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Light cruiser HMS Colombo (D 89)

12 Feb 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) is undocked. (1)

24 Feb 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1515Z/24, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Belfast for Plymouth where she arrived around 1400Z/25. (1)

2 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1715A/2, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Plymouth for Gibraltar. (2)

5 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1530A/5, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Gibraltar from Plymouth. (2)

6 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0730A/6, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Gibraltar for Malta. (2)

8 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1530B/8, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Malta from Gibraltar. (2)

11 Mar 1940
HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises off Malta. (2)

13 Mar 1940
HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises off Malta. (2)

1 Apr 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) is docked in AFD 9 at Singapore. (3)

5 Apr 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) is undocked. (3)

18 Apr 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1700GH/18, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Singapore to patrol off Surabaya, Netherlands East Indies. (3)

23 Apr 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Off Surabaya, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) is fuelled by the RFA tanker Appleleaf (5891 GRT, built 1917). (3)

3 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1700GH/3, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Singapore from patrol. (4)

7 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1600GH/7, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Singapore for patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Surabaya, Netherlands East Indies. (4)

3 Jun 1940
Around 1500EF/3, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Colombo. (5)

4 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1815EF/4, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Colombo for Kilindini / Mombasa. (5)

11 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1330CD/11, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from Colombo. She then quickly fuelled and departed again late in the afternoon to patrol off Kismayu, Italian Somaliland. (5)

19 Jun 1940
Around 1200C/19, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from patrol. (5)

27 Jun 1940
Around 1745C/27, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa to pay visits to Tanga, Zanzibar and Dar-es-Salaam and then to return to Kilindini / Mombasa. (5)

28 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1115C/28, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Tanga. She departed for Zanzibar around 1710C/28. (5)

29 Jun 1940
Around 0950C/29, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Zanzibar from Tanga. She departed for Dar-es-Salaam around 1605C/29. (5)

30 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1145C/30, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Dar-es-Salaam from Zanzibar. She departed for Kilinini / Mombasa around 1720C/30. (5)

1 Jul 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1330C/1, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Kilinini / Mombasa from Dar-es-Salaam. (6)

3 Jul 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1145C/3, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Kilinini / Mombasa for Aden. She is escorting the troopships Takliwa (British, 7936 GRT, built 1924) and Talamba (British, 8018 GRT, built 1924) which had troop on board for Berbera. (6)

12 Jul 1940
Around 1200C/12, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Aden escorting the (troop) transport Talamba (British, 8018 GRT, built 1924) towards Berbera.

Around 0530C/12, them met HMAS Hobart (Capt. H.L. Howden, RAN) and the (troop) transport Takliwa (British, 7936 GRT, built 1924) departed Berbara for Aden.

The (troop) transports then swapped escorts and HMS Colombo and the Takliwa arrived at Aden around 1035C/12.

HMAS Hobart with the Talamba arrived at Berbera around 1345C/12. (7)

15 Jul 1940
Around 1830C/15, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Aden for Kilindini / Mombasa. She is to conduct brief patrols off Mogadishu and Kismayu, Italian Somaliland en-route. (6)

22 Jul 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1715D/22, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) is bombed by a single Italian aircraft. Six bombs were dropped but no damage was sustained. (8)

23 Jul 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1530C/23, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Kilinidini / Mombasa from Aden and patrol. (6)

26 Jul 1940
Around 2359C/26, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa to patrol in the Mozambique Channel. (8)

4 Aug 1940
Around 1000C/4, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from patrol. (9)

7 Aug 1940
Around 1805C/7, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa to patrol off Italian Somaliland. (10)

15 Aug 1940
Around 1000C/15, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from patrol. (11)

19 Aug 1940
Around 1105C/19, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa to patrol off Italian Somaliland. (11)

