Allied Warships
HMS Cavendish (R 15)
Destroyer of the Ca class
HMS Cavendish as seen just after the war, note the County-class heavy cruiser in the distance, this is most likely HMS Suffolk.
Photo Courtesy of Ian Fry.
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Ca |
| Pennant | R 15 |
| Mod | Flotilla leader |
| Built by | John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 24 Mar 1942 |
| Laid down | 19 May 1943 |
| Launched | 12 Apr 1944 |
| Commissioned | 13 Dec 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Arrived at Blyth to be broken up for scrap on 17 August 1967. |
| Former name | HMS Sibyl |
Commands listed for HMS Cavendish (R 15)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Robin Hamilton Maurice, DSO, RN | 19 Aug 1944 | mid 1946 |
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Notable events involving Cavendish include:
15 Jan 1945
HrMs Zeehond (Lt.Cdr. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Opportune (Cdr. R.E.D. Ryder, VC, RN), HMS Cavendish (Cdr. R.H. Maurice, DSO, RN) and HMS Cavalier (Lt.Cdr. D.T. McBarnet, RN). (1)
23 Jan 1945
HMS Votary (Lt. P.M. Staveley, RN) conducted A/S exercises at Scapa Flow with HMS Cavendish (Cdr. R.H. Maurice, DSO, RN) and HMS Blackmore (Lt. J.S. Kerans, RN). (2)
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Sources
- 2.12.03.7152 (Dutch Archives, The Hague)
- ADM 173/20344
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.