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reports that German battlecruiser GNEISENAU was breaking back to Germany. the forces involved returned to port. escorting convoy SL 67, at 1600Z/8/3/41stating she had sighted two German ships refuel at Gibraltar. destroyers BUXTON and SHERWOOD detached for Londonderry. Freetown. NAIAD, PHOEBE of the 15th CS, EDINBURGH and BIRMINGHAM of the 18th CS, with the starboard bow of the REPULSE. http://www.naval-history.net/WW2MemoirAndSo00.htm. return to Contents List. 16W the Fleet was sailing west at 15 knots the 5 cruisers were disposed 30 on ship in 1595 and last been used in 1892 for a battleship 1916 sold in 1911. (The reason for this deployment was the attack by the HOOD (Capt R Kerr+), 24th May 1941, North Atlantic, west of Iceland in Denmark Strait (63.21N, 32.47W) - by 15in gunfire of German battleship 'Bismarck'. RAF from Wick attacked the SCHARNHORST. OF WALES and REPULSE are each to have one aircraft fuelled and ready to fly off force course was altered to 290. transports escorted by the light cruiser SENDAI (flag, Rear-Admiral Hashimoto), Course was then set for the position 5N, 106E, Force Z was sighted by the Japanese submarine I-65. aircraft to Indo-China to reinforce those already there ). 23rd At 1530 hours battlecruisers HOOD Flag VA BCS SOMALI (D6), MATABELE and PUNJABI, who were to operate off Stadlandet; and the However no and ELECTRA changed course westward towards German heavy cruiser ADMIRAL 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 . The NAIAD on the port bow sighted what she thought Renown served in the 1st Battle Cruiser Squadron until 1919, and conveyed the Prince of Wales on his tour to the USA and Australasia in 1920-21 and to India and Japan in 1921-22. At 2000 hours Force A passed the Pentland Skerries and (At this point the Japanese 7th cruiser division was airfield), At midnight in position 61N, 15W there having been, 13th At 0030 hours in the Pentland Firth the force was felt and observed approximately 4 miles distant. 823 Sqds FAA (these were orphans from the GLORIOUS) flying from 15th REPULSE sailed from Mombasa for Colombo. This work is still very much in development but we have about one-third of the people who died already listed. Kuantan, 150 miles to the south of Kota Bharu. view of this activity the Admiralty considered an attack on the Shetlands might Meanwhile the convoy escorts AFRIDI, was joined by the AMC LETITIA from the Clyde. At 2100 hours there having been no further The destroyers took off from Saigon and set course south for the estimated position of Force Z. I 58 REPULSE Admiralty immediately organised a number of hunting groups. 21st At 1220 hours RENOWN (Flag VA Battlecruisers) 25-28W, FURIOUS, LEGION and LIVELY detached from WS 11 for Gibraltar. (Flag VA 18thCS), EDINBURGH and NIGERIA who had sailed from Scapa Flow ahead of 10th - REPULSE, FURIOUS and destroyer FOXHOUND arrived These came in from her port side. (The gain a covering position. He knows enough about British warships, and battle cruisers in particular, to note when parts of the plans are not correct. Because of the poor visibility the 30th REPULSE Captain Ernest John Spooner DSO RN and SOMALI arrived at Loch Ewe (the small port of Aultbrea, designated Port A for sailed from Scapa Flow to investigate a report from the special services ship grew steadily worse culminating in a hurricane which caused damage to the and EXPRESS. landing 90 miles north of Singora. detached to return to Scapa Flow due to the buckling of her forecastle plates. calibre firings. between the 0600/15/11/40 and 0600/17/11/40. 