25 Aug 1940
Around 1615C/25, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from patrol. (11)

27 Aug 1940
Around 0830C/27, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa for Mauritius.

This was due to the British tanker British Commander (6901 GRT, built 1922) having reported being attacked by an enemy raider to the south of Madagascar in position 29°27'S, 45°50'E. (9)

30 Aug 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1545D/30, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Mauritius from Kilindini / Mombasa. (11)

31 Aug 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0630D/31, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Mauritius for patrol. She is ordered to patrol to the east of southern Madagascar. (11)

2 Sep 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1530D/2, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Mauritius from patrol. (11)

3 Sep 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0645D/3, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Mauritius for Colombo. (11)

9 Sep 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0945EF/9, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Colombo from Mauritius. (11)

12 Sep 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1735EF/12, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Colombo for escort duty with convoy US 4.

[For more info on this convoy see the event ' Convoy US 4 ' for 27 August 1940.] (11)

15 Sep 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1330EF/15, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Bombay with convoy US 4. (11)

25 Sep 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1800C/25, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Aden from convoy escort duty. (12)

26 Sep 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)

Convoy AK 2.

This convoy departed Aden on 26 September 1940.

It was made up of the (troop) transport Varela (British, 4651 GRT, built 1914).

The convoy was escorted by the light cruiser HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN).

The convoy arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa on 3 October 1940. (13)

6 Oct 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1115C/6, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa to patrol off Italian Somaliland. (14)

13 Oct 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0715C/13, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from patrol. (14)

18 Oct 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1145C/18, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa for Durban. (15)

24 Oct 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1130C/24, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Durban from Kilindini / Mombasa. At Durban she was taken in hand for repairs and a docking. (15)

26 Oct 1940
HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) is docked at Durban. She was docked together with the Q Ship RFA Maunder. (15)

1 Nov 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) is undocked. (16)

2 Nov 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) is docked again at Durban. She is undocked later the same day. (16)

4 Nov 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)

Convoy CM 5.

This convoy departed Durban on 4 November 1940.

It was made up of the (troop) transports; Llanstephan Castle (British, 11340 GRT, built 1914) and Selandia (South African, 8482 GRT, built 1938).

The convoy was escorted by the light cruiser HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN).

The convoy arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa on 11 November 1940. (13)

13 Nov 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1145C/13, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa to patrol off Italian Somaliland. (17)

16 Nov 1940
At 1830D/16, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) sighted a small merchant vessel / coaster at anchor off Mogadishu.

At 1841D/16, fire was opened on this vessel.

At 1843D/16, an enemy shore battery opened fire on HMS Colombo.

At 1847D/16, HMS Colombo ceased fire and retired at 24 knots under the cover of a smoke screen. Two his are claimed on the merchant vessel.

The target was actually a bit bigger then was though by the British and was the merchant vessel Somalia (2699 GRT, built 1918). She was not hit. The Italians also claimed that their shore batteries had hit the British cruiser which was not the case. (18)

18 Nov 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Between around 1815D/18 and 1830D/18, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN), still on patrol off Italian Somaliland, is attacked some 60 miles north-east of Kismayu, by an enemy aircraft which made two attack runs. The bombs dropped during these two attacks missed astern during both attacks. (17)

19 Nov 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Between around 1815D/19 and 1830D/19, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN), was again attacked from the air. This time some 45 miles south-east of Kismayu, by three enemy aircraft which made two attack runs. The bombs dropped during these two attacks once again missed astern. (17)

21 Nov 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800C/21, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from patrol. (17)

25 Nov 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1715C/25, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa to patrol off Italian Somaliland. (17)

29 Nov 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1800C/29, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa after having been relieved on patrol around dawn that day by HMS Ceres (Capt. E.G. Abbott, AM, RN). (16)

30 Nov 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1630C/30, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa for Durban. (16)

6 Dec 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1345C/6, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Durban from Kilindini / Mombasa. (19)

16 Dec 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1600C/16, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa to patrol off Italian Somaliland. (20)

