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(60), 12 Dec 1941HMS Suffolk (Capt. C.J. E.N.V. E. Mack, DSO, DSC, RN) and HMS Bulldog (Cdr. HMS Ulster Queen later also rejoined the convoy. (37), 9 Jun 1941Around 0600A/9, HMS Suffolk (Capt. Cunninghame-Graham, RN, flying the flag of Rear Admiral L.H.K. E.C. When the Prince of Wales ceased firing the range was 14500 yards. The escort was complete then.

They had parted company with the Commander-in-Chief at 1509/24. Generton (British, 4797 GRT, built 1936), These two destroyers actually joined on the 29th. Hermitage (American, 23254 GRT, built 1925) and (156), 2 Jul 1945HMS Suffolk (Capt. Folda (British, 1165 GRT, built 1920), Huddart, RN). A.W. On 3 December, HMS Forester, HMS Impulsive and HMS Musketeer were detached from convoy QP 15M to Scapa Flow where they arrived later the same day. At 0616/25, Rear-Admiral Wake-Walker signalled that it was most probable that Bismarck and Prinz Eugen made a 90 turn to the west or turned back and 'cut away' to the eastward astern of the cruisers. In the south HMS Dorsetshire (Capt. The convoy was made up of the (troop)transports; Goolistan (British, 5851 GRT, built 1929), St.J.R.J. At 2047/26 no.1 subflight of three Swordfish dived through the clouds and sighted the Bismarck 4 nautical miles off to the south-east. (126), 30 Mar 1944HMS Suffolk (A/Capt. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) arrived at Trincomalee from Colombo. Empire Lapwing (British, 5403 GRT, built 1921), R. Shelley, CBE, RN) and HMS Oribi (Cdr. At 1545/24, Rear-Admiral Wake-Walker was asked by the Admiralty to answer four questions; J.W. (59), 21 Dec 1941HMS Suffolk (Capt. McCall, DSO, RN), HMS Renown (Capt. Oliver, DSC, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral W.F. Durnford, RN), arrived at Scapa Flow from patrol. P.D. HMS Suffolk (Capt. J.L. In the meantime HMS Norfolk had been closing the target but due to the movements of the King George V and Rodney, had not fired her torpedoes until 1010 hours when she fired four torpedoes from 4000 yards and two possible hits were reported. Jenkins, DSC, RN) and HMS Redpole (Lt.Cdr. (30). N.H. Whatley, RN) and HMS St. Marys (Lt. K.H.J.L. Bursts of starshell and gunfire could be seen during the night while the destroyers attacked. R.M. HMS Salamander and a staggler arrived at Seidisford as did HMS Forester with HMS Sharpshooter. L.P. Skipwith, RN), HMS Echo (Lt.Cdr. At 0537/24 HMS Hood and HMS Prince of Wales were turned together 40 to starboard towards the enemy. H.A.

