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31 Aug 1939
Around 1800A/31, the Home Fleet departed Scapa Flow to patrol between Scotland, Iceland and Norway for returning German merchant vessels.

Ships that participated in this patrol were; battleships HMS Nelson (Capt. G.J.A. Miles, RN, flying the flag of Admiral J.M. Forbes, KCB, DSO, RN), HMS Rodney (Capt. E.N. Syfret, RN), aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (Capt. A.J. Power, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral L.V. Wells, CB, DSO, RN), light cruisers HMS Aurora (Capt. G.B. Middleton, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral R.H.C. Hallifax, RN), HMS Sheffield (Capt. E. de F. Renouf, CVO, RN), HMS Belfast (Capt. G.A. Scott, DSC, RN) (from the 18th Cruiser Squadron), HMS Effingham (Capt. J.M. Howson, RN), HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN), HMS Dunedin (Capt. C.E. Lambe, CVO, RN), HMS Emerald (Capt. A.W.S. Agar, VC, DSO, RN) (from the 12th Cruiser Squadron), HMS Caledon (Capt. C.P. Clark, RN), HMS Calypso (Capt. N.J.W. William-Powlett, DSC, RN), HMS Diomede (Commodore E.B.C. Dicken, OBE, DSC, RN), HMS Dragon (Capt. R.G. Bowes-Lyon, MVO, RN) (from the 7th Cruiser Squadron. These ships were escorted by destroyers from the 8th Destroyer Flotilla; HMS Faulknor (Capt. C.S. Daniel, RN), HMS Fame (Cdr. P.N. Walter, RN), HMS Fearless (Cdr. K.L. Harkness, RN), HMS Firedrake (Lt.Cdr. S.H. Norris, RN), HMS Foresight (Lt.Cdr. G.T. Lambert, RN), HMS Forester (Lt.Cdr. E.B. Tancock, RN), HMS Fortune (Cdr. E.A. Gibbs, RN), HMS Foxhound (Lt.Cdr. P.H. Hadow, RN) and HMS Fury (Cdr. G.F. Burghard, RN).

To patrol off the Skagerrak was the battlecruiser squadron which was made up of the battlecruisers HMS Hood (Capt. I.G. Glennie, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral W.J. Whitworth, CB, DSO, RN), HMS Repulse (Capt. E.J. Spooner, DSO, RN) which were escorted by destroyers from the 6th Destroyer Flotilla; HMS Somali (Capt. R.S.G. Nicholson, DSC, RN), HMS Ashanti (Cdr. W.G. Davis, RN), HMS Bedouin (Cdr. J.A. McCoy, RN), HMS Eskimo (Cdr. St. J.A. Micklethwait, RN), HMS Mashona (Cdr. P.V. McLaughlin, RN), HMS Matabele (Cdr. G.K. Whitmy-Smith, RN), HMS Punjabi (Cdr. J.T. Lean, RN) and HMS Tartar (Capt. G.H. Warner, DSC, RN). These ships departed Scapa Flow around the same time.

Some of the ships had already been at sea for exercises.

The bulk of the Fleet returned to Scapa Flow in the morning of September 6th.

Most of the cruisers had acted independently to inspect shipping. HMS Caledon, HMS Calypso, HMS Cardiff and HMS Dunedin returned to Scapa Flow in the early morning of September 5th.

HMS Aurora and HMS Sheffield returned to Scapa Flow in the evening of September 5th.

HMS Belfast returned to Scapa Flow on the 6th after having joined other ships for exercises on the 5th.

HMS Diomede, HMS Dragon, HMS Effingham and HMS Emerald returned to Scapa Flow in the morning of the 7th.

Most of the destroyer had to return to Scapa Flow once to refuel, HMS Somali and HMS Ashanti were at Scapa Flow between 0100/2 and 0400/2.

HMS Faulknor, HMS Fearless, HMS Firedrake, HMS Fortune and HMS Foxhound were at Scapa Flow between 1000A/3 and 1530A/3.

HMS Bedouin, HMS Eskimo, HMS Punjabi and HMS Tartar were at Scapa Flow between 1100A/3 and 1600A/3.

HMS Fame was detached at 2359A/3 to go to the aid of the torpedoed liner Athenia but she was not needed to pick up survivors and proceeded to the Clyde arriving in the moring of the 5th having carried out an A/S sweep en-route.

HMS Matabele was detached to Scapa Flow at 1130/5. Around 2030A/5, she grounded near the boom and damaged her propellers.

HMS Foresight, HMS Forester, HMS Fury and HMS Mashona did not refuel before they returned with the Fleet in the morning of the 6th. (1)

6 Sep 1939
Around 1100A/6, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Scapa Flow for the northern patrol. She was ordered to patrol south of the Faeroer Islands. (2)

13 Sep 1939
Around 0915A/13, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from patrol. (2)

15 Sep 1939
Around 2230A/15, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Scapa Flow for the northern patrol. She was ordered to patrol south of the Faeroer Islands. (2)

22 Sep 1939
Around 0945A/22, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from patrol. (2)

27 Sep 1939
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises at Scapa Flow. (2)

28 Sep 1939
Around 0900A/28, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Scapa Flow for the northern patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Iceland - Faeroer gap. (2)

4 Oct 1939
Around 1145A/4, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from patrol. (3)

6 Oct 1939
Around 2115A/6, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Scapa Flow for the northern patrol. She was ordered to patrol south of the Faeroer Islands. (3)

11 Oct 1939
Around 1615A/11, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from patrol. (3)

14 Oct 1939
Around 0730A/14, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Scapa Flow for the northern patrol. She was ordered to patrol south of the Faeroer Islands. (3)

15 Oct 1939
Around 1230A/15, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) arrived at Sullom Voe from patrol. (3)

19 Oct 1939
Around 1645A/19, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Sullom Voe for the northern patrol. She was ordered to patrol south of the Faeroer Islands. (3)

22 Oct 1939
Around 1000A/22, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) arrived at Sullom Voe from patrol. (3)

25 Oct 1939
Around 1645A/25, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Sullom Voe for the northern patrol. She was ordered to patrol south of the Faeroer Islands. (3)

31 Oct 1939
Around 1230A/31, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) arrived at Sullom Voe from patrol. (3)

6 Nov 1939
Around 0815A/6, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Sullom Voe for the northern patrol. She was ordered to patrol south of the Faeroer Islands. (4)

12 Nov 1939
Around 1000A/12, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) arrived at Sullom Voe from patrol. (4)

14 Nov 1939
Around 1320A/14, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Sullom Voe for the northern patrol. She was ordered to patrol south of the Faeroer Islands. (4)

