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Abercrombie and Roberts were two monitors completed for the Royal
Navy during the second world war using 15" guns. The Roberts used
the guns from the old Marshall Ney whose machinery had been troublesome
from the start and whose hull was found to be unsuitable for
re-commissioning during the second world war. The Roberts was used for
shore bombardment during the Normandy landings in 1944, and to support
the army in the period following this for as long as her guns' range
allowed. Displacement:
7973 tons standard and 9150 tons deep load. Speed: 12.5 Knots.
Compliment: 442 / 460 Armament: Two 15-inch Guns, Eight 4-inch 45 caliber
QF AA guns in pairs and Sixteen 2 pounder Pom Pom (one of eight
and two of Four guns). Built by John Brown, on the Clyde, laid down on
the 30th April 1940, Launched 1st February 1941, and completed 27th October
1941. HMS Roberts was hit by 2 1100 Il bombs but her armour withstood
the bombing although a lot of damage was caused. HMS Roberts
was used more during world war two than her sister ship HMS
Abercrombie. and in July 1945 an extra eight single 40mm Bofors
added. she was finally scrapped at Inverkeithing in July 1965. HMS
Abercrombie was built by Vickers Armstrong Parsons on the Tyne,
Laid down on the 26th of April 1941 and launched 31st march 1943 and
completed 5th May 1943, Displacement: 8536 tons standard and
9717 tons deep load. Speed: 12.5 Knots. Compliment: 442 /
460 Armament: Two 15-inch Guns, Eight 4-inch 45 caliber QF AA guns
in pairs and Sixteen 2 pounder Pom Pom (one of eight and two of
Four guns). She was twice damaged by moored mines during the war. and finally
Scrapped at barrow on the 24th December 1954.
The information above is courtesy of Alan Huxtable.
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| HMS Roberts |
1st February 1941 |
Broken up in 1965. |
| HMS Abercrombie |
31st March 1942 |
Broken up in 1954. |
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HMS Roberts |
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HMS Roberts, July 1943.
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HMS Roberts, September 1943.
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HMS Roberts built at Clydebank and launched 1941.
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HMS Roberts, November 1945.
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HMS Abercrombie |
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HMS Abercrombie, 1946.
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HMS
Frobisher and HMS Roberts at Normandy
The cruiser HMS Frobisher dominates this scene off Houlgate at the
Normandy landings of 1944. The monitor HMS Roberts lies beyond
Frobisher with a Large Infantry Landing Ship or LSI (L) unshipping its
LCAs on the extreme right of the picture. In the foreground, a
motor launch attends a group of LCP (L)s as they head for the French
beaches. Two Spitfire Mk.IXs conduct sweeps overhead as Operation
Neptune gathers momentum.
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Operation Neptune by Ivan Berryman
Forming part of the Eastern Task Force covering the landings at
Normandy in June 1944, the cruiser HMS Mauritius is shown in company
with the monitor HMS Roberts and the cruiser HMS Frobisher shelling
German batteries at Merville, Houlgate and Benerville as the combined
British and American forces embark upon what would become known forever
as D-Day.
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WHEATON.. My uncle Bob Wheaton from London served on HMS Roberts
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landings. He died a few years ago but I would like to hear from
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ALEXANDER VALLANCE. I am Mr Alexander Vallance
daughter, he died in April 2000. I know he was on HMS Roberts at the
D-Day landings and I was wondering if anyone has any photographs of the
ship. He also served on HMS Repulse. If anyone knew of him or
can forward any information about my father I would be
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