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Battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth (00)

11 Dec 1940
HMS Queen Elizabeth (Capt. C.B. Barry, DSO, RN) was temporarily commissioned with a steaming party. (1)

24 Dec 1940
HMS Queen Elizabeth (Capt. C.B. Barry, DSO, RN) is docked in No.2 Dock at the Rosyth Dockyard. (1)

31 Jan 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Queen Elizabeth (Capt. C.B. Barry, DSO, RN) is undocked. (2)

18 Feb 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Queen Elizabeth (Capt. C.B. Barry, DSO, RN) conducted D/G trials in the Firth of Forth. (3)

20 Feb 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
With her reconstruction completed, HMS Queen Elizabeth (Capt. C.B. Barry, DSO, RN), departed Rosyth around 1505A/20 for Scapa Flow where she is to work-up.

She is escorted by the light cruiser HMS Dido (Capt. H.W.U. McCall, RN) and the destroyers HMS Somali (Lt.Cdr. T.H.B. Shaw, DSC, RN), HMS Bedouin (Cdr. J.A. McCoy, DSO, RN) and HMAS Napier (Capt. S.H.T. Arliss, RN).

They arrived at Scapa Flow around 0840A/21.

HMS Queen Elizabeth then conducted D/G trials at Scapa Flow. (4)

24 Feb 1941
HMS Queen Elizabeth (Capt. C.B. Barry, DSO, RN) conducted catapult and steering trials at Scapa Flow. Aslo D/F calibration trials were carried out. (3)

25 Feb 1941
HMS Queen Elizabeth (Capt. C.B. Barry, DSO, RN) conducted full power and gunnery trials off Scapa Flow. She was escorted by the destroyers HMAS Napier (Capt. S.H.T. Arliss, RN), HMAS Nizam (Lt.Cdr. M.J. Clark, RAN), HMS Bedouin (Cdr. J.A. McCoy, DSO, RN) and HMS Matabele (Cdr. R.St.V. Sherbrooke, DSO, RN). The battleship returned to Scapa Flow with some turbine defects. (5)

12 Mar 1941
With her turbine repairs completed, HMS Queen Elizabeth (Capt. C.B. Barry, DSO, RN), conducted some trials and gunnery exercises at Scapa Flow. (6)

15 Mar 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At Scapa Flow, HMS Queen Elizabeth (Capt. C.B. Barry, DSO, RN), conducted a submarine spotting exercises during which HMS L 23 (Lt. L.F.L. Hill, RNR) acted as target. On completion of the exercises gunnery exercises were carried out. (6)

18 Mar 1941
HMS Queen Elizabeth (Capt. C.B. Barry, DSO, RN) conducted trials and exercises off Scapa Flow.

She returned to Scapa Flow early the following day.

[No info currently available to us on her destroyer escort.] (6)

24 Mar 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
The Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet, A/Adm. J.C. Tovey, KCB, DSO, RN, transferred his flag from HMS Nelson (Capt. G.J.A. Miles, RN) to HMS Queen Elizabeth (Capt. C.B. Barry, DSO, RN). (7)

28 Mar 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
In the morning, HMS Queen Elizabeth (Capt. C.B. Barry, DSO, RN, flying the flag of A/Adm. J.C. Tovey, KCB, DSO, RN), conducted gunnery and aircraft launching and recovering exercises at Scapa Flow. These were followed by more gunnery exercises off Scapa Flow in the afternoon. [No info available on any escorting destroyers.] (6)

2 Apr 1941
Around 1645A/2, the battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth (Capt. C.B. Barry, DSO, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Halifax, Nova Scotia. She is escorted by the destroyers HMS Inglefield (Capt. P. Todd, DSO, RN), HMS Eclipse (Lt.Cdr. I.T. Clark, RN) and HMS Eskimo (Lt.Cdr. E.G. Le Geyt, RN).

At 0400A/5, the destroyers parted company. HMS Inglefield and HMS Eclipse set course for Reykjavik, Iceland while HMS Eskimo set course to return to Scapa Flow.

