Some photos of the C Class 1931:
Flotilla Leader HMS Kempenfelt
RN Destroyers: C Class 1931
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RN Destroyers: C Class 1931
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HMS Raleigh 1963 , HMS Collingwood 1963 & 67 , HMS Ark Royal 1964-7, HMS Undaunted 1968-71, HMS Victory (Fleet Maintenance Group) 1971-72, HMS Exmouth 1972-74
JEM, EM, OEM, LOEM, POOEL
Then 28 years in the Fire Brigade
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JEM, EM, OEM, LOEM, POOEL
Then 28 years in the Fire Brigade
Retired since 2002
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Re: RN Destroyers: C Class 1931
Why has the flotilla leader not have a "C" name please , instead it has a K
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Re: RN Destroyers: C Class 1931
Whilst the classes were named alphabetically, I think all of the Flotilla Leaders were named after famous Admiralsivorthediver wrote: ↑Mon Oct 22, 2018 9:49 pm Why has the flotilla leader not have a "C" name please , instead it has a K
Jim
HMS Raleigh 1963 , HMS Collingwood 1963 & 67 , HMS Ark Royal 1964-7, HMS Undaunted 1968-71, HMS Victory (Fleet Maintenance Group) 1971-72, HMS Exmouth 1972-74
JEM, EM, OEM, LOEM, POOEL
Then 28 years in the Fire Brigade
Retired since 2002
JEM, EM, OEM, LOEM, POOEL
Then 28 years in the Fire Brigade
Retired since 2002
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Re: RN Destroyers: C Class 1931
Ahhhhh now I understand the system Jim , thank you very much for the educational tip on this point , very grateful to you .
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Re: RN Destroyers: C Class 1931
If thats the case Jim , and I have no doubt your correct on this point , what is the likely hood and when will our patrons Father have a Flotilla leader named after him i.e. HMS LEWIN or has that type of etiquette passed nowjbryce1437 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 22, 2018 10:02 pmWhilst the classes were named alphabetically, I think all of the Flotilla Leaders were named after famous Admiralsivorthediver wrote: ↑Mon Oct 22, 2018 9:49 pm Why has the flotilla leader not have a "C" name please , instead it has a K
Jim
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Re: RN Destroyers: C Class 1931
C Class Destroyer HMS Kempenfelt pictured at Swinemünde in 1934..Built at J Samuel White Shipyards at Cowes in 1932, a flotilla leader, she saw service in the Home Fleet before World War II and made several deployments to Spanish waters during the Spanish Civil War, enforcing the arms blockade imposed by Britain and France on both sides of the conflict.
Kempenfelt was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1939 and renamed HMCS Assiniboine. During World War II, she served as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic, sinking one German Submarine by ramming, on Anti-Submarine Patrols during the invasion of Normandy, and was employed as a Troop Transport after VE Day for returning Canadian servicemen, before being decommissioned in mid-1945. Assiniboine was sold for breaking up in 1945, but she ran aground while being towed to the breakers and was not broken up until 1952.
Kempenfelt was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1939 and renamed HMCS Assiniboine. During World War II, she served as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic, sinking one German Submarine by ramming, on Anti-Submarine Patrols during the invasion of Normandy, and was employed as a Troop Transport after VE Day for returning Canadian servicemen, before being decommissioned in mid-1945. Assiniboine was sold for breaking up in 1945, but she ran aground while being towed to the breakers and was not broken up until 1952.
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