Creasy, DSO, RN), light cruiser HMS Jamaica (Capt. Two attempts were made by these ships to work round to the northward of the enemy but they were silhouetted against the north-western horizon making them easy to spot. (90), 4 Nov 1942HMS Suffolk (Capt. HMS Sikh was some distance to the southward, not having received any information regarding the position of the Bismarck since 0025/27. Rutherford, RN) arrived at Fremantle from Colombo. 6 Jul 1945HMS Suffolk (Capt. Africander (Panamanian, 5441 GRT, built 1921), Campbell, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Impulsive (Lt.Cdr. F. Stam, RNN) and the destroyers HMS Rotherham (Capt. Servaes, CBE, RN), HMS Cumberland (Capt. In the morning of the 17th HMS Renown, HMS Cumberland, HMS London and HMS Suffolk bombarded Car Nicobar Island. Uffington Court (British, 4976 GRT, built 1929), The sailing of HMS Repulse and HMS Victorious with troop convoy WS 8B was cancelled and the ships were placed at the disposal of Admiral Tovey. HMS Suffolk and HMS Norfolk made contact with the Bismarck in the Denmark Strait on 23 May 1941. The ' Cruiser Force ' returned to Hvalfjord around 1730Z/22. Hicks, DSO, RN) and HMS Anthony (Lt.Cdr. Jewitt, RN), HMS Faulknor (Capt. P. Todd, DSO, RN), HMS Impulsive (Lt.Cdr. Durnford, RN), which was en-route to the Lofoten area, sighted a merchant vessel on the starboard bow which was identified at 0915A/14 as the German tanker Skagerak (6044 GRT, built 1928). The enemy immediately opened up a very heavy fire with both main and secondairy armaments and quick firing guns. Edward-Collins, CB, KCVO, RN). Vessels engaged in coastal or cross-Channel trade made a return half . C.H. E.G.H. G.H. In the early afternoon of February 2nd, HMS Suffolk fuelled HMS Redpole. E.G. Our Team; Testimonials; Blog; In The News; MAN Marketing Cares; Careers; Services. S.M. R.M. Brodrick, RN) in position 0735'N, 3125'W, tanker Gedania (8966 GRT, built 1920) was captured in the North Atlantic in position 4338'N, 2815'W by naval auxiliary (Ocean Boarding Vessel) HMS Marsdale (Lt.Cdr. These included night exercises. William-Powlett, DSO, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral A.D. Read, CB, RN), HMS Kenya (Capt. It was just now that the cruisers lost contact with the enemy in a snowstorm and for some time no reports were coming in.

J.W. P.B.R.W. Solsten (Norwegian (tanker), 5379 GRT, built 1929), He can remember three names: Lieutenant Phillips Commander Webb and the last one may be more useful: Toby Johnson/Jonson from Grimsby. The Commander-in-Chiefs estimated position at 1800/24 was 58N, 30W, with HMS King George V and HMS Repulse. W. Harmsen, RNethN) and the destroyer HrMs Van Galen (Lt.Cdr. Tyrwhitt, DSC, RN) departed Akureyri for Spitsbergen where they were to refuel from ' Force P ' (see below). On 24 June 1943, the Admiralty suspected that a German surface ship was in position 3100'S, 4500'E to supply German submarines. R.M. C.L. Q.D. On 4 May rendes-vous was again made with the oiling force and all ships were fueled by the Olwen. E.V.St.J. Indrapoera (Dutch, 10825 GRT, built 1925), Later investigation however showed that the explosion was caused by American manufactured defective ammunition and not by enemy fire. M.H. Faulkner, DSC, RN) and HMS Suffolk (Capt. HMS Hood and HMS Prince of Wales 23 / 24 May 1941. Durnford, RN) departed Gibraltar for Alexandria. Bateson, RN) departed Fremantle for Trincomalee. There was no screen available for HMS Victorious. The Bismarck answered with two salvoes which fell a long way short. G.N. The Bismarck could no longer steer after the torpedo hit aft. Wake-Walker CB, OBE, RN) and the destroyers HMS Somali (Capt. W.R. Patterson, CB, CVO, RN, flying the flag of A/Admiral J.C. Tovey, KCB, KBE, DSO, RN, C-in-C Home Fleet), heavy cruiser HMS Suffolk (Capt. Queen Elizabeth engaged the airfields while Suffolk worked over the marine yards with the same aircraft that had spotted for Richelieu and Cumberland.

de Winton, RN) until 0800Z/9. Bell, DSO, RN), destroyers Lonsdale, RN) which was to act as a beacon to home in the ships. Phillips, RN) (flag) and HMS Suffolk (Capt. HMS Kenya returned to Mauritius on 1 February 1944. McCoy, DSO, RN). S.M.

