Arthur Macdonnell Knapp, RN
| Born | 29 Jul 1900 |
| Ranks
Retired: 26 Sep 1951 Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Arthur Macdonnell Knapp, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Lowestoft (L 59 / U 59) | Cdr. | Sloop | 15 Aug 1938 | 8 Jan 1941 |
| HMS Diadem (84) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 19 Apr 1945 | mid 1946 |
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Light cruiser HMS Diadem (84)
21 Apr 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1200B/21, HMS Diadem (Capt. A.M. Knapp, RN) departed Greenock for Scapa Flow where she arrived around 1020B/22. (1)
7 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Late in the morning, at Scapa Flow, Rear-Admiral A.E.M.B. Cunninghame-Graham, CBE, RN, struck his flag in HMS Vindex (A/Cdr. J.D.L. Williams, DSC, RN) and hoisted it in HMS Diadem (Capt. A.M. Knapp, RN). (2)
23 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0830B/23, HMS Diadem (Capt. A.M. Knapp, RN) arrived at Copenhagen. (3)
6 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1100B/6, HMS Diadem (Capt. A.M. Knapp, RN) and HMS Oribi (Lt.Cdr. R.S. Hopper, DSC, RN) departed Copenhagen for Rosyth where they arrived around 1130B/8. They were escorting the German tanker / supply vessel Nordmark (10847 GRT, built 1938). (2)
2 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1800B/2, the light cruiser HMS Diadem (Capt. A.M. Knapp, RN) and the destroyer HMS Onslaught (Cdr. R.T. Paul, CBE, RN) departed Oslo for Scapa Flow where they arrived around 1300B/4. (4)
9 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0730B/9, HMS Diadem (Capt. A.M. Knapp, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Portsmouth. On departure gunnery exercises were carried out. (5)
11 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1000B/11, HMS Diadem (Capt. A.M. Knapp, RN) arrived at Portsmouth from Scapa Flow. (5)
18 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diadem (Capt. A.M. Knapp, RN) is docked in No.15 Graving Dock at the Portsmouth Dockyard. (5)
1 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diadem (Capt. A.M. Knapp, RN) is undocked. (6)
22 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1230A/22, HMS Diadem (Capt. A.M. Knapp, RN) departed Portsmouth for Rosyth via the Irish Sea and around the north of Scotland. A short stop was made off Liverpool in the afternoon of 23 August. (6)
25 Aug 1945
Around 0845A/25, HMS Diadem (Capt. A.M. Knapp, RN) arrived at Rosyth from Portsmouth via Liverpool. (6)
27 Aug 1945
Around 1030A/27, HMS Diadem (Capt. A.M. Knapp, RN) departed Rosyth for Copenhagen where she arrived around 1045B/29.
[HMS Diadem remained in service with the Home Fleet until December 1945 when she was taken in hand for repairs and refit at Portsmouth.] (7)
Sources
- ADM 53/121229
- ADM 53/121230 + ADM 199/1440
- ADM 53/121230
- ADM 53/121232 + ADM 199/1440
- ADM 53/121232
- ADM 53/121233
- ADM 53/121233 + ADM 199/2552
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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