23 Dec 1940
Around 2345C/23, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) returned to Kilindini / Mombasa from patrol after having been relieved on patrol around dawn that day by HMS Ceres (Capt. E.G. Abbott, AM, RN). (20)

28 Dec 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1715C/28, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa to patrol off Kismayu. (20)

1 Jan 1941
Around 0745C/1, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from patrol. (21)

2 Jan 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1145C/2, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa to patrol off Kismayu. (21)

10 Jan 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0915C/10, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) returned to Kilindini / Mombasa from patrol. (21)

14 Jan 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1215C/14, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa to patrol off Kismayu. (21)

15 Jan 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Due to engine defects, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) is forced to abandon her patrol off Kismayu and set course to Kilindini / Mombasa for repairs. (21)

17 Jan 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1000C/17, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) returned to Kilindini / Mombasa from patrol. (21)

22 Jan 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1130C/22, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa for the Seychelles. (22)

28 Jan 1941
Around 1000C/28, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Port Victoria, Seychelles. There she fuelled from the chartered tanker Clydefield (British (tanker), 7365 GRT, built 1928).

Around 1450C/28, she departed Port Victoria for Colombo where further repairs to her engines were to be undertaken as this was not possible at Kilindini / Mombasa. It had also been decided to refit her at the same time. (22)

3 Feb 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1145EF/3, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Colombo from the Seychelles. (21)

7 Feb 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) is docked at Colombo. (23)

10 Mar 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) is undocked. (24)

2 Apr 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
With her refit completed, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) conducted D/G trials, D/F calibration trails, compass swing and engine trials off Colombo. Following these gunnery and torpedo firing exercises were carried out.After all trials and exercises were conducted satisfactorily course was set for Bombay. (24)

5 Apr 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0915EF/5, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Bombay from Colombo. (24)

6 Apr 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)

Convoy BN 24.

This convoy departed Bombay on 6 April 1941.

It was made up of the following (troop) transports; Islami (British, 5879 GRT, built 1934, 1049 troops) and Varsova (British, 4701 GRT, built 1914, 870 troops).

The convoy was escorted by the light cruiser HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN).

The convoy arrived at Aden on 13 April 1941. (25)

17 Apr 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1115C/17, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Aden for Kilindini / Mombasa. (26)

22 Apr 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1130C/22, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from Aden. (26)

28 Apr 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0615C/28, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa.

Around 0715C/28, HMS Glasgow (Capt. H. Hickling, RN) also departed.

Both cruisers then joined convoy WS 7.

[For more info on this convoy see the event ' Convoy WS 7 ' for 25 March 1941.] (27)

5 May 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0815EF/5, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Bombay with the ' Bombay Section ' of Convoy WS 7. (28)

7 May 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1515EF/7, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Bombay for Colombo. She is escorting the troop transport Duchess of York (British, 20021 GRT, built 1929). (28)

10 May 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0700EF/10, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) and the troop transport Duchess of York (British, 20021 GRT, built 1929) arrived at Colombo from Bombay. (28)

12 May 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1600EF/12, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Colombo for Aden. (28)

18 May 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1530C/18, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Aden from Colombo. (28)

22 May 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0715C/22, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Aden for Kilindini / Mombasa. She is escorting the troop transport Strathallan (British, 23722 GRT, built 1938). (28)

26 May 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1845C/26, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) and the troop transport Strathallan (British, 23722 GRT, built 1938) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from Aden. (28)

29 May 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1800C/29, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa for Dar-es-Salaam. (28)

30 May 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0930C/30, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Dar-es-Salaam from Kilindini / Mombasa.

She departed for 1715C/30, for Lindi. (28)

31 May 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1030C/31, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Lindi from Dar-es-Salaam.

