On departure from Gibraltar the convoy was escorted by the light cruisers HMS Dauntless (Capt. Rowanbank (British, 5159 GRT, built 1919). The convoy was made up of the following merchant vessels īritish Ardour (British (tanker), 7124 GRT, built 1928),īritish Loyalty (British (tanker), 6993 GRT, built 1928),īritish Motorist (British (tanker), 6891 GRT, built 1924),īritish Princess (British (tanker), 7019 GRT, built 1917),īritish Progress (British (tanker), 4581 GRT, built 1927),Ĭity of Hereford (British, 5101 GRT, built 1927),Ĭity of Shanghai (British, 5828 GRT, built 1917) and
This convoy departed Gibraltar on 2 September 1939 and arrived at Capetown on 29 September 1939. Moore, RAN) conducted gunnery and torpedo firing exercises off Gibraltar. HMS Dauntless, HMS Colombo and the Dunera arrived at Gibraltar around 0630/29. Harwood, OBE, RN) which remained with HMS Dauntless, HMS Colombo and the Dunera until around 1330/28. Bell, RN, flying the flag of Commodore H.H. Scott, RN) departed Plymouth to join HMS Dauntless and Dunera which she did around 2315/25.Īround 1800/26, they were joined by the heavy cruiser HMS Exeter (Capt. At sea she joined the passenger/cargo ship Dunera (11162 GRT, built 1937) to escort her to Gibraltar.Īround 2000/25, the light cruiser HMS Colombo (Capt.
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The page for this light cruiser was last update in October 2021.Īround 1430/25, the light cruiser HMS Dauntless (Capt. Notable events involving Dauntless include: Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page. You can help improve our commands sectionĬlick here to Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel. Newton James Wallop William-Powlett, DSC, RN (retired) Nathaniel Greer Leeper, RNĬapt. Please note that we're still working on this section.Ĭdr.
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