British destoyer leader HMS Broke collided with Turkish merchant ship ss Ussvasi Hakki according to the War Cabinet Weekly Résumé No. 45of the Naval, Military and Air Situation 4-12 July 1940

An item reported that the British destroyer leader HMS Broke (1) while escorting a convoy in the Western Approaches collided with the Turkish merchant ship ss Ussvasi Hakki. The Broke was holed above the waterline, the Turkish ship sunk.

Note

1. Thornycroft destroyer leader. Original name Rooke. Ordered in April 1918, laid down with yard number 983 by John I. Thornycroft&Company, England in October 1918, launched on 16 September 1920, renamed Brooke in April 1921, commissioned on 15 April 1925, heavily damaged during Operation Terminal when troops were landed at Algiers, French Algeria on 8 November 1942 and sunk on 10 November 1942.

Source

National Archive UK. CAB-66-9-42. 

British destroyer HMS Vengeful 1918

Seymour, Parker-class flotilla leader. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Sistership Veteran. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

HMS Amazon D39 (1925-1927). ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

An Admiralty modified W-class destroyer ordered under the 14th War Programme . Of the 38 ships ordered were just 7 completed, the other 31 were cancelled. Preceded by S-and Parker-classes and succeeded by Thornycroft type destroyer leaders Ambuscade and Amazon. To be built by William Beardmore&Company, Dalmuir, Scotland. Order cancelled on 26 November 1918.

British destroyer HMS Westward Ho 1919

Seymour, Parker-class flotilla leader. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Sistership Veteran. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

HMS Amazon D39 (1925-1927). ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

An Admiralty modified W-class destroyer ordered under the 14th War Programme . Of the 38 ships ordered were just 7 completed, the other 31 were cancelled. Preceded by S-and Parker-classes and succeeded by Thornycroft type destroyer leaders Ambuscade and Amazon. To be built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend,England, transferred to J. Samuel White & Company, Cowes, Wight, order cancelled on 12 April 1919.

British destroyer leader HMS Bruce 1917-1939

Sistership Malcolm. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Admiralty-type or Scott-class destroyer leader preceded by Thornycroft type leader and succeeded by A- and B-class leaders. Ordered in December 1916, laid down by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England on 12 May 1917, launched on 26 February 1918, commissioned on 29 May 1918 and sunk as a target off the Isle of Wight on 2 November 1939. 

British destroyer leader HMS Stuart 1917-1933 and HMAS Stuart 1933-1947

Sistership Malcolm. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Admiralty-type or Scott-class destroyer leader preceded by Thornycroft type leader and succeeded by A- and B-class leaders. Laid down by Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn-on-Tyne on 18 October 1917, launched on 2 August 1918, commissioned on 21 December 1918, decommissioned in May 1933, transferred to Australia, commissioned on 11 October 1933, decommissioned on 27 April 1946, part of reserve and sold to be broken up on 3 February 1947. 

British warships HMS Dunedin, Castor, Cleopatra, Valhalla and Wessex lying at Copenhagen, Denmark according to the Weekly Intelligence Summary Nr. 10 for the week ending 11 September 1920

Danae- or D-class cruisers. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

C-class light cruisers, Caroline-sub class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

An item reported that the British cruiser HMS Dunedin (1), Castor (2), Cleopatra (3), flotilla leader Valhalla (4) and Wessex (5) were on 11 September lying at Copenhagen, Denmark.

Notes

1. Part of Danae or D-class light cruisers, preceded by C-class, succeeded by Emerald-class. Laid down by Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle-on-Tyne on 5 November 917, launched on 19 November 1918, commissioned on 13 September 1919 and sunk by the German submarine U-124 on 24 November 1941 north east of Recife, Brazil east of the St. Paul’s Rock

2. C-class Cambrian sub-class light cruiser, preceded by Arethusa-class, succeeded by Danae-class, laid down by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England on 28 October 1914, launched on 28 July 1915, completed and commissioned in November 1915. decommissioned in May 1935 and sold to be broken up on 30 July 1936.

3. Ordered in 1913 under the 1913-1914 Program. Part of C-class light cruisers, Caroline-sub class, preceded by Arethusa-class, succeeded by Danae-class. Consisted of Caroline, Carysfort, Cleopatra, Comus, Conquest and Cordelia. Laid down by Devonport Dockyard on 26 February 1914, launched on 14 January 1915, completed in June 1915 and sold to be broken up on 26 June 1931.

4. Part of Admiralty V-class flotilla leaders preceded by S- and Parker-classes succeeded by Thornycroft type destroyer leader, ordered in July 1916, laid down by Cammell Laird&Company on 8 August 1916, launched on 22 May 1917, commissioned on 31 July 1917, stricken in 1931 and sold to be broken up on 17 December 1931.

5. Part of Admiralty W-class destroyers preceded by S- and Parker-classes succeeded by Thornycroft type destroyer leader, ordered on 9 December 1916, laid down by Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Tyneside on 25 May 1917, launched on 12 March 1918, completed and commissioned on 11 May 1918 and sunk during a German air attack when attacking German troops closing in Calais, France on 24 May 1940.