She departed for 1700C/31, for Kilindini / Mombasa. (28)

1 Jun 1941
Around 1700C/1, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from Lindi. (29)

6 Jun 1941
Around 1815C/6, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa to join convoy SW 7.

[For more info on this convoy see the event ' Convoy SW 7 ' for 2 June 1941.] (29)

12 Jun 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800B/12, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Durban with convoy SW 7. (30)

16 Jun 1941
Around 1815B/16, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Durban for patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the southern entrance to the Mozambique Channel. (30)

23 Jun 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1445C/23, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Durban from patrol. (30)

27 Jun 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1645B/27, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Durban for patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the southern entrance to the Mozambique Channel. (30)

1 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1400C/1, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Durban from patrol. (31)

4 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1800C/4, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Durban. She is escorting the (troop) transport Sibajak (Dutch, 12226 GRT, built 1927) part of her way to Singapore. (31)

10 Jul 1941
Around 0900D/10, in approximate position 05°20'S, 50°30'E, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) and the (troop) transport Sibajak (Dutch, 12226 GRT, built 1927) are joined by HMS Mauritius (Capt. W.D. Stephens, RN) which then takes over the escort of the (troop) transport.

HMS Colombo then parted company to proceed to Port Victoria, Seychelles. (32)

11 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1145D/11, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Port Victoria from escort duty. At Port Victoria she fuelled from the RFA tanker Appleleaf (5891 GRT, built 1917). (31)

12 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1600D/12, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Port Victoria for Kilindini / Mombasa. (31)

15 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800C/15, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from Port Victoria. (31)

16 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1530C/16, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa. She is escorting the (troop) transport Yoma (British, 8131 GRT, built 1928) to Mogadishu, Berbera and Aden. (33)

18 Jul 1941
Around 0915D/18, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) and the the (troop) transport Yoma (British, 8131 GRT, built 1928) arrived at Mogadishu from Kilindini / Mombasa.

They departed for Berbera around 1300D/18 but they parted company around 1040D/20 when the transport continued onwards unescorted and HMS Colombo set course for Kismayu. (31)

23 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1015D/23, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Kismayu from escort duty.

She departed for Kilindini / Mombasa around 1335D/23. (31)

24 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1500D/24, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from Kismayu. (31)

5 Aug 1941
HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) conducted rangefinding and inclination exercises off Kilindini / Mombasa during which HMS Barham (Capt. G.C. Cooke, RN) acted as target. (31)

15 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)

Convoy CM 16A.

This convoy departed Kilindini / Mombasa on 15 August 1941.

The convoy was made up of the following (troop) transports; President Doumer (British, 11898 GRT, built 1935) and Tilawa (British, 10006 GRT, built 1924).

The convoy was escorted by the light cruiser HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN).

Around 0915D/17, the (troop) transport Burma (British, 7821 GRT, built 1914) joined the convoy off Mogadishu.

The convoy arrived at Aden on 21 August 1941.

22 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0600C/22, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Aden for Kilindini / Mombasa. (34)

27 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0900C/27, HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from Aden. (34)

Light cruiser HMS Mauritius (80)

24 Oct 1944

Operation Athletic

Around 1000A/24, the aircraft carrier HMS Implacable (Capt. L.D. Mackintosh, DSO, DSC, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral H.R. Moore, KCB, CVO, DSO, RN, C-in-C Home Fleet), light cruiser HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) and the destroyers HMS Myngs (Capt. M.L. Power, CBE, RN), HMS Venus (Cdr. H.G.D. De Chair, DSC with Bar, RN), HMS Verulam ( Lt.Cdr. M Thornton, DSO, DSC, RN), HMS Volage (Cdr. L.G. Durlacher, OBE, RN), HMCS Algonquin (Lt.Cdr. D.W. Piers, DSC, RCN) and HMCS Sioux (A/Lt.Cdr. E.E.G. Boak, RCN) departed Scapa Flow for this operation.

Between 0810A/26 and 0840A/26, HMS Implacable launched air strikes to attack German shipping between Rorvik and Bodo. They returned around 1010A/26.

