HMS Cleveland (L46) was a Type I Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy built by Yarrow Shipbuilders of Scotstoun, and launched on 24 April 1940. She was adopted by the civil community of Middlesbrough then in the North Riding of Yorkshire, as part of the Warship Week campaign in 1942.
 HMS Cleveland in Plymouth Sound, October 1942
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| Name | HMS Cleveland |
| Ordered | 21 March 1939 |
| Builder | Yarrow Shipbuilders, Glasgow |
| Yard number | Admiralty Job No.1835 |
| Laid down | 7 July 1939 |
| Launched | 24 April 1940 |
| Completed | 18 September 1940 |
| Identification | Pennant number: L46 |
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| Fate | Scrapped in December 1959 |
| Badge | On a Field per fess wavy Red and Blue, upon a White roundel a huntsman's cap Black in front of a stirrup Red. |
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| Class and type | Type I Hunt-class destroyer |
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| Length | 85 m (278 ft 10 in) o/a |
| Beam | 8.8 m (28 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 3.27 m (10 ft 9 in) |
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| Complement | 146 |
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Service history edit
On commissioning in 1940, she completed work ups for service in home waters, both the North Sea and the English Channel, which continued throughout 1941 and 1942. During April 1943, she was nominated for service in the Mediterranean. During that year, she provided cover for the Allied landings in Italy on Sicily (Operation Husky) and at Salerno (Operation Avalanche). During 1944, she was again deployed in the Mediterranean and in the Aegean Sea.
On 29 September 1945, Cleveland steamed from Gibraltar to Devonport and was placed in reserve.[1] She was sold for scrapping and was wrecked at Llangennith, Glamorgan, Wales, on 28 June 1957 while under tow to Llanelli, for scrapping.[2] The wreck was stripped and blown up in December 1959.[3]
References edit
- ^ Critchley, Mike, "British Warships Since 1945: Part 3: Destroyers", Maritime Books: Liskeard, UK, 1982. ISBN 0-9506323-9-2, page 29
- ^ "Failure To Refloat Former Destroyer". The Times. No. 53930. London. 27 August 1957. col B, p. 4.
- ^ "HMS Cleveland (274189)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
Publications edit
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
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