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H.M.S. York which, as reported in yesterday's issue, rejoined the
America and West Indies Squadron on Sunday when she arrived at H.M. Dockyard here, is commanded by Captain R.H. Portal, D.S.C., and other officers are: Executive officer, Commander C. John: engineer, Commander (E) J.H. Roughton:
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and last another ship at anchor. Three of the attacking boats had various problems, either mechanical or human, due to the extreme temperature conditions, but the other three successfully attacked their targets. Two motorboats, packed with 330-kilogram (728 lb) charges in the bows, struck
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that same month for convoy escort duties (as the circumference of the perimeter of one large convoy was relatively smaller for its area than those of two smaller convoys, requiring fewer escort vessels, convoys originating at
Bermuda and Halifax, coded BHX and HX respectively, merged prior to
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left
Chatham on 2 August 1939 to take part in the review by the King at Spithead before crossing back over the Atlantic for further service on the America and West Indies Station under the command of Captain R.H. Portal, D.S.C. (her other officers included the future Captain Sir David Stanley
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at the end of her machinery rooms were 3.5 inches (89 mm) thick. The top and ends of the magazines were three inches thick. The lower deck over the machinery spaces and steering gear had a thickness of 1.5 inches (38 mm). Space and weight was reserved for one catapult and its
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was severely damaged by air attack and had to be towed away for repairs. On 18 May, further damage was inflicted by German bombers and the ship was damaged beyond repair. Her main guns were wrecked by demolition charges on 22 May 1941 when the Allies began to evacuate Crete.
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surgeon, Surgeon-Commander T.B. Lynagh: paymaster-commander, Lt.-Commander B.D. Reed; gunnery officer, Lt.-Commander T. E. Podger; torpedo officer, Lt. R.C.B. Buckley: navigating officer, Lt. D. S. Tibbitts: and captain of
Marines, Captain D.H.W. Sanders, R.M.
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H.M.S. York, formerly the flag ship of the
America and West Indies Squadron of the Royal Navy, returned to these waters yesterday after re-commissioning in England at Chatham. York sailed from England on August 3, and reached the Dockyard here yesterday
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Adopting another line of thought, Captain
Krancke reasoned that there remained the possibility of the Bermuda and Halifax convoys' assembling off the Newfoundland Bank, which meant that this combined convoy would not reach the patrol area until a later
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was transferred on 29 March, but due to heavy rainfall the transfer of the King's Colour at a ceremonial parade in the Royal Naval
Dockyard Bermuda was delayed til 30 March), departing Bermuda on 31 March to refit and recommission at Chatham.
1438:"OPERATION OF THE "ADMIRAL SCHEER" IN THE ATLANTIC AND INDIAN OCEANS 23 October, 1940 - 1 April, 1941. Precis of: Atlantic Kriegfuehrung (Warfare in the Atlantic) PG/36779. War Diaries of the "Admiral Scheer" PG/48430 AND 48433"
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amidships, flooding both boiler rooms and one engine room. Two
British seamen were killed. All Italian sailors survived the attack and fell into British hands. The ship was run aground to prevent her from sinking. The submarine
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and protecting convoys. She was briefly refitted in
Bermuda between 31 October and 22 November before she returned to Great Britain for a more thorough refit in December. Upon its completion on 9 February
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LONDON, August 2. (By Mail)-Today, H.M.S. York, recently over-hauled at
Chatham, left for Spithead, where she will take part in the naval review by the King before leaving for the America and West India
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of Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Drax, then his successor, Vice-Admiral Matthew R. Best, of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron of the Home Fleet upon commissioning. Between 1931 and 1934 she was commanded by Captain
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on 26 March 1941; the two old destroyers were fitted with special cranes to operate assault craft. Six motorboats entered the bay, led by
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571:(24,600 km; 15,300 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). The ship's complement was 628 officers and men.
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s wreck was salvaged in February 1952 by an Italian shipbreaker and towed to Bari to be broken up, beginning on 3 March.
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1299:"KING'S COLOURS TAKEN BY H.M.S. BERWICK. Admiral Meyrick Present at Ceremony Yesterday. YORK SAILS FOR HOME TODAY".
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as her aircraft attacked the Italian Fleet at Taranto on the evening of 11/12 November. A few days later
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carried a maximum of 1,900 long tons (1,900 t) of fuel oil that gave her a range of 13,300
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H.M.S. York and Exeter due here on Friday: Latest additions to Squadron are up-to-date warships
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1303:. City of Hamilton, Pembroke, Bermuda. 31 March 1939. Pages 1, 2, and 7.
282:(19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
1539:"HMS YORK – YORK-class Heavy Cruiser including Convoy Escort Movements"
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1730:(Third Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
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was used to supply electrical power to operate the cruiser's guns for
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on 13 October after the destroyer's engagement with the light cruiser
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were protected by 3 inches (76 mm) of armour and sides of the
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1337:. City of Hamilton, Pembroke, Bermuda. 15 August 1939. p. 5.
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was one of the ships used to evacuate British and French troops
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of Home Fleet. On 3 March 1940 the ship intercepted the German
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of 20 feet 3 inches (6.2 m). She was powered by
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in March, she protected troop convoys from Egypt to Greece.
