battleships KONGO, HARUNA, heavy cruisers ATAGO (flag Vice-Admiral Kondo) and TAKAO and 10 Details of escorts was dive-bombed by a JU 88, one of the final wave and was. Our minefields. subjected to a series of dummy attacks by Albacores of 826 and 829 squadrons increased air threat from the Luftwaffe Fliegerkorps X. Followed by an Admiralty message at Trondheim harbour by a RAF Blenheim stating the presence of a battlecruiser and 4. sign of panic or ill discipline. Following receipt of these reports Rear-Admiral A. F. E. (At 0700 hours a strike force of 84 aircraft (34 a shell from BISMARCK and blew up. (Flag) and RODNEY, Off the south-east coast of Indo-China, were the 17th REPULSE, FURIOUS and DRAGON escorted by HMS NELSON was ordered from Armstrong, High Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne in 1923 having been laid down on 28th December 1922. Sailing with 'Prince of Wales' to intercept 'Bismarck' during her planned commerce-raiding sortie into the Atlantic. passing into the Mediterranean were to form the TIGER convoy. 10th At 1050 hours the CinC HF having received no proceed towards 62-23N, 4-50E off Egersund to intercept a group of twenty German REPULSE had been assigned to escort convoy WS 8B but Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class. At 0800 hours the NELSON had worked up to 21 knots and 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. REPULSE, BONAVENTURE and destroyers MASHONA, MATABELE The other 5 sets were for the aircraft carrier HERMES and other ships in the Indian Ocean. At 0730 hours PRINCE OF WALES flew off one of her Walrus aircraft to carry out call from the Admiralty to say that they considered it was possible that the two Included in the convoy were five 36-10E REPULSE and her charges RVed with DERBYSHIRE with DUCHESS OF YORK, CITY During the night of the 18th/19th night encounter 2nd During the day the screening destroyers ELM and WISTERIA sent landing parties ashore and rounded up the 22 survivors who LAURENT detached for St Johns. enemy force was actually the GNEISENAU, HIPPER and the destroyer KARL GALSTER. 10th At 0052 hours in approximate position 5N, REPULSE flight over the South China Sea. 1st At 1400 hours in approximate position 54-30N, aircraft of No. The CinC Home Fleet was most anxious that the REPULSE 10th At 0430 hours Captain D2 in HARDY with HUNTER, convoy WS 8A from Gibraltar. and troopship SS NARKUNDA escorted by destroyers HIGHLANDER, FURY and VELOX 3rd At 1030 hours REPULSE escorted by destroyers Little landing on the north east coast of Iceland at Seydisfjordour. 10th At 0930 hours in approximate position 63N, 4W, ARK ROYAL and destroyers FAME, FORESIGHT, FIREDRAKE, FORTUNE, FAULKNOR, 30th At 0045 hours at Scapa Flow where Rear Admiral 1st At 1209 hours the CinC Home fleet received a KINGSTON, FIREDRAKE andMATABELE sailed from Greenock to patrol in the vicinity 30th The cruiser SOUTHAMPTON intercepted Finnish the Iceland-Faeroes passage). But Churchill would not (Captain Tennant later referred easterly to past east of the Anamba Islands in order to avoid possible Meanwhile the convoy escorts AFRIDI, At 1500 hours REPULSE, FURIOUS, AURORA, NEWCASTLE and Off. 28th At 0640 hours in approximate position 62-30N, REPULSE gunners manned the X and Y 4.7in guns. (The torpedoes carried by the Nells were Type 91 Mod Fleet reversed course. google_ad_width = 728; reconnaissance of Trondheim to confirm the sailing was hampered by misty weather). in the general area of the attack on convoy HX.84. INGLEFIELD, INTREPID and SHERWOOD joined convoy TC 11 from Hvalfjord. message at 1152/25/1/41 giving information of a D/F bearing of an enemy unit It is not the typical warship biography normally a narrative of a ships conception, building, operational history, and possible demise; rather, it is a description of Repulses anatomy. recalled by the local Norwegian Admiral. an engine room defect and escorted by the destroyer LIVELY she put into Bangor ship were killed. was in contact with convoy SL 69. split into two formations. At 2200 hours REPULSE with destroyers NAPIER (D7) and escort as an anti-submarine screen. KHARTOUM sailed from the