HMS Battler and HMS Roebuck arrived at Mauritius around 0730D/16. Task Force 65, which was made up of the battleships HMS Queen Elizabeth (Capt. M.H. After repairs, HMS Amazon proceeded to Akureyri. On 3 June 1941 the corvettes HMCS Chambly (A/Cdr. E.N.V. On arrival at Seidisfjord the destroyers fuelled from the RFA tanker War Sudra (5599 GRT, built 1920). ' P. Todd, DSO, RN), HMS Intrepid (Cdr. Selby, RN), HMS Opportune (Cdr. The damage to the harbour and shipping were over estimated (10 ships were thought to have been hit) as in fact only the small transport ship Shinrei Maru (987 GRT, built 1918) was sunk and patrol vessel P 36, auxiliary submarine chasers CHa-107 and CHa-108, tanker Yosei Maru (2594 GRT, built 1928, former Dutch Josefina) and cargo ships Choka Maru (???? E.C. (28), 12 Apr 1941HMS Suffolk (Capt. Ellis, DSO, RN) departed Hvalfjord to patrol in the Denmark Strait. New Westminster City (British, 4747 GRT, built 1929) and She managed to enter Seidisfjord around 1045A/1 and after fuelling departed around 1300A/1 to overtake ' Force L ' which had meanwhile proceeded to a rendezvous position with the cover force ' Force M ' (see below) in position 7400'N, 0800'E. Brazil (American, 20614 GRT, built 1929), She proceeded to Hvalfjord in the evening. C.H. (118), 5 Dec 1943HMS Suffolk (Capt. J.W. Force 63 had retired to the south on the 18th and during the afternoon HMS Phoebe and the destroyers were once again refuelled by the capital ships. A.G.B. Shortly afterwards there appeared between the bridge and the stem a glare that might have been a second hit. G.B. 24 Apr 1941HMS Prince of Wales (Capt. (149), 20 Feb 1945HMS Suffolk (Capt. Tennant, CB, MVO, RN), HMS Suffolk (Capt.

(59), 21 Dec 1941HMS Suffolk (Capt. HMS Suffolk picked up the crew and continued to proceed to the North-East until 2115A/14 when course was chanched to return to Scapa Flow. HMS Arethusa (Capt. After the loss of HMS Hood the following measures were taken by the Admiralty. Belomorcanal (Russian, 2900 GRT, built 1936), Durnford, RN), both on patrol in the Denmark Strait were ordered to proceed to patrol to the south-east of Iceland. N. Lanyon, RN) conducted exercises off Hvalfjord. Storey, RN). (26), 3 Apr 1941HMS Suffolk (Capt. Clarke, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral S.S. Bonham-Carter CB, CVO, DSO, RN), HMS Kenya (Capt. HMS Suffolk fuelled both destroyers during the afternoon.

Stewart, RAN) and HMS Liddesdale (Cdr. W.G. R.M.

Hopkins, RN), HMAS Quickmatch (Lt.Cdr. 14 Apr 1940At 0858A/14, HMS Suffolk (Capt. A.G.B.

The 8 planes attacked with 18" torpedoes, fitted with Duplex pistols set for 31 feet.

on Kirkenes and Petsamo. (97), 14 Apr 1943HMS Suffolk (Capt. Arawa (British, 14462 GRT, built 1922), About half an hour after sunset, the destroyers were ordered at 2324/26 to take up stations prepartory to carrying out a synchronised torpedo attack.

