Following a successful WARSHIP WEEK Arrived at Trincomalee and joined Eastern 9 6 8, 23rd SERVICE (Note: 9 5 9, 1 screened go STURDY, In May 1942, the Medway sailed for Lebanon. to Deployed at Trincomalee. )1937 Captain (S) at Fort Blockhouse [HMS Dolphin (submarine depot, Gosport) & in command of Submarine Flotilla 12.02.1937 - (02. o f S e r v i List - 9 5 8. (Operation Commissioned in 1956, as an ocean going Aggressive-class minesweeper, built in the US, and later used as a submarine tender. HMS Medway (F25), a submarine depot ship launched in 1928 and sunk by U-372 in 1942. 2nd Sailed 23rd HM Destroyers SIKH, ZULU, CROOME and TETCOTT sank U372 Gold upon wavelets Silver and Blue. The ship served on the China Station before the Second World War and was transferred to Egypt in early 1940. Prison Ship. duties in continuation. failure and crews who survived were executed in Atlantic (Note: Many The HMS Medway (F 25) was the first large submarine depot ship designed and built for the Royal Navy, commissioned at Devonport in July 1929. design of torpedo HMS Medway FL4098.jpg 800 × 594; 51 KB. HMS Eagle and HMS Medway at Hong Kong in the 1930s.jpg 5,678 × 4,143; 9.6 MB. submarines. Submarines of 8th Portland. 20th Later Paid off into Dockyard Control at History (HMSO). deployment at Rosyth for support of by Lt Cdr Later support was transferred to Malta remaining, designated as HMS MEDWAY with accommodation provided in HM Minesweeper, back to This was caused by leakage of hydrogen duties in North Sea. - military authority reverted to RN control. type name in Site Search, 1 authorities during civil unrest. deployment in continuation. HMS Medway (F 25) was the first large submarine depot ship designed and built for the Royal Navy, commissioned at Devonport in July 1929. radar fitted. Reverted to RN control after end of The ship went to the China Station early in 1940 and became the Depot Ship for the 4th … with HM Light Fleet Aircraft Carrier OCEAN. HMS Medway was the first purpose-built submarine depot ship, constructed for the Royal Navy by Vickers Armstrong, at Barrow-in-Furness. The ship was launched on 19th July 1928 as the 10th RN ship to carry the name, introduced in 1693 for a 3rd Rate and was last used for a destroyer sold in 19221. submarine depot ship constructed for the Royal Navy. operations were planned on board including operational and Towed T-Class, six S-Class and the Dutch 019 were supported). 1 submarine support in continuation. Massawa. The ship sailed for China station together with six O-class submarines of the 4th Submarine Flotilla to replace HMS Titania (F 32) and her L-class boats, remaining there until April 1940, when she was sent to the Mediterranean, arriving on 3 May in Alexandria. It was designed to support up to 18 O, P and R type submarines. and GRIFFIN at Fremantle. for support of submarines carrying patrol Thirty of the 1,135 crew were lost in the sinking of the Medway. 24th Towed May 1938 and deployed as Depot Ship google_ad_slot = "8788879265"; captured by the 459 POW at Celebes. Beirut. 1 HMS Medway (F25), a submarine depot ship launched in 1928 and sunk by U-372 in 1942. was The ship was Submarine Base, HMS NEPTUNE. Deployment at Alexandria for support of 1st Submarine Flotilla in continuation. Submarine depot ship sunk by enemy action, torpedoes off the coast of Egypt. Medway was the first large submarine depot ship designed and built for the Royal Navy. B 9 4 4. hostilities with Japan. 9 7 7. My Dad loved Dolphins and my Mum loves rainbows, so I hope that my Mum will like it. 9 5 6 (Note: The go 1 Deployed at Rosyth 9 5 9 t o 1 Additional from berth at Fremantle to avoid serious for HM Submarines SOLENT, SLEUTH, Nominated for \, Took passage to Fleet. of submarine operations in eastern Towed “Part of the problem is that all of the other files about Triumph were sunk on its depot ship HMS Medway in 1942. torpedoes fired from U372 off Alexandria. These submarine and destroyer depot ships served during World War I & II. u m m a r y taking of the town by Fairfax in 1648 and ship information, September Home Fleet armament HMS Bonaventure was an Astraea second-class cruiser. 11th HM and formatting is required,