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HMS Calcutta |
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HMS Calcutta Laid Down : 18th October 1917 Launched : 9th July 1918 Completed : 28th August 1919 Type : Cruiser Class : Capetown Builder : Vickers Country : UK Sequence : This is the 3rd ship with this name. Pennants : D82, I82 Fate : Sunk 1st June 1941 |
Converted to anti aircraft role in 1939 |
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HMS Calcutta, 1920. | HMS Calcutta at Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA. c.1925. | HMS Calcutta at Bermuda |
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1918 - Launched 23rd May 1919 - Sailed Philadelphia for Portsmouth. Paid of and recommissioned same day 1st June 1919 - 8th Light Cruiser Squadron, North Amrica Station 23rd August 1919 - Arrived Portsmouth 7th November 1919 - Sailed Bermuda for Jamaica 9th November 1919 - Arrived Kingston 2nd December 1919 - Sailed Antigua for Trinidad 16th April 1920 - Arrived Nassau 10th June 1920 - Arrived Quebec 10th June 1920 - Sailed Montreal for Quebec 26th June 1920 - Sailed Halifax for Maine 28th June 1920 - Arrived Portland Maine 7th July 1920 - Sailed Portland (Maine) for Bar Harbour 7th July 1920 - Arrived Bar Harbour (Maine) 15th February 1921 - Arrived Jamaica 9th March 1921 - Sailed Nassau for Bermuda 12th March 1921 - Arrived Bermuda 30th April 1921 - Sailed Barbados 14th May 1921 - Arrived Bermuda 2nd August 1921 - Arrived Bermuda 30th September 1921 - Arrived Peterbarm (N.F.) 11th November 1921 - Sailed Bermuda for Kingston, Jamaica 11th February 1922 - Capt. W.B. Compton in Command 11th February 1922 - At Santa Barbara 21st February 1922 - Arrived Honolulu 27th February 1922 - Sailed Honolulu 2nd March 1922 - Arrived Palmyra Is. 3rd March 1922 - Arrived Washington Is 3rd March 1922 - Sailed Palmyra Is. 4th March 1922 - Arrived Fanning Is. 4th March 1922 - Sailed Washington Is. 5th March 1922 - Sailed Fanning Is. 6th March 1922 - Arrived Christmas Is. 7th March 1922 - Sailed Christmas Is. 11th March 1922 - Arrived Honolulu and Hawaiian Is. 2nd April 1922 - Sailed Honolulu and Hawaiian Is. 9th April 1922 - Arrived San Pedro and San Diego 18th April 1922 - Sailed San Pedro and San Diego 25th April 1922 - Arrived San Jose 1st May 1922 - Arrived Libertad 1st May 1922 - Sailed San Jose 5th May 1922 - Sailed Libertad 8th May 1922 - Arrived Colon 8th May 1922 - Arrived Panama 9th May 1922 - Sailed Colon 14th May 1922 - Arrived Bermuda 27th December 1922 - Sailed Barbados for Trinidad 27th December 1922 - Flagship of Sir William Pakenham 28th December 1922 - Arrived Trinidad 1st January 1923 - Sailed Trinidad 4th January 1923 - Arrived Kingston 7th January 1923 - Sailed Kingston 10th January 1923 - Arrived Belize 12th January 1923 - Sailed Belize 15th January 1923 - Arrived New Orleans 22nd January 1923 - Sailed New Orleans 24th January 1923 - Arrived Havana 30th January 1923 - Sailed Havana 1st February 1923 - Arrived Nassau 7th February 1923 - Sailed Nassau 10th February 1923 - Arrived Bermuda 10th February 1923 - Arrived Bermuda 12th August 1925 - Arrived Quebec 12th December 1930 - Sailed Sladanma for Simonstown 1st October 1932 - Cmdr. A. W. Brooks, DS in Command 1st October 1932 - In reserve. The Nore 20th January 1933 - Cdr. Sir Atwell Lake in Command 20th January 1933 - In reserve at Chatham 21st January 1933 - Cdr. A.K. Gibson in Command 21st September 1933 - Commissioned at Chatham 21st September 1933 - Capt. F.H. Pegram Assumed Command 20th February 1934 - Commissioned at Chatham for Trooping Service 20th February 1934 - Capt. Eustace Rotherham Assumed Command 25th March 1934 - Arrived and sailed Suez 25th March 1934 - Sailed Hankow for Hong Kong 27th March 1934 - Arrived and sailed Port Sudan 30th March 1934 - Arrived Aden and sailed for Colombo 6th April 1934 - Arrived Colombo 11th April 1934 - Sailed Colombo for Singapore 16th April 1934 - Arrived Singapore 18th April 1934 - Sailed Singapore for Hong Kong 23rd April 1934 - Arrived Hong Kong 30th April 1934 - Arrived Nanking and sailed for Hankow 22nd May 1934 - Sailed Hankow for Woosung 29th May 1934 - Arrived Hong Kong 1st June 1934 - Sailed Hong Kong 6th June 1934 - Arrived Singapore 6th June 1934 - Arrived Singapore 7th June 1934 - Sailed Singapore 12th June 1934 - Arrived Colombo 