At 2215A/5, HMS Queen Elizabeth altered course to the south-east having been ordered by the Admiralty to proceed to position 46°00'N, 21°30'W. The following day this position is adjusted to 46°00'N, 21°00'W where HMS Queen Elizabeth was to make rendezvous at 0800A/8 with the battlecruiser HMS Repulse (Capt. W.G. Tennant, CB, MVO, RN) and her escorting destroyers, HMS Highlander (Cdr. S. Boucher, RN), HMS Fortune (Lt.Cdr. E.N. Sinclair, RN) and HMS Fury (Lt.Cdr. T.C. Robinson, RN). (8)

10 Apr 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 2200A/10, HMS Queen Elizabeth (Capt. C.B. Barry, DSO, RN) departed her patrol area to proceed to Gibraltar.

Around 1000A/13, she was joined by the destroyers HMS Boreas (Lt.Cdr. D.H. Maitland-Makgill Crichton, DSC, RN) and HMS Velox (Lt.Cdr. E.G. Roper, DSC, RN).

Around 1400A/13, the destroyer HMS Fury (Lt.Cdr. T.C. Robinson, RN) also joined.

HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Fury, HMS Boreas and HMS Velox arrived at Gibraltar around 1000A/14. (9)

15 Apr 1941
Around 2215A/15, the battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth (Capt. C.B. Barry, DSO, RN) departed Gibraltar for Freetown. She is escorted by the destroyers HMS Fury (Lt.Cdr. T.C. Robinson, RN), HMS Velox (Lt.Cdr. E.G. Roper, DSC, RN) and HMS Wrestler (Lt. E.L. Jones, DSC, RN).

Around 1000A/17, HMS Wrestler was detached for an RD/F exercise with HMS Queen Elizabeth. On completion of the exercise, HMS Wrestler set course to return to Gibraltar.

Around 1500A/17, HMS Velox parted company to return to Gibraltar.

Around 1930A/17, HMS Fury parted company to return to Gibraltar.

Around 0830Z/19, the destroyers HMS Foxhound (Cdr. G.H. Peters, DSC, RN) and HMS Duncan (Lt.Cdr. A.N. Rowell, RN) joined coming from Freetown.

Around 0800N/21, HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Foxhound and HMS Duncan arrived at Freetown. HMS Queen Elizabeth then commenced cleaning her boilers. (10)

25 Apr 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0700N/25, the battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth (Capt. C.B. Barry, DSO, RN) departed Freetown for Gibraltar. She was escorted by the destroyers HMS Foxhound (Cdr. G.H. Peters, DSC, RN) and HMS Duncan (Lt.Cdr. A.N. Rowell, RN).

At 0900Z/27, HMS Foxhound and HMS Duncan parted company to proceed to Bathurst.

Around 1345A/29, the destroyers HMS Fearless (Cdr. A.F. Pugsley, RN), HMS Fury (Lt.Cdr. T.C. Robinson, RN) and HMS Wrestler (Lt. E.L. Jones, DSC, RN) joined coming from Gibraltar which they had departed on the 28th.

Around 0800A/30, HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Fearless, HMS Fury and HMS Wrestler arrived at Gibraltar. (10)

12 May 1941
Vice-Admiral H.D. Pridham-Whippell, CB, CVO, RN, struck his flag in HMS Orion (Capt. G.R.B. Back, RN) and hoisted it in HMS Queen Elizabeth (Capt. C.B. Barry, DSO, RN).

Rear-Admiral H.B. Rawlings, OBE, RN, then hoisted his flag in HMS Orion. (11)

1 Sep 1941
Vice-Admiral H.D. Pridham-Whippell, KCB, CVO, RN, struck his flag in HMS Queen Elizabeth (Capt. C.B. Barry, DSO, RN) and the hoisted it in HMS Barham (Capt. G.C. Cooke, RN).

Admiral Sir A.B. Cunningham, GCB, DSO and 2 Bars, RN) then hoisted his flag in HMS Queen Elizabeth. (12)

Battleship HMS Valiant (02)

5 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Valiant (Capt. C.B. Barry, DSO, RN) departed the Bitter Lakes for Aden. (13)

8 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Valiant (Capt. C.B. Barry, DSO, RN) arrived at Aden. After fuelling and watering she departed for Durban later the same day. (13)

16 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Valiant (Capt. C.B. Barry, DSO, RN) arrived at Durban where full repairs were to be made. (13)

21 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Valiant (Capt. C.B. Barry, DSO, RN) is docked at Durban. (13)

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