Durnford, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Gibraltar. At 1305Z/23, HMS Ness dropped a final pattern of ten depth charges (500, 550 and 700 feet). Middleton, RN) escorted by the destroyers HMS Afridi (Capt. (15). The destroyer HMS Worcester was also with them. These included night exercises. Ellis, RN) conducted gunnery exercises off Scapa Flow. (88), 23 Oct 1942HMS Suffolk (Capt. Zaglobia (Polish, 2864 GRT, built 1938). Phillips, RN) (flag) and HMS Suffolk (Capt. J.R.S. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) conducted exercises off Scapa Flow. Robinson, RN) and HMS Wishart (Cdr. This ship later departed again escorted by HMS Icarus, HMS Intrepid, HMS Ledbury, HMS Middleton, HMS Bluebell and HMS Camellia to join the Convoy Commodore and his group of ships. They proceeded to Scapa Flow and Hvalfjord respectively both arriving at their destinations on the 27th. On 21 January 1944, the heavy cruiser HMS Suffolk (Rear-Admiral R. Shelley, CBE, RN) and the frigate HMS Bann (Lt.Cdr. O.L. Shortly afterwards a Sunderland that had taken off from Iceland reported that the Bismarck was leaving behind a broad track of oil. J.W. J.C. Leach, MVO, RN), the battlecruiser HMS Hood (Capt. On the 26th, HMS Faulknor, HMS Onslow, HMS Offa, HMS Marne, HMS Meteor, HMS Tartar, HMS Impulsive, HMS Worcester, HMS Blankney, HMS Middleton, HMS Bramble, HMS Seagull and the tankers Oligarch and Black Ranger were detached to Scapa Flow where they arrived on the same day. S.L. J.C. Clouston, RN) and HMS Kandahar (Cdr. Norfolk, RN). During the brief battle, Prince of Wales scored three hits on Bismarck. At 2155/26, HMS Sheffield lost touch with the Bismarck. Object Details Category Photographs Related period Second World War (production), Second World War (content) Creator Coote, Reginald George Guy Materials whole: glass Catalogue number A 4168 Part of ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION Object associations 24 May 1940HMS Suffolk (Capt. Maud, DSO, RN), HMS Punjabi (Cdr.

HMS Sheffield turned away and while doing so she sighted HMS Cossack and the other destroyers from the 4th DF approaching from the westward. HMS London, HMS Phoebe and HMNZS Achilles returned to harbour on completion of their exercises. The other cruisers slowed down to 20 knots to economise their remaining fuel supply wich was also getting low. Clark, RN), HMS Forester (Lt.Cdr. A.F. [For more information on the convoy she provided cover for see the event ' Convoy HN 3 ' for 30 November 1939.] Jones, RNR), auxiliary A/S trawler HMS Wellard (Lt.(Retd.) The 1st Minelaying Squadron and their escorting destroyers returned to Port Z.A. R.J. Hanson, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) and HMS Urania (Lt.Cdr. B.C.S. S.S. Stammwitz, RN), HMS Halcyon (Lt.Cdr. Also on 30 November, HMS Orwell and HMS Oakley were detached from the escort for convoy QP 15M to proceed to Scapa Flow arriving on 1 December. (96), 20 Dec 1942HMS Suffolk (Capt. Phillips, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral W.F. HMS Northern Sky resumed duties with the Northern Patrol. Task Force 67 was to proceed to Exmouth Gulf, Australia. (23), 18 Mar 1941HMS Suffolk (Capt. HMS Norfolk and HMS Prince of Wales turned to port to bring their guns to bear and the latter was ordered to engage. The after turrets were at that moment still in action. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) is undocked.

Ellis, RN), returned to Scapa Flow. After about one hour the Bismarck got underway again. At 1200GH/22, HMS Rotherham and HMS Relentless parted company with HMS Stalker. R.M. Shortly before sunrise a final torpedo attack was carried out by HMS Maori, which fired two torpedoes at 0656/27 from 9000 yards. She arrived at Scapa Flow escorted by HMS Renown, HMS Forester, HMS Fury, HMS Hereward, HMS Hyperion, HMS Janus, HMS Juno, HMS Kimberley and HMS Kipling (also damaged). A.G.B. and Tencho Maru (2716 GRT, built 1919) were damaged. O'Mara, RN), corvettes HMS Bergamot (Lt. R.T. Horan, RNR), HMS Bluebell (Lt. G.H. Robson, RN) came from Scapa Flow to escort these ships. Brooke, RN, flying the flag of Vice Admiral A.J. Sinclair, RN), HMS Boadicea (Lt.Cdr. She then steamed round the Bismarcks bow and at 1036 hours fired another torpedo but now into her port side from 2600 yards. P. Todd, DSO, RN), HMS Impulsive (Lt.Cdr. The first three salvoes straddled wounding an officer and two ratings. Two reconnaissance ships had also been ordered into this area, the Gonzenheim and the Kota Pinang. Tomkinson, RN) and HMS Echo (Lt.Cdr. The staggler Winston Salem arrived at Loch Ewe the following day after which HMS Martin proceeded to Scapa Flow arriving around 1930A/27. ' J.H. 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. Both British battleships made small alterations of course away from the enemy shortly after opening fire, the King George V to increase her distance from the Rodney and the latter to open her A arcs.