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arrived back at her base in Bermuda on 13 August 1939. The
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light AA guns ("pom-poms"). The ship carried two triple
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in late September, after escorting a convoy around the
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410:. Early in the war the ship escorted convoys in the
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on the America & West Indies Station, 1936–1939
555:(60,000 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 32.25
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1599:Mason, Geoffrey B., Lt. Cdr. (26 September 2010).
1418:. City of Hamilton, Pembroke, Bermuda. 21 May 2003
1412:"Sailor, war veteran Sir David Tibbits dies at 92"
505:also had a very tall bridge designed to clear the
1537:Mason, Geoffrey B., Lt. Cdr. (17 December 2010).
2755:World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea
1442:United States Naval History and Heritage Command
1333:"H.M.S. YORK COMMANDED BY CAPTAIN R.H. PORTAL".
1073:. She arrived back at Alexandria on 16 January.
1917:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in March 1941
1708:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1689:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1666:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1044:. In early January 1941 the ship escorted the
859:for repairs. The ship, and the light cruisers
819:by her own crew before she could be captured.
2294:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in May 1941
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1314:"NAVAL AND MILITARY NOTES: YORK OVERHAULED".
527:load and 10,620 long tons (10,790 t) at
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661:Map of the cruises of the Bermuda-based HMS
523:displaced 8,250 long tons (8,380 t) at
469:Ship's badge in the National Maritime Museum
402:in the late 1920s. She mostly served on the
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1685:The German Invasion of Norway, April 1940
1586:in: Okręty Wojenne Nr. 2/1993, pp. 39-40
1704:Raven, Alan & Roberts, John (1980).
509:originally planned to be carried on the
317:2-pdr (40 mm (1.6 in)) AA guns
19:For other ships with the same name, see
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493:, as the latter had straight masts and
1664:The Battle for Norway: April–June 1940
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1601:"HMS ROVER (62 R) – R-class Submarine"
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1378:"YORK BACK ON THIS STATION FOR DUTY".
501:were angled to the rear. In addition,
449:, in March 1941. The ship's wreck was
372:: 3–4.375 in (76.2–111.1 mm)
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678:Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company
404:North America and West Indies Station
87:Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company
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7:
1353:"Captain Sir David Tibbits obituary"
987:the previous evening. A month later
851:was badly damaged by air attack and
1032:The Mediterranean Fleet, including
1876:List of cruisers of the Royal Navy
479:s design was based on the earlier
430:. She was wrecked in an attack by
191:10,620 long tons (10,790 t) (
150:General characteristics (as built)
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221:20 ft 3 in (6.2 m)
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539:of 57 feet (17.4 m) and a
16:Lead ship of British York-class
2765:Maritime incidents in May 1941
999:, where the ship escorted the
535:of 575 feet (175.3 m), a
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1359:. United Kingdom. 3 June 2003
1202:Raven and Roberts, pp. 132–33
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830:, the British plan to invade
730:) on 4 May to begin a refit.
1013:ferried British troops from
770:The ship was transferred to
588:(AA) guns in single mounts.
583:QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mk V
1774:HMS York at naval histories
897:returned home on 26 April.
855:was detailed to tow her to
765:United Kingdom declared war
740:Second Italo-Abyssinian War
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1681:Haarr, Geirr H. (2009).
1662:Haarr, Geirr H. (2010).
653:No. 1 at Bermuda in 1934
574:The ship mounted six 50-
414:and participated in the
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233:Admiralty 3-drum boilers
213:57 ft (17.4 m)
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915:Action off Cape Passero
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1784:HMS York at Uboat.net
1582:Waldemar Benedyczak,
1511:Rohwer, pp. 44, 47–49
1126:Decima Flottiglia MAS
1103:in Suda Bay, May 1941
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798:1st Cruiser Squadron
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779:). In October 1939,
772:Halifax, Nova Scotia
734:was detached to the
699:Royal Naval Dockyard
579:8-inch (203 mm) guns
435:explosive motorboats
2735:York-class cruisers
1752:. London: Cassell.
1603:. NAVAL-HISTORY.NET
1541:. NAVAL-HISTORY.NET
1143:Tenente di vascello
736:Mediterranean Fleet
617:. The sides of her
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428:Mediterranean Fleet
2339:Giuseppe La Farina
1270:Advertisement for
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1335:The Royal Gazette
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1301:The Royal Gazette
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1588:(in Polish)
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1051:Brambleleaf
1006:Illustrious
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709:. She left
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485:sister ship
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315:2 × single
306:4 × single
100:16 May 1927
2745:1928 ships
2729:Categories
2701:April 1941
2491:Gloucester
2474:Robin Moor
2301:Shipwrecks
2255:April 1941
2103:HMCS
1924:Shipwrecks
1634:References
1607:8 February
1545:8 February
1448:13 October
1015:Alexandria
977:Artigliere
959:Gloucester
942:Alexandria
930:Artigliere
927:destroyer
870:Birmingham
863:Manchester
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515:gun turret
400:Royal Navy
287:Complement
252:Propulsion
116:1 May 1930
2714:June 1941
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1992:HMS
1957:Gumbinnen
1190:Footnotes
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418:in 1940.
392:her class
388:lead ship
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193:deep load
178:long tons
97:Laid down
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105:Launched
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218:Draught
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46:History
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