Robert Henry Campbell Crawford OBE, RNR
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Warship Commands listed for Robert Henry Campbell Crawford, RNR
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Alaunia (F 17) | Capt. | Armed Merchant Cruiser | 11 Apr 1943 | Early 1944 |
| HMS Argus (D 49) | Capt. | Aircraft Carrier | 27 Jul 1944 | 20 Nov 1944 |
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Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Alaunia (F 17)
7 May 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Alaunia (Capt. R.H.C. Crawford, OBE, RNR) is docked in the Hughes graving dock at Bombay. (1)
11 May 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Alaunia (Capt. R.H.C. Crawford, OBE, RNR) is undocked. (1)
16 May 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Alaunia (Capt. R.H.C. Crawford, OBE, RNR) conducted D/G trials at Bombay. (1)
17 May 1943
Convoy BA 44.
This convoy departed Bombay on 17 May 1943.
It was made up of only two ships, the Belpareil (Norwegian, 7203 GRT, built 1926) and Dunera (British, 11162 GRT, built 1937).
The convoy was escorted by the armed merchant cruiser HMS Alaunia (Capt. R.H.C. Crawford, OBE, RNR).
The convoy arrived at Aden on 25 May 1943. (2)
28 May 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0915C/28, HMS Alaunia (Capt. R.H.C. Crawford, OBE, RNR) departed Aden for Kilindini. The next day she received orders to rendezvous with convoy WS 29 for escort duty.
[For more info on this convoy see the event ' Combined convoy WS 29 / KMS 13 ' for 16 April 1943.] (1)
8 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0715C/8, HMS Alaunia (Capt. R.H.C. Crawford, OBE, RNR) arrived at Aden with the Aden section of convoy WS 29. (3)
9 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1600C/9, HMS Alaunia (Capt. R.H.C. Crawford, OBE, RNR) departed Aden for Kilindini / Mombasa. (3)
15 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1045C/15, HMS Alaunia (Capt. R.H.C. Crawford, OBE, RNR) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from Aden. (3)
29 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1645C/29, HMS Alaunia (Capt. R.H.C. Crawford, OBE, RNR) departed Kilindini / Mombasa for Bombay.
She is to rendezvous with convoy WS 30 and then escort the Bombay section of this convoy to that place.
[For more info on this convoy see the event ' Combined convoy WS 30 / KMS 15 ' for 19 May 1943.] (3)
9 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1000FG/9, HMS Alaunia (Capt. R.H.C. Crawford, OBE, RNR) arrived at Bombay with the 'Bombay section' of convoy WS 30. (4)
10 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1500FG/10, HMS Alaunia (Capt. R.H.C. Crawford, OBE, RNR) departed Bombay for Kilindini / Mombasa. She is to make rendezvous with the troopship Nevasa (British, 9213 GRT, built 1913) coming from Karachi.
This rendezvous was effected around 2200FG/14 in approximate position 11°30'N, 63°15'E. (4)
21 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1500C/21, HMS Alaunia (Capt. R.H.C. Crawford, OBE, RNR) and the troopship Nevasa (British, 9213 GRT, built 1913) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa. (4)
27 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Convoy KA 8.
This convoy departed Kilindini / Mombasa for Aden on 27 July 1943.
The convoy was made up of the (troop) transports; Khedive Ismael (British, 7290 GRT, built 1922) and Salween (British, 7063 GRT, built 1937).
On departure from Kilindini / Mombasa the convoy was escorted by the armed merchant cruiser HMS Alaunia (Capt. R.H.C. Crawford, OBE, RNR).
The convoy arrived at Aden on 2 August 1943. (4)
8 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Convoy AB 9.
This convoy departed Aden on 8 August 1943.
It was made up of the (troop) transports; Batory (Polish, 14287 GRT, built 1936) and Ekma (British, 5108 GRT, built 1911).
On departure from Aden the convoy was escorted by the armed merchant cruiser HMS Alaunia (Capt. R.H.C. Crawford, OBE, RNR).
The convoy arrived at Bombay on 13 August 1943. (5)
24 Aug 1943
HMS Alaunia (Capt. R.H.C. Crawford, OBE, RNR) conducted D/G trials at Bombay. (5)
25 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Convoy BA 47.
This convoy departed Bombay on 25 August 1943.
It was made up of only one (troop) transport, the Staffordshire (British, 10683 GRT, built 1929).
Escort was provided by the armed merchant cruiser HMS Alaunia (Capt. R.H.C. Crawford, OBE, RNR).
The convoy arrived at Aden on 31 August 1943. (5)
8 Sep 1943
Convoy AB 10.
This convoy departed Aden on 8 September 1943.
It was made up of the (troop) transports; Ascania (British, 14013 GRT, built 192), Circassia (British, 11136 GRT, built 1937), Dilwara (British, 11080 GRT, built 1936), Dunera (British, 11162 GRT, built 1937), Empire Pride (British, 9248 GRT, built 1941) and Winchester Castle (British, 20012 GRT, built 1930).
On departure from Aden the convoy was escorted by the armed merchant cruiser HMS Alaunia (Capt. R.H.C. Crawford, OBE, RNR) and the sloop HMIS Narbada (A/Cdr. A.W. Beeton, RIN).
The convoy arrived at Bombay on 14 September 1943. (6)
18 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1530FG/18, HMS Alaunia (Capt. R.H.C. Crawford, OBE, RNR) departed Bombay for Bandar Abbas. (7)
22 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800D/22, HMS Alaunia (Capt. R.H.C. Crawford, OBE, RNR) arrived at Bandar Abbas from Bombay. Here she was to serve as base ship. (7)
20 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Alaunia (Capt. R.H.C. Crawford, OBE, RNR) proceeded from Bandar Abbas to Khasab Bay. (8)
22 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Alaunia (Capt. R.H.C. Crawford, OBE, RNR) proceeded Khasab Bay to Bandar Abbas. (8)
22 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Alaunia (Capt. R.H.C. Crawford, OBE, RNR) proceeded Khasab Bay to Bandar Abbas. (8)
22 Jan 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Alaunia (Capt. R.H.C. Crawford, OBE, RNR) departed Bandar Abbas for Bombay. She is escorted by HMAS Cessnock (Lt. E.J.T. Sweetman, RANR(S)). (9)
26 Jan 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1900FG/26, HMS Alaunia (Capt. R.H.C. Crawford, OBE, RNR) and HMAS Cessnock (Lt. E.J.T. Sweetman, RANR(S)) arrived at Bombay from Bandar Abbas. (9)
Sources
- ADM 53/116861
- ADM 53/116861 + ADM 199/1025
- ADM 53/116862
- ADM 53/116863
- ADM 53/116864
- ADM 53/116865 + ADM 199/769
- ADM 53/116865
- ADM 53/116867
- ADM 53/118799
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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