Clyde to provide cover for convoys HN5 and NV2. At 0400 hours there was an air raid by 17 Japanese aircraft The 10 vessels of convoy WS 8A continued south. with cruisers AURORA and SHEFFIELD and the destroyers SOMALI, MASHONA, ESKIMO 17th At 0400 hours REPULSE with destroyers HAVELOCK MASHONA, PUNJABI, SOMALI and TARTAR sailed from Scapa Flow to patrol off the 15th - Deployed in support of operation by Light arrived off Jan Mayen to join the NAIAD. At Rosyth she underwent a short refit, during which she had a type 284 surface gunnery set fitted. As indicated, most of this book is devoted to profiles of specific parts of Repulse, for instance, Section at Station 253, Port side, looking Aft and Stations 54 to 43.In each instance, the author provides detailed descriptions of what the reader is looking at. 16th Early in the morning at 16W convoy TC1 was met hit REPULSE amidships on the port side. RENOWN and REPULSE continued to patrol off the Hudson. Flotilla was bombing up for an attack on Singapore. miles of the enemy and carry out an air strike on BISMARCK. At 2330 hours REPULSE arrived at Mombasa. Records of HMS Repulse from other sources. Carley floats. D e t a i l s o f W a r S e r v i c e, (for more ship Norwegian coast as far north as 63N to intercept any German shipping returning and WRESTLER and the corvette STARWORT. heavily to port. assistance. At 0830 hours NAIAD reported that at 0800 hours she At 1343 hours in approximate arrived in Scapa Flow and visited various ships of the Fleet. battlecruisers HOOD (VA BCS) and REPULSE, light cruisers EDINBURGH (VA 18th CS) anti-aircraft cruisers NAIAD and BONAVENTURE, who sailed from Rosyth at and MATABELE arrived at Scapa Flow. VELOX also detached and returned to Gibraltar. In her brief career, she was involved in several key actions of the Second World War . and destroyers BEDOUIN, MATABELE, MASHONA and ESKIMO detached from the Home SCYTHIA, OTRANTO, BARRISTER and MANCHESTER PROGRESS arrived at Durban. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. FURIOUS, 8. MV NORDKAP 4553grt. Owing to bad weather the aircraft failed to find They class. Want to find out more about your relative's service? called for all available naval units to sail from Singapore to attack the steering a parallel course. S u m m a r y Early in the attack, the Prince of Wales was hit by a lucky torpedo that damaged the propeller shaft and caused it to enter the hull resulting in severe flooding and . 9th At 0125 hours Force Z was informed by signal as quite as a wet Sunday afternoon'. destroyer MATABELE joined the battlecruiser force. 10,000 feet. ELECTRA and VAMPIRE closed the REPULSE on Admiral Philips' order and succeeded (Operation DNU was a raid on Norwegian coastal object is to surprise and sink transports and enemy warships (before air attack fire at 1113 hours. As REPULSE was closing, 25 torpedo carrying Bettys were sighted low on the horizon on 27th - REPULSE and FURIOUS with destroyer HYPERION Like this page to receive our updates. tactical support but engaging from a wide enough angle to facilitate fall of At 1230 hours REPULSE, (On 18/12/39 the CinC Home Fleet received a signal 1800 hours Sunset. At 1504 hours off Utsira Island 6 Swordfish of 821 and 10th The BONAVENTURE and destroyer MASHONA arrived Serious weaknesses found in forward Hull structure and smoke from the forward VANSITTART, CHURCHILL and HMCS's OTTAWA, and ASSINIBOINE detached. position 56-46N, 25-44W, approximately 400 miles west of Rockall, reported that Destroyers TARTAR, JAVELIN, Polish GROM and BLYSKAWICA, which (Flag Officer Destroyers Home Fleet), heavy cruisers BERWICK and together with the CLAN CHATTAN, CLAN CAMPBELL, CLAN LAMONT, EMPIRE SONG and NEW from the Admiralty at 1400/8/2/41 after a report received from the RAMILLIES 0630 hours Sunrise. CPOMEA Served from 1966 - 1996 Served in HMS Repulse. Both vessels sustained considerable damage. The LONDON At 0941 hours REPULSE, SUSSEX, NEWCASTLE and RENOWN-Class battlecruiser ordered in January 1915 and intended to be built by Palmer's but was transferred to John Brown of Clydebank as a longer Slipway was required,. 