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HMS Curlew |
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HMS Curlew Laid Down : 21st August 1916 Launched : 5th July 1917 Completed : 14th December 1917 Type : Cruiser Class : Ceres Builder : Vickers Country : UK Sequence : This is the 8th ship with this name. Pennants : 80, 3C, 48, D42 Fate : Sunk 26th May 1940 |
| Converted to anti aircraft role in 1938. |
HMS Curlew Photos for Sale |
  HMS Curlew, May 1937. |   HMS Curlew,1922. |   The crew of HMS Curlew |   HMS Curlew at Hong Kong c.1920-21 |   HMS Curlews ships company waiting for their share of the rum |
  HMS Curlews football team in Hong Kong 1920-21. |   HMS Curlews football team in Hong Kong 1920-21. |   Inspection of a torpedo on HMS Curlew |   Ships company from HMS Curlew |   HMS Curlew. |
  Shanghai charity football match, HMS Curlew v Shanghai. Curlew won 4 - 2. |   Shanghai charity football match, HMS Curlew v Shanghai. Curlew won 4 - 2. |   HMS Curlew in dry dock at Hong Kong, November 1920. |   Two of the crew of HMS Curlew. |   Photo taken during torpedo practice on HMS Curlew, Wei Hai Wei, August 1920. |
  Photo taken during torpedo practice on HMS Curlew, Wei Hai Wei, August 1920. |   Photo taken during torpedo practice on HMS Curlew, Wei Hai Wei, August 1920. |   Photo taken during torpedo practice on HMS Curlew, Wei Hai Wei, August 1920. |
Timeline Entries : | |||
21st August 1916 - Laid down at Vickers Limited, Barrow in Furness 5th July 1917 - Launched 5th July 1917 - Pennant D42 14th July 1917 - Commissioned December 1917 - Harwich Force 14th December 1917 - Commissioned 31st March 1919 - Arrived Sheerness 31st March 1919 - Capt. W. Nunn in Command 1st April 1919 - Capt. C.N. Tindall-Carill-Worsley in Command 1st June 1919 - 1st Light Cruiser Squadron, Atlantic Fleet 12th June 1919 - Sailed Plymouth for Rosyth 16th June 1920 - Sailed Colombo for Singapore 24th June 1920 - Sailed Singapore 6th December 1920 - Sailed Hong Kong for Pagoda Anchorage 14th February 1921 - Sailed Nimrod Souind for Shanghai 23rd February 1921 - Sailed Shaghai for Hong Kong 6th December 1921 - Capt. H.E. Sulivan in Command 11th December 1921 - Sailed Pagoda Anchorage for Port Said 12th December 1921 - Arrived Shanghai 5th June 1923 - In Gaillard Cut, Panama Canal 4th August 1923 - Arrived Honolulu 11th August 1923 - Sailed Honolulu 16th August 1923 - At Washington Island 8th March 1924 - At Haiti 10th April 1924 - At Demerara, British Guiana 3rd May 1924 - At Hamilton, Bermuda 10th August 1924 - At Barbados 3rd January 1925 - Arrived Key Wesy, Florida 10th January 1925 - Sailed Key West Florida 13th January 1925 - Arrived Belize 16th January 1925 - Sailed Belize 18th January 1925 - At Jamaica 17th February 1925 - At Barbados 22nd February 1925 - At Dominica 31st March 1931 - Commissioned for the 3rd Cruiser Squadron 1932 - Took part in the Review of the Fleet at Corfu 7th January 1932 - Sailed Malta 29th January 1932 - Arrived Malta 29th January 1932 - Capt. B. C. Watson, DSO in Command 30th March 1932 - Arrived Ajaccio 4th April 1932 - Sailed Ajaccio for Beauliey 5th April 1932 - Arrived Beaulieu 6th April 1932 - At Beaulieu 14th April 1932 - Arrived Aranci Bay 14th April 1932 - Arrived Aranci Bay 19th April 1932 - Sailed Aranci Bay for Malta 21st April 1932 - Sailed Aranci Bay 22nd April 1932 - Arrived Malta 22nd April 1932 - Arrived Malta 23rd June 1932 - Sailed Malta 