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HMS Imperial |
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HMS Imperial Laid Down : 29th January 1936 Launched : 11th December 1936 Completed : 30th June 1937 Type : Destroyer Class : I Builder : Hawthorn Leslie Country : UK Pennants : D09, I09 Fate : Sunk 29th May 1941. |
| Damaged beyond repair by aircraft on 28th May 1941, and deliberately sunk by HMS Hotspur the following day. |
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  HMS Imperial, 1937. |
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10th April 1934 - Arrived St. Raphael 22nd January 1936 - Laid down 11th December 1936 - Pennant D09 11th December 1936 - Launched 22nd July 1937 - Sailed Portland for Portsmouth 22nd July 1937 - Arrived Portsmouth 10th December 1937 - Arrived Oran January 1938 - 3rd Destroyer Flotilla, Mediterranean Fleet 7th April 1938 - Arrived Gibraltar 18th April 1938 - Sailed Gibraltar 29th July 1938 - Arrived Abbazia 3rd January 1939 - Lt.Cdr. Charles Arthur de Winton Kitcat, RN in Command 10th January 1939 - Sailed Malta for Gominirri 16th January 1939 - Arrived Gulf of Arta 23rd January 1939 - Sailed Gulf of Arta for Platea 25th January 1939 - Sailed Platea for Malta 27th July 1939 - Arrived Haifa 2nd September 1939 - Sailed Alexandria for patrol off Crete 2nd September 1939 - 3rd Destroyer Flotilla, Division 5, Mediterranean Fleet 4th September 1939 - Arrived Malta 5th September 1939 - Sailed Malta for the North Atlantic Command based at Gibraltar 7th September 1939 - Despatched to Western Approaches Command 1st October 1939 - Escorted OA.12G to Gibraltar 3rd October 1939 - Detached from Convoy OA.12G 8th October 1939 - Sailed Plymouth 31st October 1939 - Joined new 22nd Destroyer Flotilla at Harwich 31st October 1939 - Joined the 22nd Flotilla at Harwich 1st November 1939 - Sailed Harwich for Scapa Flow 4th November 1939 - After refuelling at Scapa Flow Sailed to rejoin Nelson 4th November 1939 - Arrived Scapa Flow for duty with the Home Fleet 5th November 1939 - Released from the 22nd Flotilla at Harwich. Rejoined the 3rd Flotilla operating with the Home Fleet 9th November 1939 - Arrived Rosyth for refuelling 12th November 1939 - Sailed Rosyth for boiler cleaning. 12th November 1939 - Joined Convoy HN.2 18th November 1939 - Detached from Convoy HN.2 20th November 1939 - Sailed Rosyth and searched for U-boats in the Rattray Head area 21st November 1939 - Searched for the U-boat responsible for sinking trawler Wigmore off Rattray Head 21st November 1939 - Searched off Fiora for the submarine thought responsible for Belfast mining 22nd November 1939 - Arrived at Invergordon to refuel after their Rattray Head patrol 23rd November 1939 - Joined HMS GLASGOW force off Muckle Flugga 24th November 1939 - Stationed as a strike force off Utvaer, Norway 25th November 1939 - Arrived at Scapa Flow to refuel prior to escorting convoy ON.3 from Methil 25th November 1939 - Ordered to Scapa Flow to refuel 1st December 1939 - Searched for a submarine reported in Edinburgh Channel 2nd December 1939 - Arrived Scapa Flow 3rd December 1939 - At Scapa Flow with engine room defects 4th December 1939 - Arrived at the Clyde from Scapa Flow 6th December 1939 - Arrived in the Clyde from Rosyth 6th December 1939 - Sailed the Clyde escorting HMS Rodney 6th December 1939 - Arrived Rosyth from Scapa Flow 7th December 1939 - Sailed the Clyde for Liverpool 8th December 1939 - Arrived Liverpool 9th December 1939 - Arrived on the Clyde 12th December 1939 - Sailed the Clyde to sweep ahead of Canadian troop convoy TC.1 as it approached the British Isles 13th December 1939 - Sailed Greenock 17th December 1939 - Arrived Greenock 25th December 1939 - Sailed Greenock 28th December 1939 - Joined Convoy TC 30th December 1939 - Arrived in the Clyde 5th January 1940 - Arrived Greenock 10th January 1940 - Escorted HMS Canton 10th January 1940 - Sailed the Clyde for Rosyth 12th January 1940 - Arrived at Rosyth 12th January 1940 - Patrolled off Mersey Light, six miles 280° from Bar Light Vessel 14th January 1940 - Sailed Methil escorting Convoy ON.8 19th January 1940 - Arrived Bergen with Convoy ON.8 20th January 1940 - Sailed Rosyth for a sweep in the North Sea 21st January 1940 - In a minor collision, but was able to continue 22nd January 1940 - Attacked a submarine contact off Buchan Ness 26th January 1940 - Collision were completed 26th January 1940 - On a sweep off the SW of Norway. 27th January 1940 - Joined Convoy HN.9b 2nd February 1940 - Arrived Methil with Convoy HN.9B 5th February 1940 - Sailed Methil escorting Convoy ON.10 8th February 1940 - Arrived Bergen with Convoy ON.10 8th February 1940 - Sailed Bergen escortong Convoy HN.10 13th February 1940 - Sailed Methil escorting Convoy ON.12 15th February 1940 - Sailed Rosyth for Scapa Flow 15th February 1940 - Attacked a contact NNE of Kinnaird Head 16th February 1940 - Supported Operation DT 16th February 1940 - Sailed Scapa Flow for the Norwegian Coast 18th February 1940 - Escorted Methil section of Convoy HN.12 22nd February 1940 - Arrived at Rosyth after submarine hunting. 23rd February 1940 - Sailed Methil escorting Convoy ON.15 26th February 1940 - Collision with Swedish Steamer Nordia 70 miles WSW of Feistenen 27th February 1940 - Arrived Bergen with Convoy ON.15 27th February 1940 - Arrived Lerwick for emergency repairs 29th February 1940 - Joined Escorted East Coast section of Convoy HN.15, damaged 29th February 1940 - Sailed Lerwick to join Convoy HN.15 for passage to Rosyth 1st March 1940 - Arrived Methil with Convoy HN.15 3rd March 1940 - Sailed Methil in Convoy MT.22 for the Tyne 3rd March 1940 - Arrived on The Tyne for repairs 3rd March 1940 - Sailed with Convoy MT.20 en route to the Tyne for repairs 5th March 1940 - Arrived on the Tyne 1st April 1940 - 3rd Destroyer Flotilla, 5th Division 1st April 1940 - Lt. Cdr. CA de W Kitkat in Command 1st April 1940 - Repairing in the Tyne 12th April 1940 - Returned to service 29th May 1941 - Sunk | |||
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Last edited : 16:31, March 27, 2011
By : jbryce1437
First Added : 12:37, December 9, 2010
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