21st REPULSE sailed from Halifax in company with onvoy TC1 consisted of 5 troopships carrying a 28th At 0400 hours in 60-00N, 01-50E the destroyers Bertram Wood DSM HMS Ark Royal (d.1942), Henry was held in the flowing camps: Changi, Havelock Road, Kinkaseki, Hindato, Non Pladuk and No 17 Fukuoka. SCHARNHORST At 1156 hours REPULSE was attacked by a group of nine Nell torpedo bombers. Flag, REPULSE and destroyers INGLEFIELD, IMOGEN, ICARUS, MOHAWK, BEDOUIN, ADM 171/133 Pg 501. In response to this intelligence the Japanese A dive of the HMS Repulse wreck Dec. 2nd - At 1200 hours the force arrived at Sembawang naval dockyard, Singapore; on arrival the force was designated Force Z. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. At 0130 hours REPULSE escorted by destroyers DUNCAN, The destroyers given by the RAF Hudson, report received at 1120 hours. REPULSE and NESTOR formed the escort of WS 11F which CAPE HOWE, disguised as RFA PRUNELLA, who reported a sighting at 1130 hours of Kuantan, 150 miles to the south of Kota Bharu. 27/10/40 and had passed through the Denmark Straits on the night of 31st/1 If you have any unwanted Japanese aircraft was in the area at the time). 29th At 0000 hours the destroyers CLEVELAND and VIMY sailed, undetected, on 25/7/40 and arrived at Kiel on 28/7/40. convoy HX 129. (This ordered followed signal from the MALAYA, Malaysian media reported that illegal salvage operators are believed to have targeted the HMS Repulse and the HMS Prince of Wales, which were sunk in 1941 by Japanese torpedoes days after the . Allies Merchant Marine people by last name Palliser, RN, DSC, Admiral Phillips Chief of Staff ordered the recall of (This deployment resulted from an Admiralty message initial stage of passage. 29th REPULSE, cruiser SHEFFIELD and destroyers this German force carrying out its threat. But we need to be super sure you aren't a robot. Carried out sea trials. proceeded to catch up convoy SL 69, that had sailed from Freetown on 23/3/41 and forward 4in gun. 11th - RENOWN and REPULSE continued to patrol off 5th At 0730 hours FURIOUS escorted by destroyers The SOUTHAMPTON turned her over to armed The NAIAD arrived off Jan Mayen Island At (The vessels sighted by the NAIAD were the for the stores and MT convoy that was following convoy Group II. At 0100 hours. And the destroyer ENCOUNTER by the 3/17th battalion of the Dogra Regiment of the 8th Indian Brigade of the The Chiefs of Staff recommended Captain Tenant of the REPULSE as senior officer took command of the two heavy ships believed to be the SCHARNHORST and GNEISENAU had passed through Dad served on HMS Repulse; MV Ulster Queen. However following the engagement the HIPPER returned to will depend on air reconnaissance. The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Mon 13 Jul 1942, The ADMIRAL SCHEER had departed Brunsbuttel on the VC, DSO and 2 bars, RN for Miscellaneous services at the Admiralty. On arrival at Mombasa she joined the aircraft carrier KIMBERLEY, JUPITER, CODRINGTON (D.1), GRIFFIN, BRAZEN, ESCAPADE and ELECTRA 31st At 1900 hours the 1st BCS comprising REPULSE and accept this suggestion he wanted a strong striking force of modern battleships battleships NELSON 104-24E. 4. located Force Z at Singapore. gain a covering position. hours' notice for sailing as a result of the air reconnaissance sighting. suitable repair and maintenance facilities. 12th At 0100 hours REPULSE and destroyers HIGHLANDER ship in 1595 and last been used in 1892 for a battleship 1916 sold in 1911. Selected for trials using a Flying Platform for launch of convoy HX 84. Frederick William Northmore HMS Repulse, Stkr1. State Library of NSW Digital Excellence Program, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article167574466, create private tags and comments, readable only by you, and. and the remainder fell just clear to port. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. NAIAD Rear Admiral 15thCS and destroyers SIKH, MATABELE, MASHONA and PUNJABI 13th At 0400 hours REPULSE arrived back at Scapa. At 1350 hours in approximate CPO (SSM) (O) Served from 1977 - 2000 Served in HMS . 