Allied Warships
HMS Caradoc (D 60)
Light cruiser of the Caledon class
HMS Caradoc in May 1942 after her U.S. refit
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Class | Caledon |
| Pennant | D 60 |
| Built by | Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Greenock, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 21 Feb 1916 |
| Launched | 23 Dec 1916 |
| Commissioned | 15 Jun 1917 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Became a base ship in April 1944. Commanding Officers: Capt. Jocelyn Slingsby Bethell, RN Capt. John William Josselyn, DSC, RN ??? A/Capt. Edmund Francis Fitzgerald, RN (retired) Capt. Addison Joe Baker-Creswell, DSO, RN T/A/Cdr. K.E. Gain, RNR Cdr. John Henry Eaden, RN |
Commands listed for HMS Caradoc (D 60)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Capt. Eric William Longley Longley-Cook, RN | 31 Jul 1939 | Jun 1940 | |
| 2 | Capt. Jocelyn Slingsby Bethell, RN | Jun 1940 | 1 Feb 1942 | |
| 3 | Capt. John William Josselyn, DSC, RN | 1 Feb 1942 | Mid 1943 | |
| 4 | A/Capt. Edmund Francis Fitzgerald, RN | Jul 1943 | 1 Apr 1944 | |
| 5 | Capt. Addison Joe Baker-Cresswell, DSO, RN | 1 Apr 1944 | ??? | |
| 6 | T/Lt. Kenneth Elphinstone Gain, RNVR | ??? | 23 Jul 1945 | |
| 7 | Cdr. John Henry Eaden, DSC, RN | 23 Jul 1945 | Oct 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Caradoc include:
23 Oct 1939
The British light cruiser HMS Orion (Capt. H.R.G. Kinahan, RN) and the Canadian destroyer HMCS Saguenay (Lt.Cdr. G.R. Miles, RCN) intercept the German tanker Emmy Friedrich (4372 GRT) in the Yukatan Strait west of Tampico. When the British light cruiser HMS Caradoc (Capt. E.W.L. Longley-Cook, RN) also arrives on the scene the Germans scuttled their own ship to prevent her capture.
11 Dec 1940
The Dutch sloop HrMs Van Kinsbergen (Cdr. J.L.K. Hoeke) intercepts the German blockade breaker Rhein (6031 GRT) west of the Florida Strait in position 24º55'N, 83º15'W. Unfortunately before the German ship can be captured it is set on fire by her own crew. The wreck is sunk later that day by the British light cruiser HMS Caradoc (Capt. J.S. Bethell, RN). (see map)