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HMS Capetown |
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HMS Capetown Laid Down : 23rd February 1917 Launched : 28th June 1919 Completed : 10th April 1922 Type : Cruiser Class : Capetown Builder : Cammell Laird Country : UK Sequence : This is the 1st ship with this name. Pennants : D88 Fate : Sold for scrap 5th April 1946 |
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1st June 1919 - 5th Light Cruiser Squadron, China Station 28th June 1919 - Launched 7th February 1922 - At Pembroke 18th February 1922 - Commissioned at Pembroke 2nd March 1922 - Completed 27th December 1922 - Arrived Honolulu 3rd January 1923 - Sailed Honolulu 3rd March 1928 - Arrived Tobago 3rd March 1928 - Capt. Hon. E.R. Drummond in Command 9th March 1928 - Sailed Tobago 10th March 1928 - Arrived Georgetown 18th March 1928 - Sailed Georgetown 20th March 1928 - Arrived St. Vincent 23rd March 1928 - Arrived Grenada 23rd March 1928 - Sailed St. Vincent 29th March 1928 - Arrived Trinidad 29th March 1928 - Sailed Grenada 9th April 1928 - Sailed Trinidad 14th April 1928 - Arrived Bermuda 1st October 1932 - In reserve. Plymouth 1st October 1932 - Cmdr. J. N. Pelly in Command 18th December 1933 - Paid off into dockyard hands 8th August 1934 - Sailed Colombo 8th August 1934 - Sailed Plymouth for the China Station 8th August 1934 - Capt. D.A. Budgen in Command 13th August 1934 - Arrived Malta 17th August 1934 - Sailed Malta 20th August 1934 - Arrived Port Said and Suez 20th August 1934 - Arrived Port Said 22nd August 1934 - Sailed Suez 27th August 1934 - Arrived and sailed Aden 28th August 1934 - Sailed Aden for Colombo 4th September 1934 - Arrived Colombo 13th September 1934 - Arrived Singapore 17th September 1934 - Sailed Singapore 22nd September 1934 - Arrived Hong Kong 22nd September 1934 - Arrived Hong Kong 22nd September 1934 - Arrived Hong Kong 22nd September 1934 - Capt. D.A. Budgen in Command 19th October 1934 - 5th Cruiser Squadron 20th October 1934 - Sailed Wei Jai Wei for Dairen 21st October 1934 - Sailed Wei Hai Wei 27th October 1934 - Arrived Wei Hai Wei 30th October 1934 - Sailed Wei Hai Wei for Hankow 2nd November 1934 - Sailed Chemulpo 3rd November 1934 - Arrived and sailed Capetown for Woosung 9th November 1934 - Arrived Hankow 13th November 1934 - Arrived Hankow 23rd April 1935 - Arrived Kiukiang 26th April 1935 - Arrived Wuhu 18th November 1935 - Arrived Amoy 1936 - On China Station 27th May 1936 - At Wei Hai Wei 29th May 1936 - Arrived Gibraltar 30th July 1936 - Commissioned at Plymouth for service on the China Station 30th July 1936 - Capt. Cuthbert Coppinger in Command 1st August 1936 - Sailed Plymouth 4th August 1936 - Arrived Gibraltar 7th August 1936 - Sailed Gibraltar 11th August 1936 - Arrived Malta 13th August 1936 - Sailed Malta 19th August 1936 - Passed through Suez 24th August 1936 - Arrived Port Said 24th August 1936 - Arrived Aden 26th August 1936 - Sailed Port Said 26th August 1936 - Sailed Aden 29th August 1936 - Capt. D.A. Budgen in Command 29th August 1936 - Sailed Hong Kong for Plymouth 3rd September 1936 - Arrived Colombo 7th September 1936 - Sailed Colombo 12th September 1936 - Arrived Singapore 12th September 1936 - Arrived Singapore 16th September 1936 - Sailed Singapore 21st September 1936 - Arrived Hong Kong 1st January 1937 - On China Station 25th April 1937 - Arrived Chinwangtao 15th July 1937 - Arrived Hong Kong 22nd July 1937 - Sailed Hong Kong 2nd August 1937 - Arrived Nanking January 1938 - Reserve Fleet, UK 1st January 1938 - On China Station 7th March 1938 - Arrived Wei Hai Wei 20th April 1938 - Arrived Hong Kong 19th January 1939 - Sailed Plymouth for Rosyth 21st January 1939 - Arrived Rosyth 21st January 1939 - Arrived Rosyth 9th August 1939 - Attended Review of the British Reserve Fleet 28th August 1939 - Sailed Plymouth for Gibraltar 1st September 1939 - Arrived Gibraltar 2nd September 1939 - 11th Cruiser Squadron, North Atlantic Command, Gibraltar 3rd September 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar on patrol 12th September 1939 - Arrived Gibraltar 3rd October 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar to join liner Athlone Castle and escort her to Freetown 3rd October 1939 - Suffered rudder defects and returned to Gibraltar with Athlone Castle 6th October 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar for Malta 8th October 1939 - Arrived Malta. Commenced repairs 21st October 1939 - At Malta. repairs completed 27th October 1939 - Sailed Malta on patrol 3rd November 1939 - Arrived Malta 7th November 1939 - Sailed Malta for Gibraltar 9th November 1939 - Arrived Gibraltar 12th November 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar 18th November 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar 20th November 1939 - Arrived Malta 26th November 1939 - Sailed Malta on escort duty 5th December 1939 - Arrived Malta 18th December 1939 - Sailed Malta on patrol duties 26th December 1939 - Arrived Malta 28th December 1939 - Became the flagship of the 3rd Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean 12th January 1940 - Commenced Refitting at Malta 30th January 1940 - Completeded Refitting at Malta 11th March 1940 - Arrived Alexandria after a short exercise. 6th June 1944 - Participated in the Normandy Landings 1946 - Broken up | |||
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