Quickmatch served with both the British Eastern Fleet and British Pacific Fleet during World War II. In the 1950s, the destroyer was converted into an anti-submarine frigate. In 1957, Quickmatch operated in support of Malaya during the Malayan Emergency. The ship remained in service until 1963, and after use as an accommodation ship, wasContinue reading “HMAS Quickmatch (G92/D21/D292/F04) was a Q-class destroyer operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Although commissioned into the RAN in 1942, the ship was initially the property of the Royal Navy.”
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HMAS Quickmatch was one of eight Q Class destroyers built for the Royal Navy, and she was commissioned in the Royal Australian Navy at Cowes, Isle of Wight, as HMAS Quickmatch (G92) on 14th. September 1942 under the command of Lieutenant Commander Rodney Rhoades DSC RAN.
After trials the ship commenced convoy escort duty on 5th. October 1942. In November 1942 she proceeded to the South Atlantic Station for further convoy escort duty. En route on 1st. December she intercepted the Italian blockade runner Cortelazzo. Following four months convoy duty on the South Atlantic Station Quickmatch transferred to the IndianContinue reading “HMAS Quickmatch was one of eight Q Class destroyers built for the Royal Navy, and she was commissioned in the Royal Australian Navy at Cowes, Isle of Wight, as HMAS Quickmatch (G92) on 14th. September 1942 under the command of Lieutenant Commander Rodney Rhoades DSC RAN.”
HMAS Queenborough (G70/D270/F02/57) (originally HMS Queenborough (G70/D19)) was a Q-class destroyer that served in the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Constructed during World War II as part of the War Emergency Programme, Queenborough was laid down in 1940 and launched in 1942, serving in the Arctic, Mediterranean, and Pacific theatres. After the war ended, the ship was transferred on loan to the RAN in exchange for an N-class destroyer, then given to Australia asContinue reading “HMAS Queenborough (G70/D270/F02/57) (originally HMS Queenborough (G70/D19)) was a Q-class destroyer that served in the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN).”
HMAS Adelaide provides platform for trio of Army helicopters
Army helicopter crews from three different aircraft types have renewed their deck landing qualifications on HMAS Adelaide ahead of the coming high-risk weather season. VISIT WEBSITE from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/38c8O0l via IFTTT
Warship Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020: A German and a Frenchman walk into a Cuban bar…
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own, which sometimes takes them to the strangest places. – Christopher Eger Warship Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020: AContinue reading “Warship Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020: A German and a Frenchman walk into a Cuban bar…”
