HMS Durban Light Cruiser

HMS Durban; D Class Light Cruiser of the Royal Navy. Photographs and History of HMS Durban from her launch on the 29th May 1919 to her scuttling on the 9th June 1944 and subsequent use as a breakwater.

HMS Durban, 1925.

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HMS Durban, January 1938.

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HMS Durban.

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HMS Durban, 1932.

HMS Durban, King's Birthday. Contributed by Sandra Meacock.

HMS Durban.

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HMS Durban going to the rescue of P&O Line SS Khiva.

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HMS Durban.

The stern of the cruiser is awash while attending to the liner SS Khiva.

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HMS Durban.

Water lies on the deck of HMS Durban, while rescuing the P&O Liner SS Khiva.

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SS Khiva - damaged.

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Officers and Ship's Company, HMS Durban, 1932.

Ship's Company of HMS Durban, Buenos Aries, Christmas Day 1932.

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Commodore R.H.O. Lane-Poole, O.B.E., R.N., Commanding South American Division.

HMS Durban was a part of this division.

Some of the crew of HMS Durban at the Corcovada Monument in Rio de Janeiro, 1931.

A children's party on board HMS Durban at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, summer 1932 - 33

General Sanchez Cerro, President of Peru, on board HMS Durban.

Graf Zeppelin at Rio de Janeiro. Taken from HMS Durban while on a cruise, 1931.

HMS Durban passing through the Panama Canal, March 1932.

South American cruises of HMS Durban, 1931 - 1933

Officers who served on HMS Durban during the commission 1931 - 1933

Commodore R H O Lane-Poole, O.B.E

Commander J C Annesley, D.S.O

Lieutenant Commander R Leeds

Lieutenant Commander A D Lacy

Lieutenant Commander R C Taylor

Lieutenant Commander J F Steemson

Lieutenant Commander F N Craven

Lieutenant A Gray

Lieutenant M W Tomkinson

Lieutenant W F R Segrave

Lieutenant R J L Hammond

Lieutenant D P Dreyer

Commander (E) P E F Walker

Lieutenant (E) W N Onyon

Lieutenant (E) F J Moule

Lieutenant (E) R R Shorto

Captain F B Pym, R.M.