25th June 1932 - Arrived Argostoli 29th June 1932 - Sailed Argostoli 30th June 1932 - Arrived Valona 4th July 1932 - Sailed Valona 11th July 1932 - Arrived Rimini 14th July 1932 - Sailed Rimini 15th July 1932 - Arrived Venice 25th July 1932 - Arrived Brioni Island 25th July 1932 - Sailed Venice 3rd August 1932 - Sailed Brioni Island 5th August 1932 - Arrived Kotor 15th August 1932 - Sailed Kotor 17th August 1932 - Arrived Malta 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 23rd September 1932 - Arrived Constanza 1st October 1932 - 3rd Cruiser Squadron. Mediterranean Fleet 1st October 1932 - Capt. B. C. Watson, DSO in Command 4th October 1932 - Sailed Constanza 6th October 1932 - Arrived Thasos 11th October 1932 - Sailed Thasos 12th October 1932 - Arrived Mudros 17th October 1932 - Sailed Mudros 18th October 1932 - Arrived Volo 22nd October 1932 - Sailed Volo 25th October 1932 - Arrived Malta 14th January 1933 - Arrived Stylis 25th January 1933 - Sailed Stylis 25th January 1933 - Arrived Gulf of Patras 1st February 1933 - Arrived Malta 7th March 1933 - Sailed Malta for Pollensa Bay 10th March 1933 - Arrived Palma 28th March 1933 - Sailed Pollensa for Santa Margharita 30th March 1933 - Arrived Santa Margharita 12th April 1933 - Arrived Mentone 24th April 1933 - Sailed Mentone 27th April 1933 - Arrived Malta 27th April 1933 - Arrived and sailed Syracuse 19th July 1933 - Arrived Gibraltar 18th August 1933 - Paid off at Chatham 18th August 1933 - Capt. B.C. Watson in Command 15th January 1934 - Cdr. P. Butter Assumed Command 13th August 1934 - In reserve at Chatham 16th July 1935 - Attended 1935 Spithead Fleet Review 9th January 1936 - Capt. Augustus Willington Shelton in Command 9th January 1936 - Reserve Fleet, The Nore 27th July 1936 - Sailed Malta for Gibraltar 22nd May 1937 - Arrived Sheerness January 1938 - Reserve Fleet, UK 3rd September 1939 - At Chatham refitting 23rd September 1939 - Completed refit at Chatham 25th September 1939 - Sailed Chatham to work up at Portland 1st October 1939 - Sailed Portland for a work up at Scapa Flow 2nd October 1939 - Arrived Scapa Flow for duty 16th October 1939 - Sailed Scapa Flow for Loch Ewe. Arrived Same Day 21st October 1939 - Completed Work up 23rd October 1939 - Sailed Scapa Flow 29th October 1939 - Arrived Portland 31st October 1939 - Sailed Scapa Flow and arrived at Rosyth 2nd November 1939 - Arrived Scapa Flow 2nd November 1939 - Sailed Rosyth after covering the Narvik iron ore convoy passage 5th November 1939 - Sailed Scapa Flow to escort Convoy ON.1 9th November 1939 - Arrived Bergen with Convoy ON.1 12th November 1939 - Sailed Rosyth 13th November 1939 - Arrived Grimsby 13th November 1939 - Sailed Grimsby to escort Convoy FN.36. Arrived Grimsby same day 16th November 1939 - Sailed Grimsby on patrol duties and arrived back later the same day 18th November 1939 - Sailed Grimsby on escort duties 23rd November 1939 - Sailed Grimsby 24th November 1939 - Arrived Grimsby 28th November 1939 - Arrived Chatham 9th December 1939 - Sailed Chatham for Invergordon 10th December 1939 - Arrived Invergordon 16th January 1940 - Sailed Scapa Flow for the Humber 16th January 1940 - Arrived Rosyth 19th January 1940 - Sailed Rosyth escorting Minelayer Princess Victoria 21st March 1940 - Arrived Scapa Flow. 26th May 1940 - Sunk in Lavangs Fiord, Ofotfiord near Narvik by German Ju-88s | |||
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