Allied Warships

HMS Esperance Bay (F 67)

Armed Merchant Cruiser

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeArmed Merchant Cruiser
Class 
PennantF 67 
Built byVickers Ltd. (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched4 Oct 1921 
Commissioned5 Dec 1939 
End service12 Nov 1941 
Loss position
 
History

built as Hobson´s Bay, 1936 renamed Esperance Bay.
On 13 September 1939 the passenger ship Esperance Bay of the Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line Ltd, London was requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to an armed merchant cruiser. Conversion was completed on 5 December 1939.

Displacement: 14204 BRT
Armament: 7x 152mm, 2x 76mm
Speed: 15 knots

Career:
December 39 - April 40: South Atlantic Station
May 40: Halifax Escort Force
June 40 - October 40: Bermuda and Halifax Escort Force
November 40 - August 41: Freetown Escort Force

On 12 November 1941 returned and used as troopship by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). 1945 returned to owner. 1955 scrapped.

 

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Noteable events involving Esperance Bay include:


29 Jun 1941
The British merchant Rio Azul is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-123 about 200 nautical miles south-east of the Azores in position 29º00'N, 25º00'W. HMS Esperance Bay (Capt. G.S. Holden (retired), RN) later picks up 9 survivors.

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