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Light cruiser HMS Phoebe (43)

10 Aug 1944
Around 0725FG/10, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) departed Trincomalee for Bombay where she is to undergo a short refit which also included modifications to enable her to serve as fighter direction ship. (1)

13 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1640FG/13, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) arrived at Bombay from Trincomalee. (1)

16 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) is docked in the Hughes Graving Dock at the Bombay Dockyard. (1)

31 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) is undocked. (1)

10 Sep 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) is docked in the Hughes Graving Dock at the Bombay Dockyard. (2)

13 Sep 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) is undocked. She then conducted D/G trials. She departed for Trincomalee shortly after 1600FG/13. (2)

16 Sep 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1130FG/16, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) arrived at Trincomalee from Bombay. (2)

21 Sep 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises off Trincomalee. Also an underway refuelling exercise was carried out during which she fuelled from RFA tanker Echodale (8150 GRT, built 1941). (2)

23 Sep 1944
The light cruiser HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) and the destroyers HMS Quilliam (Capt. R.G. Onslow, DSO and 2 Bars, RN), HMS Quadrant (Lt.Cdr. P.C. Hopkins, RN), HMS Queenborough (Cdr. E.P. Hinton, DSO and Bar, MVO, RN), HMS Racehorse (Cdr. J.J. Casement, DSC, RN), HMS Raider (Lt.Cdr. K.W. Michell, DSC, RN), HMS Redoubt (Lt.Cdr. N.E.G. Ropner, DSO, RN), HMS Relentless (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Fell, RN), HMS Wager (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Watkin, RN) and HMS Paladin (Lt.Cdr. M.C. Morris, RN) conducted exercises off Trincomalee. (3)

3 Oct 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) conducted compass swing trials at Trincomalee which were followed by exercises off Trincomalee. (4)

2 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1240FG/2, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) departed Trincomalee for Colombo. (5)

3 Dec 1944
Around 1240FG/3, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) arrived at Colombo from Trincomalee. She was docked in a graving dock later the same day. (5)

17 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) is undocked. (5)

18 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1155FG/18, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) departed Colombo for Trincomalee. On departure D/G trials were carried out. (5)

19 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1440FG/19, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) arrived at Trincomalee from Colombo. (5)

8 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
In the afternoon, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) proceeded from Chittagong to Cox's Bazar. (6)

9 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0005FG/9, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) departed Cox's Bazar for Akyab where she arrived around 0735FG/9. (6)

11 Jan 1945
Around 1800FG/11, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) departed Cox's Bazar to provide fighter direction during landings between Akyab and Ramree Island. She anchored in Hunters Bay around 1915FG/12 and then provided AA cover and fighter direction duties during the next few days. (6)

15 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) proceeded from Hunters Bay to Akyab. (6)

16 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) proceeded to Hunters Bay from Akyab. (6)

17 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) proceeded from Hunters Bay to Akyab. (6)

18 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) proceeded to Hunters Bay from Akyab. (6)

19 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) proceeded from Hunters Bay to Akyab. (6)

20 Jan 1945
Between 1500FG/20 and 1600FG/20, the light cruiser HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) and the destroyer HMAS Napier (Capt. H.J. Buchanan, DSO, RAN) departed Akyab to join the destroyer HMS Rapid (Lt.Cdr. M.W. Tomkinson, DSC and Bar, RN) near Oyster Island. During the night they provided cover for convoy 'Able' from seaward during it's nighttime passage.

Around 0645FG/21, the three ships parted company to act independently as required during the landings on Ramree Island.

[See also the event ' Operation Matador ' for 18 January 1945 for more info.] (7)

22 Jan 1945
Around 2335FG/22, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) departed the vicinity of Ramree Island for Chittagong where she arrived around 1030FG/23. (6)

23 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 2200FG/23, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) departed Chittagong for Akyab where she arrived around 0700FG/24. (6)

24 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1800FG/24, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) departed Akyab for operation Sankey.