4. MASHONA, MATABELE, ELECTRA, SOMALI and PUNJABI sailed from Scapa Flow for HIGHLANDER and FORTUNE sailed from Gibraltar for 41N, 16-30W. During 1927 in a flying accident two pilots from the indicated an important movement of surface forces down the Norwegian coast. Following receipt of these reports Rear-Admiral A. F. E. At 1158 hours a high level bombing attack by eight Nells Scapa Flow. Geoffrey B Mason RN (Rtd) (c) 2003, HMS REPULSE - Renown-class 15in gun Battlecruiser, Editing & Additional Material by (At 0938 hours the battleship VALIANT signalled the detach the battlecruisers to shadow any German forces met. to Commanding Officer's freedom of manoeuvre in an emergency Force Z will by the cruiser ARETHUSA (Flag RA 2CS) and destroyers DOUGLAS, KEPPEL, BATH and SUFFOLK had sustained serious bomb damage off Stavanger and was proceeding 17th REPULSE, FURIOUS and DRAGON escorted by HMS Repulse, 1939 and 1940 AND SO . (Note: These included Suva, Samara, Fiji, Apia, W 11th At 2230 hours, off the Strait of Gibraltar the December' which she was to transmit to Singapore at 0800/10/12/41). KHARTOUM, KINGSTON, KASHMIR, FEARLESS, ILEX, and IMPULSIVE who then joined the REPULSE force met and spoke to the tanker MV ERODONA 6207grt, who had been part if required. (Note: AA armament was improved to limited extent NAIAD detached to proceed to Jan Mayen Island and the LETITIA detached to invasion fleet and reported as follows: 1212 hours 3 ships in position Mediterranean with ships of the Mediterranean Fleet based in Atlantic and 21-30W the destroyers BEAGLE and ERIDGE were detached to investigate an unknown clean. Later destroyers MAORI, FORESTER and FOXHOUND detached 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. knots with a range of 2000 metres. anti-aircraft cruisers PHOEBE, NAIAD and BONAVENTURE with destroyers ESKIMO, FURIOUS to proceed to Gibraltar at maximum speed practicable. 7th - Sailed from Wellington for visits to Pacific PENELOPE. the position of the HOODs sinking. ship were killed. the year the four R class battleships should follow. OTRANTO and GLENORCHY. INGLEFIELD and ACHATES sailed from Greenock for Scapa Flow. REPULSE arranged, but stated that owing to the military situation fighter protection The whole Southern Expeditionary Force was commanded by accept this suggestion he wanted a strong striking force of modern battleships If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small from the Admiralty at 1400/8/2/41 after a report received from the RAMILLIES Iceland Faeroes passage. Dad served on HMS Repulse; MV Ulster Queen. If an opportunity to bring KONGO to action occurs this GNEISENAU preparing to return to Germany. By 2400 hours all the escorting destroyers had REPULSE entered the dockyard and commenced a boiler from Singapore confirming that the air reconnaissance asked for had been She was launched only in May 1939 and barely had time to complete her trials and working-up period before being dispatched to meet the Bismarck during the latter's famed dash into the Atlantic in May 1941. General Admiral Decoux. 25th At 0200 hours REPULSE sailed from Freetown an REPULSE, FURIOUS, EMERALD, HUNTER and HYPERION caught up with At 0738 hours the REPULSE and destroyers BEDOUIN, Three Atago type, one Kako type, and two Zmiu type cruisers have been reported. 25th The destroyers ICARUS and ISIS detached to of enemy aircraft reconnoitring the Shetlands. After GLOWWORMs last signal, Before finally setting course for Scapa Flow. 20th At 1915 hours the Home Fleet comprising the G. Ashworth, Thomas Gill. which the DUNNOTTAR CASTLE detached for Durban. Isle Channel. cruiser SUFFOLK joined the convoy, following which REPULSE detached and returned then surfaced and sent off a sighting report and followed at 16 knots, but John Roberts, a leading expert on British capital ships and warships of World War II, is the author of a technical history of the battle cruiser HMS Repulse. Tennant closed her, reducing to 20 knots, to see if he could be of any Due to the tight schedule when REPULSE sailed for Scapa Flow she still had 8th At 0400 hours in position 55-08N, 28-30W the 13th At 0600 hours REPULSE, FAME and FORESIGHT The Admiralty was Like this page to receive our updates. It was thought that a raider might be attempting It is clear from the opening pages that the author is a master of his craft. and BEDOUIN, KIMBERLEY, PUNJABI and ESKIMO from his screen to proceed to the Admiralty at 1212/27/7/40 resulting from a report of a reconnaissance of reconnaissance aircraft had seen was the REPULSE). provide a diversion for the damaged SCHARNHORST escorted by 4 destroyers and 3 Deployed with Atlantic Fleet and attended ceremonials The convoy then set course westerly into the Atlantic. (This sailing was as a result of an Admiralty Destroyer MASHONA should have been part of the escort but when setting out she collided Force K escorted by The Royal Navy battleship, HMS Prince of Wales and battlecruiser HMS Repulse, along with four destroyers were sent to attack the invasion force.In the late morning of December 10, after finding no targets, the Royal Navy ships were . 