15 Nov 1939
Around 0930A/15, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) arrived at Sullom Voe from patrol. Apparently she had been recalled. (4)

17 Nov 1939
Around 1400A/17, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Sullom Voe for the northern patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Iceland - Faeroer gap. (4)

20 Nov 1939
Around 1330A/20, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) arrived at Port A (Loch Ewe) from patrol. (4)

23 Nov 1939
Around 1630Z/14, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Loch Ewe for the northern patrol. She is ordered to patrol south of the Faeroer islands but before arriving in that area she is ordered to patrol further to the east, to the north-east of the Shetland Islands. (4)

23 Nov 1939

Sinking of the armed merchant cruiser HMS Rawalpindi

Around midday on 21 November 1939 the German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, escorted by the light cruisers Köln and Leipzig and the destroyers Z 11 / Bernd von Arnim, Z 12 / Erich Giese and Z 20 / Karl Galster, departed Wilhelmshaven for a raid into the North Atlantic, this was to relieve the pressure of the pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee operating in the South Atlantic. Late on the 21st the escorts left the battlecruisers.

Just after 1500A/23 the British armed merchant cruiser HMS Rawalpindi (Capt.(Retd.) E.C. Kennedy, RN) sighted the Scharnhorst. Rawalpindi was part of the British Northern Patrol and was stationed south-east of Iceland in the Iceland-Faroe gap. Captain Kennedy at first tried to get away from the German ship and report to the Admiralty that he sighted the German pocket battleship Deutschland, still believed to be operating in the North Atlantic, and so as to buy time so that other ships of the Northern patrol could come to his assistance. Just after 1600 hours, Rawalpindi came within range of the Scharnhorst and was quickly reduced to a flaming wreck. During this engagement Scharnhorst was hit by a 6in shell from Rawalpindi causing only light damage. Scharnhorst and Gneisenau together picked up 27 survivors from the Rawalpindi which finally sank around 2000 hours.

The British light cruiser HMS Newcastle (Capt J. Figgins, RN), that was also part of the Northern Patrol, picked up Rawalpindi's signal and closed the scene. She sighted the Gneisenau but the Germans managed to escape in the fog.

The Admiralty also thought the ship sighted by Rawalpindi and Newcastle was the Deutschland that was trying to return to Germany. In response to the sighting and destruction of the Rawalpindi the Admiralty took immediate action;
The battleships HMS Nelson (Capt. G.J.A. Miles, RN, flying the flag of Admiral J.M. Forbes, KCB, DSO, RN) HMS Rodney (Capt. F.H.G. Dalrymple-Hamilton, RN) and the heavy cruiser HMS Devonshire (Capt. J.M. Mansfield, DSC, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral J.H.D. Cunningham, CB, MVO, RN) escorted by the destroyers HMS Faulknor (Capt. C.S. Daniel, RN), HMS Fame (Cdr. P.N. Walter, RN), HMS Firedrake (Lt.Cdr. S.H. Norris, RN), HMS Foresight (Lt.Cdr. G.T. Lambert, RN), HMS Forester (Lt.Cdr. E.B. Tancock, RN), HMS Fortune (Cdr. E.A. Gibbs, RN) and HMS Fury (Cdr. G.F. Burghard, RN) departed the Clyde around 1930A/23 to patrol of Norway to cut off the way to Germany for the Deutschland.

The light cruisers HMS Southampton (Capt. F.W.H. Jeans, CVO, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral G.F.B. Edward-Collins, CB, KCVO, RN), HMS Edinburgh (Capt. F.C. Bradley, RN) and HMS Aurora (Capt. G.B. Middleton, RN) escorted by the destroyers HMS Afridi (Capt. G.H. Creswell, DSC, RN), HMS Gurkha (Cdr. F.R. Parham, RN), HMS Bedouin (Cdr. J.A. McCoy, RN), HMS Kingston (Lt.Cdr. P. Somerville, RN) and HMS Isis (Cdr. J.C. Clouston, RN) departed Rosyth to patrol between the Orkney and Shetland islands.

Light cruiser HMS Sheffield (Capt. E. de F. Renouf, CVO, RN) was sent from Loch Ewe to the last known position of the German ship(s).

On northern patrol, south of the Faroes were the light cruisers HMS Caledon (Capt. C.P. Clark, RN), HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) and HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN). These were joined by HMS Dunedin (Capt. C.E. Lambe, CVO, RN) and HMS Diomede (Commodore E.B.C. Dicken, OBE, DSC, RN).

Of the ships of the Denmark strait patrol, the heavy cruisers HMS Suffolk (Capt. J.W. Durnford, RN) and HMS Norfolk (Capt. A.G.B. Wilson, MVO, DSO, RN) were ordered to proceed to the Bill Bailey Bank (to the south-west of the Faroe Islands).

The light cruiser HMS Glasgow (Capt. F.H. Pegram, RN) escorted by the destroyers HMS Maori (Cdr. G.N. Brewer, RN) and HMS Zulu (Cdr. J.S. Crawford, RN) were already at sea patrolling north-east of the Shetlands were to be joined by the destroyers HMS Inglefield (Capt. P. Todd, RN), HMS Imperial (Lt.Cdr. C.A.de W. Kitcat, RN), HMS Impulsive (Lt.Cdr. W.S. Thomas, RN) and HMS Imogen (Cdr. E.B.K. Stevens, RN).

The light cruisers HMS Calypso (Capt. N.J.W. William-Powlett, DSC, RN) and HMS Ceres (Capt. E.G. Abbott, AM, RN) were stationed off Kelso Light to act as a night attack striking force. The destroyers HMS Somali (Capt. R.S.G. Nicholson, DSC, RN), HMS Ashanti (Cdr. W.G. Davis, RN), HMS Mashona (Cdr. P.V. McLaughlin, RN) and HMS Punjabi (Cdr. J.T. Lean, RN) had just departed Belfast on escort duties. They were ordered to join Admiral Forbes. The ships they were escorting were ordered to return to Belfast.

The destroyers HMS Tartar (Lt.Cdr. D.E. Holland-Martin, RN), HMS Kandahar (Cdr. W.G.A. Robson, RN) and HMS Kashmir (Cdr. H.A. King, RN) departed Scapa Flow with orders to locate and shadow the German ships. HMS Tartar however had to return to Scapa Flow the next day due to a damaged rudder. The other two destroyers were ordered to join HMS Aurora which was to form a strike group of destroyers.

Despite the British effort to intercept the German ships, both German battlecruisers returned to Wilhelmshaven on the 27th.

