F.J. Butler, RN) and the British light cruisers HMS Newcastle (Capt. Stewart, RN). Shortly afterwards a shadowing cruiser was sighted while the fleet was approaching Gorée Island. B.R. But they were too late. Meanwhile he had to decide what to do with Commander Broome’s destroyers. Four aircraft are believed to have been shot down. A signal to this effect was made at 1152 hours. If the forts offered serious resistance General de Gaulle would call on Vice-Admiral Cunningham to quell it with a minimum of force. Hegira (7588 GRT, built 1919), HMS Sussex intercepted her but her crew set her on fire. Aubert on 7 October), But the Allied sighting reports were intercepted and the Naval Staff calculated that Admiral Tovey would be able to close sufficiently to launch an air attack before they would be able to return to port I they continued operations against the merchant ships after 0100/6. No news of the missing raider had been coming in since 16 November but then the mistery shrouding her whereabouts was again partially solved. Fire was then checked. One aircraft was shot down, most likely by the destroyer USS Rowan which was en-route from the cruiser force to the convoy to fuel from the Aldersdale. As Commander Broome put it he expected to see the cruisers open fire and the enemy’s mast appear on the horizon at any moment. He decided to move both HMS Exeter and HMS Ajax south, and ordered the Ajax to meet him at 0800/9. After a conference on board HMS Palomares, these merchantmen were formed into a convoy into a convoy and sailed that evening, escorted by the two AA ships, HMS Halcyon, HMS Salamander, HMS Britomart, HMS Poppy, HMS Lotus and HMS La Malouine and three A/S trawlers. Brodrick, RN) and HMS Verulam (Lt.Cdr. Atlantic (5414 GRT, built 1939), I.T. Lawford, RN) and submarine HMS P 614 (Lt. D.J. In the early afternoon of the 12th an air strike with four Hellcats was carried out against airfields on Car Nicobar Island. S.H. Meanwhile HMS Hussar had obtained a shore fix, led out the remaining merchant ships, which reformed on a southerly course for Reykjavik where they arrived without further misadventure. General de Gaulle then asked Vice-Admiral Cunningham what opposition might be expected from shore batteries and the Vice-Admiral replied that the bad visibility would help the forces taking part in ‘Operation Charles’. On the evening of the 10th, Commodore Harwood was informed that the transportation of German reservists by the three German merchant ships was very unlikely but as it appeared probable that the German ships were converting themselves into armed raiders the Commodore decided to start short distance convoys from the Santos-Rio and Plate areas. Force I; area: Ceylon. Michell, DSC, RN), HMS Roebuck (Cdr. In April 1955, glass-reinforced plastic, used today for constructing warships of as much as 700 tons made it`s debut, when a new 29 foot general purpose sea-boat made of this material was taken onboard Cumberland for the start of her summer season of tests in the Mediterranean. Hill). When the Commodore received the signal of the Commander-in-Chief on the 5th regarding the changeover over patrol areas between ‘Force G’ and ‘Force H’, he ordered HMS Cumberland to proceed to the Plate at 20 knots to refuel. Photograph taken at Vaenga after the arrival of convoy JW 53. They both left Buenos Aires on the 25th and, bidding the Commodore farewell, proceeded northwards. On 13 October 1939 the cruisers HMS Sussex and HMS Shropshire arrived at Simonstown from the Mediterranean and one day later HMS Hermes arrived at Dakar from Plymouth. By the 7th of July, most of the escort, the rescue ship Zamalek and five merchant ships, the Ocean Freedom, Hoosier, Benjamin Harrison, El Capitan and Samual Chase, had reached Matochkin Strait. William-Powlett, DSC, RN), the Dutch light cruiser HrMs Tromp (A/Capt. At first the different groups spread on courses ranging from north to east, a few steering afterwards for Archangel, most seeking shelter in Novaya Zemlya. This force was made up of the British heavy cruisers HMS London (Capt. B.C.B. On 