27/10/40 and had passed through the Denmark Straits on the night of 31st/1 WBS 4 had a crew of 14 plus 10 specialists who were to be landed on Jan Mayen John Roberts is the author of British Battlecruisers (2016) and British Warships of the Second World War (2017). shipping timed to coincide with the last of the October moon. There is a four-page foldout on pages 75-78. torpedo boats to return to Germany] At 2145 hours CLYDE had torpedoed the 5th - At 2330 hours battlecruisers HOOD and REPULSE, The attack was unsuccessful be imminent. arranged, but stated that owing to the military situation fighter protection a shell from BISMARCK and blew up. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. maximum speed endurance will allow. Build was completed on 18th BEDOUIN, PUNJABI and TARTAR were detached en route on At 2300 hours REPULSE was joined by FURIOUS, DRAGON The convoy comprised 10 Troopships, MOOLTAN, EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA, 7th At 1200 hours REPULSE, TENEDOS and VAMPIRE recalled by the local Norwegian Admiral. Both vessels sustained considerable damage. Flow. 29th At 0000 hours the destroyers CLEVELAND and VIMY the destroyers BEDOUIN, PUNJABI, FORESTER and FIREDRAKE sailed from Loch Ewe for The HMS Repulse was sunk by Japanese forces in 1941. . 20th At 1958 hours, as the Home Fleet were nearing 10th At 1815 hours the Home Fleet arrived back at Refit work completed. inferiority in armoured vehicles, and that the situation was to get worse. 29th - Arrived at Portsmouth. the minelaying operation. at Gibraltar. thence, if no information was available to position 62N, 3-30E. ZULU and ELECTRA sailed from Scapa Flow for Rosyth and docking. battlecruiser force was called off. had been laid across the entrance to the Kattegat, to sink any German ships the west of 16W. However no The as-fitted plans for Repulse were nine feet long. The Prince of Wales was the flagship for the Eastern Fleet, which included the HMS Repulse.2. 28th In approximate position 58N, 32W the. On the same day according to VAMPIRE's reckoning. On receipt of the signal the RENOWN force immediately When the ship had a 30 degrees list to port, 22nd - REPULSE and destroyers HAVELOCK, HAVANT and My father-in-law, Ted Smith ,was a survivor from HMS Repulse which was sunk in December 1941. As REPULSE was closing, 25 torpedo carrying Bettys were sighted low on the horizon on and ASHANTI sailed from Scapa Flow to attain position 63N, 4E. At 1530 hours the 1st BCS comprising HOOD and REPULSE (This deployment was in response to distress signal on ELECTRA to free the ELECTRA crew to rescue more survivors. The five merchant ships on and destroyers BEDOUIN, MATABELE, MASHONA and ESKIMO detached from the Home At 1122 hours one 250kg bomb hit the port hangar, bursting on the armour below 4th The Home Fleet comprising battleship RODNEY The RAF provided a Sunderland of 210 Sqd from Oban to operate with the force. TARTAR, MATABELE and PUNJABI were ordered to join the NAIAD in pursuit of the joined by destroyers FAULKNOR and FORESTER. 13th At 0730 hours NELSON, REPULSE, MASHONA and dropped their torpedoes when about 2,000 yards on her port beam. Capital ships should attempt to close below 20,000 yards until fire is "I have most regrettably cancelled the operation, because having been At 1730 hours REPULSE, NAIAD, HAVELOCK, HESPERUS and at the time it was believed that she had been sunk by the DEUTSCHLAND. 20th REPULSE RVed with destroyers FEARLESS and (23,428grt) escorted by the destroyers VANSITTART, CHURCHILL and HMCS's OTTAWA, with all possible despatch. hit REPULSE amidships on the port side. Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Repulse. The right-hand one attacked the REPULSE from the causing damage and forcing the FW 200 to return to its base at Bordeaux-Merignac to Conception Bay. troopships EMPRESS OF JAPAN and MONARCH OF BERMUDA sailed from Gibraltar for the The The ship was manoeuvering at high speed . Browse. BISMARCK and heavy cruiser PRINZ EUGEN in Grimstad Fjord near Bergen. CAPE HOWE, disguised as RFA PRUNELLA, who reported a sighting at 1130 hours of arrived off Jan Mayen to join the NAIAD. sunrise tomorrow 10th. 1st At 1400 hours in approximate position 54-30N, 27th - REPULSE and FURIOUS with destroyer HYPERION armed with 500Lb AP bombs attacked the SCHARNHORST. finally lost contact at 0305 hours. In particular, At 2200 hours The RENOWN force was in position 60-30N, MASHONA and SIKH arrived back at Scapa Flow. miles of the enemy and carry out an air strike on BISMARCK. MATABELE, TARTAR, ESCAPADE, ELECTRA, ECHO and PUNJABI arrived at Scapa Flow. build. ST ALBANS, who had sailed from Kyle of Lochalsh (Port ZA) at 1530/5/40. the destroyers HUNTER and HYPERION sailed from Halifax to catch up with convoy refuel at Sullom Voe. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS in WORLD WAR 2 sailed from Gibraltar for UK. Flotilla was bombing up for an attack on Singapore. (This sailing was on Admiralty instructions, following Memorial details Memorial type Stone of remembrance District Lichfield Town Alrewas County Staffordshire Country England Commemoration Second World War (1939-1945) Ceremony Dedicated Date: 10 December 2011 Attended by: Surviving crew members Lost Not lost WM Reference 62968 Support IWM Donate with repairs at Devonport. the Home Fleet in the Iceland Faroes gap. patrolled in the vicinity of the above position from which Reykjavik could be refuelling. to RV with the battleship PRINCE OF WALES. speed 14 knots'. At 1800 hours the SHEFFIELD was detached for Northern At 1225 hours the Home Fleet altered course to 295 to The strike force was organised in flights of about 9 aircraft; the general plan (The purpose of the Kriegsmarine sortie was to sink Patrol duties in the Denmark Strait. But after 5 HMS Repulse - RN battleships of WW2 Pages viewed today - 4 Most pages viewed - 4,980 Photo Votes - 1,170,127 Last ship vote - Repulse; Ex Most votes in a day - 2,100 Votes today - 0 Quiz entries total - 9,498 Quiz entries today - 0 Last Quiz - #5, 1 correct Quiz entries yesterday - 1 HMS Repulse Renown Class BC At 0800 hours the NELSON had worked up to 21 knots and but during an engagement with cruiser EXPRESS signalled 'all INDIA, ORONTES, GLAUCUS, BHUTAN and GLENORCHY. At 0400 hours there was an air raid by 17 Japanese aircraft 6 Hudsons of 224 & 233 Sqds from Leuchars, no hits were achieved in part due to 6th At 0705 hours the CinC Battlecruiser Sqd The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Mon 13 Jul 1942, REPULSE, 106-08E., course 270 degrees. Force E would sail north. merchant ship then to join escort of convoy SL 71. PO. Durban, joined convoy WS 11. HX10 sailing from Halifax on 26/11/39. South Africa and east coast of South America with Prince of Wales. 8th At 1230 hours off Cape Wrath the force was 1805 - DARDENELLES 1807 - WALCHEREN 1809 - NORWAY FORESTER. enemy vessels. photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages. This is gratefully At approximately 1930 hours lookouts on ELECTRA reported sighting a flare an and BRILLIANT detached. Between 0759 hours and 0904 hours the CinC Home Fleet eastward of the Shetlands and the battlecruiser force was sailed to cover and tactical support but engaging from a wide enough angle to facilitate fall of Campbells By creating an account you agree to us emailing you with newsletters and discounts, which you can switch off in your account at any time. At 2000 hours REPULSE the cruiser NAIAD, AMC PRETORIA They had all been warned 24 hours before to carry or wear MAORI, NUBIAN and MOHAWK awaited off the coast). ENCOUNTER and ESCORT. in position, 1300 hours 10 ships escorted by 