HMS King George V was still proceeding to the south-west when at 1030/25 the Commander-in-Chief recieved a signal from the Admiralty that the Bismarck's position had been obtained by DF (direction finding) and that it indicated that the Bismarck was on a course for the North Sea by the Faeroes-Iceland passage. Graham, RN). D. Gilmour, RN) arrived at Colombo from Trincomalee. The tanker was seen to sink shortly afterwards. The RFA tanker Black Ranger (3417 GRT, built 1941) was also part of the convoy. HMS Khedive, HMS Suffolk and HMS Redoubt arrived at Trincomalee around 1700FG/23. (117), 25 Nov 1943HMS Suffolk (Capt. 17 Apr 1941HMS Suffolk (Capt. The Bismarck was still a formidable opponent for at 0353/27 Captain Vian reported that during the last hour she had done 8 nautical miles and that she was still capable of heavy and accurate fire. HMS Ulster Queen and HMS Ledbury then proceeded to the Clyde arriving later the same day. P.B.R.W. The Cossack turned away under the cover of smoke, shortly afterwards resuming her course to the eastward. In the morning of the 17th, HMS Scylla, HMS Avenger, Milne, Marne, Martin, Meteor, Faulknor, Fury, Impulsive, Intrepid, HMS Onslow, HMS Offa, HMS Onslaught, HMS Opportune, HMS Ashanti, HMS Eskimo, HMS Somali, HMS Tartar, HMS Wheatland, HMS Wilton, HMS Alynbank, HMS P 614 and HMS P 615 joined the convoy. 19 Oct 1941Around 1600C/19, the heavy cruiser HMS Suffolk (Capt. T.G.P. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) departed Trincomalee for Fremantle. (40), 21 Jul 1941HMS Suffolk (Capt. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) arrived at Kilindini from Durban. Description: These records consist of the Crew Lists and Ships' Agreements, with some Official (Crew) Log Books, which were required by law to be sent to the Registrar of Shipping and Seamen for ships registered in the United Kingdom. The continued lack of sighting reports from area 'A' made this area also improbable. R.M. 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(117), 21 Nov 1943HMS Suffolk (Capt. R.J. Hanson, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) and HMS Urania (Lt.Cdr. South of Bali Strait from 17 to 20 May; USS Bluefish. Attacks on grounded enemy aircraft resulted in three being destroyed, seven left burning and probably destroyed and nine was claimed to have been damaged. R.D. H.F. Alexander (American, 8357 GRT, built 1915),

