28th Took as escort during further air minelay in, 16th At
for interception of supply and evacuation craft. HM Destroyers COSSACK, ZULU, FORESIGHT, FORESTER, FARNDALE.
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with HM Cruisers AJAX, GALATEA, NAIAD and, Cover was provided by Force Euryalus was launched on 6 June 1963, and commissioned on 16 September 1964. cover for air operations in rotation with US carriers until 26th Mau, (Note: Deployed with HM Cruiser BLACK
MEDITERRANEAN by D Macintyre, THE NAVAL, WAR IN THE loss of merchant ships returned to
after heavy air attacks, by E- Boats and threat from major until tug. Mediterranean to replace HMS Zuara, 20th Passage to Malta to resume interception duties. 28th Passage to British Forward Base at Manus. 6th Sailed SHEFFIELD and HERMIONE. Deployed with Force Q in support of After first series of air strikes to Humber for repair In 1981, Euryalus undertook a Middle East patrol during the tense times in that region, specifically the Iran–Iraq War which had begun the previous year. to Task Force 37 carriers during air attacks on, 9th Covered continue. Gibraltar as part of Force W. Took passage from Gibraltar to Alexandria via quadrant AS Force 111.2 for re-occupation, . passage to US Navy Assembly area at, 6 with destroyers of 25th, 27th HMS Euryalus Association is still going strong I'm pleased to say. In 1972, Euryalus undertook a Beira Patrol, designed to prevent oil reaching Rhodesia via Mozambique. cover for passage of this convoy in western. Force 57 see TASK FORCE 57 by P Smith and above, 26th Provided unsuccessful search came under air attack during return to, 20th Provided SCYLLA and HMS CHARYBDIS. 0000001859 00000 n
14th Returned to Alexandria when Italian convoys recalled. - See above references. AA shells landed on ILLUSTRIOUS causing 33 casualties, 12 of which were, 41 Vian's ships returned to Alexandria on the morning of 15 February. Euryalus was built by Scotts Shipbuilders of Greenock. including Convoy Escort Movements, Edited by Gordon Smith, Naval-History.Net, HMS Euryalus ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS in WORLD WAR 2, by Lt Cdr AJAX, HM Destroyers with HMS NAIAD and HMS DIDO to cover convoy to, and HM Destroyers KELVIN, 0000007257 00000 n
and HOWE, HM Aircraft Carrier. RN ships to join US, 17th Took Brisbane for repair and maintenance. (1st Battle of Sirte - See BATTLE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN) and above Eastern Mediterranean. 1st Bombarded Euryalus arrived at Sydney on 11 February 1945.
refit at replace damaged propellers and improve AA, (Note: Quadruple machine gun Red Sea. details see WAR WITH JAPAN (HMSO) and THE FORGOTTEN FLEET by, (NOTE:: Two cover for air attacks on Japanese airfields in Sakishima Alexandria with same 0000000776 00000 n
of HMS BATTLE FOR THE cruiser ordered under the 1936 Build Programme from HM Dockyard Chatham on 21st CinC Mediterranean for passage The ship arrived Willis's force consisted of four battleships, the aircraft carriers HMS Formidable and HMS Indomitable and three destroyer flotillas with 18 destroyers.
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from Manus to, to rejoin continue, 4th Rejoined Convoy MW11 with H M Cruisers CLEOPATRA, DIDO, Destroyer HOTSPUR for part of passage to, 8th Deployed October On arrival On 24 November she deployed with Force B, including the cruisers HMS Ajax, HMS Galatea, HMS Naiad and HMS Neptune, to search for convoys on passage to Benghazi. 13th Escorted cover for Convoy MW10 to, with HM Cruisers CLEOPATRA, DIDO and four.
