RN · CL
AfloatEmerald-class light cruiser, pennant D 52. John Brown at Clydebank launched her on 23 December 1919, and she was commissioned on 7 April 1926 after completion at Devonport. From December 1941 she escorted military convoys in the Bay of Bengal, and in April 1942 she was with Eastern Fleet Force A and took survivors off Dorsetshire. She was not sunk.
| Class | Emerald class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
| Hull | D52 |
| Builder | John Brown, Clydebank |
| Launched | 1919-12-23 |
| Commissioned | 1926-04-07 |
| Fate | Afloat. Sold to BISCO on 11 April 1946 for demolition by JH Cashmore at Newport, and arrived in tow on 21 April 1946. Not sunk. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
Command
JAAnnesley, John CampbellCaptain from 2 March 1940Relieved on 15 July 1942GOO'Donnell, George Eric MaxiaCaptain from 15 July 1942Relieved on 17 November 1942JSSparks, John NoelCommander from 17 November 1942Relieved on 28 December 1942GOO'Donnell, George Eric MaxiaCaptain from 28 December 1942Relieved on 1 July 1943HGGrant, Harold Taylor WoodCaptain from July 1943Relieved on 28 June 1944APPeachey, Allan Thomas George CumberlandCaptain from 28 June 1944Relieved on 2 October 1944SSSmyth, Sydney KeithCaptain from 2 October 1944Relieved on 24 October 1944WBBravington, William Desmond RevellLieutenant-Commander from 24 October 1944Relieved on 10 April 1945SBBarry, StephenActing Captain from 10 April 1945Relieved in mid 1945GMMcCombe, George Alan KennethCommander from mid 1945Relieved in early 1946
Indian Ocean Raid
1942-04-05 · With Force A in the April 1942 search, and on 6 April rescued 1,122 survivors from Dorsetshire; not sunk.
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