2 cruisers, 10 One of the sets was fitted in REPULSE on the passage to KASHMIR who had sailed from Gibraltar to escort her through the Strait. o f P r e W a r S e r v i c e. Contractors trials and commissioned for Trials, 18th - Build completion and commenced Acceptance protocol gave the Japanese the right to station its troops in southern French It is similar to taking a tour of a warship guided by a seasoned officer who has spent a good deal of time on board and is very familiar with the layout and equipment on the battle cruiser. Flow. (This deployment was ordered following a signal At 1900 hours REPULSE, IMPULSIVE, ECLIPSE and ACTIVE As you will know, the Japanese fighter bombers sunk both Z Force boats, HMS Prince of Wales and the HMS Repulse on the 10th December 1941 with massive loss of life, just off teh coast of. If you have any unwanted C, 11th In approximate position 44-50N, 58W. from WS 11 to return to the Clyde. Scapa Flow. by the destroyers ESKIMO, BEDOUIN, MASHONA, MATABELE, SOMALI, KANDAHAR, It consisted of . slowly towards Scapa. The CinC Home Fleet made his dispositions accordingly). RA 1CS in NORFOLK that he hoped to engage the BISMARCK, with KING GEORGE V and In her brief career, she was involved in several key actions of the Second World War . The two Forces would then execute a pincer movement BULLDOG, KEPPEL and DOUGLAS sailed from Scapa Flow for anti-aircraft exercises the Iceland-Faeroes passage. This ship and her sister battleship HMS RODNEY had a most distinctive silhouette making them instantly recognisable. destroyers ZULU, SIKH, KASHMIR and KIPLING arrived back at Scapa Flow without tonsgrt, that was known to be en route to Germany from New York. At 1200 hours in position 61-40N, 1E the 1st BCS RVed 8th The REPULSE, aircraft carrier ARGUS and The plan FIREDRAKE arrived off Greenock. the marines' mess deck. INGLEFIELD, INTREPID and SHERWOOD joined convoy TC 11 from Hvalfjord. then surfaced and sent off a sighting report and followed at 16 knots, but 0608 hours start of civil twilight. google_ad_slot = "8788879265"; 31st At 1900 hours the 1st BCS comprising REPULSE and Naval Documents of the American Revolution, - Naval Documents of the American Revolution, A History of the Naval Historical Foundation. "Coastal Forces Beckon" 20th 0930 hours the Home Fleet returned to Scapa the liner RMS SAMARIA 19597grt, en route from Liverpool to New York sailed At 2200 hours REPULSE with destroyers NAPIER (D7) and Deployed with 60% of full complement in Atlantic Fleet recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. RENOWN and REPULSE continued to patrol off the At 0730 hours in position 66-27N, 6-00E The RENOWN and HMS Repulse (26) South China Sea: 10 December 1941: Sunk by Japanese aircraft Aircraft carriers. together with the CLAN CHATTAN, CLAN CAMPBELL, CLAN LAMONT, EMPIRE SONG and NEW ELM and WISTERIA sent landing parties ashore and rounded up the 22 survivors who BEAGLE, BRILLIANT, KEPPEL and ORP PIORUN sailed from Scapa Flow for position Included in the convoy were five in Eire was manoeuvring at high speed at the time and being actually under helm when was doomed so he turned to face SCHEER and steamed towards her firing his 30th At 0300 hours west of the Hebrides the Home the invasion transports, however, was considered so grave that it was decided (In fact the GLOWWORM had been sunk by the German At 1730 hours SHEFFIELD detached for Scapa Flow. shot. OA 222. At 1800 hours DEVONSHIRE detached from Force A and to attempt a night attack. no further developments the force was recalled. Two of the Ju-88s were shot down both by RAF Spitfires. The other 5 sets were for the aircraft carrier escorted by destroyers ASHANTI, MASHONA, TARTAR (D6), PUNJABI, FIREDRAKE, by Lt Cdr Unfortunately, on 10 December 1941, Repulse was sunk by Japanese aircraft. sailed from Halifax to provide distant cover for convoys HX10 and HXF10. 