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HMS Exmouth |
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HMS Exmouth Laid Down : 15th March 1933 Launched : 7th February 1934 Completed : 11th November 1934 Type : Destroyer Class : E Builder : Portsmouth Country : UK Pennants : H02 Fate : Sunk 21st January 1940. |
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  HMS Exmouth, July 1935. |   HMS Exmouth, May 1937. |
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2nd June 1934 - Fitting out at Portsmouth 7th June 1934 - Pennant H02 7th December 1934 - Arrived Portsmouth 7th December 1934 - Launched 18th January 1935 - Arrived Arosa Bay 20th January 1935 - Sailed Arosa Bay for the West Indies 30th April 1935 - Capt. A.L. St. G. Lyster in Command 30th April 1935 - Commissioned at Portsmouth 7th May 1935 - Sailed Portsmouth for Lamlash and Scapa Flow 10th June 1935 - Arrived Portland 5th July 1935 - Arrived Exmouth 5th July 1935 - Arrived Exmouth 8th July 1935 - Sailed Exmouth 8th July 1935 - Sailed Exmouth 16th July 1935 - Attended 1935 Spithead Fleet Review 15th October 1935 - Arrived Leith 8th September 1936 - Sailed Portsmouth 10th September 1936 - Arrived St. Jean de Liz 25th September 1936 - Arrived St. Jean de Luz 25th September 1936 - Arrived St. Jean de Luz 5th October 1936 - Arrived St. Jean de Luz 10th October 1936 - Arrived St. Jean de Luz 12th December 1936 - Arrived St. Jean de Luz 5th March 1937 - Arrived Gibraltar 27th April 1937 - Arrived Portland 7th May 1937 - 1937 07th May Exmouth At the Pool of London 22nd May 1937 - Arrived Portland 18th June 1937 - Sailed Portland for Kallendborg 28th June 1937 - Arrived Stockholm 11th July 1937 - Arrived Torbay 16th July 1937 - Arrived Portland 20th July 1937 - Sailed Portsmouth for Stranraer 22nd July 1937 - Arrived Stranraer 7th October 1937 - Arrived Portland 23rd October 1937 - Arrived Gibraltar January 1938 - 5th Destroyer Flotilla, Home Fleet 12th March 1938 - Arrived Gibraltar 29th March 1938 - Arrived Portsmouth 19th July 1938 - Capt. L.V. Morgan in Command 19th July 1938 - Escorted The King and Queen from Dover to France 17th January 1939 - Sailed Portsmouth 23rd January 1939 - Arrived Gibraltar 24th January 1939 - Arrived Gibraltar 9th February 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar 11th February 1939 - Arrived Algiers 16th February 1939 - Sailed Algiers 18th February 1939 - Arrived Gibraltar 18th February 1939 - Arrived Gibraltar 27th February 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar 27th February 1939 - Combined Exercise 3rd March 1939 - Arrived Gibraltar 6th March 1939 - Combined Exercise 6th March 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar 10th March 1939 - Arrived Gibraltar 18th March 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar 23rd March 1939 - Arrived Portsmouth 31st July 1939 - Capt. Richard Stoddart Benson, RN In Command 9th August 1939 - Attended Review of the British Reserve Fleet 3rd September 1939 - 12th Destroyer Flotilla, Division 23, Western Approaches Command 3rd September 1939 - Sailed Portland 5th October 1939 - Arrived in the Loire with Convoy BC.85 6th October 1939 - Sailed Bristol Channel escorting Convoy BC.8S 9th October 1939 - Departed Bristol Channel escorting Convoy BC.10S 11th October 1939 - Arrived in the Loire with Convoy BC.10S 12th October 1939 - Sailed the Loire escorting Convoy BC.9S 13th October 1939 - Escorting convoy BC.9S. Attacked a submarine contact off the Lizard, in 49-38N, 5-45W. 14th October 1939 - Arrived Bristol Channel with Convoy BC.95 16th October 1939 - Sailed Bristol Channel escorting Convoy BC.11 18th October 1939 - Arrived the Loire with Convoy BC.11 28th October 1939 - Attempted to intercept a reported submarine in the Western Approaches 29th October 1939 - Joined new 22nd Destroyer Flotilla at Harwich 7th November 1939 - Submarine hunting in 49.37N, 5.20W 20th November 1939 - Hunted in the area of 46-20N, 6-00W for a reported damaged U-boat 20th November 1939 - Searched for a reported submarine in 40N, 6W 25th November 1939 - Sailed Plymouth 29th November 1939 - Arrived The Clyde 30th November 1939 - Sailed the Clyde 30th November 1939 - Sailed the Clyde 4th December 1939 - Arrived in the Clyde 4th December 1939 - Arrived the Clyde 9th December 1939 - Sailed the Clyde to rendezvous and escort arriving battleship HMS Barham 11th December 1939 - Sailed the Clyde to escort HMS Barham 14th December 1939 - Arrived Rosyth 21st December 1939 - Sailed Rosyth escorting a convoy from Methil to the Tyne 23rd December 1939 - Arrived at Rosyth after Tyne-Methil convoy escort duty 27th December 1939 - Assisted Triumph after being hit by a mine 28th December 1939 - Arrived off May Island in the Firth of Forth 29th December 1939 - Sailed Methil escorting Convoy ON.6 1st January 1940 - Sailed Bergen escorting Convoy HN.6 1st January 1940 - Arrived Bergen with Convoy ON.6 4th January 1940 - Arrived Methil with Convoy HN.6 7th January 1940 - Escorted HMS Triumph out of Rosyth 9th January 1940 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy FN.67 10th January 1940 - Arrived in the Tyne with Convoy FN.67 12th January 1940 - Relieved HMS Echo on escort duty with cable ship Royal Scot 13th January 1940 - Escorted cable ship Royal Scot 15th January 1940 - Sailed Methil escorting chartered aircraft transport Fossbeck and cable vessel Lasso to Scapa Flow 16th January 1940 - Arrived at Rosyth with Cable Ship Royal Scot 17th January 1940 - Screened HMS Impulsive and HMS Duncan to Invergordon 18th January 1940 - Alongside HMS Duncan to deammunition 18th January 1940 - Arrived Cromarty 19th January 1940 - Sailed Invergordon escorting tanker Horn Shell as far as Cape Wrath 20th January 1940 - Arrived Aberdeen on the to escort steamer Cyprian Prince to Scapa Flow. 21st January 1940 - Sunk on 21st January 1940. 21st January 1940 - Captain Richard S Benson DSO in Command | |||
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Last edited : 16:14, March 21, 2011
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First Added : 12:14, December 9, 2010
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