26 Nov 1939
Around 1600Z/26, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) arrived at Sullom Voe from patrol. (4)

27 Nov 1939
Around 0815Z/27, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Sullom Voe for patrol. She was ordered to patrol north-east of the Shetland Islands. (4)

29 Nov 1939
Around 1115Z/29, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) arrived at Sullom Voe from patrol. She had sustained weather damage in a gale the previous day with had carried away her main mast and the main W/T aerials. (4)

1 Dec 1939
Around 1500Z/1, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Sullom Voe for Port A (Loch Ewe). (5)

2 Dec 1939
Around 0900Z/2, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) arrived at Port A (Loch Ewe) from Sullom Voe. (5)

8 Dec 1939
Around 1600Z/8, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Loch Ewe for the northern patrol. She is ordered to patrol south and south-west of the Faeroer islands. (5)

10 Dec 1939

Convoy TC 1.

This convoy of troopships departed Halifax around 0510Q/10, for the Clyde where it arrived on 17 December 1939.

The convoy was made up of the following troopships / liners; Aquitania (British, 44786 GRT, built 1914, carrying 2638 troops), Duchess of Bedford (British, 20123 GRT, built 1928, carrying 1312 troops), Empress of Australia (British, 21833 GRT, built 1914, carrying 1235 troops), Empress of Britain (British, 42348 GRT, built 1931, carrying 1303 troops) and Monarch of Bermuda (British, 22424 GRT, built 1931, carrying 961 troops),

Close escort was provided on leaving Halifax by the battleship HMS Resolution (Capt. O. Bevir, RN) and the Canadian destroyers HMCS Fraser (Cdr. W.N. Creery, RCN), HMCS Ottawa (Capt. G.C. Jones, RCN), HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. W.B.L. Holms, RCN) and HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. H.G. de Wolf, RCN). These Canadian destroyers remained with the convoy until 12 December 1939 when they set course to return to Halifax.

Cover for the convoy was provided by the battlecruiser HMS Repulse (Capt. E.J. Spooner, DSO, RN), aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. M.L. Clarke, DSC, RN), light cruiser HMS Emerald (Capt. A.W.S. Agar, VC, DSO, RN) and the destroyers HMS Hunter (Lt.Cdr. L. de Villiers, RN) and HMS Hyperion (Cdr. H.St.L. Nicholson, RN). At dusk on the 10th both destroyers were detached to join the local escort. They returned to Halifax with the Canadian destroyers.

Early on the 15th, HMS Emerald was detached, HMS Newcastle (Capt. J. Figgins, RN) had joined the cover force in the afternoon of the 14th to take her place.

When the convoy approached the British isles, the destroyers HMS Eskimo (Cdr. St.J.A. Micklethwait, RN), HMS Bedouin (Cdr. J.A. McCoy, RN), HMS Mashona (Cdr. P.V. McLaughlin, RN), HMS Somali (Capt. R.S.G. Nicholson, DSC, RN), HMS Kandahar (Cdr. W.G.A. Robson, RN), HMS Khartoum (Cdr. D.T. Dowler, RN), HMS Kingston (Lt.Cdr. P. Somerville, RN), HMS Kashmir (Cdr. H.A. King, RN), HMS Fearless (Cdr. K.L. Harkness, RN), HMS Ilex (Lt.Cdr. P.L. Saumarez, RN) and HMS Impulsive (Lt.Cdr. W.S. Thomas, RN) departed the Clyde on the 12th to sweep ahead of the convoy. HMS Imperial (Lt.Cdr. C.A.de W. Kitcat, RN) was also to have sailed but was unable to join. HMS Matabele (Cdr. G.K. Whitmy-Smith, RN) was sailed in her place and later joined the other destroyers at sea.

After German warships had been reported in the North Sea, and concerned for the safety of convoy TC.1, Admiral Forbes, departed the Clyde on the 13th to provide additional cover with the battleships HMS Warspite (Capt. V.A.C. Crutchley, VC, DSC, RN), HMS Barham (Capt. H.T.C. Walker, RN), battlecruiser HMS Hood (Capt. I.G. Glennie, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral W.J. Whitworth, CB, DSO, RN) and the destroyers HMS Inglefield (Capt. P. Todd, RN), HMS Icarus (Lt.Cdr. C.D. Maud, RN), HMS Imogen (Cdr. E.B.K. Stevens, RN), HMS Imperial, HMS Isis (Cdr. J.C. Clouston, RN) and HMS Foxhound (Lt.Cdr. P.H. Hadow, RN). The destroyers HMS Forester (Lt.Cdr. E.B. Tancock, RN) and HMS Firedrake (Lt.Cdr. S.H. Norris, RN) sailed from Loch Ewe and later joined this force at sea. Three cruisers from the Northern Patrol were ordered to patrol in position 53°55’N, 25°00’W to provide cover for the convoy. These were the heavy cruisers HMS Berwick (Capt. I.M. Palmer, DSC, RN), HMS Devonshire (Capt. J.M. Mansfield, DSC, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral J.H.D. Cunningham, CB, MVO, RN) and the light cruiser HMS Glasgow (Capt. F.H. Pegram, RN).

The light cruisers HMS Southampton (Capt. F.W.H. Jeans, CVO, RN), HMS Edinburgh (Cdr. C. Wauchope, RN, temporary in command) departed Rosyth to patrol between the Shetlands and the Faroes.

The destroyers HMS Afridi (Capt. G.H. Creswell, DSC, RN), HMS Maori (Cdr. G.N. Brewer, RN) and HMS Nubian (Cdr. R.W. Ravenhill, RN) departed Rosyth and proceeded north at high speed to try to cut of the enemy warhips if they were to enter the Atlantic.

The light cruisers HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN), HMS Ceres (Capt. E.G. Abbott, AM, RN), HMS Delhi (Capt L.H.K. Hamilton, DSO, RN), HMS Diomede (Commodore E.B.C. Dicken, OBE, DSC, RN) which were on the Northern Patrol were to concentrate near the Faroes where they were joined by HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) and HMS Dragon (Capt. R.G. Bowes-Lyon, MVO, RN) which were on passage to their patrol stations.

Around 0430Z/17, in foggy conditions, the outward bound liner Samaria (British, 19597 GRT, built 1921) collided with both HMS Furious and the Aquitania but no major damage was done to either one of the three ships.

The convoy arrived safely in the Clyde on 17 December 1939. (6)

15 Dec 1939
Around 1500Z/15, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from patrol. (5)

18 Dec 1939
Around 1000Z/18, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Greenock. (5)

19 Dec 1939
Around 0940Z/19, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) arrived at Greenock from Scapa Flow. (5)

20 Dec 1939
Around 0850Z/20, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Greenock for Plymouth. (5)

21 Dec 1939
Around 0645Z/21, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) arrived at Plymouth from Greenock.

Early in the afternoon she proceeded to the Devonport Dockyard where she was taken in hand for refit. (5)

2 Jan 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) is docked in No.2 graving dock at the Devonport Dockyard. (7)

20 Jan 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) is undocked. (7)

5 Feb 1940
With her refit completed, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted compass adjustment and D/F calibration trials off Plymouth.