R. Shelley, CBE, RN) completed her refit. P.N. Durnford, RN), departed Greenock for the Northern Patrol to relieve HMS Berwick (Capt. Empire Beaumont (British, 7044 GRT, built 1942), J.W. R.M. An continuous air search was arranged near position 'A' (3100'S, 4500'E) with Catalina aircraft from first light on 25 June until dark on 26 June with instructions to locate and shadow the suspected supply ship, but not to attack it. (51), 24 Sep 1941HMS Suffolk (Capt. They rejoined the convoy around 1700A/19 having escorted the RFA tanker Oligarch from Spitsbergen to the convoy. 3) Unaccountable except as an effort to shake off HMS Norfolk and HMS Suffolk. E.G.H. (95), 10 Dec 1942HMS Suffolk (Capt. Ocean Faith (British, 7174 GRT, built 1942), (134), 25 Sep 1944HMS Suffolk (Capt. At 2242/26, Bismarck sighted the British destroyers. HMS Maori had seen the Bismarck opening fire on the Zulu at 0107/27. William-Powlett, DSO, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral W.G. R.M. H.N.A. Komiles (Russian, 3962 GRT, built 1932), W.J. B.G. Swinley, RN) and HMS Keppel (Capt. Crease, RN), HMS Hussar (Lt.Cdr. Graham, DSO, RN), ORP Piorun (Cdr. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) departed Colombo for Bombay. The combined convoy was made up of the following (troop) transports; Force M ' proceeded to Low Sound, Spitsbergen to fuel from the RFA tanker Aldersdale (8402 GRT, built 1937), which was there protected by the destroyer HMS Escapade (Lt.Cdr. HMS Suffolk arrived at Mauritius around 0800D/15 followed by HMS Newcastle around 1315D/15. They arrived at Seidisfjord on the 25th. Phillips, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral W.F. M.M. S. Hryniewiecki) rushed towards to give support. William-Powlett, DSO, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral W.G. On 26 May 1941, HMS Dorsetshire, was with convoy SL 74 proceeding from Freetown to the U.K. The made the enemy 17 miles to the north of HMS Renown so course was shaped to the south-west. Rutherford, RN) arrived at Colombo from operations / escort duty. Oliver, CB, DSO and 2 Bars, RN), heavy cruiser HMS Suffolk (Capt. T.C. (28). Turnbull, RD, RNR) and the MAC-ship Springbank joined. Blairnevis (British, 4155 GRT, built 1930), 27 Jul 1943HMS Suffolk (Capt. At 0915/27 heavy gunfire could be heard and the striking force was flown off. Tennant, CB, MVO, RN), HMS Suffolk (Capt. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises off Kilindini. The destroyers continued to shadow and eventually attack. The after control position followed about 0915 hours. (31), 21 Apr 1941Around 2015A/21, HMS Suffolk (Capt. R.M. She sank around 0700A/20. Roper, OBE, RN) conducted exercises off Trincomalee. uboat.net Home; . (127), 7 Apr 1944HMS Suffolk (A/Capt. A.H. Green, DSC, RAN, with Commodore S.H.T. On 1 January 1945 a Force made up of the aircraft carriers HMS Indomitable (Capt. J.W. Between 0600 and 0700 hours a series of enemy reports from HMS Maori which was herself located by DF bearings. Just as the sun was setting, Captain Vian (D.4) in HMS Cossack with HMS Maori, HMS Sikh, HMS Zulu and the Polish destroyer ORP Piorun arrived on the scene. On the 29th it was decided that, in view of the continued lack of sighting reports from Catalina aircraft in area 'A' and of success from surface search near position 'B', to amend the previous intentions as follows: HMS Suffolk and HMS Relentless were ordered to continue searching the vicinity of position 'C' until the limit of their endurance which was anticipated to be on 2 or 3 July and then proceed to Mauritius to fuel. (110), 30 Sep 1943HMS Suffolk (Capt. am: Employed rigging coal shutes . C.H.deB. S.A. Buss, MVO, RN), HMS Offa (Lt.Cdr. HMS Suffolk conducted exercises with aircraft in the afternoon as well as gunnery exercises. Erna III (British, 1590 GRT, built 1930), Convoy QP 14 departed Archangelsk on 13 September 1942 and arrived at Loch Ewe on 26 September 1942. (122). J.S. On 7 May another air attack was made on Car Nicobar by the carriers with a total of 10 Hellcats. hms suffolk ww2 crew list. Coats, DSO, DSC, RN), HMS Mackay ( Lt. J.B. Marjoribanks, RN), escort destroyers HNoMS Eskdale (Lt.Cdr. R.M. On 7 June the corvettes HMCS Chambly, HMCS Collingwood and HMCS Orillia were detached. (100). These included night exercises with HMAS Nestor (Cdr. They climbed to 7000 feet where ice began to form. J.M. She anchored there around 1420A/17 and the first boat with stores was underway at 1445A/17. [For more info on this convoy see the event ' Convoy HX 129 ' for 27 May 1941.] R.M. P.V. (117), 29 Nov 1943HMS Suffolk (Capt. E.T. Buchanan DSO, RAN) and exercises were carried out. From Iceland (Hvalfjord); heavy cruiser HMS Norfolk (Capt. Geisha (British, 5113 GRT, built 1921),

