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HMS London Laid Down : 23rd February 1926 Launched : 14th September 1927 Completed : 31st January 1929 Type : Cruiser Class : London Builder : Portsmouth Country : UK Pennants : 69, C178, C69 Fate : Scrapped 1950 |
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His Majesty’s Dockyard Portsmouth launched this County class heavy cruiser on 14 September 1927 and she entered service in the Royal Navy on 31 January 1929. LONDON served with the 1st Cruiser Squadron until March 1939, and was the flagship of Admiral Max Horton during his time in command of the Squadron. LONDON and her sister ship SHROPSHIRE facilitated the evacuation of thousands of civilians from Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War. Chatham Royal Dockyard reconstructed her from March 1939, giving her more armour, increased anti-aircraft armament, a new bridge and aircraft hangars and replacing her three raked funnels with two upright ones. She emerged from this in February 1941, and took part in the pursuit of the enemy German battleship BISMARCK in May 1941, followed by intercepting several of BISMARCK’s supply ships. | |
The reconstruction resulted in additional weight which strained her hull and she had to return to dock for repairs in late 1941. After this she served on Russian convoy escort duties, including the ill-fated convoy PQ.17, until November 1942 when she went back for more repairs in early 1943 before serving in the Far East in 1943-45, and with the Eastern Fleet postwar. | |
Her last action was in 1949, when she unsuccessfully tried to cover the withdrawal of the frigate Amethyst in the Yangtse. On that occasion, the narrowness of the river prevented the cruiser from using her overwhelming superiority in firepower to full advantage, and she had to continue upstream without achieving anything useful she suffered 15 men killed during duels with Chinese shore batteries in the unsuccessful rescue efforts. After twenty years of service the old ship was sold on 3 January 1950 for scrapping, and arrived at the Barrow yard of Thomas. W. Ward Ltd. later that month. | |
HMS London Photos for Sale |
  Seaplane of HMS London. |   Torpedo Firing from HMS London. |   HMS London, July 1935. |   HMS London, May 1937. |   HMS London, May 1937. |
  HMS London, 1946. |   HMS London c.1946 |   HMS London pictured c.1930s |   HMS London, Photographed early 1930s checking the anti mine equipment. |   HMS London c.1930. Alongside is London ferry Edith. |
  HMS London. |   HMS London. |   HMS London. |
Timeline Entries : | |||
23rd February 1926 - Laid down at Portsmouth Dockyard 14th September 1927 - Pennant Number 69 14th September 1927 - Launched 1929 - Mediterranean Cruise 31st January 1929 - Commissioned 10th April 1929 - Arrived Valencia 16th April 1929 - Sailed Valencia 4th July 1930 - Arrived Nauplia 8th April 1931 - Capt. H.M. Burrough in Command 8th April 1931 - Arrived Funchal 7th January 1932 - Sailed Malta 8th January 1932 - Arrived Port Augusta 10th January 1932 - At Augusta 29th January 1932 - Arrived Malta 30th March 1932 - Arrived Algiers 6th April 1932 - At Palma 8th April 1932 - Arrived Cannes 14th April 1932 - Arrived Aranci Bay 14th April 1932 - Arrived Aranci Bay 20th April 1932 - Sailed Aranci Bay for Malta 21st April 1932 - Sailed Aranci Bay 22nd April 1932 - Arrived Malta 22nd April 1932 - Arrived Malta 1st October 1932 - 1st Cruiser Squadron. Mediterranean Fleet 1st October 1932 - Flagship. Rear Admiral G. K. Chetwode, CB, CBE 1st