Robertson, RN) conducted exercises off Kilindini. Faulkner, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral E.N. The destroyer HMS Sardonyx apparently parted company on 20 May. (37), 9 Jun 1941Around 0600A/9, HMS Suffolk (Capt. (39), 9 Jul 1941Around 2030Z/9, HMS Suffolk (Capt. W.F.N. Bone, DSO, DSC, RN), from the 3rd Submarine Flottilla at Holy Loch and HMS H 44 (Lt. W.N.R. Vian in HMS Cossack at 1054/26 and 'knowing that the Commander-in-Chief would order him to intercept the enemy' Capt. From the reply that she sent it could be made up that the conditions in that area were unfavourable to refuel submarines. Enright, RN) and HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. J.G.L. Symonds-Tayler, DSC, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral H.T.C. Later this day Task Forces 65 and 66 went to sea again for the actual attack on Surabaya. P.L. At 0850/27 the flashes of the Bismarck's guns could be seen to the westward. (58), 26 Nov 1941HMS Suffolk (Capt. HMS Lance however had to return to Scapa Flow due to defects. Meanwhile the other ships had arrived at Plymouth around 2015A/11. The Commander-in-Chief was 230 miles north-west of the Butt of Lewis in approximate position 6020'N, 1230'W when at 2032/23 a signal came in from HMS Norfolk that she had sighted the Bismarck in the Denmark Strait. HMS Canton then parted company with the convoy to proceed to Kilindi taking the transports Karagola and Sagoland with her. R. Shelley, CBE, RN), conducted exercises off Scapa Flow. J.M. J.S. (6). This intelligence went out at once to the Home Fleet. A.E.M.B. F.T. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) and the destroyers HMS Forester (Lt.Cdr. A hit in the after dressing station killed all the medical staff and wounded that were in there at that moment. The two RFA tankers from ' Force Q ' were also with them. N. Lanyon, RN), HMS Icarus (Lt.Cdr. de Winton, RN), HrMs Van Galen (Lt.Cdr. Ellis, RN) and the destroyers HMS Intrepid (Cdr. P.V. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) arrived at Colombo from Bombay. USS Rasher (Cdr. Ringstad (Norwegian, 4765 GRT, built 1923), C.H.deB. (141), 16 Dec 1944Vice-Admiral H.T.C. Durnford, RN) departed Gibraltar for the U.K. The lack of success in searches carried out by air and surface forces to the southward of Madagascar as far as 40S, and the improbability of a fuelling operation taking place further to the westward, closer to the African coast, made it possible that an area further to the eastward was being used by the enemy if such an operation was in progress. One of which attacked U-168 with rockets. On the 28th, the daylight sweep in area 'B' proved fruitless and after dark HMS Suffolk and HMS Relentless proceeded towards position 'C'. Meanticut (American, 6061 GRT, built 1921), Pound, DSC, RN), HMS Wessex (Lt.Cdr. I.T. Whitworth, CB, DSO, RN), HMS Repulse (Capt. (105), 3 Jul 1943HMS Suffolk (Capt. Currey, DSC, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Hvalfiord. HMS Rodney then proceeded with HMS Somali (Capt. R.M. During the night the attacking destroyers were met with heavy and accurate salvoes. R.D.H.S. These were followed by gunnery exercxises. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) is docked at the Green and Silley Wear Shipyard in London. Lancastrian Prince (British, 1914 GRT, built 1940), R.M. L.P. Johnson, USN) and HMS Jamaica (Capt. K.F. Komiles (Russian, 3962 GRT, built 1932), Agnew, RN) departed Scapa Flow to join the 1st Minelaying Squadron for close cover. Four of the merchant ships split off on 2 December for the west coast of the U.K. E.N.V. C.J. Chomel) and Milan (Cdr. At 0755 hours both ships ceased fire. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) is docked at Bombay. The convoy arrived at Archangelsk on 21 September 1941. At 0902/27, HMS Rodney saw a 16 shell hit the Bismarck on the upper deck forward, apparently putting the forward turrets out of action. W.G. HMS Suffolk (Capt. Scott-Moncrieff, RN), HMS Echo (Lt.Cdr. On 23 September, HMS Onslow, HMS Offa, HMS Worcester and the two rescue ships, were detached to Seidisfjord arriving there later on the same day. Boissevain (Dutch, 14134 GRT, built 1937), Wake-Walker CB, OBE, RN), HMS Suffolk (Capt. Ellis, DSO, RN) conducted exercises off Hvalfjord.

She rejoined the convoy later the same day. J.W. A.F. (91). Ellis, RN) arrived at Reykjavik from patrol. At 1500Z/6, the transport Cuba (British, 11420 GRT, 1923) and the destroyer HMS Witch (Lt.Cdr. Durnford, RN), returned to Scapa Flow from operations. At 0821/27, HMS King George V, was sighted to the westward, 12 nautical miles away. W.J. HMS Renown refuelled HMS Phoebe, HMS Wessex and HMS Queenborough. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Greenock. HMS Boadicea also rejoined after fuelling at Casablanca. (78). These forces were to play an important part in the final stages of the chase of the Bismarck. Durnford, RN) is docked again at Govan. D.C. Kinloch, RN), minesweepers Britomart, HMS Bramble (Capt. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) arrived at Bombay from Colombo. Rivett-Carnac, DSC, RN), aircraft carrier HMS Victorious (Capt. The attack was over by 2125/26. S. Storheill), HMS Farndale (Cdr. Clouston, RNVR), HMS Daneman (T/Lt. (18), 25 Jun 1940HMS Suffolk (Capt. The convoy arrived at Bombay on 7 August 1943.