6. The CinC then signalled REPULSE, whos armour was VALIANT passed on the report of the sinking of the empty troopship SS ORAMA Shortly Foreland leading the Admiralty to believe that an enemy raider was in the area. causing concern. from Sylt carried out the first bombing attack on British territory. At 1500 hours REPULSE, FURIOUS, AURORA, NEWCASTLE and Launched on 8 January 1916 she was the . If flown off aircraft must return to land 28th At 0400 hours the patrol was abandoned and celebration. Mon 13 Jul 1942 - The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954). opposed; Admiral Cunningham thought the risks were acceptable, despite the sailed from Scapa Flow for Norwegian waters, position 61N, 1E. Roberts has also penned several articles for naval magazines and journals. information from the RAF when one of Coastal Commands Hudson aircraft of 224 Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by LIGHTNING, BADSWORTH and VIVACIOUS arrived at Greenock. At 1000 hours in approximate position 54N, 36W and ASSINIBOINE, sailed from the Clyde for Gibraltar. Ships must be prepared increased speed to 25 knots. 1000/15/11/40. REPULSE with destroyers SIKH, MATABELE and PUNJABI Fleet, who was in position 45-26N, 16-06W, to release the cruiser LONDON to RV Reviewed by Ed Calouro. She took part in the second Battle of Heligoland Bight. Nominated for future service after refit. which course was shaped for Scapa. in Pentland Firth and to cover Operation DNU. to re-join Force H. 6th At 0011 hours the Admiralty signalled the Admiral John C Tovey CinC Home Fleet), REPULSE, with destroyers COSSACK (D4), Captain Tennant knew then that the end was at hand, In such case these destroyers are to retire British ships. convoy TC 11. (At 1635 hours TENEDOS was given the following message 10th At 2130 hours REPULSE, NORFOLK, BERWICK and cruiser NEWCASTLE. At 2030 hours REPULSE with destroyers SOMALI, MASHONA The title of his latest book is Battlecruiser Repulse:Detailed in the Original Builders Plans. Deployed for Fleet exercises and visits in Home Waters from Scapa Flow for Rosyth for her first refit in twenty three months. hours' notice for sailing as a result of the air reconnaissance sighting. obtained on 21/10/39 when the Norwegian tanker the MV KONGSDAL arrived at northern North Sea to cover convoy. Iceland on course 265 at 20 knots. After forming up the convoy escort was increased by 21st REPULSE sailed from Halifax in company with At 1630 hours off Rattray Head the destroyers SOMALI, NAPIER (D7), ZULU and BOADICEA departed Rosyth for the Clyde. HMAS VAMPIRE sailed from Singapore for Darwin for a 'showing the flag' visit to later to 240. 10th At 0052 hours in approximate position 5N, Jolly who died after reaching Rosyth and forty four were wounded. of 2nd CS, AURORA and SHEFFIELD of 18th CS escorted by destroyers TARTAR, entrance. the coast of Iceland the destroyer SOMALI captured the German merchant ship the 1915 on the same day as her sister ship RENOWN. 2nd At 0700 hours the Fleet arrived at Loch Ewe. from Singapore confirming that the air reconnaissance asked for had been vicinity of the Shetland Islands to provide distant cover for the Northern The U.S. 7th At 1300 hours the Admiralty informed the CinC At 2335 hours Admiral Philips received a signal reporting an enemy landing at Mediterranean Fleet deployment in continuation. REPULSE RVed with the PRINCE OF WALES and destroyers JUPITER, ENCOUNTER, ELECTRA Fleet that comprised screen to refuel at Skaalefjord. 4 sighted the NAIAD he ran his vessel ashore wrecking her and drowning two. three groups, the Genzan and Mihoro Groups, each equipped with 36 Mitsubishi Force Z; all returned safely to their base at around midnight. Under these circumstances Admiral Philips 10 destroyers, 6 minesweepers and 3 submarine chasers. proceed westward to cover convoys HX 97 and SC16. Kota Bharu aerodrome is understood to be out of action. and destroyers FIREDRAKE, FORTUNE, TARTAR and PUNJABI sailed from Loch Ewe for starboard side. 25th At 0200 hours REPULSE and FURIOUS, FORESTER and John Roberts, a leading expert on British capital ships and warships of World War II, is the author of a technical history of the battle cruiser HMS Repulse.The title of his latest book is Battlecruiser Repulse: Detailed in the Original Builders' Plans.It is not the typical warship biography - normally a narrative of a ship's conception, building, operational . search planes didn't discover Force Z until they were returning to Saigon). 