Source

The National Archives CAB-24-111-56. Weekly Intelligence Summary Nr. 10 for the week ending 11 September 1920.

British warships HMS Wallace, Vanity, Vanessa and Vancouver arriving at Portland according to the weekly appreciation of matters of naval interest No. 61 for the week ended 14 February 1920

An item reported the departure on 14 February of the British destroyer leader HMS Wallace (1) and he destroyers, Vanity (2), Vanessa (3) and Vancouver (4) from Portsmouth arriving at Portland.

Notes

1. Part of Thornycroft type destroyer leader or Shakespeare-class preceded by Admiralty V-class leader succeeded by Admiralty type leader, ordered in April 1917, laid down by John I. Thornycroft&Company on 15 August 1917, launched on 26 October 1918, commissioned on 14 February 1919 and broken up in late 1945.

2. Part of Admiralty V-class destroyers preceded by S- and Parker-classes succeeded by Thornycroft destroyer leader, ordered on 30 June 1916, laid down by William Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir, Scotland on 28 July 1917, launched on 3 May 1918, commissioned on 21 June 1918, decommissioned 1930s, recommissioned in August 1939, to be disposed in 1946 and sold to be broken up on 4 March 1947.

3. Part of Admiralty V-class destroyers preceded by S- and Parker-classes succeeded by Thornycroft destroyer leader, ordered on 30 June 1916, laid down by William Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir, Scotland on 10 May 1917, launched on 16 March 1918, completed on 21 June 1918, commissioned 1918, decommissioned in December 1921, recommissioned 1939, decommissioned in 1945, sold to be broken up on 4 March 1947 which started in February 1947.

4. Part of Admiralty V-class destroyers preceded by S- and Parker-classes succeeded by Thornycroft destroyer leader, laid down by William Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir, Scotland on 28 December 1917, renamed HMS Vilmy in April 1928, decommissioned in March 1947 and sold to be broken up in December 1947.

Source

The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-98-79

British destroyer leader HMS Malcolm 1918-1945

Malcolm. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Admiralty-type or Scott-class destroyer leader preceded by Thornycroft type leader and succeeded by A- and B-class leaders. Ordered in April 1917, laid down by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England on 27 March 1918, launched on 29 May 1919, commissioned on 14 December 1919, decommissioned on 27 July 1945 and sold to be broken up on 25 July 1945. 

British destroyer leader HMS Hughes 1918

Sistership Malcolm. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Admiralty-type or Scott-class destroyer leader preceded by Thornycroft type leader and succeeded by A- and B-class leaders. Ordered to be built by by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England in April 1918, cancelled in December 1918. 

British destroyer leader HMS Douglas 1917-1945

Sistership Malcolm. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Admiralty-type or Scott-class destroyer leader preceded by Thornycroft type leader and succeeded by A- and B-class leaders. Ordered in December 1916, laid down by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England on 30 June 1917, launched on 20 February 1918, commissioned on 2 September 1918, paid off and part of reserve in February 1945 and sold to be broken up on 20 March 1945. 

British destroyer leader (ex-Almirante Riveros) HMS Tipperary 1915-1916

HMS Faulknor. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Sistership Kempenfelt Marksman-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Faulknor-class destroyer leaders preceded by Medea-class destroyers succeeded by Marksman-class. Originally designed by J. Samuel White, Cowes, Wight as the Almirante Lynch-class destroyers for Chile of which the Almirante Lynch and Almirante Condell were delivered but the other four taken over by and completed for the British Royal Navy. Launched by J. Samuel White, Cowes, Wight on 5 March 1915, completed in 1915 and heavily damaged by gunfire of the German battleships SMS Westfalen and Nassau sunk in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916. 

British destroyer leader (ex-Almirante Williams Rebolledo) HMS Botha 1914-1920 and Chilean Almirante Williams 1920-1933

HMS Faulknor. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Sistership Kempenfelt Marksman-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Faulknor-class destroyer leaders preceded by Medea-class destroyers succeeded by Marksman-class. Originally designed by J. Samuel White, Cowes, Wight as the Almirante Lynch-class destroyers for Chile of which the Almirante Lynch and Almirante Condell were delivered but the other four taken over by and completed for the British Royal Navy. Launched by J. Samuel White, Cowes, Wight on 2 December 1914, completed in 1915 and returned to Chile in 1920 and stricken in 1933. 

British destroyer leader (ex-Almirante Simpson) HMS Faulknor 1914-1920 and Chilean Almirante Riveros 1920-1933 (1939)

HMS Faulknor. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Sistership Kempenfelt Marksman-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Faulknor-class destroyer leaders preceded by Medea-class destroyers succeeded by Marksman-class. Originally designed by J. Samuel White, Cowes, Wight as the Almirante Lynch-class destroyers for Chile of which the Almirante Lynch and Almirante Condell were delivered but the other four taken over by and completed for the British Royal Navy. Launched by J. Samuel White, Cowes, Wight on 26 February 1914, completed in 1914 and resold to Chile in May 1920, stricken in 1933 and sunk while used as a target in 1939. 

