Английская Википедия:HMS Roebuck (H95)

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HMS Roebuck was an R-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War II. She was the fifteenth ship to carry this traditional ship name, after a small deer native to the British Isles, which was used as far back as the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

Construction

Ordered in May 1940 from Scotts shipyard in Greenock, construction was delayed and she was not laid down until 19 June 1941.[1] Roebuck then had the dubious honour of being launched prematurely by an air raidШаблон:Clarify on 10 December 1942, her partially complete hulk lying submerged in the dockyard for three months before it was salvaged and completed in May 1943.[2]

Service history

World War II

1943

After sea trials Roebuck was accepted into service on 10 June and assigned to the 11th Destroyer Flotilla of the Eastern Fleet, first taking passage to Scapa Flow to work-up with Home Fleet. In August she was prepared for foreign service and then took passage to Freetown, finally joining the Flotilla in the Indian Ocean in September, which was deployed for convoy defence and patrols.[1]

1944

On 12 March Roebuck formed part of the escort for the aircraft carrier Шаблон:HMS and the cruisers Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS, with the destroyer Шаблон:HMS, during the search in the Indian Ocean for the German U-boat supply ship Brake. After being intercepted by aircraft Brake was scuttled by her own crew.[1]

In June Roebuck was deployed with Fleet units off Burma and bombarded Martaban. On 19 June she formed part of the destroyer screen of Force 60 along with the destroyers Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS, providing protection for the aircraft carrier Шаблон:HMS, the battlecruiser Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:Ship, and cruisers Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS.[1]

On 25 July she was deployed with the Flotilla as the screen for Eastern Fleet major units covering operations by the aircraft carriers Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS against targets at Sabang and Sumatra in "Operation Crimson".[1]

In August Roebuck took passage to Simon's Town for a refit by HM Dockyard, rejoining the Flotilla at Trincomalee in November.[1]

1945

In February Roebuck joined Force 68 for offensive patrols and bombarded the Cocos Islands with destroyers Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS in Operations "Office" and "Training".[1]

On 27 April she was deployed with Force 63 as the screen for major fleet units providing cover for the landings at Rangoon in "Operation Dracula", and on the 30th was deployed with Force 62, and bombarded Matapan with the destroyers Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS in "Operation Gable" which also included the interception of enemy evacuation vessels. On 1 May she took part in bombardments at Car Nicobar with the Flotilla in "Operation Bishop".[1]

On 13 May Roebuck, Redoubt and Racehorse, escorted Nigeria from Trincomalee as Force 63, during a search for Japanese warships evacuating personnel from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and remained with the Fleet screen during the attacks on Japanese ships.[1]

On 18 June she was deployed with the flotilla as a screen for the ships of 21st Aircraft Carrier Squadron, which comprised the escort carriers Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS, and the cruisers Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS, which were carrying out photo-reconnaissance flights over southern Malaya in "Operation Balsam".[1]

On 5 July she was deployed with the cruiser Шаблон:HMS, and destroyers Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS to cover minesweeping operations off Malaya and the Nicobar Islands. She then took part in bombardment of Nancowry.[1]

In August Roebuck was preparing for large-scale landings in Malaya in "Operation Zipper", but the surrender of Japan brought hostilities to a close before they could be put into effect. She sailed to Singapore to support the re-occupation until sailing to Simon's Town in October to refit.[1]

Post-war

Following the successful conversion of her sister ships Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS, Roebuck was selected for conversion to a Type 15 anti-submarine frigate in 1952.[1] She was given the new pennant number F195.[3]

On completion of the conversion in May 1953 she was recommissioned for service in the 5th Frigate Squadron.[1] In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.[4]

During 1957 she refitted for training duties and joined the Dartmouth Training Squadron, replacing HMS Carron. She went into refit again in 1959.[5] Recommissioned in May 1960 she joined the 17th Escort Squadron and remained on the operational list until returning to pay-off into reserve at Plymouth in 1962.[1]

Disposal and fate

Before being placed on the Disposal List the ship was de-equipped at HM Dockyard Devonport.[1] Roebuck was sold to the British Iron & Steel Corporation (BISCO) for demolition by Thos. W. Ward. She was towed to the breaker's yard at Inverkeithing on 8 August 1968.[1]

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  1. ↑ 1,00 1,01 1,02 1,03 1,04 1,05 1,06 1,07 1,08 1,09 1,10 1,11 1,12 1,13 1,14 1,15 1,16 Шаблон:Cite web
  2. ↑ British and Empire Warships of the Second World War, H. T. Lenton, Greenhill Books, Шаблон:ISBN
  3. ↑ http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4512.html Destroyer HMS Roebuck of the R class
  4. ↑ Souvenir Programme, Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, 15th June 1953, HMSO, Gale and Polden
  5. ↑ Critchley, Mike, "British Warships Since 1945: Part 3: Destroyers", Maritime Books: Liskeard, UK, 1982. Шаблон:ISBN, page 54
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