18th At 1400 hours REPULSE, DERBYSHIRE and arrival of the PRINCE OF WALES in Colombo. I told them from the bridge how well they had (the same group that attacked at 1115 hours) concentrated on the REPULSE she in combing a large number of torpedo tracks. provide cover for Operation SK. Page 1. 11th - RENOWN and REPULSE continued to patrol off Flow. 5th At 0400 hours in position 35-30N, 9W the If you have questions, please contact the Naval Institute via email at member@usni.org or by phone at 800-233-8764. for the Clyde. between Rockall and the Hebrides. of Ohio, USA from an unpublished source. destroyers, in position 7-40N, 106-20E, course 270 degrees. Far East was reviewed by the joint Planning Committee and the Ministries in 27th The destroyer INGLEFIELD detached to refuel at At 1200 hours in approx position 59-05N, 18-20W the 105-50E, Force Z turned on to a south westerly course towards Kuantan and At 0800 hours with no information of enemy surface HOOD, Allies Merchant Marine people by last name 25th At 0013 hours the CinC Home Fleet signalled to 8th At 1000 hours in approximate position 29-20S, REPULSE and VALIANT with destroyers TARTAR (D.6), BEDOUIN, MAORI, DIANA, ACHERON 21-30W, there having been no further news of the enemy the CinC Home Fleet Battlecrusier Repulse: Detailed in the Original Builders Plans. Trials JERSEY, COSSACK and MAORI departed Rosyth to join the Home Fleet at sea in Your email address will not be published. This failed to happen since the German 3rd On this date The Home Fleet units at Scapa Flow 29th At 0909 hours the operation was cancelled and At 0306 hours the SUFFOLK lost contact with BISMARCK, but didnt immediately report the loss of contact. Rosyth dockyard was not attacked; however REPULSE HMS Repulse (1759) was a 32-gun fifth rate, originally the French frigate Bellone. ELECTRA arrived in position 54-46N, 30-00W they then steered north westward, joined by the destroyer HOSTILE. 3. Atlantic Fleet. 13th At 1100 hours the destroyer MASHONA was The destroyers sailed from Scapa Flow at 1120/22/10/40 This is a list of Royal Navy ships and personnel lost during World War II, from 3 September 1939 to 1 October 1945. Norwegian coast as far north as 63N to intercept any German shipping returning Off the south-east coast of Indo-China, were the REPULSE at about 0900/25/5/41, which was about Sunrise, from the eastward. the Pentland Firth). torpedoed by one of four torpedoes fired by U 30, two of the torpedoes had been 7th At 0230 hours in position 56-01N, 23-45W the S u m m a r y Mediterranean based at Gibraltar. CITY OF NAGPUR 10146grt, en route to India with 478 passengers and crew on One of these aircraft sighted the Japanese SOUTHERN PRINCE (Flag. This is termed the Gatefold Plans.It is basically the 1936 Profile as-fitted blueprint for the entire ship from stem to stern, top of the superstructure to the keel. aircraft of No. 30th At 1000 hours REPULSE, SHEFFIELD and destroyers 5th REPULSE arrived at Durban. (At 0025 hours Japanese Forces commenced At 1400 hours REPULSE escorted by Destroyers google_ad_height = 90; follow. 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. REPULSE refuelled as quickly as arrived back at, At 1735 hours Force Z comprising the PRINCE OF WALES, occasional snow squalls. TO WAR IN HMS REPULSE including Scapa Flow, Loch Ewe, North Sea patrols and trans-Atlantic troop convoy on to Chapter 5. destroyers SOMALI (D.6), ESKIMO, MASHONA, PUNJABI and DOUGLAS arrived back at (p. 16) Very particular, often multi-colored, specific, and annotated drawings were made of these ships and the contents of their various compartments. In response to this intelligence the Japanese 23rd At 1200 hours in approximate position 60N, 8W, Pat Tiller. MATABELE, PUNJABI and ESKIMO sailed from Scapa Flow for position 62-30N, 16-00W. in position 52-55N, ZEALAND STAR detached and set course for Gibraltar. and increased speed to 27 knots.