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HMS Gloucester |
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HMS Gloucester Laid Down : 22nd September 1936 Launched : 19th October 1937 Completed : 31st January 1939 Type : Cruiser Class : Town Builder : Devonport Country : UK Pennants : 62, C62 Fate : Sunk 22nd May 1941 |
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19th October 1937 - Launched 19th October 1937 - Pennant Number 62 3rd January 1939 - Capt. F.R. Garside in Command 27th January 1939 - Commissioned 27th January 1939 - Commissioned 7th March 1939 - Arrived St. Helens Roads 15th March 1939 - Sailed Plymouth for 4th Cruiser Squadron East Indies 28th April 1939 - Transit Suez 7th May 1939 - Flagship of Rear-Admiral Ralph Leatham 14th May 1939 - Arrived Colombo 14th May 1939 - Arrived Colombo 9th June 1939 - Arrived Seychelles 12th June 1939 - Sailed Seychelles 15th June 1939 - Arrived Farquahar Islands 17th June 1939 - Arrived Dar-es-Salaam 27th June 1939 - Sailed Dar-es-Salaam 27th June 1939 - Arrived Zanzibar 5th July 1939 - Sailed Zanzibar 6th July 1939 - Arrived Mombasa 25th July 1939 - Sailed Mombasa 31st July 1939 - Arrived Aden 10th August 1939 - Sailed Aden 10th August 1939 - Sailed Aden and Joined Convoy "Heron 18th August 1939 - Arrived Colombo 25th August 1939 - Sailed Colombo 29th August 1939 - Arrived Aden 1st September 1939 - Sailed Aden for patrol in Red Sea 1st September 1939 - Sailed Aden 2nd September 1939 - 4th Cruiser Squadron, East Indies Command, Colombo and Trincomalee 9th September 1939 - Arrived Mombasa 15th September 1939 - Arrived Mombasa 17th September 1939 - Sailed Mombasa 22nd September 1939 - Arrived Aden 26th September 1939 - Sailed Aden 2nd October 1939 - Arrived Aden 5th October 1939 - Sailed Aden 5th October 1939 - Arrived Masirah (Oman) 11th October 1939 - Arrived Colombo 16th November 1939 - Sailed Rangoon 18th November 1939 - Sailed from Colombo to patrol north of Madagascar 23rd November 1939 - Force I. North of Madagascar sweeping towards the Seychelles Islands 24th November 1939 - Sailed Diego Suarez on patrol duties 29th November 1939 - Arrived Diego Suarez 8th December 1939 - Sailed Diego Suarez for Simonstown 12th December 1939 - Arrived Durban 14th December 1939 - Sailed Durban 15th December 1939 - Arrived Durban 22nd December 1939 - Sailed Durban 26th December 1939 - Sailed Mauritius for Port Victoria, Seychilles 29th December 1939 - Arrived Port Victoria, Seychilles 31st December 1939 - Sailed Port Victoria, Seychilles, for Colombo 8th January 1940 - Arrived Colombo for refitting 21st January 1940 - Refitting at Colombo 22nd January 1940 - Refit completed at Colombo 31st January 1940 - Sailed Colombo after refitting 8th February 1940 - Arrived Mogadishu 9th February 1940 - Arrived Mombasa 11th February 1940 - Sailed Mombasa 11th February 1940 - Sailed Mombasa for Durban 21st February 1940 - Arrived Durban 5th March 1940 - Arrived Colombo. 7th September 1940 - Battle Of Punto Stilo, Italy 7th September 1940 - 7th Cruiser Squadron 27th March 1941 - Participated in the Battle of Cape Matapan 15th May 1941 - Landed troops on Crete 22nd May 1941 - Sunk | |||
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