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naval C class destroyers. Destroyer website dedicated to the history of
HMS Caesar, HMS Cambrian, HMS Caprice, HMS Carron, HMS Carysfort, HMS
Cassandra, HMS Cavalier, HMS Cavendish, HMS Chaplet, HMS Charity, HMS
Chequers, HMS Cheviot, HMS Chevron, HMS Chieftain, HMS Childers, HMS
Chivalrous, HSM Cockade, HMS Comet, HMS Comus, HMS Consort, HMS Constance,
HMS Contest, HMS Concord, HMS Cossack, HMS Creole, HMS Cromwell, HMS
Crescent, HMS Crown, HMS Croiziers, HMS Crusader and HMS Crystal from
their launch to their participation in major wars also notice board for
families of ex-crew of C Class destroyers.
The C Class destroyers were the last class to mount their ,main armament in single mountings and open shields. View a history of HMS Consort and the Yangtzee Incident
HMS Cossack, built by Vickers Armstrong and launched 10th May 1944, saw service in Home waters until 1945 before going to the East Indies. HMS Cavalier. Built by White, and was initially to be called HMS Pellew, Was launched 7th April 1944. did see war service, serving in the home fleet until 1945 when she with her sister ships went to the east Indies,. She is preserved at Chatham Old naval Dockyard. Displacement: 1710 tons standard 2510 tons deep load, Compliment: 186 - 222 Speed: 36.75 knots Armament: Four 4.5 inch QF MKIV in singles, two 40mm Bofors and Four 21-inch Torpedo Tubes. |
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| HMS Caesar (R07) | Clydebank | 14th February 1944 | Scrapped in Blyth in January 1967. |
| HMS Cambrian (R85) | Scotts | 10th December 1943 | Scrapped at Briton Ferry in September 1971. |
| HMS Caprice (R01) | Yarrow | 16th September 1943 | Scrapped after 1979. |
| HMS Carron (R30) | Scotts | 28th March 1944 | Scrapped at Inverkeithing in April 1967. |
| HMS Carysfort (R25) | White | 25th July 1944 | Broken up in 1970. |
| HMS Cassandra (R62) | Yarrow | 29th November 1943 | Scrapped at Inverkeithing in April 1967. |
| HMS Cavalier (R73) | White | 7th April 1944 | Preserved at Chatham, Kent |
| HMS Cavendish (R15) | Clydebank | 12th April 1944 | Scrapped at Blyth in August 1967. |
| HMS Chaplet (R52) | Thornycroft | 18th July 1944 | Scrapped at Blyth in November 1965. |
| HMS Charity (R29) | Thornycroft | 30th November 1944 | Sold to the Royal Pakistan Navy and renamed Shah Jehan in 1958. |
| HMS Chequers (R61) | Scotts | 30th October 1944 | Scrapped at Newport in July 1966. |
| HMS Cheviot (R90) | Stephen | 2nd May 1944 | Scrapped at Inverkeithing in October 1962. |
| HMS Chevron (R51) | Stephen | 23rd February 1944 | Scrapped at Inverkeithing in December 1969. |
| HMS Chieftain (R36) | Scotts | 26th February 1945 | Scrapped in Sunderland on 20th March 1961. |
| HMS Childers (R91) | Denny | 27th February 1945 | Scrapped in Spezia in September 1963. |
| HMS Chivalrous (R21) | Denny | 22nd June 1945 | Sold to Royal Pakistan Navy and renamed Taimur in 1954. |
| HMS Cockade (R34) | Yarrow | 7th March 1944 | Scrapped at Newport in September 1964. |
| HMS Comet (R26) | Yarrow | 22nd June 1944 | Scrapped at Troon in November 1962. |
| HMS Comus (R43) | Thornycroft | 14th March 1945 | Scrapped at Newport on 12th November 1958. |
| HMS Consort (R76) | Stephen | 19th October 1944 | Scrapped at Swansea on 15th March 1961. |
| HMS Constance (R71) | V A (Tyne): Parsons | 22nd August 1944 | Scrapped at Inverkeithing on 8th March 1956. |
| HMS Contest (R12) | White | 16th December 1944 | Scrapped at Grays on 2nd February 1960. |
| HMS Concord (R63) | Thornycroft | 14th May 1945 | Scrapped at Inverkeithing in November 1962. |
| HMS Cossack (R57) | V A (Tyne): Parsons | 10th May 1944 | Scrapped at Troon on 1st March 1961. |
| HMS Crispin (R68) | White | 23rd June 1945 | Sold to Royal Pakistan Navy and renamed Jahangir in 1958. |
| HMS Creole (R82) | White | 22nd November 1945 | Sold to Royal Pakistan Navy and renamed Alamgir in 1958. |
| HMS Cromwell (R35) | Scotts | 6th August 1945 | Sold to Royal Norwegian Navy and renamed Bergen in 1946. |
| HMS Crescent (R16) | Clydebank | 20th July 1944 | Broken up 1971. |
| HMS Crown (R46) | Scotts | 19th December 1945 | Sold to Royal Norwegian Navy and renamed Oslo in 1946. |
| HMS Croziers (R27) | Yarrow | 19th September 1944 | Sold to Royal Norwegian Navy and renamed Trondheim in 1946. Subsequently scrapped in Belgium in December 1961. |
| HMS Crusader (R20) | Clydebank | 5th October 1944 | (RCN) Broken up 1965. |
| HMS Crystal (R38) | Yarrow | 12th February 1945 | Sold to Royal Norwegian Navy and renamed Stavanger in 1964 then scrapped in 1967. |
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HMS Caesar, July 1965. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2153 |
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HMS Cambrian, October 1965. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2154 |
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HMS Caprice, laid up, August 1973. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2157 |
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HMS Caprice, September 1967. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2156 |
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HMS Caprice, laid up, June 1950. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2155 |
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HMS Carron, 1964. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2159 |
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HMS Carron, May 1959. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2158 |
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HMS Carysfort, August 1964. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2160 |
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HMS Cassandra, 1965. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2162 |
HMS Cassandra, October 1963. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2161 |
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HMS Cassandra. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD400 |
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ORIGINAL POSTCARD FOR SALE. DONATED TOWARDS THE UPKEEP OF THIS SITE.
HMS Cavalier Original Postcard. Publisher Details Unknown. Price ?12. Click here to order. Order Code PHD300 |
HMS Cavalier, refitting, October 1956. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2163 |
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HMS Cavendish. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD401 |
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HMS Chaplet, March 1948. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2164 |
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HMS Charity, January 1948. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2165 |
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HMS Chequers, June 1964. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2166 |
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HMS Chieftain, February 1948. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2167 |
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HMS Childers at Malta. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD399 |
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HMS Constance, 1949. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2169 |
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HMS Contest, October 1949. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2170 |
HMS Contest. Sent in by Danny Kay |
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HMS Contest. Sent in by Danny Kay |
HMS Contest. Sent in by Danny Kay |
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HMS Concord, June 1947. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2168 |
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HMS Cossack at Malta Original Postcard. Published by Joseph Pavia. Price ?10. Click here to order. Order Code PHD282 |
HMS Cossack. Contributed by Denise Morris. |
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HMS Crispin, June 1948. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2171 |
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