British destroyer HMS Vega attacked with unknown results a German submarine south of the Needless on 3 December 1939

An item reported that in the morning of 3 December the British destroyer HMS Vega attacked a German submarine south of the Needless which tried to pass the Dover barrage. Early on 4 December was 4 miles north west of Cape Grisnez a heavy explosion heard probably dealing with the same submarine although without definitive proof like wreckage. Early on 7 December sighted Dutch fishermen 4 miles off Texel, Netherlands a damaged German submarine escorted by 2 destroyers. A plane sent to check this sighted nothing.

Note

1. Pennant L41. Part of Admiralty V-class destroyers preceded by S- and Parker-classes succeeded by Thornycroft type destroyer leaders Ambuscade and Amazon, ordered on 30 June 1916, laid down by William Doxford&Sons, Sunderland on 11 December 1916, launched on 1 September 1917, completed on 12 December 1917, commissioned on 14 December 1917, decommissioned in 1921, converted in to an anti-aircraft escort in 1939, recommissioned in November 1939, decommissioned in 1945 and sold to be broken up on 4 March 1947.

Source

The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-66-4-1 Weekly Résumé (No. 14) of the naval, military and air situation from 12 noon 30 November to 12 noon 7 December 1939. 

British destroyer HMS Vashon 1918

Seymour, Parker-class flotilla leader. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Sistership Veteran. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

HMS Amazon D39 (1925-1927). ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

An Admiralty modified W-class destroyer ordered under the 14th War Programme . Of the 38 ships ordered were just 7 completed, the other 31 were cancelled. Preceded by S-and Parker-classes and succeeded by Thornycroft type destroyer leaders Ambuscade and Amazon. To be built by William Beardmore&Company, Dalmuir, Scotland. Order cancelled on 26 November 1918.

British destroyer leader (ex-Amirante Goñi) HMS Broke 1914-1920 and Chilean Almirante Uribe 1920-1933

HMS Faulknor. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Sistership Kempenfelt Marksman-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Faulknor-class destroyer leaders preceded by Medea-class destroyers succeeded by Marksman-class. Originall designed by J. Samuel White, Cowes, Wight as the Almirante Lynch-class destroyers for Chile of which the Almirante Lynch and Almirante Condell were delivered but the other four taken over by and completed for the British Royal Navy. Launched by J. Samuel White, Cowes, Wight on 25 May 1914, completed in 1914 and resold to Chile in May 1920 and in service until 1933 while broken up. 

British destroyer HMS (ex-Haughty 1913-193) Lark 1913-1923

Admiralty-K-class design©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Sistership HMS Loyal. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Laforey-class (which was redesignated in October 1913 as L-class) preceded by Acasta-class preceded by Admiralty M-class. For the Laforey-class was the modified design of the HMS Fortune used which was slightly longer and narrower and fitted out with a clipper bow. The Laforey-class had 3 funnels with the same height and with the middle funnel thicker than the fore and aft. The Laurel and Liberty built by J. Samuel White and the Lark, Landrail, Laverock and Linnel built by Yarrow had just two funnels. Laid down by Yarrow, Scotstoun, Scotland on 28 June 1912, launched on 26 May 1913, completed in October 1913 and sold to be broken up on 20 January 1923. 

British destroyer leader HMS Scott 1917-1918

Sistership Malcolm. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Admiralty-type or Scott-class destroyer leader preceded by Thornycroft type leader and succeeded by A- and B-class leaders. Ordered under the War Emergency Programme in April 1916, laid down by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England on 19 February 1917, launched on 18 October 1917, completeded on 16 January 1918 and sunk after returning from the Netherlands with a small convoy off the Dutch coast by a mine or torpedo [from the German submarine SM U-71?] on 15 August 1918.

British destroyer HMS Wivern 1918-1947

Seymour, Parker-class flotilla leader. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Sistership Veteran. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

HMS Amazon D39 (1925-1927). ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

An Admiralty modified W-class destroyer ordered under the 14th War Programme . Of the 38 ships ordered were just 7 completed, the other 31 were cancelled. Preceded by S-and Parker-classes and succeeded by Thornycroft type destroyer leaders Ambuscade and Amazon. Ordered in April 1918. Laid down by J. Samuel White & Company, Cowes, Wight on 19 August 1918, launched on 16 April 1919, commissioned on 23 December 1919, last time decommissioned in summer 1945 and sold to be broken up on 18 February 1947.

British destroyer leader HMS Montrose 1918-1945

Sistership Malcolm. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Admiralty-type or Scott-class destroyer leader preceded by Thornycroft type leader and succeeded by A- and B-class leaders. Ordered in April 1917. laid down by Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn-on-Tyne on 4 October 1917, launched on 10 June 1918, commissioned on 29 August 1919, completed on 14 September 1910 and sold to be broken up on 25 July 1945.