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HMS Curacoa |
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HMS Curacoa Laid Down : July 1916 Launched : 5th May 1917 Completed : 18th February 1918 Type : Cruiser Class : Ceres Builder : Pembroke Country : UK Sequence : This is the 4th ship with this name. Pennants : A7, 62, D41 Fate : Sunk 2nd October 1942 |
| Converted to anti aircraft role in 1939. Sunk in collision. |
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  HMS Curacoa, 1935. |   HMS Curacoa, 1935. |   HMS Curacoa. |   HMS Curacoa 1935. |   HMS Curacoa. |
Timeline Entries : | |||
5th May 1917 - Launched December 1917 - Harwich Force 1st June 1919 - 1st Light Cruiser Squadron, Atlantic Fleet 12th June 1919 - Reduced to care and maintenance while in dockyard hands 1st September 1921 - Nore Div. Fleet Reserve Group B 1st July 1922 - Off the Kentish Knock for memorial service for HM Drifter Blue Sky 1st July 1922 - 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron 18th July 1923 - Flagship of Rear-Admiral D. Gilbert 18th July 1923 - Sailed Stockholm 20th July 1923 - Arrived Gothenberg 27th July 1923 - Sailed Gothenberg 30th July 1923 - Arrived UK 3rd November 1923 - Fleet Review at Spithead 10th June 1924 - At Helsingfors 26th July 1924 - Fleet Review at Spithead 29th August 1924 - Flagship of Rear-Admiral T.D. Gilbert 1st March 1927 - At Gibraltar for Exercises 11th March 1927 - Arrived Gibraltar after Exercises 16th May 1927 - Capt Sir Francis Thomas Butler Tower Assumed Command 16th May 1927 - 2nd Cruiser Squadron (Atlantic Fleet) 21st July 1928 - Arrived Portsmouth August 1928 - Capt Sir Francis Thomas Butler Tower Relinquished Command 14th August 1928 - Sailed Portsmouth for Chatham 29th January 1932 - Arrived Malta 29th January 1932 - Capt. Henry B. Rawlings in Command 26th July 1932 - Sailed Portsmouth for Gibraltar 1st September 1932 - Sailed Malta 3rd September 1932 - Arrived Vatika Bay 6th September 1932 - Sailed Vatika Bay 7th September 1932 - Arrived Skiathos 15th September 1932 - Sailed Skiathos 17th September 1932 - Arrived Varna 23rd September 1932 - Sailed Varna 24th September 1932 - Arrived Galatz 1st October 1932 - Flagship. Rear Admiral F. L. Tottenham, CBE 1st October 1932 - Capt. Henry B. Rawlings in Command 1st October 1932 - 3rd Cruiser Squadron. Mediterranean Fleet 4th October 1932 - Sailed Galatz 6th October 1932 - Arrived Thaso 11th October 1932 - Arrived Oreos 11th October 1932 - Sailed Thaso 18th October 1932 - Sailed Oreos 18th October 1932 - Arrived Volo 22nd October 1932 - Sailed Volo 25th October 1932 - Arrived Malta 14th January 1933 - Sailed Hong Kong 11th March 1933 - Arrived Gibraltar and sailed for Malta 28th March 1933 - Arrived Aden 29th March 1933 - Sailed Aden for Colombo 5th April 1933 - Arrived Colombo 15th April 1933 - Arrived Singapore 18th April 1933 - Sailed Singapore for Hong Kong 1st May 1933 - Sailed Hong Kong for Shanghai 1st May 1933 - Capt. A.R. Hammick in Command 4th May 1933 - Arrived Shanghai 6th May 1933 - Sailed Shanghai 8th May 1933 - Arrived Wuhu 10th May 1933 - Sailed Wuhu 12th May 1933 - Arrived Hankow 1st June 1933 - Sailed Hankow 9th June 1933 - Arrived Hong Kong 22nd June 1933 - Arrived Colombo 27th July 1933 - Arrived UK from the China Station 19th December 1933 - Gunnery and torpedo school Cruiser at Portsmouth 6th February 1934 - Sailed Portsmouth for exercises 6th February 1934 - Arrived Falmouth 7th February 1934 - Arrived Portsmouth 7th February 1934 - Sailed Falmouth for Portsmouth 20th February 1934 - Arrived Dover 21st February 1934 - Arrived Zeebrugge 24th February 1934 - Arrived Portsmouth 2nd April 1934 - Arrived Portsmouth 13th April 1934 - Capt. I.M. Palmer Assumed Command 6th May 1934 - Sailed Portsmouth for exercises 22nd May 1934 - Arrived Falmouth 23rd May 1934 - Sailed Falmouth 24th May 1934 - Arrived Portsmouth 31st May 1934 - Sailed Portsmouth for Plymouth 30th June 1934 - Arrived Dover 30th June 1934 - Capt. A.M. Peters 13th August 1934 - Gunnery and Torpedo School Cruiser at Portsmouth 20th September 1934 - Sailed Portsmouth for Portland 21st September 1934 - Arrived Portsmouth 27th September 1934 - Sailed Portland for Portsmouth 28th November 1934 - Arrived Portsmouth 18th April 1935 - Capt. Clement Moody in Command 18th April 1935 - Sailed Portsmouth 19th April 1935 - Arrived Torbay 20th April 1935 - Sailed Torbay 20th April 1935 - Arrived St. Peter Port, Guernsey 22nd April 1935 - Arrived Portsmouth 22nd April 1935 - Arrived Portsmouth 22nd April 1935 - Saileded St. Peter Port, Guernsey 26th May 1935 - Arrived Portsmouth 16th July 1935 - Attended 1935 Spithead Fleet Review 13th April 1936 - Arrived Portsmouth 28th May 1936 - Arrived Portsmouth 24th September 1936 - Arrived Portsmouth 24th September 1936 - Arrived Portsmouth 23rd October 1936 - Arrived Portsmouth 29th March 1937 - Sailed Plymouth 29th March 1937 - Arrived Portsmouth 3rd June 1937 - Arrived Portsmouth 9th June 1937 - Sailed Portsmouth 20th June 1937 - Sailed Kyle of Durness for Portsmouth 13th July 1937 - Arrived Portland 16th July 1937 - Arrived Portsmouth 18th April 1938 - Arrived Plymouth 10th April 1939 - Arrived Portsmouth 3rd September 1939 - At Chatham rearming as anti-aircraft ship 26th January 1940 - At Chatham Completed rearming as anti-aircraft ship 26th January 1940 - Completed her conversion to anti-aircraft cruiser at Chatham 29th January 1940 - Sailed Chatham to work up at Portland after conversion to an anti-aircraft ship. 30th January 1940 - Sailed Chatham for Portland and Workup 8th March 1940 - Arrived in the Humber. 17th April 1940 - Sailed Rosyth with 1,000 troops of 148 Infantry Brigade for Namsos 2nd October 1942 - Collision | |||
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