Course was altered to 200 at 0203/24. Holland-Martin, RN), HMS Kandahar (Cdr. HMS Tartar however had to return to Scapa Flow the next day due to a damaged rudder. Seawolf, Sturgeon and Tigris were already on patrol in the Bay of Biscay, Sealion departed Portsmouth on the 25th as did H 44 but she sailed from Holyhead. (97), 15 Apr 1943HMS Suffolk (Capt. At 1430/24 she reported her position as 4417'N, 2356'W and she was proceeding on course 320 at 25 knots.

P.B.R.W. His force departed Scapa Flow around 0100/22. W.R. Patterson, CB, CVO, RN, flying the flag of A/Admiral J.C. Tovey, KCB, KBE, DSO, RN, C-in-C Home Fleet), aircraft carrier HMS Victorious (Capt. This section includes over 21.000 Allied Warships and over 11.000 Allied Commanders of WWII, from the US Navy, Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Australian Navy, The Polish Navy and others. HMS Fortune (Cdr. Kett, RNR). P.B.R.W. Vian in HMS Cossack at 1054/26 and 'knowing that the Commander-in-Chief would order him to intercept the enemy' Capt. (56), 14 Nov 1941HMS Edinburgh (Capt. Clarke, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral S.S. Bonham-Carter CB, CVO, DSO, RN), HMS Kenya (Capt. J.W. Air cover finally arrived at 1415A/17 but even then the Germans continued to attack. Between 0340A/10 and 0445A/10, HMS Impulsive fuelled from the Oligargh followed by HMS Eclipse between 0542A/10 and 0745A/10. The submarines deployed for this purpose were the following; At 0554 hours the Bismarck and Prinz Eugen also opened fire. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) departed Sheerness for Scapa Flow. Delhi (Swedish, 4571 GRT, built 1925), Haines, RN) departed Kilindini for Diego Suarez. P.F. Suffolk then attempted to fuel the destroyer but it was not possible due to the weather conditions. No hits were obtained. Between 1521A/5 and 1730A/5, HMS Punjabi fuelled from HMS Shropshire.

