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HMS Broke |
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HMS Broke Laid Down : Launched : 13th April 1921 Completed : 20th January 1925 Type : Destroyer Class : Shakespeare Builder : Thornycroft Country : UK Pennants : D83, I83 Fate : Launched as HMS Rooke on 16th September 1920 and renamed (ex - Rooke) 13th April 1921. She was completed at HM Dockyard, Pembroke Dock as an economy measure. Was previously : HMS Rooke |
Damaged by enemy fire from shore on 8th November 1942. Foundered the following day. |
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HMS Broke, July 1935. | HMS Broke, 1938. |
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21st January 1925 - Commissioned 16th March 1929 - Sailed Malta for exercises 16th March 1929 - 4th Destroyer Flotilla Mediterranean Fleet 18th March 1929 - Exercising off North Africa Coast 19th March 1929 - Arrived Pollensa Bay 1st October 1932 - Cmdr. E. J. Shelley in Command 1st October 1932 - In reserve. Plymouth 7th November 1933 - Cdr. E.J. Shelley Relinquished Command 7th November 1933 - Cdr. H.S.M. Smith Assumed Command 26th March 1934 - Arrived Plymouth 23rd May 1934 - Arrived Plymouth 25th June 1934 - Arrived Falmouth 26th June 1934 - Arrived St. Mary's, Scillies 1st October 1934 - Sailed Plymouth 1st October 1934 - Arrived Brixham 2nd October 1934 - Arrived Portland 2nd October 1934 - Sailed Brixhan 4th October 1934 - Arrived Torbay 4th October 1934 - Sailed Portland 5th October 1934 - Sailed Torbay 5th October 1934 - Arrived Plymouth 8th October 1934 - Sailed Plymouth for Brixham 15th October 1934 - Arrived Falmouth 15th October 1934 - Sailed Plymouth 16th October 1934 - Arrived Mount's Bay 16th October 1934 - Sailed Falmouth 18th October 1934 - Sailed Mount's Bay 18th October 1934 - Arrived Fowey 19th October 1934 - Sailed Fowey 19th October 1934 - Arrived Plymouth 5th November 1934 - Sailed Plymouth 5th November 1934 - Arrived Fowey 9th November 1934 - Arrived Plymouth 9th November 1934 - Sailed Fowey 26th November 1934 - Sailed Plymouth 26th November 1934 - Arrived Fowey 27th November 1934 - Arrived Plymouth 27th November 1934 - Sailed Fowey 29th November 1934 - Arrived Fowey 30th November 1934 - Arrived Plymouth 24th May 1935 - Arrived Plymouth 6th June 1935 - Arrived Plymouth 25th June 1935 - Arrived Falmouth 16th July 1935 - Attended 1935 Spithead Fleet Review 30th July 1935 - Arrived Plymouth 27th January 1936 - Arrived Portland 23rd March 1936 - Arrived Falmouth 23rd March 1936 - Sailed Devonport for Falmouth 29th May 1936 - Arrived Plymouth 20th July 1936 - Sailed Plymouth for St. Helier 22nd May 1937 - Arrived Plymouth 28th May 1937 - Arrived Plymouth 21st July 1937 - Sailed Swanage 22nd July 1937 - Arrived Torday 23rd July 1937 - Arrived Plymouth 22nd October 1937 - Arrived Plymouth 30th March 1938 - Sailed Plymouth 1st April 1938 - Arrived Plymouth 31st July 1939 - Lt.Cdr. Richard Iwan Alexander Sarell, RN In Command 9th August 1939 - Attended Review of the British Reserve Fleet 24th August 1939 - Sailed Portland 28th August 1939 - Arrived Rosyth September 1939 - Escort Group 2, RosythCommand 1st September 1939 - Sailed Rosyth 3rd September 1939 - 15th Destroyer Flotilla, Division 29, Home Fleet, Rosyth Command 27th September 1939 - Cdr. Bryan Gouthwaite Scurfield, RN In Command October 1939 - Transferred to Western Approaches Command 15th October 1939 - U-boat hunting off Blyth 16th October 1939 - Attacked a submarine contact off Blyth 16th October 1939 - Attacked a contact 20th October 1939 - Sailed Methil escorting Convoy FS.24 22nd October 1939 - Arrived Southend escorting Convoy FS.24 31st October 1939 - Sent to investigate possible U-Boat off Rattray Head 1st November 1939 - Searched for a submarine reported by D/F, 40 miles east of Buchan Ness in 57-20N, 0-30W. 9th November 1939 - Searched for U-boat 250 miles SW of Fastnet 15th November 1939 - Submarine hunting in 53.50N, 5.25W 16th November 1939 - Searched for a submarine in 48.47N, 8.28W 17th November 1939 - Submarine hunting in 48.05N, 6.32W 26th November 1939 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy OA.42 27th November 1939 - Detached from Convoy OA.42 30th November 1939 - At Plymouth refitting 4th December 1939 - Investigating a submarine contact one mile east of Slapton Sands Hotel near Dartmouth 7th December 1939 - Joined Convoy SLF.10 8th December 1939 - Arrived UK with Convoy SLF.10 11th December 1939 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy OA.51 13th December 1939 - Detached from Convoy OA.51 22nd December 1939 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy OA.58 24th December 1939 - Detached from Convoy OA.58 29th December 1939 - Escorted Convoy OA.61 30th December 1939 - Detached from Convoy OA.61 when Convoy dispersed 1st January 1940 - Shelled Cherbourg 2nd January 1940 - Joined Convoy SLF.13 3rd January 1940 - Arrived UK with Convoy SLF.13 4th January 1940 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy OA.65 6th January 1940 - Detached from Convoy OA.65 10th January 1940 - Arrived Brest with Convoy AXS.9 from Fowey 16th January 1940 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy OA.73GF 18th January 1940 - Detached Convoy OA.73GF 18th January 1940 - Sent to investigate a report of a U-boat on the surface west of Lizard Head 23rd January 1940 - Escorting Convoy OA.78 24th January 1940 - Detached from Convoy OA.78 25th January 1940 - Detached from Convoy OA.78 3rd February 1940 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy OA.83GF 8th February 1940 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy OA.88.GF 10th February 1940 - Detached Convoy OA.88.GF 12th February 1940 - Searched for a submarine contact ESE of Start Point 15th February 1940 - Sailed Southend escrting Convoy OA.92 16th February 1940 - Detached from Convoy OA.92 29th February 1940 - Under repair at Plymouth 3rd March 1940 - Escorted Convoy OG.17F (Merged Convoys OA.83GF & OB.83GF 9th March 1940 - Escorted the OB.G section from Isle of Wight 11th March 1940 - Searched for U-28 in the area of Convoy HG.21 11th March 1940 - Detached from Convoy OB.G 17th March 1940 - Joined Convoy OA.110 18th March 1940 - Escorted OG.22 (Merged Convoys OA.110 and OB.110) 20th March 1940 - Detached from Convoy OB.110 31st March 1940 - Joined Convoy HG.24F 31st March 1940 - Arrived Liverpool with Convoy HG.24F 1st April 1940 - 15th Destroyer Flotilla 29th Division 1st April 1940 - Cdr. B.G. Scurfield in Command 6th April 1941 - Scuttled AMC Cormorin 7th July 1941 - Cdr. Walter Thomas Couchman, OBE, RN In Command April 1942 - Lt.Cdr. Arthur Frank Capel Layard, RN In Command 8th November 1942 - Sunk |
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Last edited : 12:19, March 29, 2011
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First Added : 20:28, January 28, 2011
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