12th February 1940 - Arrived Bergen with Convoy ON.11 13th February 1940 - Arrived at Scapa Flow 15th February 1940 - Sailed Scapa Flow for Sullom Voe. 21st February 1940 - Sailed Sullom Voe 21st February 1940 - Joined Convoy ON.14 22nd February 1940 - Arrived Bergen with Convoy ON.14 1st March 1940 - Sailed Sullom Voe to join Convoy ON.16 2nd March 1940 - Arrived Bergen with Convoy ON.16 9th March 1940 - Sailed Sullom Voe and joined Convoy ON.18 10th March 1940 - Arrived Bergen with Convoy ON.18 12th March 1940 - Returned to Scapa Flow with sea damage 12th March 1940 - Arrived Scapa Flow to provide close support for convoy ON.19 15th March 1940 - Covered Convoy ON.20 17th March 1940 - Arrived Sullom Voe after sustaing sea damage 20th March 1940 - Joined Convoy HN.20 as air cover 20th March 1940 - Protecting Convoy HN.20 21st March 1940 - Arrived Sullom Voe 24th March 1940 - Provided close support for Convoy ON.22 27th March 1940 - Arrived Bergen with Convoy ON.22 29th March 1940 - Arrived Sullom Voe 27th August 1940 - Deployed as escort for HM Auxiliary Minelayers Southern Prince, Port Napier, Port Quebec and Menestheus of 1st Minelaying Squadron 12th June 1942 - Joined the convoy (Operation Harpoon) for Malta. 12th August 1942 - Sunk | |||
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