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Re: HMS Venus & HMS Royal Albert
Posted by: David Hepper ()
Date: May 30, 2003 06:07PM

<HTML>VENUS - 'V' class destroyer; built by Fairfield, Govan.
Keel laid 12 Jan. 1942 Launched 23 Feb. 1943 Completed 28 Aug. 1943

Sep. - Nov. 43 : working up
Dec. 43 - joined 12th Destroyer Flotilla
Jan. 1944 - part of escort to Arctic convoy JW.56B; rescued survivors from HMS Hardy which had been torpedoed.
Feb. 1944 - returned from Murmansk to UK as escort to convoy RA.56
Jun. 1944 - part of bombarding force 'E' for Juno beach, Normandy
late '44 - early '45 : refit at Leith
Feb. ' 45 deployed to Far East to join 26th Destroyer Flotilla
15/15 Jan 1945 took part in attack on Japanese cruiser 'Haguro', which was sunk
Jan'46 returned UK
(later served in Med; converted to a frigate in 1951-52; scrapped 1972).

ROYAL ALBERT - name given to Naval Party 1749 as part of the occupying forces in Germany. Formed 1 Jan. 1945; accounts and admin. at Princess Gardens, London SW7 up to 1 April 1945 when shifted to Minden, then from Sep. 1945 at Hamburg. In Mar. 1951 to Cuxhaven. Finally paid off 16 July 1957.

David</HTML>

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HMS Venus &amp; HMS Royal Albert Mark E 05/30/2003 11:17AM
Re: HMS Venus &amp; HMS Royal Albert David Hepper 05/30/2003 06:07PM
Re: HMS Venus &amp; HMS Royal Albert Mark E 06/02/2003 07:26AM
Re: HMS Venus &amp; HMS Royal Albert David H 06/02/2003 02:28PM
Re: HMS Venus &amp; HMS Royal Albert Roger 06/02/2003 09:07PM
Re: HMS Venus &amp; HMS Royal Albert David H 06/03/2003 05:53AM
Re: HMS Venus &amp; HMS Royal Albert Mark E 06/03/2003 02:12PM
Re: HMS Venus &amp; HMS Royal Albert Mark E 06/04/2003 11:00AM
Re: HMS Venus &amp; HMS Royal Albert David H 06/04/2003 01:50PM
Re: HMS Venus &amp; HMS Royal Albert Mark E 06/05/2003 09:56AM


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