Instructor Lieutenant J H Cooke, BSc

Surgeon Lieutenant Commander G Kirker M.B., B.Ch

Officers who served on HMS Durban during the commission 1931 - 1933

Paymaster Commander A d'O Morse

Paymaster Lieutenant Commander E J Nightingale

Paymaster Sub. Lieutenant E J Webb

Commissioned Gunner F W Darbin

Commissioned Gunner (T) W C Hampton

Commissioned Shipwright J J Cliffe

Senior Master G H Nicholls

Gunner C K Laban

Warrant Engineer R Hegarty

Warrant Engineer W R Corner

Schoolmaster A J B Springall

Midshipman R P G Wilson

Midshipman J A Ievers

Midshipman N G Hallett

Midshipman N E L Baxter

Midshipman G C Newcombe

Midshipman R W B Lacon

Paymaster Midshipman H P J L Appleyard

Men who served on HMS Durban during the commission 1931 - 1933

Asker, A M	Biggs, L W	Blake, H G	Commons, L
Allen, L T	Barker, J W	Bruce, E J	Charlesworth, H
Avey, E T	Brown, E E	Butt, W A	Cobbett, F
Avis, C W	Brimley, J J H	Benney, C E	Copperwheat, D A
Allpress, A	Baker, L W	Bramley, J H	Crawley, W
Allen, C G	Barry, D J	Benney, L C K	Cook, J
Aikman, G L	Brooks, J W	Bussey, E F	Carr, J L F
Allen, T	Bracking, R F	Bragg, P H	Churlish, J W
Allcoat, A E	Butcher, E G C	Beaumont, H D	Collins, R W
Allen, N E	Bussell, R	Bedford, R H	Charlesworth, C E V
Alcock, G A	Barton, W	Brand, C E	Carter, B R
Bishop, E J P	Bird, A E	Bance, S A	Cheer, F
Blackman, A H	Brumwell, J R	Bothwell, W	Cranstone, R J
Burke, W H	Blake, S	Brett, A J	Connor, W
Ball, J	Barnes, F G H	Butler, F	Carroll, W J
Butler, R S	Brading, F	Blazer, P C	Callaway, A L
Butler, F H	Binstead, F K J	Brown, G A V	Cook, J S
Boswood, L	Bligh, R	Beer, L	Carter, W F
Buckler, D	Browning, L	Barr, J D	Cowley, J H
Black, W	Brown, R A	Bendall, R S G	Chandler, P A
Bell, R T	Ball, W	Cleaver, E P	Carter, W C
Bryant, A J	Baylis, C	Constable, A E	Carter, A
Ballard, D	Bell, J	Cox, C H	Chatfield, H
Burley, H	Barry, P	Cooper, H W	Cullinane, M A
Beel, W C	Booth, D	Crouch, H A F	Copplestone, J J N
Clark, G L	Davidson, G F	Gearing, H C	Hogan, J H
Cole, E T	Ellis, S	Gilmore, E J	Higgs, S
Crundwell, A E	East, W M	Gossling, A	Harris, J
Carey, T J	Eatwell, A G F	Grace, L W	Hughes, J R
Chubbock, G E	Evans, J L	Gawler, F	Holmes, R
Coombes, G E	Evans, P J	Grant, W E	Harrison, S
Cowley, T E	Fletcher, C R	Gearing, A W	Holden, A
Clarke, J H E	Freemantle, W T	Graham, C	Hardin, G A M
Dribden, F	Fielder, R W	Godfree, H S	Hallas, U
Driscoll, H P	Finch, W T	George, E A	Hodson, H
Dewey, K G	Fairburn, A R	Grant, E H	Hammond, A L
Dahler, W	Fullick, E W	Gould, H W	Hill, J F
Davis, E	Ford, W F	Groves, G E	Herriott, A E
Day, H P	Fielding, G	Garner, F G	Habgood, P E
Dunnell, A B	Ferris, W A	Gardner, J	Hayden, W G H
Daniells, A J H	Fleetwood, E	Hibberd, C F	Hannaford, A L
Dewey, L B	Friend, J	Head, A N	Hoare, J J
Daniels, J	Fradley, M	Hobbs, A	Hayden, WE V
Downes, W H	Farren, C E T	Hammond, R A	Hibbs, F H F
Dale, W E	Frampton, A G	Hemsley, R	Hulme, H T
Dodson, E H	Fairman, L J	Humphreys, J A	Heard, A C
Damen , F G	Fenn, A E	Hargreaves, R McC	Hall, F
Davies, L	Goff, B	Hibberd, C E	Harrop, H
Darragh, J	Gray, E J	House, C T	Hockey, A P
Ives, W J	Kemp, A C	Moore, W J	Miles, F H
James, W	Knight, C H	Mathews, A C	Morrow, T A
Jacobs, W E A	Knowlton, E L	Mundy, R	Morgan, H W
Joy, H C	Knight, E	Moore, J A	Miles, J W
Jones, J N	Knight, R	Marsling, W C	Marks, F H
Jones, T	Knight, A E E	Murray, L A	Murch, G S
Jenner, H	Knight, L G	Melvin, E J	Mitchard, C J
Jones, G W T L	Lewis, S H	Mills, G S	March, C F
Jacobs, E R	Louch, G W	Marsh, R	Mahy, H E
Jones, J E	LeMarechal, E J C	Mitchell, R A	Mace, H J
