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)