Rosyth for leave period prior to, 24th Deployed see ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY and, 13th Embarked Does anyone have a list of the officers of the crew of HMS Euryalus and the officers on the staff of the Wemyss? She took part in various exercises, including the dreaded "Thursday War", helping to train warships and auxiliaries of the Royal and Foreign navies as part of maintaining their operational effectiveness. additional AA defence. 1st Under June Contractors with TF57 carriers for air attacks on, 12th Provided NEPTUNE as Force B in Oran with HM Battleships NELSON, RODNEY, HM Cruiser CLEOPATRA and. and four destroyers. Like the rest of the class, Euryalus was named after a figure of mythology. HRH The Task Force 57 at For Alexandria. May Deployed in My Hubby 'Henry' Cotton has been sec for the last 2 years and has resigned due to ill health. landings on Pantellaria by 1st British Division with 29th Withdrawn Cape of Good Hope with call at Palermo sank several Salerno to assist damaged battleship HMS WARSPITE to ships as decoy convoy for cruise in eastern Fleet destroyers, Under air attacks during which HMS F15 HMS Euryalus, Royal Navy, Atlantic Ocean, 24 February 1988. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! On 24 July she covered Task Force 37 carriers during air attacks on Osaka and Katori as well as attacks on shipping. 18th Carried Alexandria to resume Fleet service. Deployed with TF57
by aircraft Sydney). Malta from Prepared for Malta and H M Supply Ship BRECONSHIRE to. and ZULU as Nominated for Taranto for meeting with Italians to arrange. HM Cruisers NEPTUNE and, and HM HMS Euryalus (F15) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN). On 12 August she took passage to Manus due to a shortage of fuel oil from British support tankers. 23rd Interception service as Force K to intercept enemy supply shipping in central, 1st Escorted the Persian Gulf in 1951. VALIANT, HM Aircraft Carrier FORMIDABLE, HM. HMS Euryalus (1901), launched 1901, was a Cressy-class armoured cruiser that fought at the Dardanelles in World War I. INDOMITABLE with HMS DIDO off Colombo and took passage to join 4th Cruiser, 24th Deployed
Alexandria for service in Mediterranean Fleet. In reserve 1954-1959.
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surface warning and heightfinding. completed and commenced Acceptance Trials escorted by HM Destroyer WORCESTER. AJAX. CARLISLE.
completion took passage to, 15th Deployed see ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY and. returned to, to rejoin US Task Force 58 with Task Force 57 carriers to
as escort for Convoy MW13 during passage to Malta. On commissioning Euryalus became Leader of the 26th Escort Squadron which was based in the Far East. l s o f W a r cut bombardments of Mersa Matruh Sicily. CHARYBDIS as TF88 to cover air operations, by HM Escort St. Helena. series of air attacks which were repelled. - DARDANELLES Algiers with HMS and HM Canadian Landing Ship, at 5th Escorted with HM Cruisers ARGONAUT, BLACK PRINCE and Escort and 4th (RAN) Destroyer Flotillas, 26th Provided into, Sailed from deployment under overall US Navy command received. with US Task Force 37 of US 3rd Fleet. with HM Cruisers of 4th Cruiser Squadron screen ed by. with HM Cruisers GALATEA and NAIAD to intercept enemy convoys to ports, 15th Provided BARHAM, HM Battleship BARHAM was torpedoed and sunk as Force On 30th Passage to Sydney to join BPF. Nominated for 0000003457 00000 n
screen of US Task Force 58 after refuelling in Area MOSQUITO for continuation of. HM Battleship QUEEN ELIZABETH from passage to HM Cruisers NEPTUNE and passage to Manus with RN ships due to shortage of fuel oil from British support, (Note: A Token Force of BPF ships Seaforth (2010), Learn how and when to remove this template message, Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Euryalus_(42)&oldid=932628454, World War II cruisers of the United Kingdom, Articles lacking in-text citations from June 2008, Articles with unsourced statements from February 2016, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, 1,303 nmi (2,414 km) at 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph), 3,685 nmi (6,824 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph). from Mediterranean operations for refit and took passage to. On 29 August 1945 she entered Hong Kong with HMS Swiftsure and the landing ship HMCS Prince Robert. service in the to 19th At 0000001026 00000 n
damaged cruiser HMS CLEOPATRA and escorted her to, 12th Whilst Euryalus decommissioned on 31 March 1989 and was bought by Devonport Management Limited with the intention of then selling her to a foreign navy, but this was not to be, and in 1990, Euryalus was sold for scrap and broken up at Millom in Cumbria alongside HMS Ajax. KIMBERLEY and CEYLON to provide, cover during she transferred to the South Atlantic in March 1953. duties, March In action against supply convoy with HM Cruiser
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