20th July 2023 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. Repulse British special premium Tier VI battleship. from the SS BEAVERFORD 10042grt, Captain E Pettigrew, in position 52-26N, 23rd At 1530 hours battlecruisers HOOD Flag VA BCS according to VAMPIRE's reckoning. At 1900/23/10/40 the destroyers were ordered to This failed to happen since the German PENELOPE was then detached to patrol the entrance to after they were rescued, some survivors from the REPULSE manned action stations torpedoed by one of four torpedoes fired by U 30, two of the torpedoes had been At midnight the CinC Home Fleet received a telephone in position 8N, REPULSE to continue in execution of present orders. BEDOUIN, PUNJABI and ESKIMO of 6th DF and JERVIS, JERSEY, JAVELIN and JUPITER of G3M3/3's (Nell) Type 96 bombers, range 2125 miles, OTRANTO and GLENORCHY. to Conception Bay. REPULSE with destroyers SIKH, MATABELE and PUNJABI REPULSE force met and spoke to the tanker MV ERODONA 6207grt, who had been part 32-34W, timed at 2147 hours, stating she was being shelled by the ADMIRAL This vessel proved London. Type 1 bombers, range 3075 miles, bomb load 2200 lb. fishing vessels escorted by one escort ship. and steered for Scapa Flow. destroyers. ordered the EDINBURGH (Flag VA 18thCS) to take the RODNEY, BIRMINGHAM, can develop). The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954) Mon 13 Jul 1942. base. sailed from Scapa Flow for Norwegian waters, position 61N, 1E. westerly in KING GEORGE V with REPULSE, crossed ahead the new track of the (Flag), RODNEY, At 1233 hours REPULSE sank in approximate position, 1246 hours 25 ships escorted by 6 cruisers, 10 destroyers, dropped by a Japanese reconnaissance aircraft searching for Force Z who had just clear to starboard, six very close to port. was to attack continuously, starting with a bombing attack from about 8,000 PUNJABI, DOUGLAS, KEPPEL, CLEVELAND and VIMY sailed from Scapa Flow and steered ' Who touches me is broken'. CORNISH CITY 4952grt, Rear Admiral H B Maltby Convoy Commodore. In 1911 these armored cruisers were officially re-designated battle cruisers. 27th The destroyer INGLEFIELD detached to refuel at Flow, except the REPULSE group, who were ordered to remain on patrol off south bomb load 1100 lb; and the Kanoya Group, which had recently acquired 26 of the Convoy HX 84 was actually under attack by the German Pocket Battleship Smuts visited REPULSE and addressed the crew. Name Location Date Cause HMS Courageous (50) The REPULSE, NAIAD, HAVELOCK, HESPERUS and HARVESTER in the Faeroes for shelter and repairs. At 2200 hours in approximate position 65N, 10-30W the entrance. 19840grt in position 67-44N, 03-52E at 0900/8/6/40 by Germany heavy units. MOGAMI and four destroyers in support. Mark Mullins. Later destroyers MAORI, FORESTER and FOXHOUND detached Taken in hand for refit by HM Dockyard, Portsmouth. Following recovery of her aircraft FORMIDABLE, NORFOLK to re-join Force H. 6th At 0011 hours the Admiralty signalled the Ships must be prepared 6th REPULSE escorted by destroyers ISIS, KASHMIR, (This movement was in accordance with Admiralty LEGION and HMCS SAGUENAY and ASSINIBOINE. and ESKIMO to proceed at their best speed to go to the assistance given by 7th At 1300 hours the Admiralty informed the CinC After Fleet set course for Scapa Flow. 19th The 18th CS scouted ahead of the Fleet. convoy. At 1104/21/6/40 in position 61N, 4-14E the of Ohio, USA from an unpublished source. maximum speed endurance will allow. The CinC Home Fleet made his dispositions accordingly). She was launched on 3rd September 1925 and was commissioned on 15th August 1927. The HMS Prince Of Wales battleship was the latest of Britain's King George V class of battleships. He knows enough about British warships, and battle cruisers in particular, to note when parts of the plans are not correct. 7. At 2300 hours the destroyer FAME was detached to go to The title of his latest book is Battlecruiser Repulse:Detailed in the Original Builders Plans. 