Arthur Robin Moore Bridge, RN
| Born | 15 Feb 1894 | Weymouth, England, U.K. | |
| Died | 19 Feb 1971 | (77) | Emsworth, England, U.K. |
| Ranks
Retired: 15 Aug 1951 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Arthur Robin Moore Bridge, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Eagle (94) | Capt. | Aircraft Carrier | 16 Jun 1939 | 26 May 1941 |
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Aircraft Carrier HMS Eagle (94)
10 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1030EF/10, HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) arrived at Colombo. (1)
12 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0915EF/12, HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) departed Colombo to patrol in the Maldives area. (1)
16 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0715EF/12, HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) returned to Colombo from patrol. (1)
20 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1800EF/20, HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) departed Colombo to patrol to the south-west of Ceylon / Maldives area and then to make rendezvous in the Arabian Sea with a convoy of troopships. (1)
28 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1100EF/28, HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) and the troopship Reina del Pacifico (British, 17702 GRT, built 1931) arrived at Colombo. (1)
29 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0730EF/29, HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) departed Colombo to patrol in the Maldives area. (1)
5 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0830EF/5, HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) returned to Colombo from patrol. (2)
2 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) is docked at the Singapore Dockyard. (3)
4 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) is undocked. (3)
25 Nov 1939
Around 0900EF/25, HMS Cornwall (Capt. C.F. Hammill, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral A.J.L. Murray, DSO, OBE, RN), HMS Dorsetshire (Capt. B.C.S. Martin, RN) and HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) departed Colombo for patrol. They were joined at sea by the destroyer HMAS Waterhen (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Swain, RN) which had already been out on exercises.
They returned to Colombo around 0715EF/28. HMAS Waterhen had been detached around noon on the 27th arriving at Colombo later the same day. (4)
8 Feb 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1715C/8, HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) arrived at Aden from convoy escort duty. (5)
9 Feb 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) went to sea from Aden around 0445C/9, to provide cover for convoy US 1. She returned to Aden later the same day around 1710C/9. (5)
10 Feb 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) conducted flying exercises off Aden. (5)
5 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0730EF/5, HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) departed Colombo for Trincomalee. (6)
6 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1500EF/6, HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) arrived at Trincomalee from Colombo. (6)
16 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0700GH/16, HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) arrived at Singapore. (6)
23 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) completed de-ammunitioning at Singapore and she was then taken in hand for refit. (6)
27 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) is docked in the King George VI graving dock at Singapore. (6)
20 Apr 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) is undocked. (7)
9 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) departed Singapore for Colombo.
[No logs of HMS Eagle are available for the months of May, June and July 1940, therefore some details for these months might be missing.] (8)
14 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) arrived at Colombo from Singapore. (8)
17 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) departed Colombo for Aden. She is to proceed to Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Fleet. (8)
22 May 1940
Around 0810C/22, HMS Gloucester (Capt. F.R. Garside, CBE, RN) arrived at Aden from Kilindini / Mombasa.
Around 0700C/22, HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) arrived at Aden from Colombo.
Around 1530C/22, HMAS Sydney (Capt. J.A. Collins, RAN) arrived at Aden from Colombo.
Around 1840C/22, HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) and HMS Gloucester (Capt. F.R. Garside, CBE, RN) departed Aden for Suez.
HMAS Sydney (Capt. J.A. Collins, RAN) had not yet completed fuelling. She departed around 2230C/22 to overtake and join at sea which she did around 0300C/23. (9)
26 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) transited the Suez Canal northbound.
27 May 1940
The aircraft carrier HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) proceeded from Port Said to Alexandria. She was escorted by the destroyers HMS Hero (Cdr. H.W. Biggs, RN) and HMS Hereward (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Greening, RN). (8)
5 Aug 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
During the night of 5/6 August 1940, the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) conducted night flying exercises off Alexandria. She was escorted by the destroyers HMS Dainty (Cdr. M.S. Thomas, RN), HMS Decoy (Cdr. E.G. McGregor, RN), HMS Mohawk (Cdr. J.W.M. Eaton, RN) and HMS Janus (Cdr. J.A.W. Tothill, RN). (10)
9 Aug 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
During the night of 9/10 August 1940, the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) conducted night flying exercises off Alexandria. She was escorted by the destroyers HMS Nubian (Cdr. R.W. Ravenhill, RN), HMS Mohawk (Cdr. J.W.M. Eaton, RN), HMS Janus (Cdr. J.A.W. Tothill, RN) and HMS Juno (Cdr. W.E. Wilson, RN). (10)
6 Jan 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
The aircraft carrier HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, CBE, RN) conducted flying exercises off Alexandria. She was escorted by the destroyers HMS Juno (Cdr. St.J.R.J. Thyrwhitt, RN), HMS Gallant (Lt.Cdr. C.P.F. Brown, DSC, RN), HMS Greyhound (Cdr. W.R. Marshall-A’Deane, DSO, DSC, RN) and HMS Griffin (Lt.Cdr. J. Lee-Barber, RN). (11)
25 Jan 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, CBE, RN) is docked in the floating dock (AFD 5) at Alexandria. (11)
30 Jan 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, CBE, RN) is undocked. She then immediately went to sea for flying exercises during which she was escorted by HMS Jervis (Capt. P.J. Mack, DSO, RN), HMS Hereward (Cdr. C.W. Greening, RN), HMS Greyhound (Cdr. W.R. Marshall-A’Deane, DSO, DSC, RN), HMS Griffin (Lt.Cdr. J. Lee-Barber, RN) and HMS Diamond (Lt.Cdr. P.A. Cartwright, RN) (11)
15 Apr 1941
Around 0645B/15, HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, CBE, RN) weighed anchor and departed the Great Bitter Lakes for Suez Bay where she dropped anchor around 1310B/15. (12)
16 Apr 1941
Around 0945B/16, HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, CBE, RN) departed Suez Bay for Port Sudan. (12)
18 Apr 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0655B/18, HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, CBE, RN) arrived at Port Sudan from Suez Bay. (12)
19 Apr 1941
Around 0545B/19, HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, CBE, RN) departed Port Sudan for Aden where she arrived around 0730C/21. (12)
Sources
- ADM 53/108441
- ADM 53/108442
- ADM 53/108443
- ADM 53/108100 + ADM 53/108349 + ADM 53/108443 + Report of proceedings of HMAS Waterhen for November 1939
- ADM 53/112114
- ADM 53/112115
- ADM 53/112116
- ADM 199/2553
- ADM 53/112344 + ADM 53/112624 + Report of proceedings of HMAS Sydney for May 1940
- ADM 53/112117
- ADM 53/114186
- ADM 53/114441
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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