It had meanwhile been decided to employ her as gunnery training ship. (8)

6 Feb 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted D/F calibration trials off Plymouth. (8)

7 Feb 1940
Around 0700Z/7, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Plymouth for Portsmouth where she arrived around 1600Z/7. (8)

23 Feb 1940
Around 1130Z/23, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Portsmouth for Portland where she arrived around 1800Z/23. (8)

5 Mar 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school at Portland. (9)

14 Mar 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school at Portland. (9)

20 Mar 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school at Portland. (9)

4 Apr 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school at Portland. (10)

12 Apr 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school at Portland. (10)

16 Apr 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school at Portland. (10)

18 Apr 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school at Portland. (10)

20 Apr 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school at Portland. (10)

24 Apr 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school at Portland. (10)

26 Apr 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school at Portland. (10)

3 May 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school at Portland. (11)

10 May 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school at Portland. (11)

15 May 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school at Portland. (11)

17 May 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted D/G trials and then gunnery exercises for the gunnery school at Portland. (11)

22 May 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school at Portland. (11)

24 May 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school at Portland. (11)

27 May 1940
Around 0800A/27, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Portland for Portsmouth where she arrived around 1245A/27. She was then taken in hand at the Portsmouth Dockyard for the fitting of D/G equipment. (11)

4 Jun 1940
Around 2030A/4, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Portsmouth for Sheerness for anti-invasion duty. She was temporary assigned to the 2nd cruiser squadron. (12)

5 Jun 1940
Around 0800A/5, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) arrived at Sheerness from Portsmouth. (12)

8 Jun 1940
Around 1420A/8, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Sheerness for Dover where she arrived around 1800A/8.

It was intended she was to be used to support the left flank of the Allied armies in France with a bombardment of the area near Le Treport. The order to do so however never came from the Admiralty as contact with the Army commander in the area could not be established. All this time HMS Cardiff was at one hour notice for sea. (13)

12 Jun 1940
Around 1200A/12, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Dover to provide cover for the ongoing ' Operation Cycle ' during which Allied troops were being evacuated from Saint-Valery-en-Caux.

Around 1515A/15, she was joined near Saint-Valery-en-Caux by the destroyer HMS Harvester (Lt.Cdr. M. Thornton, RN), presumably to provide A/S protection in case HMS Cardiff was ordered to bombard enemy troop ashore for which she was to be stopped in order for the gunfire to be more effective.

No bombardment was carried out however and HMS Cardiff anchored in Spithead around 2315A/12. (13)

14 Jun 1940
Around 0715A/14, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Spithead for Sheerness where she arrived around 1715A/14. (12)

2 Jul 1940
Around 1200A/2, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Sheerness for patrol. She was to ordered to patrol off the coast of Suffolk.

She arrived at Harwich from patrol around 1150A/3. (12)

3 Jul 1940
Around 1955A/3, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Harwich for patrol. She was to ordered to patrol off the coast of Suffolk.

She arrived at Harwich from patrol around 0915A/4. (12)

4 Jul 1940
Around 2040A/4, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Harwich for patrol. She was to ordered to patrol off the coast of Suffolk.

She arrived at Harwich from patrol around 0930A/5. (12)

7 Jul 1940
Around 2015A/7, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Harwich for patrol. She was to ordered to patrol off the coast of Suffolk.

She arrived at Harwich from patrol around 1000A/8. (12)

9 Jul 1940
Around 1935A/9, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Harwich for patrol. She was to ordered to patrol off the coast of Suffolk.

She arrived at Harwich from patrol around 0915A/10. (12)

9 Aug 1940
Around 2010A/9, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Harwich for patrol.

She arrived at Harwich from patrol around 0925A/10. (14)

17 Aug 1940
Around 1800A/17, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Harwich for Immingham where she arrived around 0615A/18. (14)

23 Aug 1940
Around 0830A/23, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Immingham for Scapa Flow. (15)

24 Aug 1940
Around 1600A/24, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from Immingham.

In the evening she conducted gunnery exercises at Scapa Flow. (14)

26 Aug 1940
Around 0215A/26, HMS Galatea (Capt. B.B. Schofield, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral A.T.B. Curteis, CB, RN) and HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Immingham where they arrived around 1915A/26. (16)

28 Aug 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) was taken in hand for repairs to her D/G. circuit by the Humber Graving Dock Co.

31 Aug 1940

Operation CBX 5.

On 31 August 1940, a group of destroyers sailed from Immingham on a mine laying mission to the north-west of the Dutch island of Vlieland.

The minelaying destroyers were from the 20th Destroyer Flotilla, these were; HMS Express (Capt. J.G. Bickford, DSO, DSC, RN), HMS Esk (Lt.Cdr. R.J.H. Couch, DSC, RN), HMS Icarus (Cdr. C.D. Maud, DSC, RN), HMS Intrepid (Cdr. R.C. Gordon, RN) and HMS Ivanhoe (Cdr. P.H. Hadow, RN). The minelayers were escorted by three destroyers of the 5th Destroyer Flotilla, these were; HMS Jupiter (Cdr. D.B. Wyburd, RN, with Capt. L.F.A.V.N. Mountbatten, GCVO, RN = Capt.(D.5) on board), HMS Kelvin (Cdr. J.H. Allison, DSO, RN) and HMS Vortigern (Lt.Cdr. R.S. Howlett, RN).

The mines were to be laid within an area enclosed by lines joining positions;
A) 53°25.0'N, 04°45.0'E.
B) 53°22.6'N, 04°52.2'E.
C) 53°25.2'N, 04°54.4'E.
D) 53°27.6'N, 04°47.0'E.

At 2250A/31, aerial reconnaissance reported a large number of German ships to the north of the Dutch island of Terschelling proceeding westwards. The destroyers of the 20th Destroyer Flotilla were ordered to jettison their mines and intercept, believing wrongly that the German ships were part of an invasion force.

At 2307A/31, HMS Express struck a mine in position 53°25'N, 03°48'E. She was badly damaged but did not sink. HMS Esk went to her assistance and hit mine at 2325A/31, she sank immediately. HMS Ivanhoe also went to her assistance and hit a mine at 0051A/1. She was badly damaged, but she was able to proceed for a while.