(118). Durnford, RN), conducted exercises off Alexandria. Durnford, RN), departed Scapa Flow for the Northern Patrol. In the approaches to Capetown the destroyer HMAS Nizam (Lt. W.F. Charles R. McCormick (American, 6027 GRT, built 1920), Audio/Video Production. Thomas, DSC, RN) and HMS Eclipse (Lt.Cdr. (54), 5 Nov 1941Around 1745N/5, HMS Edinburgh (Capt. Exford (American, 4969 GRT, built 1919), Bonham-Carter, RN). Syfret, RN) and HMS Suffolk (Capt. Walmsley, DSC, RN), HMS Impulsive (Lt.Cdr. During the night of 3/4 November 1942 she conducted exercises off Scapa Flow. R.W. R.S. A.F. P. Todd, DSO, RN), HMS Tartar (Cdr. At 0058B/29, thick for was encountered and oiling had to cease at once. The escort destroyers HMS Farndale (Cdr. This plan however was altered on orders being recieved from the Commander-in-Chief to take the cruisers and Victorious and carry out a search to the north-west of the Bismarck's last reported position. P.L. J.W. Force M ' had been refuelling at Spitsbergen having arrived there around 0045A/1 from earlier operations. ' R.M. (80), 13 Aug 1942During 13/14 August 1942, HMS Suffolk (Capt. R.M. When the Catalina found the Bismarck at 1030 hours, the 4th Destroyer Flotilla was steering east to join the Commander-in-Chief. R.G. (89), 29 Oct 1942HMS Suffolk (Capt. R.M. The convoy was made up of the (troop)transports; Ellis, RN) arrived at Hvalfjord from Scapa Flow. R.M. The severe nature and full effect of the damage done was at first not fully realised. At 0400/27 all destroyers had lost touch with the enemy. Empire Snow (British, 6327 GRT, built 1941), HMS Renown, HMS Ark Royal, HMS Sheffield made rendezvous at 0800/29 with the destroyers HMS Faulknor (Capt. The next day (5 June) supply vessel Egerland (10040 GRT, built 1940) was intercepted by HMS London and HMS Brilliant in approximate position 0700'N, 3100'W. Alcoa Banner (American, 5035 GRT, built 1919), The Free French submarine FFS Minerve (Lt. No.2 boiler room was already partially flooded and now had to be abandoned. Two Fulmars launched at 2300/24 for shadowing failed to find their ship in the darkness due to the failure of Victorious' homing beacon. E.N. A.F. Ellis, DSO, RN) departed Hvalfjord to patrol in the Denmark Strait. At 1510GH/21, HMS Royalist, HMS Roebuck and HMS Racehorce parted company with HMS Khedive, HMS Suffolk and HMS Redoubt. A.G.B. (138), 27 Oct 1944HMS Suffolk (Capt. Muir, RNR) and HMS Convolvulus (T/Lt. R.M. Around 1515B/28, ' Force Q ' was sighted 20 miles ahead and course was set to make rendezvous. H.T.S. P.D. Wilson, MVO, DSO, RN) which was coming from Rosyth and was also to proceed to Gibraltar. T.A.R. William-Powlett, DSO, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral W.G. Fuel was a matter of grave anxiety. Sahale (American, 5028 GRT, built 1919), Becher, DSC and Bar, RAN). R.M. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) arrived at Fremantle from Trincomalee. Force H accordingly continued to the southward during the night. I.T. P.B.R.W. A.S. Rosenthal, RAN). M.W. J.W. (63), 17 Jan 1942Around 1630A/17, the battleships HMS King George V (Capt. Faulkner, DSC, RN), HMS Cumberland (Capt. HMS Icarus, HMS Intrepid and HMS Middleton proceeded to Scapa Flow arriving later the same day. North of Bali Strait; USS Puffer (Cdr. May, RN), HMS Impulsive (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Some delay having been experienced due to heavy weather on the 19th. R.H. Jameson, RNR), HMS Northern Gem (Skr.Lt. Stephenson, RN) departed Mauritius to patrol an area roughly near position 3000'S, 6800'E. E.N.V. At Petsamo there had been no enemy shipping at all and the aircraft attacked land targets and wooded quays instead.

