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HMS Londonderry |
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HMS Londonderry Laid Down : 11th June 1934 Launched : 16th January 1935 Completed : 20th September 1935 Type : Sloop Class : Grimsby Builder : Devonport Country : UK Pennants : L76, U76 Fate : Sold for scrap 8th March 1948. |
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  HMS Londonderry, May 1938. |
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11th June 1934 - Laid down at Devonport Dockyard (Plymouth, U.K.): J.S. White & Co. (Cowes, U.K.) 31st August 1934 - Arrived Valona 10th September 1934 - Arrived Venice 16th January 1935 - Pennant L76 16th January 1935 - Launched 26th July 1935 - Commissioned for trials at Plymouth 2nd August 1935 - Paid off after trials 19th September 1935 - Capt. H.B. Jacomb in Command 19th September 1935 - Commissioned for service in the Red Sea Division 16th April 1936 - Sailed Suez 18th April 1936 - Sailed Safaga 29th May 1936 - Arrived Perim 11th June 1936 - Arrived Jeddah 29th May 1937 - Arrived Suez 9th June 1937 - Sailed Portsmouth 21st March 1938 - Arrived Aden 28th March 1938 - Arrived Malta 1st April 1938 - Cdr. Sir Thomas Lubbock Beevor, RN Assumed Command 2nd April 1938 - Sailed Aden 9th April 1938 - Arrived Momabasa 18th April 1938 - Arrived Beira 20th April 1938 - Sailed Beira 23rd June 1938 - Arrived Nolloth 12th September 1938 - Arrived St. Helena 6th January 1939 - Arrived Knysna 16th January 1939 - Sailed Knysna 19th January 1939 - Arrived Durban 19th January 1939 - Arrived Durban 19th January 1939 - Cdr. T.L. Beevor in Command 1st September 1939 - Sailed Simonstown on patrol 2nd September 1939 - South Atlantic Command, Freetown 5th September 1939 - Arrived Simonstown 24th November 1939 - Sailed Freetown escorting Convoy SL.10 11th December 1939 - Searched for Submarine 4 miles 45° from Eddystone 11th December 1939 - Searched for Submarine 4 miles 45° from Eddystone 12th December 1939 - Arrived Plymouth 5th January 1940 - Escorted a MT convoy from Methil to the Tyne. 8th January 1940 - Arrived Southend with Convoy FS.66 9th January 1940 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy FN.67 10th January 1940 - Arrived in the Tyne with Convoy FN.67 17th January 1940 - Sailed the Tyne escorting Convoy FS.75 19th January 1940 - Arrived Southend with Convoy FS.75 20th January 1940 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy FN.76 22nd January 1940 - Arrived on the Tyne with Convoy FN.76 24th January 1940 - Sailed the Tyne escorting Convoy FS.79 25th January 1940 - Arrived Southen with Convoy FS.79 26th January 1940 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy FN.80 27th January 1940 - Arrived on the Tyne with Convoy FN.80 5th February 1940 - Sailed Methil escorting Convoy MT.4 6th February 1940 - Arrived on the Tyne with Convoy MT.4 7th February 1940 - Sailed the Tyne escorting Convoy FS.90 9th February 1940 - Arrived Southend with Convoy FS.90 10th February 1940 - Sailed Southend escortin Convoy FN.91 11th February 1940 - Arrived on the Tyne with Convoy FN.91 14th February 1940 - Sailed the Tyne escorting Convoy FS.96 15th February 1940 - Attacked a submarine contact north, NNW of St Abbs Head 16th February 1940 - Arrived Southend with Convoy FS.96 18th February 1940 - Arrived Methil with Convoy FN.97 18th February 1940 - Sailed Southend escorting Comvoy FN.97 21st February 1940 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy FN.100 22nd February 1940 - Sailed Methil escorting an MT Convoy 23rd February 1940 - Sailed the Tyne escorting Convoy FS.103 23rd February 1940 - Sailed Methil escorting Convoy MT.16 23rd February 1940 - Joined Convoy FS.103 25th February 1940 - Arrived Southend with Convoy FS.103 27th February 1940 - Sailed Southen escorting Convoy FN.104 29th February 1940 - Arrived on the Tyne with Convoy FN.104 6th March 1940 - Sailed the Tyne escorting Convoy FS.114 7th March 1940 - Assisted in rescuing crew of Italian steamer Amelia Lauro 8th March 1940 - Arrived Southend with Convoy FS.114 13th March 1940 - Sailed the Tyne escorting Convoy FS.120 15th March 1940 - Arrived Southend with Convoy FS.120 16th March 1940 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy FN.122 18th March 1940 - Arrived in the Tyne with Convoy FN.122 20th March 1940 - Sailed Methil escorting Convoy MT.34 20th March 1940 - Sailed the Tyne escorting Convoy FS.125 22nd March 1940 - Arrived Southend escorting Convoy FS.125 23rd March 1940 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy FN.127 24th March 1940 - Arrived in the Tyne with Convoy FN.127 1st April 1940 - Rosyth Escort Force 1st April 1940 - Cdr. Sir Thomas L. Beevor in Command 6th June 1940 - Sailed the Tyne escorting Convoy FS.66 9th December 1940 - Cdr. Sir Thomas Lubbock Beevor, RN Relinquished Command 9th December 1940 - Cdr. John Standley Dalison, RN Assumed Command January 1943 - Lt.Cdr. Ralph Grosvenor Jenkins, RN Assumed Command January 1943 - Cdr. John Standley Dalison, RN Relinquished Command March 1943 - Lt.Cdr. Ralph Grosvenor Jenkins, RN Relinquished Command 29th September 1943 - Lt.Cdr. Alfred Ernest Willmott, DSC, RNR Assumed Command 23rd December 1943 - Lt.Cdr. Alfred Ernest Willmott, DSC, RNR Relinquished Command 23rd December 1943 - Lt.Cdr. Leslie Benjamin Philpott, DSC, RD, RNR Assumed Command August 1944 - T/A/Lt.Cdr. Cyril Merton Newns, RNVR Assumed Command August 1944 - Lt.Cdr. Leslie Benjamin Philpott, DSC, RD, RNR Relinquished Command July 1945 - T/A/Lt.Cdr. Cyril Merton Newns, RNVR Relinquished Command 8th March 1946 - Sold 1948 - Scrapped | |||
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Last edited : 15:39, April 3, 2011
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First Added : 12:32, February 28, 2011
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