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HMS Royal Sovereign
HMS Royal Sovereign was built
by Parsons at Portsmouth and launched 29th May 1915 and commissioned in
May 1916, she joined the 1st Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet but missed
the Battle of Jutland In 1919 she joined the Atlantic in 1919. During World War
Two, Royal Sovereign was in the Home fleet during 1939 and Atlantic
convoy duty in 1940-1941. Due to her poor condition she spent September
1942 till September 1943 in refit in the United States, after her refit
she spent just one month in the Indian Ocean and then returned home She
went into reserve, but was loaned to the USSR (becoming the Archangels).
She sailed for Mumansk on Convoy duty on the 17th August 1944. and
returned to Rosyth in 1949 and scrapped at Inverkeithing.
Only HMS Revenge and HMS Royal Oak took part in the battle of Jutland.
Displacement:
28,500 without bulges, 30,100 Speed: 21.0 knots Range:
4,200 at 10 knots Compliment:
920
Armament:
Eight 15-inch guns in pairs and fourteen 6 -inch guns. Two 3 inch Anti Aircraft Guns.
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HMS Royal Sovereign
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| The photographs above are courtesy of Don
Cross whose father served on Royal Sovereign.
My father took these photographs during his tour of duty on H. M. S. Royal Sovereign between August 1941 and August 1942.
As a Sub-Lieutenant (E) Raymond H. C. Cross, joined Royal Sovereign as an Engineer Officer on 6th August 1941 at Greenock, Scotland. He sailed with Royal Sovereign to the Indian Ocean in November 1941 via Freetown, Sierra Leone and Durban, South Africa, and served escort duty out of
Mombasa, Trincomalee, Addu Atoll and Bombay. He was on board when Royal Sovereign escorted the last convoy into Singapore before it fell to the Japanese on 15th February 1942.
He subsequently served on H. M. S. Adamant out of Colombo, and on H. M. S. Cleopatra. He was on board when the Commander-in-Chief received the surrender of Singapore from the Japanese on Cleopatra on 3rd September 1945. |
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HMS Royal Sovereign.
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HMS Royal Sovereign, 1918.
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HMS Royal Sovereign, 1918.
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HMS Royal Sovereign, July 1935.
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HMS Royal Sovereign, July 1935.
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HMS Royal Sovereign, July 1935.
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HMS Royal Sovereign, June 1938.
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HMS Royal Sovereign, June 1938.
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HMS Royal Sovereign, June 1938.
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HMS Royal Sovereign.
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HMS Royal Sovereign.
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An aircraft leaving HMS Royal Sovereign, 2nd February 1931.
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HMS Royal Sovereign at Devonport, 2nd November 1938.
De-ammunittioning ship prior to docking in floating dock to have new
propellor fitted.
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"Gargle parade", HMS Royal Sovereign.
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Captain Napier, HMS Royal Sovereign, 1923.
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HMS Royal Sovereign, c.1920.
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Duffy, Johnson from London and Joe Connell |
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HMS Royal Sovereign. Photo sent in by Gary
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The Royal Sovereign Firing Salvoes of 15 inch Guns |
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HMS Revenge (no. 5) with sister ship HMS Royal Sovereign
(no.3) and HMS Resource (no.2), HMS London (no.4) and HMS Queen Elizabeth
(no. 6) with HMS Ramillies in dock (no.1). Ships pictured in Valetta
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Crew members of HMS Royal Sovereign.
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A crowd stand easy on the fo'cle of Royal Sovereign,
between Gibraltar and Malta, 1923.
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Crew member, HMS Royal Sovereign.
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HMS Royal Sovereign - Sister
ships of the Revenge Class |
| HMS RAMILLIES |
12TH SEPTEMBER 1916 |
SOLD FOR SCRAP 20TH MARCH 1948. |
| HMS RESOLUTION |
14TH JANUARY 1915 |
SOLD FOR SCRAP 5TH MAY 1948 |
| HMS REVENGE |
29TH MAY 1915 |
SOLD FOR SCRAP IN SEPTEMBER 1948. |
| HMS ROYAL OAK |
17TH NOVEMBER 1914 |
TORPEDOED 14TH OCTOBER 1939. |
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My father served on HMS Royal Sovereign and would love to hear from
any old crew mates. He also served on HMS Nelson, HMS Victory, HMS
Pembroke, HMS Orlando and HMS Odyssey. Contact me at marriott007@yahoo.ca
EDWARD NIVEN.. My father, Edward, served on hMS Royal Sovereign in
1939 and would like to contact anyone who knew him on the ship. He was
from Glasgow, now in Dundee. Contact Louise at marriott007@yahoo.ca
ARTHUR JOSEPH PAYNE.. My uncle Arthur Payne was a member of the crew
of HMS Royal Sovereign. He may have transferred to HMS Picotee (lost at
sea). I would like to confirm his being on both ships and to trace him. Any information
gratefully received contact me at tedandkath@btinternet.com
HAROLD FRENCH My Father served on HMS Royal Sovereign. I
would like to get a good photo of the ship for him, Plus contact anybody
who knew him on the ship. Contact Dean French at geezer@wanadoo.es
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