October 1932 - Capt. H. H. Harwood, OBE in Command 14th January 1933 - Arrived Platea 25th January 1933 - Sailed Platea 25th January 1933 - Arrived Gulf of Patras 1st February 1933 - Arrived Malta 28th March 1933 - Sailed Pollensa for San Remo 30th March 1933 - Arrived San Remo 12th April 1933 - Arrived Villefranche 24th April 1933 - Sailed Villefranche 27th April 1933 - Arrived Malta 17th June 1933 - Sailed Malta 29th June 1933 - Arrived Corfu 4th July 1933 - Sailed Corfu. Arrived Durazzo Bay 10th July 1933 - Sailed Durazzo Bay 11th July 1933 - Arrived Ancona 17th July 1933 - Sailed Ancona 18th July 1933 - Arrived Susak 26th July 1933 - Sailed Susak 27th July 1933 - Arrived Kastel Bay 4th August 1933 - Sailed Kastel Bay 5th August 1933 - Arrived Kotor 15th August 1933 - Sailed Kotor 17th August 1933 - Arrived Malta 31st August 1933 - Sailed Malta 4th September 1933 - Arrived Beirut 12th September 1933 - Sailed Beirut 13th September 1933 - Arrived Alexandria 20th September 1933 - Sailed Alexandria 22nd September 1933 - Arrived Gavrion Bay 25th September 1933 - Sailed Gavrion Bay 26th September 1933 - Arrived Thaso 26th September 1933 - Arrived Thaso 2nd October 1933 - Sailed Thaso 3rd October 1933 - Arrived Milo 6th October 1933 - Sailed Milo 7th October 1933 - Arrived Port Eretria 11th October 1933 - Sailed Port Eretria 12th October 1933 - Arrived Navarin 12th October 1933 - Arrived Navarin 12th October 1933 - Flagship of Rear-Admiral J.K. im Thurn 21st October 1933 - Sailed Navarin 21st October 1933 - Sailed Navarin 23rd October 1933 - Arrived Malta 23rd October 1933 - Arrived Malta 9th January 1934 - Sailed Malta for cruise 10th January 1934 - Sailed Malta for short winter cruise 11th January 1934 - Arrived Corfu 11th January 1934 - Arrived Corfu 23rd January 1934 - Sailed Corfu 25th January 1934 - Arrived Malta 13th February 1934 - Sailed Malta for U.K. and refit 13th February 1934 - Capt. H.H. Harwood in Command 13th February 1934 - Sailed Malta for Gibraltar 17th February 1934 - Arrived Gibraltar ans sailed for Portsmouth 17th February 1934 - Arrived Gibraltar 18th February 1934 - Sailed Gibraltar 21st February 1934 - Arrived Portsmouth 22nd February 1934 - 1st Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean Station 16th April 1934 - Capt. H.H. Harwood Relinquished Command 17th April 1934 - Recommissioned at Portsmouth 17th April 1934 - Flagship of 1st Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean 17th April 1934 - Capt. H.A. Kelsey Assumed Command 17th April 1934 - Recommissioned at Portsmouth 17th April 1934 - Capt. F.H.W. Goolden in Command 17th April 1934 - Recommissioned at Portsmouth 21st April 1934 - Completed refit at Portsmouth 27th June 1934 - Flagship of Rear-Admiral J.K. im Thurn 27th June 1934 - Sailed Malta for Summer Cruise 9th July 1934 - Sailed Argostoli 15th August 1934 - Arrived Malta 19th January 1935 - Sailed Istambul 8th April 1935 - Sailed Gibraltar for Malta 3rd May 1935 - Flagship of Vice-Admiral J.K. Thurn 3rd May 1935 - Arrived Famagusta 10th May 1935 - Sailed Famagusta 14th May 1935 - Arrived Malta 11th June 1935 - Sailed Malta for Gibraltar 11th June 1935 - Flagship of Vice-Admiral J.K. Thurn 15th June 1935 - Arrived Gibraltar from Malta 16th July 1935 - Attended 1935 Spithead Fleet Review 31st July 1935 - Arrived Malta 29th August 1935 - Sailed Malta 31st August 1935 - Arrived Corfu 5th September 1935 - Sailed Corfu 6th September 1935 - Arrived Navarin 13th September 1935 - Sailed Navarin 14th September 1935 - Arrived Gruz 24th September 