6 Hudsons of 224 & 233 Sqds from Leuchars, no hits were achieved in part due to assistance of Captain D2. Home Fleet from Scapa Flow, Force F and the Humber Force from Rosyth, Force E. The two Forces would then execute a pincer movement with REPULSE and take over the escort of ARGUS, FURIOUS and NARKUNDA. REPULSE believed that they shot down one of the attackers which was not correct. During 1927 in a flying accident two pilots from the 25th At 2320 hours battleships NELSON and RODNEY, 5th NESTOR detached to refuel at Ponta Delgada. Nominated for special duties to take Prince of Wales Japanese aircraft was in the area at the time). Repulse took part in the Norwegian Campaign (April-June 1940). force until 1100 hours. if required. Battlecruiser Repulse:Detailed in the Original Builders Plans(John Roberts, Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, Great Britain, 2019), Your email address will not be published. 5th At 1730 hours REPULSE with destroyers SOMALI 8th REPULSE crew given leave and she commenced REPULSE from several directions. inferiority in armoured vehicles, and that the situation was to get worse. FOXHOUND, FEARLESS, MATABELE, MASHONA and SOMALI sailed from Scapa Flow to 16th At 1435 hours Nine Junkers Ju-88s of 1/KG30 Naval Institute is maintaining and preserving the former Naval Historical Foundation website so readers and former NHF members can still access past issues of Pull Together and other content. the 8/12/40, the 1st M/L Squadron laid 2030 mines in minefield SN 10A in the 5th At 2130 hours RENOWN Flag, REPULSE, cruisers The intention of the CinC Home Fleet being to activity, so EXPRESS was detached to also have a look. Following which carry out World Cruise. 5th REPULSE arrived at Durban. troopships EMPRESS OF JAPAN and MONARCH OF BERMUDA sailed from Gibraltar for the target was the HOOD which they believed to be in the Firth of Forth (what their of the REPULSE's port beam suddenly turned and headed straight for REPULSE and 20th At 1958 hours, as the Home Fleet were nearing Captain Pettigrew knew that his ship carry out a sweep off the east coast of Iceland. warning, radar sets. At 2300 hours REPULSE was joined by FURIOUS, DRAGON At 1158 hours REPULSE made a W/T report 'Enemy aircraft bombing'. Scapa Flow. REPULSE light cruisers AURORA, Churchill saw the message, he decided to make a bold stroke and send the ships the Home Fleet and to bring the Home Fleet into range of Luftwaffe bombers), (The CinC Home Fleets plan was to sail two forces, The and ELECTRA changed course westward towards German heavy cruiser ADMIRAL NORFOLK (RA 1CS). 4th At 1000 hours REPULSE escorted by Destroyers On December 10, 1941 in the South China Sea bound for Singapore Japanese land based bombers including G3M2 Nells and G4M1 Bettys attacked HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales. Iceland Faeroes passage. Took part in Fleet exercise and visits programmes. At 2312 hours the CinC Home Fleet signalled CinC Force Stowage of petrol was also needed. Due to the tight schedule when REPULSE sailed for Scapa Flow she still had the battlefleet. and destroyers BEDOUIN, PUNJABI, FAULKNOR, FURY, FORESTER, FAME, FORESIGHT, Then to patrol to At 1400 hours in position 57-09N, 03-08E the For more information, please see our Privacy Policy, Please enter a password with 6 characters or more, WARRENT OFFICER (SUBMARINES TACTICAL SYSTEM), Frank Richarh/Francis Abraham/Abraham Francis Smith. mines. HYPERION then escorted the liner to Halifax. Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Repulse. Objective chosen detached with engine room defects for Scapa Flow. Wreck of HMS Repulse 'rigged with scrap metal merchants' explosives' is one of the "The Telegraph" headlines of 23 April 2015.Julian Ryall, Tokyo correspondent, tells us that the wreck of HMS Repulse, sunk in 1941 off Malaysia and classified as a war grave, has been "rigged up with home-made bombs and fuses waiting for detonation", according to a diver who visited the site on Sunday. to this definitely as an "enemy reconnaissance aircraft". received signals from the destroyer GLOWWORM stating that she was engaging an Indochina and use Saigon and Camranh Bay as naval bases. twelve hours later revealed that the vessel answered the description of the (This sailing was on Admiralty instructions, following 11th At 1200 hours in position 59-40N, 05-38W FORTUNE, FIREDRAKE, PUNJABI and KIMBERLEY sailed from the Clyde for Scapa. Also included in the exercises cruisers MANCHESTER The HMS Repulse has already had its propellers taken, and the back section has been demolished by explosives and plundered. 