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HMS Amphion |
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HMS Amphion Laid Down : 26th June 1933 Launched : 26th July 1934 Completed : 6th July 1936 Type : Cruiser Class : Amphion Builder : Portsmouth Country : UK Pennants : D29 Fate : To Australia as HMAS PERTH June 1939. Later became : HMAS Perth |
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His Majesty’s Dockyard Portsmouth launched this modified Leander class light cruiser on 26 July 1934 and she entered service in the Royal Navy on 6 July 1936. After workup she became flagship of the 6th Cruiser Squadron on the Africa Station , mainly involved in "Showing the flag" cruises. On the 3 December 1938 the Commander in Chief transferred to HMS NEPTUNE and AMPHION left Simonstown for the last time. She arrived at Portsmouth on 15th December 1938 where she paid off and underwent a long refit. The Australian government purchased the ship and commissioned her into the Royal Australian Navy as HMAS PERTH at Portsmouth on 29 June 1939. |
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  HMS Amphion, August 1937. |   HMS Amphion, August 1937. |
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26th June 1933 - Laid down by HM Dockyard at Portsmouth, England 26th July 1934 - Launched 15th June 1936 - Commissioned 20th June 1936 - Arrived Portsmouth July 1936 - Completed 21st July 1936 - Sailed Portsmouth 24th July 1936 - Arrived Teneriffe 20th September 1936 - Sailed Teneriffe 20th September 1936 - Capt R. L. Burnett in Command 20th September 1936 - Sailed Santa Cruz for Simonstown 20th September 1936 - Sailed Santa Cruz for Simonstown 20th September 1936 - Capt. R.L. Burnett in Command 3rd October 1936 - Arrived Simonstown 6th October 1936 - Sailed Simonstown 26th October 1936 - Sailed Simonstown 26th October 1936 - Sailed Capetown 26th October 1936 - Flagship of Vice-Admiral F. L. Tottenham 31st October 1936 - Arrived Lubita 4th November 1936 - Sailed Lubita 6th November 1936 - Arrived Point Noire 8th November 1936 - Sailed Point Noire 11th November 1936 - Arrived Lagos 16th November 1936 - Sailed Lagos 17th November 1936 - Arrived Accra 20th November 1936 - Sailed Accra 24th November 1936 - Arrived Bathurst 26th November 1936 - Sailed Bathurst 26th November 1936 - Arrived Dakar 28th November 1936 - Sailed Dakar 28th November 1936 - Arrived St. Helena. Sailed same day 30th November 1936 - Arrived Freetown December 1936 - 8th Cruiser Squadron on the America W.Indies Station 3rd December 1936 - Sailed Freetown 6th December 1936 - Arrived Ascension 8th December 1936 - Sailed Ascension 10th December 1936 - Arrived St. Helena 12th December 1936 - Sailed St. Helena 17th December 1936 - Arrived Simonstown 17th December 1936 - Arrived Simonstown 17th December 1936 - Arrived Simonstown 4th January 1937 - Arrived Simonstown 6th April 1937 - Sailed Simonstown 7th April 1937 - Arrived Mossel Bay 7th April 1937 - Arrived Mossel Bay 7th April 1937 - Arrived Mossel bay 8th April 1937 - Sailed Mossel Bay 8th April 1937 - Arrived Plettenburg Bay 9th April 1937 - Sailed Plettenburg Bay 10th April 1937 - Arrived Port Elizabeth 13th April 1937 - Sailed Port Elizabeth 14th April 1937 - Arrived East London 19th April 1937 - Sailed East London 22nd April 1937 - Arrived Simonstown 19th June 1937 - Sailed Simonstown 19th June 1937 - Sailed Simonstown for Durban 21st June 1937 - Arrived Durban 28th June 1937 - Arrived Durban 12th July 1937 - Sailed Durban 14th July 1937 - Arrived Bazaruto 19th July 1937 - Sailed Bazaruto 20th July 1937 - Arrived Lourenco Marques 20th July 1937 - Arrived Lourenco Marques 31st July 1937 - Sailed Loutenco Marques 31st July 1937 - Sailed Lourenco Marques for Mozambique 31st July 1937 - Flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Francis Tottenham 3rd August 1937 - Arrived Mozambique 3rd August 1937 - Arrived Mozambique 3rd August 1937 - Sailed Lourenco Marques for Mozambique 6th August 1937 - Arrived Mozambique 10th August 1937 - Sailed Mozambique 10th August 1937 - Arrived Durban 11th August 1937 - Arrived Port Amelia 11th August 1937 - Arrived Port Amelie 14th August 1937 - Sailed Port Amelia 14th August 1937 - Sailed Port Amelie 15th August 1937 - Arrived Beira 16th August 1937 - Arrived Beira 23rd August 1937 - Sailed Beira 23rd August 1937 - Sailed Beira 25th August 1937 - Arrived Durban 25th August 1937 - Arrived Durban 27th August 1937 - Sailed Durban 27th August 1937 - Sailed Durban for Simonstown 30th August 1937 - Arrived Simonstown 30th August 1937 - Arrived Simonstown January 1938 - 6th Cruiser Squadron, Africa Station 22nd June 1938 - Sailed Beira for Durban 28th July 1938 - Arrived Loanda 21st November 1938 - Arrived Bathurst 9th December 1938 - Sailed Santa Cruz for Portsmouth | |||
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Last edited : 22:12, December 15, 2011
By : jbryce1437
First Added : 10:43, March 3, 2011
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