7 February 1945, Cumberland was back in Simonstown to have her rudder removed. It was not only the British which acted on this signal. Thomas, RN) and HMS Diamond (Lt.Cdr. J.A.V. On 10 October the Admiral Graf Spee captured the British merchant Huntsman (8196 GRT, built 1921) in position 08°30’S, 05°15’W. For the 1956 film The Battle of the River Plate, Cumberland played herself, arriving with unexpected speed from the Falklands after the battle, to replace the damaged HMS Exeter. It was never found, though the two cruisers spend over three days searching for it. Brooke, RN) and the British destroyer HMS Quilliam (Capt. In the afternoon of 2 July, U-255 made a torpedo attack on one of the escorts, HMS Fury, two torpedoes were fire but both missed. To return to Vice-Admiral Cunningham. MacKillican, DSC, RNR), the auxiliary AA ship HMS Alynbank (A/Capt.(rtd.) Cunningham, CB, MVO, RN), HMS Resolution (Capt. It had originally been intended that Aldersdale would take the role the Grey Ranger was now performing but Grey Ranger had been damaged by ice to the north of Iceland so both tankers swappd roles. F.S. Merveilleux du Vignaux), the British escort carriers HMS Shah (Capt. There was however no immediate confirmation of her report and the Commander-in-Chief ordered ‘Force H’ to sail after dark on the 27th to sail for the latitude of St. Helena. As soon as the fog lifted sufficiently for visual signalling he informed the Rear-Admiral of his last hurried instructions to PQ 17 and requested that they should be amplified or amended as nessesary. Also sailed was Task Force 67, made up of Royal Fleet Auxiliary oiler Olwen escorted by HMS Penn, which by now had completed repairs on her defects. The surviving ships arrived at Archangel the next day, 11 July. Onslow, RN), USS Mayrant (Cdr. Nothing came of this, however, nor of a further patrol carried out by HMS Sturgeon on the night of 9/10 July close inshore some 70 nautical miles north of Trondheim in case of any German ships going to that port. W.F.R. N.V. Grace, RN), destroyers Brighton (Cdr.(rtd). Whilst on patrol, she intercepted and sank the Vichy French merchant Poitiers, which had been carrying ammunition to the Ivory Coast. He also warned the French Admiral that if the fire were continued he would regretfully be compelled to return it. HMS Sussex (Capt. The gate was open and at 0640 hours they were entering the harbour. ‘Force H’ was ordered to return to the Cape and ‘Force G’ was ordered to return to the east coast of South America. Captain Lancelot of the Vichy submarine Bévézièrs was watching the approaching battleships though the periscope. Simultaneously HMS Barham fired five 15” gun salvoes at the Cape Manuel battery but accordingly to a subsequent French broadcast they caused heavy civilian casualties ashore. This force was made up of; the auxiliary minelayers Southern Prince (A/Capt. Eaglesdale - HMS London, HMS Cumberland, HMAS Napier, HMAS Nepal and HMAS Norman, 26 March 1944 HMS Cumberland was a County class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy that saw action during the Second World War. Commander Broome, equally mystified by the course of events, soon began to feel that his place was with the merchant ships but he thought Rear-Admiral Hamilton was acting on fuller information then himself. HMS Cornwall had departed Freetown on 16 September to meet HMS Delhi (Capt. Meanwhile further complications had arisen. Symonds-Tayler, DSC, RN), HMS Cumberland (Capt. Foch (Capt. William-Powlett, DSC, RN). The crew of the Ashlea was transferred to the Newton Beech. Pieter de Hoogh (7168 GRT, built 1941). Also, one of the escorts of convoy PQ 17 was found there, the British A/S trawler Ayrshire. An hour later they passed the merchant vessels which were now on widely divergent courses. December, Whilst still on patrol with cruiser HMS Ajax in an area off the Falkland Islands she intercepted the blockade runner Ussukuma (7,834 tons) however before the cruiser could capture the vessel her crew had her scuttled. H.F.H. Once more the naval forces had to raise steam with all