They had also been escorted near Ceylon by a local escort for A/S purposes, this local escort had been made up of the destroyers HMS Rotherham, HrMs Van Galen and the frigate HMS Findhorn (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Ellis, DSO, RN), and the destroyers HMS Somali (Capt. battleships HMS Queen Elizabeth (Capt. By that time Bismarck had been lost from sight but at 2330/24 HMS Norfolk briefly sighted her at a distance of 13 nautical miles. P.B.R.W. E.G.H. Moore, RN). Enright, RN), HMS London (Capt. W.E.S. R.V. P.K. Field, RN), HMS Sturgeon (Lt.Cdr. Keymer, RN), HMS Totland (Lt.Cdr. San Zotico (British (tanker), 5582 GRT, built 1919),

Prentice, RCN), HMCS Collingwood (T/Lt. (79), 7 Aug 1942HMS Suffolk (Capt. (109), 19 Aug 1943HMS Suffolk (Capt.

The fourth Destroyer Flotilla makes contact, 26 May 1941. At 1440FG/10, a Swordfish from HMS Battler crashed into the sea. Muster Books (1747-1834) 6. F.C.

Also on the 17th, the Kuibyshev, Uritski, Britomart, Halcyon, Hazard and Salamander parted company with the convoy to join the escort of convoy PQ 18 (see above). J.T. R.M. E.C. HMS Suffolk (1903) was a Monmouth -class armoured cruiser launched in 1903 and sold in 1920. The following morning they were joined off Cape Arkona by the German destroyers Z 16 / Friedrich Eckhold and Z 23. J.S. In the early afternoon of February 2nd, HMS Suffolk fuelled HMS Redpole.

R.M. HMS Neptune was working up for service with the Mediterranean Fleet and was to escort convoy WS 8X from the Clyde to the Middle East on completion. R.M. W. Woods, RCNR) and HMCS Orillia (T/Lt.Cdr. Own losses were only one Hellcat shot down by enemy AA fire. J.M. The destroyers had sailed a little earlier presumably to conduct an A/S sweep off the fjord first. After 110 men had been picked up by both ships from the water both ships got underway again as a submarine was suspected to be in the area. The destroyers all managed to keep up for now and at 2318 hours they were ordered to form a screen ahead of both capital ships. It is believed that the Italian submarine Leonardo Da Vinci was sunk in this attack. A.C. Stanford, DSC, RN) and HMS Punjabi (Cdr. Sold to be broken up for scrap on 25 March 1948. W.E. At 1440/24 the Commander-in-Chief ordered the 2nd Cruiser Squadron (HMS Galatea, HMS Aurora, HMS Kenya, HMS Hermione) and HMS Victorious to a position within 100 nautical miles from Bismarck and to launch a torpedo bombing attack and maintain contact as long as possible. The Germans however state that no hit was scored but that the violent maneuvering of the ship to avoid the attack, together with the heavy firing by the Bismarck caused the leak in no.2 boiler room to open up. Capira (Panamanian, 5625 GRT, built 1920), Her salvoes fell short, but one or two shorts came near enough to cause some minor damage to her hull plating aft. E.G. R.M. . W.G. The RFA tanker Black Ranger (3417 GRT, built 1941) was also part of the convoy. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) was ordered to leave Durban which she did at 1151Z/24. J.M. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Hvalfjord, Iceland. Lafayette (Russian, 5887 GRT, built 1919), Vian altered course to the south-east. HMS Penn then remained with the Olwen while HMS Paladin joined Task Force 64. HMS Lance however had to return to Scapa Flow due to defects. Air searches had failed to find her during the day. D. Gilmour, RN) is docked in the Alexandra Dock at Bombay. Ellis, DSO, RN, flying the flag of Vice Admiral H.C.T. The operation was therefore postponed 24 hours so as to keep to the orininally intended times during the upcoming operation. Maja (British (tanker), 8181 GRT, built 1931), E.W.L. After the action the cruisers started to zig-zag due to fear for German submarines. (38), 8 Jul 1941Around 2230Z/8, HMS Suffolk (Capt. Mall (Estonian, 1863 GRT, built 1918), On receiving the Commander-in-Chiefs signal of 1047/25 she too proceeded to the north-east. (117), 25 Nov 1943HMS Suffolk (Capt. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow. Force M ' was also to have carried out operation ' E.G.V. Larcom, RN) and the destroyers HMS Faulknor (Capt. HMS Rodney was in position 5234'N, 2923'W some 280 nautical miles to the south-eastward on the route towards the Bay of Biscay. E.N.V. Broome, RN), HMS Campbell, HMS Mackay, HMS Montrose and the escort destroyer HMS Bramham. R. Kerr, CBE, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral W.J. P.L. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) departed Bombay for Trincomalee. P. Todd, DSO, RN), HMS Escapade (Lt.Cdr. HMS Inglefield joined the force of HMS Hood around 1045/20. (110), 18 Sep 1943HMS Suffolk (Capt. Bore III (Finnish, 1153 GRT, built 1915), W.H.