Johnson, W	Locker, L J	Macdonald, R	McIntyre, J
Jackson, R	Lush, G T	Manville, C J	McGuire, G
Jenkins, F	Mitchell, C V C	Mair, C D	McCormick, S
Kaye, W R	Morgan, A H	Morgan, J	McKinstry, C
Knight, A H	Mouat, A	Mumford, G	McIlwain, W J
Nash, R H	Nevill, A E	Phillips, H W	Peters, S
Newnham, S J	Norris, W	Pratt, A	Page, R J
Nutt, J H	Oxenbury, A C	Painter, C J	Plucknett, R B
Neville, S H	Osborne, W J	Perry, G A	Priest, A
Neller, A J S	Oliver, F H	Porter, E R	Phillips, G P
Newman, R H	O'Neil, L E	Piper, A A	Pocock, W H
Northwood, A	Pope, J W	Phillips, R G N	Pond, W J
Nichols, A E	Pickett, A J	Phillips, S G	Pattison, G A
Norman, E G	Piper, E G	Pettit, A J	Pulford, A H
Parker, T J	Reid, E C	Rowlands, P	Salter, S J
Parham, L F	Rees, R A H	Russell, E W	Sargent, G J
Poingdestre, C H	Richards, G S H	Raker, H A E	Spinks, L A
Potts, J F	Reid, J D	Reeves, J C	Stait, A H
Plimbley, E C	Rhodes, C F	Richardson, C W	Scott, C R
Pearse, W H J	Rathbone, G E	Stagg, O J	Southcott, J C
Petley, R G	Roberts, C	Street, H E	Sleep, T E
Reed, J A	Rashleigh, C R	Skilling, A F	Symes, E C
Rousell, A F	Robertson, A	Sissoons, F	Smith, S M
Regester, P J	Rose, G V	Scattergood, H	Sweatman, R M
Read, T G	Randall, V N	Scanlon, J	Stead, C S
Robins, E G	Reynolds, T	Smith, H R B	Setterfield, S H
Reeve, S E	Reavill, J	Stillaway, E A	Sheldon, W E
Stanworth, A	Skidmore, J	Sewell, G W	Tryhorn, H J
Sullivan, J T	Stokes, J	Thompson, A	Taylor, A
Sendall, G E	Stanyer, W A	Tawney, A S E	Tonkin, T
Sammels, J W	Slack, J	Toogood, F T	Turner, S
Stead, H W	Sidwell, S	Thorne, C W	Tozer, W L
Smith, W E	Stone, W F	Turner, L	Tribe, W H
Seymour, B M	Simms, F	Turner, M C	Tanner, P C
Shepherd, N P	Shawyer, G E	Thorne, E A	Thompson, A E
Skeet, O J	Snock, A W H	Thwaite, G A	Underwood, P J
Sanderson, G	Sommerton, K W H	Treffry, A G	Vine, L J
Stroud, E V	Smith, T	Terrey, C J	Voller, M
Simpson, W J	Shingler, G W	Tonkin, H H	Vince, A G
Smith, C E	Shields, F H	Taylor, R A	Viney, J W
Stevens, P J	Scanmell, M J C	Trout, S	Walker, F
Willis, W A	White, J T	Wallis, C	Walter, W F P
Whitlock, H	Whitehorn, H J	White, F W	Ward, H C
Williams, C H	Waterman, L E	Watkins, J S	Whatley, E C
Wynne, W	Webb, A E	Wallen, F	Wakeling, G C
Wootton, T J	White, F A S	Woodcock, R S J	West, L
Watt, W H	Watts, J	Weir, R C	Wathall, H
Wilkins, H M S	Woodcock, J	Watson, F	Wild, L
Young, A L	Yates, A

Deaths of Crew of HMS Durban, 1931 - 1933.

Ernest H Grant : Marine, P.O.X. 140. Killed on 14th November 1931 by falling from a train between Santos and Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Raymond T Bell : Leading Telegraphist, P/J.37637. Died on 15th July 1932, in the Royal Naval Hospital, Bermuda, as the result of sunstroke.

Stanley E Reeve : Able Seaman, P/J.X.128669. Killed on 15th March, 1933, in a motor car accident at Valparaiso, Chile.

Roland Leeds : Lieutenant Commander, Royal Navy. Died on 28th march, 1933, in Hospital at Valparaiso, Chile, following an operation.

William Johnson : Supply Petty Officer, P/M.38276. Killed on 1st April, 1933, in an aeroplane accident at Iquique, Chile.

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HMS Durban. 1931 - 1933. South American Division.

Original hardback book published 1933 with the day to day events of HMS Durban of the commission to the newly constituted South American Division. Fascinating book; a must for any families of ex-crew members. Book has 340 pages with over a dozen photographs. Only one copy of this very rare book available. Price £45. Order Code BK210 Use our secure order form here. Postage ; UK : £5, Rest of world £12.