12th June 1934 - Arrived Colombo 14th June 1934 - Sailed Colombo 23rd June 1934 - Arrived and sailed Aden 28th June 1934 - Arrived Port Said 28th June 1934 - Arrived and Sailed Suez 29th June 1934 - Sailed Port Said 2nd July 1934 - Arrived Malta 6th July 1934 - Sailed Malta 9th July 1934 - Arrived and sailed Gibraltar 9th July 1934 - Arrived Gibraltar and sailed for Plymouth 14th July 1934 - Arrived Plymouth 15th July 1934 - Arrived Sheerness and Chatham 15th July 1934 - Arrived Portsmouth 12th February 1935 - Commissioned for troopship voyage to China 16th March 1935 - Arrived Port Said 17th March 1935 - Sailed Port Said for POrt Sudano 22nd March 1935 - Arrived Aden and sailed for Colombo 30th March 1935 - Sailed Colombo for Singapore 3rd April 1935 - Arrived Singapore 3rd April 1935 - Arrived Singapore 5th April 1935 - Sailed Singapore for Hong Kong 8th April 1935 - Arrived Hong Kong 15th April 1935 - Arrived Wusung 16th April 1935 - Arrived Woosung and sailed for Hankow 25th May 1935 - Arrived Colombo 19th June 1935 - Sailed Plymouth for Portsmouth 21st June 1935 - Capt. G.C. Cooke in Command 21st June 1935 - Arrived Chatham to Pay Off into Reserve January 1938 - Reserve Fleet, UK 21st April 1938 - Cdr. C.E.S. Farrant in Command 22nd April 1938 - Relieved of Boys Training Ship in the Reserve Fleet at the Nore 22nd April 1938 - Cdr. P.F.P. Wood in Command 3rd September 1939 - Home Fleet, Scapa Flow 3rd October 1939 - Sailed Grimsby 4th October 1939 - Arrived Grimsby 7th October 1939 - Sailed Grimsby on escort duties and arrived back the same day 9th October 1939 - Sailed Grimsby on escort duties 10th October 1939 - Arrived Grimsby 17th October 1939 - Sailed Grimsby 18th October 1939 - Arrived Grimsby 21st October 1939 - Sailed Grimsby on escort duty and arrived back the same day. 25th October 1939 - Sailed Grimsby for Harwich 26th October 1939 - Sailed Harwich 26th October 1939 - Arrived Harwich 27th October 1939 - Arrived Grimsby 29th October 1939 - Sailed Grimsby on escort duties and arrived back later the same day 31st October 1939 - Sailed Grimsby 1st November 1939 - Arrived Grimsby 2nd November 1939 - Sailed Grimsby on escort duties and arrived back later the same day 3rd November 1939 - Sailed Grimsby on escort duties and arrived back later the same day 6th November 1939 - Arrived at Rosyth to strengthen the air defences 13th November 1939 - Sailed Grimsby to escort Convoy FN.36. Arrived Grimsby same day 15th November 1939 - Sailed Grimsby to join Convoy FN.37 25th November 1939 - Sailed Grimsby on escort duties 28th November 1939 - Arrived in the Thames 4th December 1939 - Sailed the Thames 5th December 1939 - Arrived at Loch Ewe to provide protection for damaged HMS Nelson 4th January 1940 - Completed anti-aircraft guard duty at Loch Ewe and departed, Scapa Flow 6th January 1940 - Arrived Sheerness 19th January 1940 - Sailed Sheerness on escort duties 20th January 1940 - Arrived in the Humber 27th January 1940 - Sailed the Humber 27th January 1940 - Sailed the Humber 28th January 1940 - Arrived on the Tyne with Convoy FN.81 31st January 1940 - Arrived Immingham 12th February 1940 - Sailed the Humber for Sullom Voe 13th February 1940 - Arrived Sullom Voe 15th February 1940 - Sailed Sullom Voe to provide cover for Convoy ON.12 16th February 1940 - Air cover for Convoy HN.12 18th February 1940 - Arrived at Sullom Voe, refuelled and departed later that day. 25th February 1940 - Sailed Sullom Voe as escort for Convoy ON.15 26th February 1940 - Covered HMS Imperial to Lerwick 27th February 1940 - Arrived Lerwick 27th February 1940 - Arrived Bergen with Convoy ON.15 28th February 1940 - Sailed Bergen escorting Convoy HN.15 1st March 1940 - Arrived Sullom Voe 3rd March 1940 - Sailed Methil escorting Convoy ON.17 5th March 1940 - Sailed Sullom Voe for AA protection for Convoy ON.17 7th March 1940 - Arrived Bergen with Convoy ON.17 9th March 1940 - Arrived Sullom Voe 13th March 1940 - Sailed Sullom Voe to provide close support for convoy ON.19 14th March 1940 - Arrived Bergen with Convoy ON.19 15th March 1940 - Arrived Sullom Voe. 21st March 1940 - Saileded Sullom Voe for duty as the anti-aircraft ship for the Norwegian convoys. 22nd March 1940 - Covered Convoy HN.21 16th September 1940 - Arrived off Crete 1st June 1941 - Sunk |
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