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HMS Herald - World Naval Ships Directory

HMS Herald

Name : HMS Herald
Laid Down :
Launched : February 1923
Completed :
Type : Survey Vessel
Class : 24
Builder : Blyth Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. Ltd.
Country : UK
Pennants : T73
Fate : Launched as Merry Hampton 19th December 1918. Renamed (ex - Merry Hampton) February 1923. Converted to Survey Vessel. Scuttled February 1942.
Was previously : HMS Merry Hampton
Later became : Heiyo

Later raised by Japanese and renamed Heiyo October 1942.

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HMS Herald, 1936.

Timeline Entries :


1923 - Merry Hampton was converted to a survey ship. renamed Herald.
5th July 1930 - Arrived Miri
6th April 1932 - Sailed Hong Kong for Singapore
14th April 1932 - Arrived Jesselton
15th April 1932 - Sailed Jesselton
26th April 1932 - Arrived Singapore
1st October 1932 - Cmdr. N. A. C. Hardy in Command
1st October 1932 - China Station
1st April 1933 - Arrived Hong Kong
3rd April 1933 - Sailed Hong Kong for Survey
8th April 1933 - Arrived Hong Kong
10th April 1933 - Sailed Hong Kong
15th April 1933 - Arrived Hong Kong
19th April 1933 - Sailed Hong Kong for survey and Singapore
24th June 1933 - Arrived Miri
6th August 1933 - Sailed Miri
12th August 1933 - Arrived Singapore
27th September 1933 - Sailed Besut
20th November 1933 - Sailed Sarawak River for Singapore
22nd November 1933 - Arrived Singapore
23rd November 1933 - Sailed Singapore
2nd December 1933 - Sailed Singapore for Hong Kong
11th December 1933 - Arrived Hong Kong
18th April 1934 - Arrived Singapore
23rd April 1934 - Sailed Singapore for survey work
12th May 1934 - Arrived Singapore
18th May 1934 - Arrived Satang Island
12th June 1934 - Sailed Singapore for Survey
15th August 1934 - Sailed Singapore for Trengganu
22nd September 1934 - Sailed Singapore for survey
9th November 1934 - Arrived Singapore
9th April 1935 - Sailed Hong Kong for Singapore
25th April 1935 - Arrived Singapore
17th November 1935 - Sailed Sarawak River for Singapore
20th November 1935 - Arrived Singapore
29th May 1936 - Arrived Kuching
1st June 1936 - Sailed Kuching
20th July 1936 - Sailed Kuching
1st September 1936 - Sailed Trengganu for survey
12th September 1936 - Sailed Tremgganu for Singapore
15th September 1936 - Arrived Sarawak
25th September 1936 - Arrived Sarawak
23rd October 1936 - Arrived Oenang
22nd May 1937 - Arrived Kuching
6th June 1937 - Sailed Sarawak for Singapore
14th June 1937 - Arrived Sarawak
9th July 1937 - Sailed Singapore for Endau
7th August 1937 - Sailed Singapore for Trengganu
9th October 1937 - Sailed Singapore
24th October 1937 - Sailed Pending for survey work
4th April 1938 - Sailed Hong Kong for survey work
27th April 1938 - Sailed Sandakan for survey work and Jesseltown
30th March 1939 - Arrived Singapore
9th February 1942 - Scuttled at Seletar, Singapore after being damaged by Japanese aircraft.

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Last edited : 18:42, December 27, 2011
By : jbryce1437

First Added : 16:33, February 25, 2011
By : kc


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