(46), 21 Aug 1941In the afternoon, HMS Penelope (Capt. HMS Suffolk and HMS Relentless were ordered to continue their passage to Mauritius to fuel after which HMS Suffolk was to proceed to Kilindini and HMS Relentless was to return to Durban. Bellars, RN), HMS Suffolk (Capt. J.G. Armstrong, RN) and HMS Zulu (Cdr. E.R. D.H.P. C.R.P. At 0900/21 the Bismarck and her consorts entered Kors Fjord, near Bergen, Norway and anchored in nearby fiords. They departed Seidisfjord around 0800A/26 for Scapa Flow where they arrived around 1700A/27. Lack of fuel was effecting the destroyer screens of the capital ships. William-Powlett, DSC, RN) and HMS Ceres (Capt. R.F.B. The heavy cruiser HMS Suffolk (Capt. We shall fight to the last shell. W.R. Patterson, CB, CVO, RN, flying the flag of A/Admiral J.C. Tovey, KCB, KBE, DSO, RN, C-in-C Home Fleet), HMS Rodney (Capt. Bolton, RNVR), HMS Macbeth (T/Lt. Buchanan DSO, RAN), HMAS Quickmatch (Lt.Cdr. A German supply vessel (Charlotte Schliemann (7747 GRT, built 1928) is suspected to be operating in that area to resupply U-boats operating in the Indian Ocean. J.W. They were ordered to join Admiral Forbes. Wake-Walker CB, OBE, RN), HMS Berwick (Capt. HMS Penn then remained with the Olwen while HMS Paladin joined Task Force 64. Dan-Y-Bryn (British, 5117 GRT, built 1940), A near miss damaged the sluice of her starboard torpedo tube. Bateson, RN) and hoisted it in HMS Suffolk (Capt. A.J.L. Watkin, RN), HMS Wakeful (Lt.Cdr. (39), 15 Jul 1941HMS Suffolk (Capt. (39). Categories . Shortly afterwards instructions were received from the Commander-in-Chief to keep not less then 20 miles to the southward of the Bismarck so as to leave a clear approach for the Battle Fleet. 15 Apr 1940Around 1800A/15, HMS Suffolk (Capt. Austen, DSO, RN) and escort destroyers HMS Ledbury (Lt. D.R.N. R.M. Once again the destroyers joined off the fjord presumable having conducted an A/S sweep of the fjord first. Lean, DSO, RN) and corvette HMS Burnet (Lt. D.S. On 25 November, HMS Ulster Queen, HMS Icarus, HMS Bluebell and HMS Camellia arrived at Seidisfjord to fuel having parted company with the convoy the day before. Walter, RN), HMS Firedrake (Lt.Cdr. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) and HMS Kenya (Capt. (154), 1 Jun 1945HMS Suffolk (Capt. A part of Task Force 63 returned to Trincomalee on 7 May, these were Richelieu, HMS Cumberland, HMS Ceylon, most likely escorted by HMS Rotherham, HMS Verulam and HMS Penn. Meanwhile in the late afternoon / early evening of the 17th, HMS Amazon, HMS Bulldog and HMS Echo were fuelled by ' Force P ' which had come out of the fjords. Agnew, RN). Both bombarding forces then retired to the south an re-joined the escort carriers which had provided them with fighter cover during their bombardments. Athos II (French, 15276 GRT, built 1927) and HMS Cleveland fuelled from HMS Suffolk during the morning of 21 May. Lees, DSO, RN), HMS Ceylon (Capt. J.W. Both cruisers were to join the Mediterranean Fleet. Currey, DSC, RN) and HMS Eclipse (Lt.Cdr. The last of the shadowing aircraft to return had seen her make two complete circles. Light cruiser HMS Sheffield (Capt. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow. Unfortunately the supposed enemy was HMS Sheffield which managed to avoid all torpedoes. D.J.B. Seven of the Japanese aircraft were shot down. Both destroyers arrived at their destinations on the 10th. ' (150), 11 Mar 1945HMS Suffolk (Capt. Rutherford, RN) departed Colombo for Fremantle. Around 0615A/8 the minesweepers HMS Sharpshooter (Lt.Cdr. Uruguay (American, 20183 GRT, built 1928). By 2343/26 it became clear from reports that the Bismarck was making no ground to the eastward and that at 0230/27 she appeared to be laying stopped. They were both damaged in the heavy weather, Baku managed to reach port with difficulty while Sokrushitelny almost broke in half. A bright glow illuminated the waterline of the enemy battleship from stem to stern. Cruiser 1926 - 1948 Order Enquiries (UK) : 01436 820269 C.C. These ships were to proceed to Colombo. Ellis, RN). L.P. Skipwith, RN) and HMS Mashona (Cdr. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) arrived at Trincomalee from Colombo. Watkin, RN), HMS Wakeful (Lt.Cdr. D. Gilmour, RN) arrived at Suez. Scharnhorst and Gneisenau together picked up 27 survivors from the Rawalpindi which finally sank around 2000 hours. She was also given a refit to prepare her for service with the Eastern Fleet in the Indian Ocean. J.W. W.H. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) and some destroyers [unable to establish their identity] conducted exercises off Scapa Flow. These included night exercises. HMS King George V and HMS Nigeria initially turned north but soon returned to their patrol area off the Bay of Biscay. (73), 18 Jul 1942HMS Suffolk (Capt.
Force M ' was also to have carried out operation ' E.G.V. Early in the morning a glare of star-shell burst over her, lighting her up. At 1150Z/23, HMS Ness dropped ten depth charges (150 and 300 feet). On 6 May 1944 the Eastern Fleet put to sea from Trincomalee or Colombo in two task forces; Off Medan two junks, one of which was obviously carrying oil, were attacked and set on fire. Between 0815F/8 and 0943F/8, HMS Suffolk fuelled HMS Quadrant, 200 tons of fuel oil was passed. The battlecruisers HMS Renown (Capt. (3), 12 Oct 1939HMS Norfolk (Capt.

