Eustace Rotherham, RN
| Born | 7 Apr 1892 | Meriden, England, U.K. | |
| Died | 10 Jul 1947 | (55) | Devon (?), England, U.K. |
| Ranks
Retired: 28 Jul 1942 Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Eustace Rotherham, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Hawkins (D 86) | Capt. | Heavy cruiser | 15 Nov 1939 | 7 May 1940 |
Career information
Reverted to retired 20 October 1945 due to being medically unfit.Events related to this officer
Heavy cruiser HMS Hawkins (D 86)
11 Dec 1939
At 1300Z/11, HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN) is commissioned at the Portsmouth Dockyard. Her refit is almost completed. (1)
14 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN) conducted basin trials at the Portsmouth Dockyard. (1)
17 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN) conducted tilt test in C-Lock at the Portsmouth Dockyard. (1)
19 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN) proceeded from the Portsmouth Dockyard to Spithead. (1)
21 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN) conducted compass swing trials in the Solent. (1)
22 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN) conducted D/F calibration trials in the Solent on completion of which she proceeded to the Portsmouth Dockyard. (1)
28 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN) proceeded from Portsmouth to Portland. En-route gunnery trials were carried out. (1)
2 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN) conducted full power trials off Portland. (2)
4 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN) conducted gunnery exercises off Portland. (2)
8 Jan 1940
In the afternoon, after visibility had cleared, HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN) conducted torpedo firing and gunnery exercises off Portland during which she was escorted by HMS Kelvin (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Machin, RN) and HMS Kimberley (Lt.Cdr. R.G.K. Knowling, RN). (2)
9 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1600Z/9, HMS Hawkins departed Portland for Freetown. She was to proceed to the South Atlantic where she was to join the South America Division as flagship. (3)
16 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1145N/16, HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN) arrived at Freetown from Portland.
(2)
17 Jan 1940
Around 1730N/17, HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN) departed Freetown for patrol in the South Atlantic and then to make rendezvous with ships from the South American Division. (2)
29 Jan 1940
HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN) arrived in San Borombon Bay. Also there was HMS Achilles (New Zealand Division) (Capt. W.E. Parry, CB, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir H. Harwood, KCB, OBE, RN). Rear-Admiral Harwood then transferred his flag from HMS Achilles to HMS Hawkins.
HMS Hawkins then fuelled from the RFA tanker Olwen (6470 GRT, built 1917).
Early in the evening HMS Hawkins left for patrol and set course for the Rio de Janeiro focal area while HMS Achilles left for the Falkland Islands after which she was to proceed to New Zealand. (2)
12 Feb 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1800P/12, HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir H. Harwood, KCB, OBE, RN) arrived at Rio de Janeiro from patrol. (4)
14 Feb 1940
Around 1730P/14, HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir H. Harwood, KCB, OBE, RN) departed Rio de Janeiro to patrol in the Rio de Janeiro focal area. In the evening she joined company with HMS Dorsetshire (Capt. B.C.S. Martin, RN) already on patrol. (4)
29 Feb 1940
Around 0915N/29, HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir H. Harwood, KCB, OBE, RN) arrived in San Borombon Bay. She then fuelled from the RFA tanker Olwen (6470 GRT, built 1917) and left to resume her patrol in the River Plate focal area around 1900N/29. (5)
4 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1530P/4, HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir H. Harwood, KCB, OBE, RN) arrived at Montevideo from patrol. (5)
5 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1530P/5, HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir H. Harwood, KCB, OBE, RN) departed Montevideo for Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. (5)
8 Mar 1940
Around 0800P/8, HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir H. Harwood, KCB, OBE, RN) arrived at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands from Montevideo. At Port Stanley she was to undergo a short 'self refit'. (5)
16 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0630P/16, HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir H. Harwood, KCB, OBE, RN) departed Port Stanley to patrol in the River Plate focal area. (6)
1 Apr 1940
Around 0715O/1, HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir H. Harwood, KCB, OBE, RN) arrived in San Borombon Bay where she fuelled from the RFA tanker Arndale (8296 GRT, built 1937). Around 1250O/1, HMS Hawkins left San Borombon Bay to resume her patrol in the River Plate focal area and also a little north of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. (7)
8 Apr 1940
Around 0945PQ/8, HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir H. Harwood, KCB, OBE, RN) arrived at Montevideo from patrol. (7)
10 Apr 1940
Around 0835O/10, HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir H. Harwood, KCB, OBE, RN) departed Montevideo to resume her patrol in the River Plate focal area. (7)
22 Apr 1940
Around 1600Q/22, HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir H. Harwood, KCB, OBE, RN) arrived at Buenos Aires from patrol. (7)
3 May 1940
Around 1400O/3, HMS Hawkins (Capt. E. Rotherham, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir H. Harwood, KCB, OBE, RN) arrived at San Borombon Bay where she fuelled from the RFA tanker Arndale (8296 GRT, built 1937).
Around 1930O/3, HMS Hawkins departed to resume her patrol in the River Plate focal area. (8)
Sources
- ADM 53/109115
- ADM 53/112398
- ADM 53/112398 + ADM 199/2556
- ADM 53/112399 + ADM 199/380
- ADM 53/112399
- ADM 53/112400
- ADM 53/112401
- ADM 53/112402
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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