HMS Jupiter, HMS Kelvin and HMS Vortiger were behind the minelaying destroyers providing cover for the operation. HMS Jupiter and HMS Kelvin went to the aid of the damaged destroyers while HMS Vortigern remained behind to mark the gap in the minefield for their return.

The escort destroyers, HMS Garth (Lt.Cdr. E.H. Dyke, RN) and HMS Hambledon (Cdr. S.H. Carlill, RN), which were on patrol off the coast near Harwich were also ordered to assist.

The minesweepers HMS Leda (Lt.Cdr. H. Unwin, DSC, RN) and HMS Saltash (Lt.Cdr. T.R. Fowke, RN), motor torpedo boats HMS MTB 14, HMS MTB 15, HMS MTB 16, HMS MTB 17, HMS MTB 29, HMS MTB 30, HMS MTB 31 and the tugs HMS St. Cyrus, Irishman, Norman, Wheeldon were also ordered to go the assistance of the crippled ships.

Around 0800A/1, most of the crew of HMS Ivanhoe abandoned ship and boarded MTB 14, MTB 16, MTB 17. Thirty of the crew remained onboard trying to save the ship.

At 0941A/1, HMS Express was taken in tow by HMS Kelvin, but when the towing line fouled HMS Kelvin'spropeller the tow was taken over by HMS Jupiter until it was passed over to the tug HMS St. Cyrus. Close cover for the towing group was provided by HMS Vortigern and HMS Hambledon. HMS Jupiter and HMS Kelvin formed a strike group in case German warships would arrive on the scene. HMS Express was towed to Hull where she arrived on 2 September 1940 and was out of action for around a year.

At 1415A/1, the remaining crew of HMS Ivanhoe had to board MTB 15 as HMS Ivanhoe was rapidly sinking.

Later that afternoon a British aircraft reported that HMS Ivanhoe was still afloat. HMS Kelvin, HMS Garth and MTB 30 were ordered to search for her. At 1619A/1, HMS Garth spotted HMS Ivanhoe while it was being attacked by a German aircraft. HMS Kelvin also arrived on the scene and she sank the wreck of HMS Ivanhoe at 1700A/1 with a torpedo.

Meanwhile the light cruisers HMS Galatea (Capt. B.B. Schofield, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral A.T.B. Curteis, CB, RN), HMS Aurora (Capt. L.H.K. Hamilton, DSO, RN) and HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) had departed the Humber around 0130/1, to make rendez-vous with HMS Jupiter, HMS Kelvin and HMS Vortigern after the minelaying mission. As the minelaying mission was cancelled the cruisers returned to Immingham and while doing so HMS Galatea struck a mine off the Cleaner Shoal Buoy near the Humber light vessel. Damage was however only minor. The cruisers arrived at Immingham around 0800A/1.

5 Sep 1940
Around 2130A/5, HMS Galatea (Capt. B.B. Schofield, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral A.T.B. Curteis, CB, RN), HMS Aurora (Capt. L.H.K. Hamilton, DSO, RN) and HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Immingham for Sheerness where they arrived around 0845A/6.

They had been escorted by the destroyers HMS Venomous (Lt.Cdr. J.E.H. McBeath, DSO, RN) and HMS Wild Swan (Lt.Cdr. C.E.L. Sclater, RN). These destroyers then returned to the Humber. (17)

7 Sep 1940
Around 1800A/7, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Sheerness for Portsmouth. She had been ordered to join the command of the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.

She was escorted by the escort destroyers HMS Berkeley (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Walters, RN) and HMS Fernie (Lt.Cdr. R.McC.P. Jonas, RN). (18)

8 Sep 1940
Around 0925A/8, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN), HMS Berkeley (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Walters, RN) and HMS Fernie (Lt.Cdr. R.McC.P. Jonas, RN) arrived at Portsmouth.

While at Portsmouth HMS Cardiff was on standby for anti-invasion duty. (18)

10 Oct 1940

Operation Medium.

Bombardment of Cherbourg.

10 October 1940.

The battleship HMS Revenge (Capt. E.R. Archer, RN) departed Plymouth for a night bombardment of Cherbourg during the night of 10/11 October. She was being escorted by the destroyers HMS Jackal (Cdr. C.L. Firth, MVO, RN), HMS Jaguar (Lt.Cdr. J.F.W. Hine, RN), HMS Javelin (Cdr. A.F. Pugsley, RN), HMS Jupiter (Cdr. D.B. Wyburd, RN), HMS Kashmir (Cdr. H.A. King, RN), HMS Kelvin (Cdr. J.H. Allison, DSO, RN) and HMS Kipling (Cdr. A. St. Clair-Ford, RN).

A cover force was also sailed from Plymouth on the same day. This force was to provide cover to the east of the bombardment force and was made up of the light cruisers HMS Newcastle (Capt. E.A. Aylmer, DSC, RN), HMS Emerald (Capt. F.C. Flynn, RN), the British destroyers HMS Broke (Cdr. B.G. Scurfield, RN), HMS Wanderer (Cdr. J.H. Ruck-Keene, DSC, RN and the Polish destroyers Garland (Cdr. K. Namiesniowski, ORP) and Burza (Cdr. A. Doroszkowski, ORP).

The light cruiser HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) escorted by the destroyers HMS Witch (Lt.Cdr. J.R. Barnes, RN) and HMS Volunteer (Lt.Cdr. N. Lanyon, RN) departed Portsmouth to provide cover for the operation to the west of the bombardment force.

A flotilla of MA/SB boats was sailed from Plymouth to provide anti E-boat protection. These were HMS MA/SB 40, HMS MA/SB 42, HMS MA/SB 43, HMS MA/SB 44, HMS MA/SB 45, HMS MA/SB 46 and HMS MA/SB 51.

During the bombardment, which started around 0330A/11 and laster for about 20 minutes, HMS Revenge fired 120 rounds of 15” in eighteen minutes from range between 14000 and 16000 yards. Her escorting destroyers fired 801 rounds of 4.7” during the first four minutes of the bombardment and then formed a screen on the battleship.

Large fires were seen to erupt in the target area. Shore defences opened up as for being under air attack. The ships were fired on only after the bombardment had ceased. No ships were hit though despite the enemy fire being accurate.

The western cover group returned to Portsmouth at 0800A/11.

The bombardment force and the eastern cover group arrived at Portsmouth around the same time.

13 Oct 1940
Around 1800A/13, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Portsmouth for Plymouth where she arrived around 0820A/14.

