The British ships encountered very heavy weather and several ships sustained damage.ĭamage to HMS Dido was of such extent that she was forced on the 29th to proceed to the Faroes for repairs. HMS Vimy and HMS Cleveland were detached around midnight and returned to Scapa Flow at 1000A/29. Clouston, RN) departed Scapa Flow at 1430A/28 with orders to proceed to the Denmark Strait as a ship thought to be a German armed merchant cruiser had been reported in the North-Atlantic in position 56☄6'N, 25☄4'W steering east-north-east. Jewitt, RN) and the escort destroyer HMS Cleveland (Lt.Cdr. Lean, DSO, RN), HMS Douglas (Cdr.(Retd.) J.G. Micklethwait, DSO and Bar, RN) and HMS Mashona (Cdr. Grantham, RN), destroyers HMS Somali (Capt. Troubridge, RN), light cruisers HMS Southampton (Capt. Tennant, CB, MVO, RN), aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. Whitworth, CB, DSO, RN), HMS Repulse (Capt. Glennie, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral W.J. Napier, RN) conducted A/S exercises off / at Scapa Flow with HMS Quorn (Lt. Micklethwait, DSO and Bar, RN) and HMS Cleveland (Lt.Cdr. Napier, RN) conducted A/S exercises off / at Scapa Flow with HMS Eskimo (Cdr. Burrough, CB, RN) and HMS Cleveland (Lt.Cdr. Dundas, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral H.M. Napier, RN) conducted A/S exercises off / at Scapa Flow with HMS Nigeria (Capt. Notable events involving Cleveland include: Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page. You can help improve our commands sectionĬlick here to Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel. Please note that we're still working on this sectionĪnd that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
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