Servaes, CBE, RN), HMS Cumberland (Capt. R.M. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) arrived at Durban from Kilindini. She proceeded to Hvalfjord in the evening. J.C. Dawson, RD, RNR) departed Trincomalee. the destroyers HMS Fury and HMS Impulsive were detached from the convoy for Spitsbergen. Around 0900C/1, the armed merchant cruiser HMS Alaunia (Capt. Clegg, RN), HMS Boardicea, HMS Rapid (Lt.Cdr. Between 0815F/8 and 0943F/8, HMS Suffolk fuelled HMS Quadrant, 200 tons of fuel oil was passed. Andre Marti (Russian, 2352 GRT, built 1918),

Minelaying operation by the 1st Minelaying Squadron. Leaving the convoy the 4th D.F. I.R.H. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) is docked at Bombay. On 4 June the tanker Esso Hamburg by HMS London and HMS Brilliant (Lt.Cdr.

R.M. Thomas, DSC, RN) and HMS Eclipse (Lt.Cdr. (105), 6 Jul 1943HMS Suffolk (Capt. Currey, DSC, RN), HMS Achates (Lt.Cdr. (94), 7 Dec 1942HMS Berwick (Capt. Lt.Cdr. Nor was the question one merely of distance and speed. Clark, RN), HMS Cardiff (Capt. R. Shelley, CBE, RN) arrived at Durban from Simonstown. Kruys, RNethN). During the evening night exercises were carried out together with HMS Suffolk (Capt. D.P. Uruguay (American, 20183 GRT, built 1928). D.J.B. Clark, RN). The German battleship Tirpitz was reported to be at sea. Biddulph, DSC, RN) and HMS Ness (A/Cdr. Mansfield, DSC, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral J.H.D. They departed Seidsfjord around 2100B/3 for Scapa Flow where they arrived around 0830B/5 except for HMS Intrepid which had lost touch in the bad weasther conditions. (50), 13 Sep 1941Around 1900A/13, ' Force M ', made up the aircraft carrier HMS Victorious (Capt. A double explosion was then heard by the two escorts. The Bismarck was then sighted engaging subflight no.2 to starboard. Also on this day eight more merchant vessels joined the convoy coming from Reykjavik, these were the; Rowland, RN) and the corvettes HMS Begonia (T/Lt. HMS Stalker fuelled HMS Royalist and HMS Redoubt. They arrived at Scapa Flow around 0640A/8. G.F. Burghard, RN) departed the Clyde to patrol of Norway to cut off the way to Germany for the Deutschland. (24), 1 Apr 1941HMS Suffolk (Capt. Barstow, RN), HMAS Norman (Cdr. In the meantime Prince of Wales had also opened fire at 0053 hours. This convoy departed Fremantle on 14 December 1943 and arrived at Bombay on 26 December 1943. Close escort (A/S) was provided by the destroyers HMS Ilex (Lt.Cdr. San Demetrio (British (tanker), 8073 GRT, built 1938), T.A. O.L. 12 May 1943HMS Suffolk (Capt.

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