On the 15th she is taken in hand for some urgent repairs at the Devonport Dockyard. (19)

22 Oct 1940
Around 1845A/22, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Plymouth for Greenock. She was to take up her role again as gunnery training ship. (19)

23 Oct 1940
Around 1830A/23, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) arrived a Greenock from Plymouth. (19)

1 Nov 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (20)

7 Nov 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (20)

8 Nov 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (20)

14 Nov 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (20)

15 Nov 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (20)

4 Dec 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (21)

5 Dec 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (21)

11 Dec 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (21)

12 Dec 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (21)

17 Dec 1940
Around 1430A/17,HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed Greenock for the Tyne. (21)

19 Dec 1940
Around 1220A/19, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) arrived at the Swan Hunter shipyard at Wallsend-on-Tyne where she is to refit. (21)

28 Dec 1940
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) is docked at Wallsend-on-Tyne. (21)

17 Jan 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) is undocked. (22)

12 Feb 1941
Around 1200A/12, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) departed the Tyne for Greenock. She had carried out compass adjustment trials before departure. (23)

13 Feb 1941
Around 1645A/13, HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) arrived at Greenock from the Tyne. (23)

19 Feb 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (23)

22 Feb 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (23)

23 Feb 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (23)

26 Feb 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (23)

2 Mar 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (24)

6 Mar 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (24)

12 Mar 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (24)

15 Mar 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (24)

20 Mar 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (24)

26 Mar 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (24)

4 Apr 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (25)

10 Apr 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (25)

17 Apr 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (25)

23 Apr 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (25)

30 Apr 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area.

[No logbooks of HMS Cardiff are available for the period of May 1941 to October 1941. Therefore details for this period will be missing. HMS Cardiff continued her duty as gunnery training ship during the period.] (25)

5 Nov 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (26)

12 Nov 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (26)

14 Nov 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (26)

19 Nov 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (26)

23 Nov 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (26)

26 Nov 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (26)

28 Nov 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (26)

29 Nov 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with aircraft. (26)

3 Dec 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (27)

4 Dec 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (27)

10 Dec 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (27)

10 Dec 1941
HMS Charybdis (Capt. L.D. Mackintosh, DSC, RN) conducted gunnery exercises in the Clyde area. A throw off shoot was part of the exercises during which HMS Cardiff (Capt. St.J.A. Micklethwait, DSO, RN) served as target. (28)

17 Dec 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (27)

18 Dec 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (27)

26 Dec 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted radar exercises in the Clyde area. (27)

26 Dec 1941
HMS Charybdis (Capt. L.D. Mackintosh, DSC, RN) conducted special trials in the Clyde area with HMS Cardiff (Capt. St.J.A. Micklethwait, DSO, RN).

On completion of these trials HMS Charybdis conducted torpedo firing exercises. (28)

28 Dec 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted D/G trials on the D/G range off Helensburg. (27)

31 Dec 1941
HMS Cardiff (Capt. P.K. Enright, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area.

[No logbook of HMS Cardiff is available for the month of January 1942. Therefore details for this month will be missing. HMS Cardiff continued her duty as gunnery training ship for most of this month. On 29 January 1942 she was taken in hand at the John Brown shipyard at Dalmuir (Clydebank) for a short refit.] (27)

13 Feb 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) is docked in No.3 graving dock at Govan. (29)

19 Feb 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) is undocked and returned to Dalmuir to complete her refit. (29)

28 Feb 1942
With her refit completed, HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) proceeded from Dalmuir to Greenock. (29)

4 Mar 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted D/G trials on the D/G range off Helensburg. (30)

5 Mar 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery trials in the Clyde area. (30)

9 Mar 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted compass adjustment and D/F calibration trials in the Clyde area. (30)

11 Mar 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (30)

12 Mar 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (30)

18 Mar 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (30)

19 Mar 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (30)

21 Mar 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (30)

25 Mar 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (30)

26 Mar 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (30)

28 Mar 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted AA gunnery exercises in the Clyde area. (30)

1 Apr 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (31)

2 Apr 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (31)

4 Apr 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (31)

7 Apr 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with aircraft. (31)

8 Apr 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (31)

10 Apr 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with aircraft. (31)

11 Apr 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (31)

14 Apr 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with aircraft. (31)

15 Apr 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (31)

18 Apr 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with aircraft. Also torpedo firing exercises were carried out. (31)

21 Apr 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. Also torpedo firing exercises were carried out. (31)

23 Apr 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with aircraft. (31)

29 Apr 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (31)

30 Apr 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (31)

1 May 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (32)

2 May 1942
During the night of 2/3 May 1942, HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with aircraft. (32)

4 May 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash, en-route gunnery exercises, including close range AA, were carried out. (32)

5 May 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (32)

6 May 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (32)

7 May 1942
During the night of 7/8 May 1942, HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with aircraft. (32)

8 May 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with aircraft. (32)

12 May 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash, en-route exercises with aircraft were carried out. (32)

13 May 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (32)

14 May 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) and HMS Mistral (A/Cdr.(Retd.) C.M.V.F. Dalrymple-Hay, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (32)

15 May 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (32)

17 May 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (32)

19 May 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash, en-route exercises with aircraft were carried out. (32)

20 May 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with aircraft. (32)

21 May 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (32)

26 May 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted D/G trials on the D/G range off Helensburg. On completion she proceeded to Lamlash. (32)

27 May 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with aircraft. (32)

28 May 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (32)

29 May 1942
During the night of 29/30 May 1942, HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with aircraft. (32)

3 Jun 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (33)

4 Jun 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (33)

6 Jun 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (33)

9 Jun 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash, en-route exercises with aircraft were carried out. (33)

10 Jun 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (33)

11 Jun 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (33)

12 Jun 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted AA gunnery exercises in the Clyde area. (33)

17 Jun 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (33)

19 Jun 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (33)

21 Jun 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (33)

24 Jun 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (33)

25 Jun 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (33)

26 Jun 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (33)

1 Jul 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (34)

2 Jul 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (34)

4 Jul 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted speed trials in the Clyde area. (34)

9 Jul 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (34)

10 Jul 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted special trials in the Clyde area. Also an undrway towing exercise was carried out during which HMS Cardiff was taken in tow by HMS Mistral (A/Cdr.(Retd.) C.M.V.F. Dalrymple-Hay, RN). (34)

11 Jul 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted special trials in the Clyde area. (34)

15 Jul 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted special trials in the Clyde area. (34)

16 Jul 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (34)

18 Jul 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted special trials in the Clyde area. (34)

31 Jul 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted exercises with aircraft in the Clyde area. (34)

1 Aug 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (35)

5 Aug 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with HMS Ambuscade (Lt.Cdr. E.C. Peake, RN). (35)

6 Aug 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (35)

12 Aug 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with aircraft. (35)

13 Aug 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (35)

19 Aug 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with aircraft. (35)

20 Aug 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (35)

26 Aug 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (35)

28 Aug 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with aircraft. (35)

2 Sep 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (36)

3 Sep 1942
HMS Sussex (Capt. W.Y.La R. Beverley, RN) and HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted RIX exercises (range and inclination) with each other in the Clyde area. (36)