Around 1430A/26, more air strikes were flown off. They returned around 1620A/26.

Around 0950A/27, more air strikes were flown off. They returned around 1120A/27.

Around 0800A/28, more air strikes were flown off. They returned around 0920A/28.

Around 1315A/28, more air strikes were flown off. They returned around 1435A/28.

The force returned to Scapa Flow around 0900A/30. Shortly afterwards the Commander-in-Chief Home Fleet, Vice-Admiral H.R. Moore, KCB, CVO, DSO, RN, struck his flag in HMS Implacable and hoisted it in HMS Rodney (Capt. R.O. Fitzroy, RN).

During these attacks the following damage was inflicted on the enemy;
On the 26th, the seaplane tender Karl Meyer was attacked near Rorvik in position 63°03'N, 11°34'E. She was subsequently driven on the rocks and destroyed by fire. The small Norwegian vessel Baerum (208 GRT) was sunk in this area.

On the 27th, the German minesweeper M 433 which was escorting the U-boat U-1060 were attacked twice. The end result was that the M 433 was sunk and that the U-boat was driven ashore after having been heavily damaged. Position of the sinking was to the south-west of Bronnoysund.

Also the landing barges F 235 and F 236 were damaged in the Sandnessjoen area.

On the 28th, the Norwegian merchant vessel Karmoy (2498 GRT, built 1921) was sunk near Lodingen. (35)

2 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) conducted gunnery, torpedo firing and underway refuelling exercises at Scapa Flow. (36)

9 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1800A/9, HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Greenock. (36)

10 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1430A/10, HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Greenock from Scapa Flow. (36)

13 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (36)

14 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (36)

15 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (36)

16 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (36)

17 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (36)

19 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1530A/19, HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Greenock for Scapa Flow. (36)

20 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1130A/20, HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from Greenock. Before entering 4" gunnery exercises were carried out. (36)

22 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 2100A/22, HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Rosyth. (36)

23 Nov 1944
Around 0830A/23, HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Rosyth from Scapa Flow for some repairs and to give leave to the crew. (36)

10 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 2200A/10, HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Rosyth for Scapa Flow. (36)

11 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0915A/11, HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from Rosyth. (36)

14 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) conducted turning trials at Scapa Flow. (36)

28 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) conducted refuelling at sea exercises off Scapa Flow. (36)

31 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) conducted refuelling at sea exercises off Scapa Flow. (36)

4 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1245A/4, HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Greenock. (37)

5 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0930A/5, HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Greenock from Scapa Flow. (37)

8 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (37)

9 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (37)

11 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (37)

12 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (37)

14 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1300A/14, HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Greenock for Hvalfjord, Iceland where stores were to be loaded. On departure from Greenock torpedo firing exercises were carried out. (37)

16 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1745A/16, HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Hvalfjord from Greenock. (37)

18 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1035A/18, HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Hvalfjord for Greenock. (37)

20 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1200A/20, HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Greenock from Hvalfjord. (37)

21 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1435A/21, HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Greenock for Scapa Flow. (37)

22 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0830A/22, HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from Greenock. (37)

31 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) conducting turning trials off Scapa Flow. (37)

13 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) conducted exercises off Scapa Flow. (38)

14 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) conducted exercises off Scapa Flow. (38)

20 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises and full power trials at Scapa Flow. (38)

23 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1015A/23, HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Liverpool. (38)

24 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1100A/24, HMS Mauritius (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Liverpool from Scapa Flow.

At Liverpool she was then taken in hand for a major refit which was only completed in March 1946. (38)

Battleship HMS Malaya (01)

25 Apr 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Malaya (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) departed Plymouth for Portsmouth.

[No mention on escorts, but it seems unlikely the ship was not escorted as German submarines were still operating in British waters.] (39)

25 Apr 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Malaya (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) arrived at Portsmouth. She was to be used as training vessel / barracks ship from now on. She was decommissioned in early / mid May. (39)

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