Miles Brock Birkett DSO, RN
| Born | 26 Jun 1883 |
| Ranks
Retired: 26 Jun 1934 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Miles Brock Birkett, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Queen of Bermuda (F 73) | Capt. (Retd.) | Armed Merchant Cruiser | 2 Sep 1939 | 6 Dec 1939 |
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Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Queen of Bermuda (F 73)
28 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At Belfast, Queen of Bermuda (Capt.(Retd.) M.B. Birkett, DSO, RN), completed her conversion to armed merchant cruiser. She is not yet commissioned as such until about a week later. (1)
4 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At noon, HMS Queen of Bermuda (Capt.(Retd.) M.B. Birkett, DSO, RN) is commissioned at Belfast. (2)
7 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Queen of Bermuda (Capt.(Retd.) M.B. Birkett, DSO, RN) conducted compass adjustment trials and gunnery trials off Belfast. (2)
8 Nov 1939
Around 0845A/8, HMS Queen of Bermuda (Capt.(Retd.) M.B. Birkett, DSO, RN) departed Belfast Lough for Portsmouth. She is escorted by the patrol vessels HMS Shearwater (Lt.Cdr. P.F. Powlett, RN) and HMS Sheldrake (Lt.Cdr. A.E.T. Christie, RN).
The patrol vessels parted company shortly after 1600A/8. (2)
10 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800Z/10, HMS Queen of Bermuda (Capt.(Retd.) M.B. Birkett, DSO, RN) arrived at Portsmouth from Belfast. (2)
13 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Queen of Bermuda (Capt.(Retd.) M.B. Birkett, DSO, RN) conducted special trials off Portsmouth. (2)
15 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Queen of Bermuda (Capt.(Retd.) M.B. Birkett, DSO, RN), which was fitted with anti-torpedo nets, conducted special trials off Portsmouth during which HMS Vansittart (Lt.Cdr. W.C. Bushell, RN) fired practice torpedoes at her. (3)
16 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Queen of Bermuda (Capt.(Retd.) M.B. Birkett, DSO, RN), which was fitted with anti-torpedo nets, conducted special trials off Portsmouth during which HMS Vansittart (Lt.Cdr. W.C. Bushell, RN) fired practice torpedoes at her. (3)
21 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Queen of Bermuda (Capt.(Retd.) M.B. Birkett, DSO, RN) conducted special trials off Portsmouth. (2)
22 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Queen of Bermuda (Capt.(Retd.) M.B. Birkett, DSO, RN), which was fitted with anti-torpedo nets, conducted special trials off Portsmouth during which HMS Vansittart (Lt.Cdr. W.C. Bushell, RN) fired practice torpedoes at her. (3)
Sources
- ADM 199/2567
- ADM 53/110135
- ADM 53/110135 + ADM 53/110932
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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