5 Sep 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) proceeded from Lamlash to Greenock. En-route a bombardment exercise was carried out. (36)

6 Sep 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Glasgow where she was taken in hand for exchanging her 6" gun barrels the following day. (36)

19 Sep 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) proceeded Glasgow to Greenock. (36)

22 Sep 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) proceeded Greenock to Lamlash. On departure D/G trials were carried out and while en-route exercises were carried out with aircraft. (36)

23 Sep 1942
HMS Cardiff (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (36)

24 Sep 1942
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.N. Loriston-Clarke, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (36)

26 Sep 1942
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.N. Loriston-Clarke, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (36)

29 Sep 1942
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.N. Loriston-Clarke, RN) proceeded Greenock to Lamlash. On departure D/G trials were carried out and while en-route exercises were carried out with aircraft. (36)

30 Sep 1942
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.N. Loriston-Clarke, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (36)

2 Oct 1942
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.N. Loriston-Clarke, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (37)

6 Oct 1942
In the evening, HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.N. Loriston-Clarke, RN) conducted night exercises in the Clyde area with aircraft. (37)

7 Oct 1942
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.N. Loriston-Clarke, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (37)

8 Oct 1942
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.N. Loriston-Clarke, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. Also AA gunnery exercisees were carried out. (37)

13 Oct 1942
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.N. Loriston-Clarke, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash. En-route exercises were carried out with aircraft. (37)

14 Oct 1942
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.N. Loriston-Clarke, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (37)

15 Oct 1942
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.N. Loriston-Clarke, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (37)

20 Oct 1942
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.N. Loriston-Clarke, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash. En-route exercises were carried out with aircraft. (37)

21 Oct 1942
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.N. Loriston-Clarke, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (37)

28 Oct 1942
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (37)

29 Oct 1942
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (37)

4 Nov 1942
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (38)

7 Nov 1942
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Dalmuir where she was taken in hand for refit. (38)

14 Dec 1942
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) is docked in No.3 graving dock at Govan. (39)

24 Dec 1942
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) is undocked. (39)

22 Jan 1943
With her refit completed, HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) proceeded from Dalmuir to Greenock. (40)

25 Jan 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted post refit trials in the Clyde area. These included D/G, full speed and D/F calibration trials. (39)

26 Jan 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted D/G trials off Helensburg on completion of which she proceeded to Lamlash. (39)

27 Jan 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (40)

28 Jan 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (40)

3 Feb 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (41)

4 Feb 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (41)

5 Feb 1943
HMS P 229 (Lt. R. Gatehouse, DSC, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area during which HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.G. Davidson, RN) served as target. The were followed by gunnery exercises. (42)

9 Feb 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash. En-route exercises with aircraft were carried out. (41)

10 Feb 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (41)

11 Feb 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (41)

16 Feb 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash. En-route RDF (radar) calibration trials were carried out during which the radar training / target ship HMS Pollux (?) acted as target. (41)

17 Feb 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (41)

18 Feb 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (41)

19 Feb 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (41)

23 Feb 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash. En-route exercises with aircraft were carried out. (41)

24 Feb 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (41)

25 Feb 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. These included a throw off shoot during which HMS Ambuscade (Lt.Cdr. D.E. Mansfield, RN) acted as target. (41)

28 Feb 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) proceeded from Lamlash to Greenock. En-route compass adjustment trials were carried out. (41)

3 Mar 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (43)

5 Mar 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash. En-route exercises with aircraft were carried out. (43)

6 Mar 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (43)

10 Mar 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (43)

11 Mar 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with aircraft. (43)

16 Mar 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash. En-route exercises with aircraft were carried out. (43)

17 Mar 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (43)

19 Mar 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (43)

24 Mar 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (43)

31 Mar 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (43)

8 Apr 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (44)

12 Apr 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted AA and close range gunnery exercises in the Clyde area. (44)

21 Apr 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (44)

22 Apr 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (44)

27 Apr 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash. On departure D/G trials were carried out on the D/G range at Helensburgh. (44)

28 Apr 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area.

During the night of 28/29 April 1943 exercises with aircraft were carried out. (44)

29 Apr 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) and HMS Colombo (Capt. D.H. Hall-Thompson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises in the Clyde area. (45)

5 May 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (46)

7 May 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted torpedo firing exercises in the Clyde area during which HMS Colombo (Capt. D.H. Hall-Thompson, RN) acted as target. (47)

12 May 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (46)

13 May 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (46)

19 May 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area.

During the night of 19/20 May 1943 exercises with aircraft were carried out. (46)

20 May 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. These included a throw off shoot during which ORP Burza (Kmdr.ppor. (Cdr.) F. Pitulko, ORP) acted as target. (46)

26 May 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (46)

27 May 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (46)

30 May 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Govan. At Govan she was taken in hand for repairs. (46)

6 Jun 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) proceeded from Govan to Greenock. (48)

9 Jun 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (48)

10 Jun 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (48)

15 Jun 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash. En-route exercises with aircraft were carried out. (48)

16 Jun 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (48)

17 Jun 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (48)

23 Jun 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (48)

24 Jun 1943
HMS Malaya (Capt. J.W.A. Waller, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. These included a RIX (range and inclination exercise) with HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.G. Davidson, RN) acting as target. (49)

30 Jun 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (48)

6 Jul 1943
During 6/7 July 1943, HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted exercises with aircraft in the Clyde area. (50)

7 Jul 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area.

Also AA gunnery exercises were carried out. (50)

14 Jul 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (50)

15 Jul 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (50)

21 Jul 1943
HMS Ceylon (Capt. G.B. Amery-Parkes, RN) conducted exercises at / off Lamlash with HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) which was carrying out exercises for the gunnery training school. (51)

22 Jul 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (50)

23 Jul 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) proceeded from Lamlash to Greenock. En-route a bombardment exercise was carried out. (50)

28 Jul 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (50)

4 Aug 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (52)

11 Aug 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (52)

18 Aug 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (52)

18 Aug 1943
During the night of 18/19 August 1943, HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. Possibly with aircraft. (52)

26 Aug 1943
During 27/28 August 1943, HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted exercises with aircraft in the Clyde area. (52)

1 Sep 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (53)

4 Sep 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted exercises with aircraft in the Clyde area. (53)

8 Sep 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (53)

9 Sep 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (53)

15 Sep 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (53)

16 Sep 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (53)

22 Sep 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (53)

23 Sep 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (53)

24 Sep 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) proceeded from Lamlash to Greenock. En-route a bombardment exercise was carried out. (53)

