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HMS Gallant |
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HMS Gallant Laid Down : 15th September 1934 Launched : 26th September 1935 Completed : 25th September 1936 Type : Destroyer Class : G Builder : Stephen Country : UK Pennants : H59 Fate : Sunk as blockship September 1943 Malta. |
Damaged by a mine on 10th January 1941, then again by aircraft on 5th April 1942. |
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HMS Gallant, May 1937. |
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22nd April 1935 - 1st Destroyer Flotilla 22nd April 1935 - Sailed Gibraltar for Malta 25th April 1935 - Arrived Malta 29th July 1935 - Sailed St. Raphael for Malta 1st August 1935 - Arrived Malta 26th September 1935 - Launched 26th September 1935 - Pennant 28th December 1935 - Sailed Colombo for Aden 27th July 1936 - Arrived Barcelona 29th March 1937 - Arrived Palma 6th April 1937 - Bombed off Cape San Antomio 7th April 1937 - Arrived and Sailed Almeria for Malaga 7th April 1937 - Arrived Almeria and saile for Malaga 26th April 1937 - Sailed Gibraltar 26th April 1937 - Sailed Gibraltar 26th April 1937 - Arrived Cadiz 22nd May 1937 - Arrived Sheerness 22nd October 1937 - Sailed Gibraltar 11th March 1938 - Sailed Malta for Gibraltar 22nd July 1938 - Lt.Cdr. Cecil Powis Frobisher Brown, RN in Command 28th July 1938 - Sailed Sheerness 10th December 1938 - Sailed Gibraltar 31st December 1938 - Arrived Malta 6th April 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar 6th April 1939 - Sauked Gibraltar for Malta 9th April 1939 - Arrived Malta 8th June 1939 - Arrived Marseilles 24th July 1939 - Laid down at at Swan Hunter's Yard at Wallsend-on-Tyne 28th July 1939 - Arrived Latzi 1st August 1939 - Sailed Latzi for Limasol 1st August 1939 - Arrived Limasol 14th August 1939 - Sailed Limasol for Alexandria 30th August 1939 - Arrived Alexandria from escort duties 2nd September 1939 - 1st Destroyer Flotilla, Division 1, Mediterranean Fleet 3rd September 1939 - Sailed Alexandria and relieved the 3rd Flotilla 9th October 1939 - Exercised off Alexandri 10th October 1939 - Sailed Alexandria for Gibraltar 14th October 1939 - Arrived Gibraltar 15th October 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar for duty with the 1st Battle Squadron at Alexandria. 15th October 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar for Alexandria. Then returned to Gibraltar 17th October 1939 - Relieved of escorting HMS Ramilles 17th October 1939 - Joined Convoy Blue 4 18th October 1939 - Detached from Convoy Blue 4 19th October 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar for Plymouth. Assigned duty at Harwich 23rd October 1939 - Attacked a submarine contact 90° off the Lizard 28th October 1939 - Joined Convoy HG.3 29th October 1939 - Joined the 22nd Destroyer Flotilla 29th October 1939 - Arrived Liverpool with Convoy HG.3 4th November 1939 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy OA.30 6th November 1939 - Detached from Convoy OA.30 13th November 1939 - Sailed Portsmouth 17th November 1939 - Arrived Gibraltar and left same day 17th November 1939 - Joined Convoy SLF.9 19th November 1939 - Investigated a contact 120 miles 315° from Cape Finisterre 25th November 1939 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy OA.41 2nd February 1940 - Picked up survivors from Tanker British Councillor 2nd February 1940 - Sailed Harwich for Rosyth 3rd February 1940 - Arrived Rosyth 6th February 1940 - Searched for steamer Highcliffe 7th February 1940 - Attacked a contact east of South Ronaldsay 8th February 1940 - Searched for a submarine, nine miles 207° from Sumburgh Head 9th February 1940 - Patrolled in the vicinity of Rattray Head. 11th February 1940 - Leaving Aberdeen, damaged her propellers on a submerged object. Docked for examination. 18th February 1940 - Sailed Rosyth and joined Convoy HN.12 19th February 1940 - Arrived Methil with Convoy HN.12 20th February 1940 - Sailed Rosyth for Scapa Flow to operate under the Orkneys and Shetlands Command. 21st February 1940 - Escorted steamer Cyprian Prince from Aberdeen to Kirkwall. At Kirkwall 23rd February 1940 - Attacked U.61 east of Copinsay and inflicted some damage. 24th February 1940 - Submarine hunting. 24th February 1940 - Picked up survivors and arrived Invergordon 29th February 1940 - Assisted in Attacking a submarine contact south, southeast of Duncansby Head 4th March 1940 - Arrived Aberdeen to patrol 6th March 1940 - Arrived Invergordon from patrol. 8th March 1940 - Made attacks on a contact sighted by aircraft ESE of Noss Head 16th March 1940 - Sailed Invergordon to patrol in Moray Firth 17th March 1940 - On anti-submarine striking duties in the Maray Firth 18th March 1940 - Sailed Invergordon for Southbank escorting HMS Intrepid 19th March 1940 - Sailed Scapa Flow 19th March 1940 - Detached HMS Norfolk and escorted dunny carrier Hermes 20th March 1940 - Arrived Scapa Flow with dummy HMS Hermes 1st April 1940 - 1st Destroyer Flotilla 2nd Division 1st April 1940 - Lt. Cdr. C.P.F. Brown in Command 1st April 1940 - Repairing at Southampton 20th October 1940 - Sank the Italian submarine Lafole 27th November 1940 - Force D 27th November 1940 - Battle Of Cape Spartivento, Sardinia 10th January 1941 - Damaged by a mine & taken to Malta 10th January 1941 - Damaged by a mine & taken to Malta and destroyed there during an air raid 5th April 1942 - Declared a constructive total loss |
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Last edited : 20:32, March 23, 2011
By : jbryce1437
First Added : 12:16, December 9, 2010
By : kc
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