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HMS Cumberland, Kent Class cruiser of
the Royal Navy. HMS Cumberland built at Vickers Armstrong at Barrow and
launched 16th March 1926. Served in the South Atlantic 1939-1941, Home
Fleet 1941-44, Eastern Fleet 1944-45 and East Indies in 1945. HMS
Cumberland converted to a trials vessel in 1949 and finally scrapped in
Newport on 3rd November 1959.
Displacement:
9,750 tons Speed: 31.5kt Complement:
679 increasing to 710 as Flagship. Armament:
Eight 8 inch guns in pairs. Eight 4 inch anti-aircraft guns in pairs and
eight 2pdr anti-aircraft guns in pairs plus eight 0.5 machine guns in
pairs. Sixteen 21 inch torpedo tubes. 4 aircraft. Cumberland had to be cut down aft in order to balance the
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| HMS Cumberland |
16th March 1926 |
Sold and broken up 1959. |
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HMS Cumberland, 1928.
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HMS Cumberland, 1938.
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HMS Cumberland, November 1945.
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HMS Cumberland, June 1957.
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HMS Cumberland, laid up, May 199.
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HMS Cumberland, 1942.
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HMS Cumberland.
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HMS Cumberland at sunset (sent
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Crew of HMS Cumberland photographed at the China Station during the
1930's
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HMS Cumberland pictured in August 1932.
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HMS Cumberland pictured entering Malta Grand Harbour in
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HMS Cumberland c.1926.
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HS Cumberland at Malta, September 1936.
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HMS Cumberland.
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HMS Cumberland at Wei-Hai-Wei.
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Crew of HMS Cumberland in the 1930's
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Painting HMS Cumberland, 1930's.
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HMS Cumberland.
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of HMS Cumberland:
Displacement:
9,750 tons Speed: 31.5kt Complement:
679 increasing to 710 as Flagship.
Armament:
Eight 8 inch guns in pairs. Eight 4 inch anti-aircraft guns in pairs and
eight 2pdr anti-aircraft guns in pairs plus eight 0.5 machine guns in
pairs. Sixteen 21 inch torpedo tubes. 4 aircraft.
Extreme conditions during Russian Convoy escort work PQ17/distant
cover PQ18 and QP14, taken circa 1942.
(photographs sent by Brian Whitcombe whose
father Alexander Albert Whitcombe served on HMS Cumberland) |
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The two photos above were sent in by Adam Nixon, with
the following message :
I seek more information regarding CERA John Collis Nixon of
HMS Cumberland, who died, aged 31, aboard the ship as a result of shelling
during the Dakar incident in September 1940. He was my grandfather, who I
never met, as his own son, my father, was only nine at the time. I
attach a group photograph, with shipmates, (hopefully Cumberland
shipmates, which might also be of use to relatives of the other blokes in
the picture) - John Nixon is third from left, with hand in pocket. The
other photo I attach, in dark civvy suit onboard ship, may also be of him,
but I'm not sure, it may be of John's own father, Eugene Archer Nixon, also
a naval man, as I believe was even his father before him. If someone can
confirm from the superstructure if the ship pictured is the Cumberland, then
that would seem to confirm the figure as John Nixon. But the pith-helmet
shot is definitely John. Any information you could share about John
Nixon, his life in the Navy, chums, and the specifics of unfolding events on
board Cumberland immediately prior to his demise would be much appreciated
by both my father and myself. I've scoured the Internet and found a lot of
good general stuff about Operation Menace, but very little specific info on
the actual shelling of Cumberland. Another tidbit that may jog someone's
memory is that John Nixon's subsequent brother-in-law was another sailor
called 'Bim' Carter, who I think also served on The Cumberland, especially
later in the war, on Cumberland or some other ship, minesweeping near the
Arctic circle in the North Atlantic. My father's Uncle Bim survived
the war and settled in Derby. I do not know if he is still alive and have
not seen him myself since I was four or five years old in the early 1960s.
John Nixon's widow Joyce (nee Carter) remained in Grimsby until her death in
1972. I was interested (though of course saddened) to discover a query on
the internet regarding PO Stoker Mayers or 'Myers' who also died on the
Cumberland that day, so, because it was a single shell which hit Cumberland,
it seems reasonable to assume that Stoker Mayers died simultaneously, and a
few feet away from my grandfather, and that they knew each other.
Might it possible to also provide me with the email address of Brian
Whitcombe? His father Alexander Albert Whitcombe served on HMS Cumberland
and his name keeps cropping up on various websites, but never an email
address. Yours faithfully, Adam Nixon
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MESSAGES
JIMMY DEVINE.. Jimmy
Devine my father, who was from the north east of England served
on HMS Cumberland from July 1943 until 1945, Anyone
know anything about him or the ship during that time. DEVINEX@BLUEYONDER.CO.UK
JOHN COLLIS NIXON... See
separate section above..
HMS CUMBERLAND ASSOCIATION.. Sam Watson
is the current chairman of this association and will be happy to answer
any queries about the ship and her activities before, during and after
WW2. Contact him at sam@samjan.demon.co.uk
CYRIL JOHN VERDUN STEVENSON: My Father was on HMS Cumberland
during WW2. I am trying to find out if HMS Cumberland transported King
George on a top secret mission to Russia or Africa, and also to confirm if
my father was awarded a medal during this time. Any information on the history
of the ship would be gladly received contact. Malcolm Stevenson (Tel.
01793 635659) email. at mikebartlett@hotmail.com |
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Richelieu and HMS Cumberland 1945 by Ivan Berryman.
The French battleship Richelieu with the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Cumberland, shown during Operation Crimson after bombarding Sabang during July 1944. Grumman Avengers from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Vengeance shown overhead.
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