William Power Carne, RN
| Born | 25 May 1898 |
| Ranks
Retired: 7 Jul 1950 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for William Power Carne, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Coventry (D 43) | A/Capt. | Light cruiser | 19 May 1941 | 5 Mar 1942 |
| HMS Ceres (D 59) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 6 Apr 1942 | 21 Apr 1942 |
| HMS Colombo (D 89) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 21 Apr 1942 | 11 Jun 1942 |
| HMS Striker (D 12) | Capt. | Escort Carrier | 26 Feb 1944 | 31 Oct 1945 |
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Events related to this officer
Light cruiser HMS Ceres (D 59)
6 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (Capt. W.P. Carne, RN) departed Simonstown for Durban. (1)
8 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (Capt. W.P. Carne, RN) arrived at Durban from Simonstown. (1)
14 Apr 1942
Convoy CM 27.
This ' convoy ' departed Durban for Aden, via Mombasa on 14 April 1942.
It as made up of only one ship, the troopship Empire Trooper (British, 14106 GRT, built 1922).
Escort was provided by the light cruiser HMS Ceres (Capt. W.P. Carne, RN).
The convoy arrived at Mombasa on 21 April 1942 and departed for Aden on 22 April. While at Mombasa Capt. W.P. Carne, RN was replaced by Capt. C.C.A. Allen, RN
The convoy arrived at Aden on 28 April 1942. (2)
Light cruiser HMS Colombo (D 89)
21 Apr 1942
Around 1530C/21, HMS Colombo (Capt. W.P. Carne, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa for Durban. She is ordered to overtake and join convoy SU 4.
For more info on this convoy see the event ' Convoy SU 4 ' for 4 April 1942. (3)
27 Apr 1942
Around 0830B/27, HMS Colombo (Capt. W.P. Carne, RN) arrived at Durban from Kilindini / Mombasa with convoy SU 4.
She departed for Simonstown around 1500B/27.
HMS Colombo is to return to the U.K. to refit and conversion to Anti-Aircraft cruiser. (3)
1 May 1942
Around 0900B/1, HMS Colombo (Capt. W.P. Carne, RN) arrived at Simonstown from Durban. (4)
8 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0910B/8, HMS Colombo departed Simonstown for Capetown. On departure D/F calibration trials were carried out followed by gunnery (LA and HA) exercises. (4)
9 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1230B/9, HMS Colombo (Capt. W.P. Carne, RN) arrived at Capetown from Simonstown. Before entering harbour D/G trials were carried out. (4)
10 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1245B/10, HMS Colombo (Capt. W.P. Carne, RN) departed Capetown for Freetown via Pointe Noire. She is escorting the troop transport Empress of Russia (British, 16810 GRT, built 1913). (4)
15 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1115B/15, HMS Colombo (Capt. W.P. Carne, RN) and the troop transport Empress of Russia (British, 16810 GRT, built 1913) arrived at Pointe Noire.
Around 1630B/15, they departed Pointe Noire for Freetown. (4)
21 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1430Z/21, HMS Colombo (Capt. W.P. Carne, RN) and the troop transport Empress of Russia (British, 16810 GRT, built 1913) arrived at Freetown from Pointe Noire. (4)
24 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1230Z/24, HMS Colombo (Capt. W.P. Carne, RN) departed Freetown for Bathurst. (4)
25 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1730Z/25, HMS Colombo (Capt. W.P. Carne, RN) arrived at Bathurst from Freetown. (4)
27 May 1942
Around 1115Z/27, the light cruiser HMS Colombo (Capt. W.P. Carne, RN) departed Bathurst for the U.K. via the Azores.
Around 1450Z/27, she joined the troop transport Empress of Russia (British, 16810 GRT, built 1913) and her escort, made up of the destroyer HMS Wild Swan (Lt.Cdr. C.E.L. Sclater, RN) and the ocean boarding vessel HMS Largs (Cdr. E.A. Divers, RNR). They had departed Freetown around 0645Z/26.
Around 1600Z/28, HMS Wild Swan parted company to proceed to Bathurst to fuel.
Around 1700Z/31, HMS Colombo parted company with the other ships to proceed to the Azores.
On HMS Colombo rejoining the troop transport on 1 June 1942, HMS Largs parted company.
On 3 June 1942, the destroyers HMS Charlestown (Lt.Cdr. N.R. Murch, RN), HMS Mansfield (Lt.Cdr. L.C. Hill, OBE, RNR) and HMS Salisbury (Lt.Cdr. H.M.R. Crichton, RN) joined in approximate position 47°35'N, 21°34'W. HMS Colombo then parted company to proceed to Plymouth where she arrived on 5 June 1942.
The Empress of Russia and HMS Mansfield arrived at Liverpool on 6 June 1942. HMS Charlestown arrived at londonderry on 5 June and HMS Salisbury at Greenock also on 5 June having been detached. (5)
5 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Colomb (Capt. W.P. Carne, RN) arrived at Plymouth. She is then taken in hand for refit and conversion to Anti-Aircraft cruiser at the Devonport Dockyard. During the conversion she was in dockyard control. (6)
Sources
- ADM 53/115562
- ADM 53/115562 + ADM 199/426
- ADM 53/115647
- ADM 53/115648
- ADM 53/115648 + ADM 53/116155 + ADM 199/2241 + ADM 199/2242
- ADM 199/2550
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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