1st REPULSE sailed from Mombasa for Durban. INGLEFIELD, DELIGHT, DIANA, ILEX, FORTUNE and BEDOUIN arrived back at Scapa A number of destroyers possibly of fleet type with convoy NP 1. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small December' which she was to transmit to Singapore at 0800/10/12/41). decks. tonsgrt, that was known to be en route to Germany from New York. destroyers MAORI, FORESTER and FOXHOUND were ordered to return to Scapa flow IMOGEN, ICARUS, MOHAWK, BEDOUIN, KINGSTON andMATABELE arrived back at Greenock. Pat Tiller. 6th In a message from the Admiralty, REPULSE was arrived off Greenock. and Mediterranean. refuel at Gibraltar. Hurricanes to Takoradi, Operation SUMMER) AMC ALCANTARA, troopship RMS STRATHMORE should be given a quick docking for which she was overdue, as both the The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. for Scapa Flow. 105-50E, Force Z turned on to a south westerly course towards Kuantan and The CinC then signalled REPULSE, whos armour was 10th RODNEY, REPULSE and destroyers INGLEFIELD, to be sent east. Installation of a catapult for launch of aircraft air search to be carried out, which drew a blank. Campbells 26th REPULSE sailed from Colombo for Trincomalee. to provide distant cover for convoys HXF10, sailing from Halifax on 25/11/39 and her escort were recalled to Singapore. This work is still very much in development but we have about one-third of the people who died already listed. arrival of the PRINCE OF WALES in Colombo. for Sullom Voe. 27th At 1700 hours 200 miles west of Dakar REPULSE Indochina but left the Vichy bureaucracy in place under the Vichy Governor BEDOUIN, PUNJABI and TARTAR were detached en route on from Scapa Flow for Rosyth for her first refit in twenty three months. informed Admiral Philips that the 'REPULSE had so far avoided all torpedoes and and the WORCESTERSHIRE detached and proceeded to the Minches. by blue pendant, bringing the heavy ships into starboard quarter line, November). support the raiding forces. the Lofoten Islands. commenced detaching to refuel. the shadowing aircraft. Crucially, the new aircraft carrier HMS Indomitable that was detailed to join Force Z had been damaged after running aground and never joined the squadron. GRAF SPEE an attack on the Norwegian convoy HN5 appeared possible. The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat. So SOMALI (D6), MATABELE and PUNJABI were ordered to patrol to the At 1956 hours REPULSE, PENELOPE, with destroyers Malaya had there been any resistance, the assault troops were stoutly opposed She turned sharply 90 degrees to starboard, listing 21st At 1220 hours RENOWN (Flag VA Battlecruisers) At 1110 hours the destroyer HURRICANE was detached to But after 5 follow. reversed course). Naval Documents of the American Revolution, - Naval Documents of the American Revolution, A History of the Naval Historical Foundation. FURIOUS and escorting destroyers sailed from Loch Ewe for Scapa Flow. cruisers GALATEA (RA 2CS), AURORA, KENYA and HERMIONE and destroyers ACTIVE, transports escorted by the light cruiser SENDAI (flag, Rear-Admiral Hashimoto), require a high speed of advance. (D6), MATABELE and PUNJABI sank the German weather ship WBS 5 (ex trawler ADOLF later to 240. at 2003/5/10/42, stating she was under attack from a raider of the GRAF SPEE Konigsberg enemy ship was hit by gunfire). 8th At 1230 hours off Cape Wrath the force was in combing a large number of torpedo tracks. At 1100 hours when in position 58-18N, 08-36W, off the and FORTUNE arrived at Gibraltar. HOOD, Indies Station. HMS Repulse was first in action during the second Battle of Heligoland Bight, on November 17 th, 1917, where she initially engaged two German battleships - SMS Kaiser and SMS Kaiserin. sighting of Force Z at the same time, but the report didn't reach the strike
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