[For more info on this operations see the event ' Operation Sankey ' for 26 January 1945.] (6)

29 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0845FG/29, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) arrived at Chittagong from operations off Burma. (6)

29 Jan 1945
Around 2200FG/29, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) departed Chittagong for Akyab where she arrived around 0730FG/30. (6)

30 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1345FG/30, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) departed Akyab to return to the operations area off Ramree Island where she arrived the following morning. (6)

3 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) and HMS Saumarez (Capt. M.L. Power, CBE, DSO, RN) conducted exercises off Trincomalee. These included night attack exercises during which HMS Phoebe simulated a Japanese cruiser. (8)

6 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) conducted D/G trials at Trincomalee. These were followed by HA gunnery and fighter direction exercises. (8)

9 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN), HMS Rotherham (Capt. H.W. Biggs, DSO and Bar, RN) and HMS Rapid (Lt.Cdr. F.P. Baker, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Trincomalee. (8)

11 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0900FG/11, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) departed Trincomalee for Bombay where she is to undergo a short refit. (8)

14 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Shortly before 1000FG/14, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) arrived at Bombay from Trincomalee. (8)

18 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) is docked in the Hughes Graving Dock at Bombay. (8)

29 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) is undocked. (8)

13 Apr 1945
Around 1815FG/13, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) departed Bombay for Trincomalee. (9)

16 Apr 1945
Around 1145FG/16, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) arrived at Trincomalee from Bombay. (9)

30 Apr 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0540FG/30, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) departed Kyaukpyu to join ' Convoy B ' for operation Dracula, the landings at Rangoon. (9)

1 May 1945
Around 2140FG/1, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) dropped anchor off Rangoon to cover the landings and provide fighter direction duties. (10)

11 May 1945
Around 1520FG/11, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) departed Rangoon for operations between the Andaman Islands and the south coast of Burma to search for small enemy vessels trying to escape from the Andaman Islands.

For these patrol she joined Force 69 which was further made up of the sloops HMIS Sutlej (Cdr. J. Ryland, RIN) and HMIS Cauvery (A/Cdr. F.F.W. Harvey, RIN). (11)

13 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1645FG/13, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) dropped anchor in the Gulf of Martaban. (10)

15 May 1945
Around 2220FG/15, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) departed the Gulf of Martaban to resume patrol in the Andaman Sea. (10)

17 May 1945
Around 1000FG/17, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) made rendezvous with HMIS Sutlej (Cdr. J. Ryland, RIN) and HMIS Cauvery (A/Cdr. F.F.W. Harvey, RIN). A chain patrol was then established along longitude 96°E between latitudes 12°N and 13°N. (10)

20 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0850FG/20, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) stopped a small sailing vessel. It was occupied by four locals trying to escape from the Andaman Islands. They reported that the food situation at Port Blair was 'acute'. (11)

24 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800FG/24, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) arrived at Rangoon from patrol. (10)

26 May 1945
Around 0830FG/26, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) departed Rangoon to resume patrol in the Andaman Sea. (10)

27 May 1945
Around 0620FG/27, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) joined HMIS Kistna (A/Cdr. S.G. Karmarkar, RINR) on patrol in the Andaman Sea. (10)

1 Jun 1945
Around 0900FG/1, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) made rendezvous with HMS Ceylon (Capt. K.L. Harkness, DSC, RN) and HMIS Godavari (A/Cdr. H.M.S. Choudry, RIN) which then took over the patrol in the Andaman Sea. HMS Phoebe then set course for Trincomalee. (12)

2 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1100FG/2, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) arrived at Trincomalee from operations in the Andaman Sea. (12)

11 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1140FG/11, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) departed Trincomalee for Colombo. (12)

12 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0820FG/12, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) arrived at Colombo from Trincomalee. (12)

26 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) conducted D/G trials off Colombo on completion of which Rear-Admiral W.R. Patterson, CB, CVO, RN hoisted his flag in HMS Phoebe which then left Colombo for Trincomalee around 1620FG/26. (12)

27 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1800FG/27, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral W.R. Patterson, CB, CVO, RN) arrived at Trincomalee from Colombo. (12)

19 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1330FG/19, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) arrived at Trincomalee. (13)

6 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
During 6/7 August 1945, HMS Phoebe (Capt. S.M. Raw, CBE, RN) conducted exercises off Trincomalee. These included a range and inclination exercise on the 6th during which HMS Relentless (Lt.Cdr. G.B. Barstow, RN) acted as target. (14)

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