What happened to HMS Dorsetshire?
What happened to HMS Dorsetshire?
In late May 1941, Dorsetshire took part in the final engagement with the battleship Bismarck, which ended when Dorsetshire was ordered to close and torpedo the crippled German battleship….HMS Dorsetshire (40)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Motto | “Pro Patria Et Comitatu” (For Country and County) |
| Fate | Sunk, 5 April 1942 |
| General characteristics |
Who sank HMS Dorsetshire?
The Dorsetshire was sunk on the 5th April 1942, by a Japanese carrier aircraft, three hundred miles west of Colombo, Ceylon.
When did HMS Cornwall sink?
5 April 1942
The HMS Cornwall and HMS Dorsetshire, steaming towards Colombo, were sunk on 5 April 1942 after receiving notification of an impending Japanese raid on Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). These two ships made up a unit called attack group A.
Where did HMS Cornwall sink?
Cornwall was transferred to the South Atlantic in late 1939 where she escorted convoys before returning to the Indian Ocean in 1941. She then sank the German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin in May….HMS Cornwall (56)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Builder | Devonport Dockyard (Plymouth) |
| Laid down | 9 October 1924 |
| Launched | 11 March 1926 |
Where was Ark Royal built?
Birkenhead, United Kingdom
HMS Ark Royal/Places built
What happened HMS York?
York was transferred to the Mediterranean theatre in late 1940 where she escorted convoys and the larger ships of the Mediterranean Fleet. She was wrecked in an attack by Italian explosive motorboats of the 10th Flotilla MAS at Suda Bay, Crete, in March 1941. The ship’s wreck was salvaged in 1952 and scrapped in Bari.
How deep is the wreck of the Ark Royal?
3,500 feet
The wreck of the aircraft carrier Ark Royal, discovered by divers in December 2002 and recently explored in a BBC documentary programme, lies 3,500 feet under the Mediterranean Sea. Her loss on the 13/14th of November 1941 was a major blow to the pride and prestige of the Royal Navy.
How are the sinking of the Cornwall and Dorsetshire linked?
The sinking of both the HMS Cornwall and the HMS Dorsetshire in the Indian Ocean by the Japanese on 5th April 1942 is linked. Not only that they were sunk within range of one another on the same day, but also in terms of the relationship of these two ships had with South Africa and the number of South Africans on board.
What kind of ship was the HMS Dorsetshire?
The HMS Dorsetshire was a heavy cruiser and after commissioning in 1930 became the flagship of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron Atlantic Home Fleet. Before the war, from 1933 until 1936, HMS Dorsetshire served on the Africa Station.
What happened to the Dorsetshire?
Whilst on these duties Dorsetshire encountered the German raider supply ship, Python west of St. Helena in December 1941. The German crew scuttled their ship but one of the U boats, UA that had been moored to the Python when they were found, quickly dived and fired five torpedoes at the Dorsetshire – luckily they all missed!
When was the first time a British ship docked in Selborne?
Her first recorded docking in the Selborne dry dock at Simonstown, South Africa was on 5 January 1934. When the Second World War broke out HMS Dorestshire had joined the China station and in October 1939 she was joined into the hunt for the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee along with the HMS Cornwall.
