HMS Roberts (F40)( 1941 - 1965)

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ROBERTS-Class Monitor ordered on 16th March 1940 from John Brown at Clydebank and laid down on 30th April 1940 as Job Number 1572 (Yard No. 572) The ship was launched on 1st February 1941 as the 2nd RN ship to carry this name which was previously used for a 1915 Monitor sold in 1936. Build completion date was 6th Oct. 1941. This ship was fitted during build with radar for aircraft warning Type 281, for surface warning Type 272 for main armament fire control Type 285 and Type 282 for Anti-aircraft Armament. These were replaced by improved equipment before the end of WW2. The warning radar equipment enabled the ship to used for air defence as well as in her primary role for naval gunfire support.

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September Contractors trials.

October Commissioned for trials.

6th Build completion and commenced acceptance trials.

13th Docked in Clyde.

November to December Carried out First of Class and special, trials. Nominated for service in Eastern Mediterranean.

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January Passage to Alexandria for support of military operations by 8th Army.

February Arrived at Alexandria and retained for use as AA Guardship at Suez

March to July Guardship deployment in continuation.

August Nominated for support of planned allied landings in North Africa.

September Passage to Gibraltar to Join Eastern Naval Task Force

October Deployed at Gibraltar.

November Prepared for support of landings.

8th Deployed in support of landings at Algiers.

11th Damaged in air attacks at Bougie.

Passage to UK for repair.

December Under repair and refit by Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead.

• ?? - ??Bombardment Force D (1944)
• ?? - ??Východní námořní úkolové uskupení (Eastern Naval Task Force) (1942)