Leicester Charles Assheton Curzon-Howe, RN
| Born | 8 Jul 1894 | ||
| Died | 21 Feb 1941 | (46) |
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Warship Commands listed for Leicester Charles Assheton Curzon-Howe, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Mauritius (80) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 30 Aug 1940 | 21 Jan 1941 |
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Light cruiser HMS Mauritius (80)
14 Dec 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At 1200A/14, HMS Mauritius (Capt. L.C.A. Curzon-Howe, RN) is commissioned at Wallsend-on-Tyne. (1)
15 Dec 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Mauritius (Capt. L.C.A. Curzon-Howe, RN) is towed from Wallsend-on-Tyne to North Shields. (1)
26 Dec 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Mauritius (Capt. L.C.A. Curzon-Howe, RN) D/G trials off North Shields. (1)
27 Dec 1940
Around 1500A/27, HMS Mauritius (Capt. L.C.A. Curzon-Howe, RN) departed North Shields for Greenock. On leaving the Tyne at 1555A/27, she was joined by the escort destroyers HMS Southdown (Cdr. E.R. Condor, DSO, DSC, RN) and HMS Tynedale (Lt.Cdr. H.E.F. Tweedie, RN) which had departed Scapa Flow around 2000A/26 for this purpose.
At 0948A/28, in the Pentland Firth, the destroyers HMS Vimy (Lt.Cdr. D.J.B. Jewitt, RN) and HMS Bulldog (Lt.Cdr. F.J.G. Hewitt, RN) relieved the current escort which then proceeded to Scapa Flow. HMS Vimy and HMS Bulldog had departed Scapa Flow around 0845A/28.
HMS Mauritius, HMS Vimy and HMS Bulldog arrived at Greenock around 1100A/29. (2)
30 Dec 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Mauritius (Capt. L.C.A. Curzon-Howe, RN) conducted trials in the Clyde area but these soon had to be abandoned [no reason given in the ships log]. (1)
31 Dec 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Mauritius (Capt. L.C.A. Curzon-Howe, RN) conducted speed, gunnery and turning trials in the Clyde area.
[No logs are available for the months of January and February 1941, therefore some details for these months will be missing.] (1)
1 Jan 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Mauritius (Capt. L.C.A. Curzon-Howe, RN) conducted full power trials in the Clyde area on completion of which she was accepted from the shipyard.
6 Jan 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Mauritius (Capt. L.C.A. Curzon-Howe, RN) departed Greenock to Scapa Flow where she is to undergo a work-up programme. (3)
7 Jan 1941
Around 1045A/7, HMS Mauritius (Capt. L.C.A. Curzon-Howe, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from Greenock. (4)
17 Jan 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
In the evening HMS Mauritius (Capt. L.C.A. Curzon-Howe, RN) conducted exercises at Scapa Flow. (5)
21 Jan 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Mauritius (Cdr. A.R. Pedder, RN) conducted exercises at /off Scapa Flow. (5)
Sources
- ADM 53/112692
- ADM 53/112692 + ADM 199/376
- ADM 199/2561
- ADM 53/114758 + ADM 199/2561
- ADM 53/114975
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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