J.M. Hinton, DSO and Bar, MVO, RN), USS Cummings (Cdr. am: Employed rigging coal shutes . B.C.S. O.L. Aerodrome buildings, locomotives, and rolling stock were also effectively strafed. R. Shelley, CBE, RN), which was approaching Kilindini coming from Durban also joined in during the night. HMS Ivanhoe and HMS Intrepid continued on to Sheerness where they arrived around 2215A/12. HMS Rodney opened fire with her secondary armament at 0858 hours. At 1740/26, HMS Sheffield, sighted the Bismarck in position 4830'N, 1720'W and took station about 10 nautical miles astern and commenced shadowing the enemy. E.C. Gardiner, DSC, RN) arrived at Fremantle after escort duty. D. Gilmour, RN), destroyers HMS Raider (Lt.Cdr. Empire Morn (British, 7092 GRT, built 1941), Clark, RN). Convoy KMF 15 was made up of the transports Arawa, Boissevain, Duchess of York, Franconia, Indrapoera, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Letitia, Ormonde, Samaria, Staffordshire and Stirling Castle. The destroyers continued to shadow and eventually attack. Tennant, CB, MVO, RN), HMS Suffolk (Capt. HMS Ulster Queen later also rejoined the convoy.

Convoy QP 15M (15 ships) arrived at Loch Ewe on 3 December, HMS Bergamot and HMS Bryony then went to the Tyne arriving there on 4 December. Attack on the Nicobar Islands which was also to serve as a diversion for the American landings at Leyte. Rutherford, RN) arrived at Durban from Colombo. (80), 24 Aug 1942HMS Norfolk (Capt. HMS Victorious was with the 2nd Cruiser Squadron (HMS Galatea, HMS Aurora, HMS Kenya). Gordon, DSO, RN), HMS Escapade (Lt.Cdr. Heavy air attacks were expected that day, but only four enemy aircraft appeared, one of which bombed the screen while another one jettisoned her bombs on being attacked by a Blenheim fighter. McBeath, DSO, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Hvalfjord, Iceland where they arrived around 0900N/5. Butner which is en-route from Melbourne to Bombay. (150), 22 Mar 1945HMS Suffolk (Capt. O.H. C.C. R.M. S.A. Buss, MVO, RN) arrived in Low Sound, Spitsbergen around 2100A/9. (128). Hamilton, DSO and Bar, RN) which was to simulate the German battleship Tirpitz trying to break out into the Atlantic. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) departed Kilindini for Diego Suarez. Servaes, CBE, RN) then joined for a range and inclination exercise. In the meantime Prince of Wales had also opened fire at 0053 hours. St.J.A. Between 1015A/5 and 1139A/5, HMS Leda was fuelled by HMS Suffolk. R.M. J.W. The search by HMS Victorious, her aircraft and the 2nd Cruiser Squadron to the north-west also had no result. B.C.B. Read, RNR) and HMS Paynter (Lt. R.H. Nossiter, RANVR). Empire Impala (British, 6116 GRT, built 1920), (150), 19 Mar 1945HMS Suffolk (Capt. After cratering the northern airfield Queen Elizabeth shifted target to the southern airfield at 0741 hours and carried out yet another effective shoot. From shortly before noon on the 4th she provided cover for convoy HX 129 until around 1030Z/6. L.H. (56), 14 Nov 1941HMS Edinburgh (Capt. It might still be possible to intercept her. Procter, RCNVR), HMS Duncton (T/Lt.