Allan Thomas George Cumberland Peachey DSO, RN
| Born | 23 May 1896 | ||
| Died | 15 Mar 1967 | (70) |
| Ranks
Retired: 7 Jan 1950 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Allan Thomas George Cumberland Peachey, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Queen of Bermuda (F 73) | Capt. | Armed Merchant Cruiser | 24 Apr 1941 | 24 Nov 1941 |
| HMS Delhi (D 74) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 24 Nov 1941 | Dec 1943 |
| HMS Royal Sovereign (05) | Capt. | Battleship | 24 Apr 1944 | 30 May 1944 |
| HMS Enterprise (D 52) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 28 Jun 1944 | 2 Oct 1944 |
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Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Queen of Bermuda (F 73)
3 May 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1815N/3, HMS Queen of Bermuda (Capt. A.T.G.C. Peachey, RN) departed Freetown to patrol in the South Atlantic. (1)
18 May 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1330Z/18, HMS Queen of Bermuda (Capt. A.T.G.C. Peachey, RN) arrived at St. Helena to fuel. (2)
19 May 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1230Z/19, after having embarked 200 tons of water and also 1690 tons of fuel from the chartered tanker Nyholm (Norwegian, 5843 GRT, built 1927), HMS Queen of Bermuda (Capt. A.T.G.C. Peachey, RN) departed St. Helena to patrol in the mid-Atlantic. (1)
3 Jun 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1730N/3, HMS Queen of Bermuda (Capt. A.T.G.C. Peachey, RN) arrived at Freetown from patrol. (3)
18 Jun 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1400N/18, HMS Queen of Bermuda (Capt. A.T.G.C. Peachey, RN) departed Freetown for patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South Atlantic. (4)
29 Jun 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1100N/29, HMS Queen of Bermuda (Capt. A.T.G.C. Peachey, RN) arrived at St. Helena from patrol. After fuelling she departed around 1930N/29 to patrol off Lobito to intercept Vichy French shipping. (3)
16 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Queen of Bermuda (Capt. A.T.G.C. Peachey, RN) is ordered to leave patrol and proceed to Capetown. (5)
21 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0730A/21, HMS Queen of Bermuda (Capt. A.T.G.C. Peachey, RN) arrived at Capetown from patrol. (6)
30 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At Capetown, HMS Queen of Bermuda (Capt. A.T.G.C. Peachey, RN) embarked a catapult which was to be fitted in her upcoming refit in the U.S.A. This catapult had been shipped from the U.K. to South Africa as it had originally been intended to refit the ship there. (7)
30 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1600B/30, HMS Queen of Bermuda (Capt. A.T.G.C. Peachey, RN) departed Capetown escorting the ' Capetown Section ' of convoy WS 9A.
[For more info see the event ' Convoy WS 9A ' for 30 June 1941.] (6)
3 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1030B/3, HMS Queen of Bermuda (Capt. A.T.G.C. Peachey, RN) arrived at Durban from convoy escort duty. (8)
21 Aug 1941
Convoy CF 2.
This convoy departed Durban on 21 August 1941.
It was made up of the following troop transports; Duchess of Bedford (British, 20123 GRT, built 1928), Durban Castle (British, 17388 GRT, built 1938), Nieuw Zeeland (Dutch, 11069 GRT, built 1928) and Sobieski (Polish, 11030 GRT, built 1939).
On departure from Durban, around 1830B/21, the convoy was escorted by the armed merchant cruiser Queen of Bermuda (Capt. A.T.G.C. Peachey, RN).
The convoy arrived at Capetown around 0830B/24.
At Capetown, the Greek Royal family boarded the Durban Castle.
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Around 1600B/26, the convoy departed Capetown in the same composition.
Around 0700Z/29, rendezvous was made in position 23°40'S, 04°30'E, with the armed merchant cruiser HMS Cilicia (Capt.(Retd.) V.B. Cardwell, OBE, RN) which joined as second escort.
Around 0715Z/31, the Durban Castle parted company with the convoy to the north-east of St. Helena in position 15°20'S, 05°10'W. She was to proceed to Trididad escorted by HMS Queen of Bermuda.
The remainder of the convoy arrived at Lagos around 1200A on 4 September 1941.
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Around 1700A/8, the convoy, now made up of the Duchess of Bedford, Nieuw Zeeland and Sobieski departed Lagos for Freetown. The convoy was now escorted by the armed merchant cruiser HMS Cilicia and the corvettes HMS Armeria (T/Lt. H.N. Russell, DSC, RNR) and HMS Woodruff (T/Lt. T. Muir, RNVR).
The convoy arrived at Freetown around 0900N/13.
16 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
The troopship Durban Castle (British, 17388 GRT, built 1938), with the Greek Royal family on board, and escorted by the armed merchant cruisers Queen of Bermuda (Capt. A.T.G.C. Peachey, RN) and HMCS Prince David (Cdr. K.F. Adams, RCN) encountered heavy weather. Around 2005O/16, HMCS Prince David sustained weather damage. By 2110O/16, she dropped astern and then hove to in position 45°30'N, 35°00'W.
The Durban Castle and HMS Queen of Bermuda were able to continue on towards the U.K. (9)
19 Sep 1941
Around 0700N/19, the troopship Durban Castle (British, 17388 GRT, built 1938), with the Greek Royal family on board, and her escort, the armed merchant cruiser Queen of Bermuda (Capt. A.T.G.C. Peachey, RN) were joined by the destroyers HMS Caldwell (Lt.Cdr. E.M. Mackay, RNR) and HMS Volunteer (Lt.Cdr. N. Lanyon, RN) in position 51°20'N, 26°40'W.
Around 0930A/19, in position 51°37'N, 25°41'W, HMS Queen of Bermuda parted company to proceed to St. Johns, Newfoundland. It had been intended for her to proceed direct to Bermuda but this was not possible due to fuel shortage. (9)
22 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0815PQ/22, Queen of Bermuda (Capt. A.T.G.C. Peachey, RN) arrived at St. Johns, Newfoundland from escort duty.
After fuelling she departed for Bermuda around 1800PQ/22. (9)
25 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1345P/25, Queen of Bermuda (Capt. A.T.G.C. Peachey, RN) arrived at Bermuda from St. Johns, Newfoundland. (9)
28 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1415Q/28, Queen of Bermuda (Capt. A.T.G.C. Peachey, RN) departed Bermuda for Newport News, Virginia. (9)
30 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Queen of Bermuda (Capt. A.T.G.C. Peachey, RN) arrived at the Newport News shipyard where she is taken in hand for refit. (9)
Light cruiser HMS Delhi (D 74)
20 Nov 1942
HMS Delhi was bombed off Algiers. Her stern was blown off. She was under repair in Britain until April 1943.
9 Oct 1943
HMS Delhi (Capt. A.T.G.C. Peachey, RN) picks up one survivor of the American destroyer USS Buck that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-616 about 50 nautical miles south of Capri in position 38°57'N, 14°28'E.
Sources
- ADM 53/114918 + ADM 199/394
- ADM 53/114918
- ADM 53/114919
- ADM 53/114919 + ADM 199/394
- ADM 53/114920 + ADM 199/395
- ADM 53/114920
- ADM 53/114920 + ADM 199/2567
- ADM 53/114921
- ADM 53/114922
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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