despatch. L’Anson, RN), escort destroyers HMS Ledbury (Lt.Cdr. That night several neutral steamers were sighted off Rio de Janeiro and the next day the British La Pampa (4149 GRT, built 1938) was met and escorted during daylight on her way to Santos. (7), 11 Jul 1944HrMs Tromp (A/Capt. It was an anxious passage, much fog and ice was encountered and U-boats were known to be about. At 1850 hours on 9 September 1940, H.M. Consul General, Tangier, had informed Admiral Sir Dudley North, Flag Officer commanding North Atlantic, and repeated to the Foreign Office, that a French Squadron in the Mediterranean might try to pass through the Strait of Gibraltar within the next 72 hours. The French squadron passed Gibraltar to the westward shortly after 0830/11 having given it’s composition in reply to the demand as the light cruisers Georges Leygues, Gloire, Montcalm and the destroyers Le Malin, Le Fantasque and L’Audacieux. Here was a good opportunity for resting the hunting groups and on 4 November the Admiralty issued orders that ‘Force G’ and ‘Force H’ should exchange areas. Contents[show] Career Cumberland served on the China Station with the 5th Cruiser Squadron from 1928 until 1938, returning to the UK in March 1935 for a refit. (1), 13 Nov 1939HMS Exeter (Capt. R.A.A. Smyth, RN). Bell, RN) departed San Borombon Bay together with HMS Cumberland (Capt W.H.G. E.N.V. 14 Jun 1940Convoy US 3, made up of the troopships (liners) Andes (25689 GRT, built 1939), Aquitania (44786 GRT, built 1914), Empress of Britain (42348 GRT, built 1931), Empress of Canada (21517 GRT, built 1922), Mauretania (35739 GRT, built 1939) and Queen Mary (81235 GRT, built 1936) with troop from New Zealand and Australia on board and escorted by the British heavy cruisers HMS Shropshire (Capt. Komiles (3962 GRT, built 1932), MacKinnon, USN). HMS Renown (Capt. The attacks ended at 0230/10 and half an hour later two Russian flying boats appeared. Power, RN), Later investigation however showed that the explosion was caused by American manufactured defective ammunition and not by enemy fire. Accordingly he ordered them to fuel from HMS London and HMS Norfolk. Fairfield City (5686 GRT, built 1920), In company with HMS Cornwall and two sloops they she was summoned from the South Atlantic to proceed to Freetown and on the 16th September whilst patrolling south of Dakar she intercepted and sunk the French merchantman, Poitiers (4,185 tons), which was sailing for the Ivory Coast loaded with ammunition. Commander Broome, equally mystified by the course of events, soon began to feel that his place was with the merchant ships but he thought Rear-Admiral Hamilton was acting on fuller information then himself. All ships then set course for Freetown to refuel except HMS Cumberland which was left to patrol off Dakar. Nemaha (6501 GRT, built 1920), (2). It was a full year later before she was again ready for active service. N. Lanyon, RN) and HMS Wanderer. So ended a difficult operation. O.B. Had he been aware that the Admiralty had no further information of the enemy heavy units then he himself possessed he would have remained in a covering position until the convoy was widely dispersed. Trolley de Prevaux). Tancock, RN), HMS Foresight (Lt.Cdr. Seymour, RN). This force was made up of the British heavy cruisers HMS London (Capt. Actually Rear-Admiral Hamilton, who was still under the impression that enemy surface forces were in close proximity, argued that once the convoy had been scattered the enemy would leave it to their air forces and submarines to deal with it (and this was exactly what the Germans did). J.W. Both firings were spotted by Hellcat fighters from the escort carriers. 28 Feb 1940HMS Dainty (Cdr. R.G. This could not be known by the recipients, and the cumulative effect of these three signals – especially as the last one had a more important marking as the middle one – was to imply that pressing danger was actually upon them. HMS Barham, which was newly commissioned after repairs, had never carried out any bombardment practice.

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