1935 - Sailed Gruz 25th September 1935 - Arrived Brioni 3rd October 1935 - Arrived Susak 3rd October 1935 - Sailed Brioni 11th October 1935 - Sailed Susak 14th October 1935 - Arrived Navarin 22nd October 1935 - Sailed Navarin 24th October 1935 - Arrived Malta 12th February 1937 - Sailed Portsmouth 12th February 1937 - Captain H. Pott in Command 12th February 1937 - Flagship of Vice-Admiral C.E. Kennedy 22nd February 1937 - Arrived Malta 27th February 1937 - Sailed Malta 1st March 1937 - Commenced Combined Exercises 12th March 1937 - Completed Combined Exercised 15th March 1937 - Arrived Malta 15th April 1937 - Completed Work Up 8th May 1937 - Sailed Tangier 19th June 1937 - Arrived Malta 19th June 1937 - Arrived Malta 10th July 1937 - Arrived Malta 26th August 1937 - Arrived Argostoli 30th August 1937 - Sailed Argostoli 1st September 1937 - Arrived Venice 8th September 1937 - Sailed Venice 10th September 1937 - Arrived Patras 20th September 1937 - Sailed Patras 22nd September 1937 - Arrived Ierissos 27th September 1937 - Sailed Ierissos 29th September 1937 - Arrived Alexandria 17th October 1937 - Sailed Alexandria 19th October 1937 - Arrived Malta 3rd November 1937 - Sailed Malta 5th November 1937 - Arrived East Palma 11th November 1937 - Arrived Valencis 25th November 1937 - Sailed Marseilles 27th November 1937 - Arrived Malta 18th December 1937 - Sailed Malta 27th December 1937 - Sailed Gibraltar 29th December 1937 - Arrived Palma January 1938 - 1st Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean 7th January 1938 - Sailed Palma 8th January 1938 - Arrived Malta 3rd March 1938 - Sailed Malta 28th March 1938 - Arrived Malta 21st April 1938 - Sailed Malta 22nd April 1938 - Arrived Palma 28th April 1938 - Arrived Marseilles 11th May 1938 - Sailed Marseilles 12th May 1938 - Arrived Villefranche 25th May 1938 - Sailed Villefranche 26th May 1938 - Arrived Malta 5th July 1938 - Sailed Malta 7th July 1938 - Arrived Navarin 20th July 1938 - Sailed Navarin 22nd July 1938 - Arrived Malta 27th July 1938 - Sailed Malta 28th July 1938 - Arrived Castellamara 3rd August 1938 - Sailed Castellamara 4th August 1938 - Arrived Rapallo 12th August 1938 - Sailed Rapallo 13th August 1938 - Arrived Aranci Bay 22nd August 1938 - Sailed Aranci Bay 25th August 1938 - Arrived Malta 19th September 1938 - Sailed Malta 27th September 1938 - Arrived Portsmouth 5th December 1938 - Sailed Portsmouth for Chatham 23rd January 1939 - Lt. Cdr. Robert Alexander Assumed Command 15th March 1939 - Commenced rebuilding at Chatham April 1939 - Lt. Cdr. Robert Alexander Relinquished Command 10th February 1941 - Completed rebuilding at Chatham 25th May 1941 - Took part in the Battle of Denmark Strait 26th May 1943 - Arrived Scapa Flow 15th June 1943 - Sailed Scapa Flow 20th October 1943 - Operation FR took place, this was the passage of escorts to North Russia 28th October 1943 - Completed Operation FR 16th April 1944 - Task Force 70 16th April 1944 - Sailed Trincomalee 8th April 1945 - Sailed Trincomalee for North West coast of Sumatra 28th August 1945 - Arrived Sebang 28th August 1945 - Arrived Sabang, Sumatra 28th August 1945 - Comm A.L. Poland in Command 30th August 1948 - Arrived Hong Kong from exercised 30th August 1948 - Flagship of Admiral Denis Boyd 3rd September 1948 - Deployed in the Far East 1949 - Captain Peter Cazalet in Command 21st April 1949 - Attacked by Chinese while going to the aid of HMS Amethyst 25th April 1949 - At Shanghai 1950 - Sold and broken | |||
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