29 Sep 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (53)

30 Sep 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (53)

1 Oct 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (54)

2 Oct 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (54)

6 Oct 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (54)

13 Oct 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (54)

20 Oct 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (54)

21 Oct 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (54)

27 Oct 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (54)

3 Nov 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (55)

10 Nov 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (55)

11 Nov 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (55)

17 Nov 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (55)

18 Nov 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (55)

24 Nov 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (55)

25 Nov 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (55)

1 Dec 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (56)

8 Dec 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (56)

9 Dec 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (56)

13 Dec 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (56)

14 Dec 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (56)

29 Dec 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (56)

30 Dec 1943
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (56)

5 Jan 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (57)

7 Jan 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (57)

12 Jan 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (57)

13 Jan 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (57)

19 Jan 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (57)

20 Jan 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (57)

27 Jan 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (57)

28 Jan 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (57)

3 Feb 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (58)

5 Feb 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (58)

9 Feb 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (58)

22 Feb 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash. En-route exercises with aircraft were carried out. (58)

23 Feb 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (58)

24 Feb 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (58)

1 Mar 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted exercises with aircraft in the Clyde area. (59)

2 Mar 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (59)

8 Mar 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (59)

16 Mar 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (59)

23 Mar 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (59)

29 Mar 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (59)

31 Mar 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Govan where she was subsequently taken in hand for refit by the A. Stephen & Sons Ltd. shipyard. (59)

20 May 1944
With her refit completed, HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) proceeded from Govan to Greenock. (59)

24 May 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted D/G trials off Helensburg. She proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash later in the day. En-route D/F calibration trials were carried out. (59)

25 May 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery trials in the Clyde area. (59)

1 Jun 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (60)

2 Jun 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (60)

7 Jun 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (60)

8 Jun 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (60)

14 Jun 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (60)

17 Jun 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (60)

20 Jun 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash. En-route exercises with aircraft were carried out. (60)

21 Jun 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (60)

23 Jun 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (60)

24 Jun 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt.(Retd.) A.G. Davidson, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (60)

29 Jun 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (60)

6 Jul 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (61)

13 Jul 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (61)

14 Jul 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) proceeded from Lamlash to Greenock. En-route a bombardment exercise was carried out. (61)

20 Jul 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (61)

26 Jul 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (61)

2 Aug 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (62)

3 Aug 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (62)

4 Aug 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) proceeded from Lamlash to Greenock. Also D/G trials were carried out on the D/G range off Helensburgh. (62)

8 Aug 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash. En-route exercises with aircraft were carried out. (62)

16 Aug 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. Also torpedo firing exercises were carried out. (62)

17 Aug 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (62)

24 Aug 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (62)

31 Aug 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (62)

5 Sep 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash. En-route exercises with aircraft were carried out. (63)

7 Sep 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (63)

12 Sep 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash. En-route exercises with aircraft were carried out. (63)

13 Sep 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted underway refuelling trials in the Clyde area during which she fuelled from the RFA tanker Wave King (8159 GRT, built 1944). (63)

14 Sep 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (63)

20 Sep 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (63)

21 Sep 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (63)

28 Sep 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (63)

5 Oct 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (64)

6 Oct 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (64)

12 Oct 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (64)

24 Oct 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash. Shortly after departure D/G trials were carried out on the D/G range off Helensburgh. (64)

26 Oct 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (64)

28 Oct 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) proceeded from Lamlash to Greenock. En-route a bombardment exercise was carried out. (64)

2 Nov 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (65)

3 Nov 1944
Around 2300A/3, HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) departed Lamlash for Moelfre Bay. This was possibly to evade an expected south-west gale. (65)

4 Nov 1944
Around 1420A/4, HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) anchored in Moelfre Bay coming from Lamlash. (65)

5 Nov 1944
Around 1000A/5, HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) departed Moelfre Bay for Lamlash where she arrived around 2135A/5. (65)

9 Nov 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (65)

16 Nov 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (65)

23 Nov 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (65)

24 Nov 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (65)

30 Nov 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (65)

5 Dec 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (66)

12 Dec 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. G.W. Hoare-Smith, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash. En-route exercises with aircraft were carried out. (66)

16 Dec 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (66)

22 Dec 1944
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (66)

1 Jan 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash. En-route AA gunnery exercises were carried out. (67)

4 Jan 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises in the Clyde area. (67)

11 Jan 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (67)

17 Jan 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. These however had to be broken off due to the bad visibility. (67)

18 Jan 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (67)

25 Jan 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (67)

31 Jan 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted special W/T trials in the Clyde area. (67)

1 Feb 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (68)

15 Feb 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (68)

16 Feb 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (68)

21 Feb 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (68)

22 Feb 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (68)

23 Feb 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (68)

1 Mar 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (69)

8 Mar 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (69)

15 Mar 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (69)

22 Mar 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (69)

28 Mar 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (69)

29 Mar 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (69)

4 Apr 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (70)

5 Apr 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (69)

19 Apr 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (69)

2 May 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (71)

11 May 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (71)

17 May 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted bombardment exercises in the Clyde area. (71)

20 May 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Govan where she was taken in hand for refit by the A. Stephen & Sons Ltd. shipyard. (67)

25 Jun 1945
With her (short) refit completed, HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) proceeded Govan to Greenock. (72)

28 Jun 1945
With her (short) refit completed, HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash. Shortly after departure D/G trials were carried out on the D/G range off Helensburgh. (72)

2 Jul 1945
With her (short) refit completed, HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) proceeded from Lamlash to Greenock. Shortly before arrival D/G trials were carried out on the D/G range off Helensburgh. (73)

5 Jul 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school in the Clyde area. (73)

5 Jul 1945
Around 2100B/5, HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) departed Lamlash for Portsmouth. (73)

7 Jul 1945
Around 1130B/7, HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) arrived at Portsmouth from Lamlash. (73)

12 Jul 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school off Portsmouth. (73)

19 Jul 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school off Portsmouth. (73)

25 Jul 1945
HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) conducted gunnery exercises for the gunnery school off Portsmouth. (73)

10 Sep 1945
Around 1400A/10, HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) departed Portsmouth for Gare Loch. (74)

12 Sep 1945
Around 1530A/12, HMS Cardiff (A/Capt. A.M. Sheffield, RN) arrived at Gare Loch from Portsmouth.

She was now to prepare to be reduced to reserve.

She was paid off into reserve at Gare Loch on 15 October 1945. (75)