did hms derbyshire sink?

Answer 1

Built in 1935
Commissioned in 1939 as Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Derbyshire, 1941-1946 troopship, 1947 returned to commercial service, 1964 scrapped.

Answer 2

Are you referring to HMS Derbyshire or MV Derbyshire, the bulk carrier which sank with all hands in the Pacific in the early '80s?

Answer 3

No, the HMS Derbyshire did not sink. It was returned to its owner in 1947.

http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3353.html
It was involved in picking up survivors of a torpedoed ship.

"Noteable events involving Derbyshire include:
30 Jul, 1941
The British merchant Shahristan is torpedoed and sunk southeast of the Azores in position 35.19N, 23.53W. HMS Derbyshire (Capt. E.A.B. Stanley, DSO, MVO) later picks up 6 survivors."

Answer 4

Her Majesties Ship Derbyshire, built in scotland. was an armed merchant ship, meaning it was a privately owned merchant ship that was taken by the british government for service in WW2. it survived the war and was returned to its owner in 1945. ask him where it is

Answer 5

DERBYSHIRE (2) was built in 1935 by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of 11660grt, a length of 482ft 7in, a beam of 66ft 2in and a service speed of 15.5 knots. Bibby's last four masted ship she was launched on 14th June 1935 and commenced her maiden voyage from Birkenhead to Rangoon via Marseilles and Colombo on 8th November. When the Second World War broke out she was converted into the Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Derbyshire during November 1939. With her main and mizzen masts removed and her after mast reduced to a stump she was armed with 6 x 6in, 2 x 3in anti-aircraft and machine guns and deployed on Western Approaches patrols. She also acted as a convoy escort and covered over 156,000 miles in under two years. In 1941 she was decommissioned and converted into a troopship flying the red ensign. During Operation Torch in November 1942 she carried U. S. troops from Liverpool to Arzew Bay in Algeria and troop reinforcements to Mers-el-Kebir and Algiers. Later in that year she was converted into an LSI (Landing Ship Infantry) for the invasion of Sicily and equipped with 20 assault craft in two tiers under the davits with one 'leader' on deck. In 1943 she was part of 'Force G' and landed, at Pechino in two waves, first her commando force followed by Canadian troops onto the same beaches. On 22nd January 1944 she carried troops to the Anzio beaches and, in the following August, took part in Operation Anvil, the invasion of Southern France where she landed U. S. troops at Cap Camarat before returning to Liverpool to prepare for service in the Far East. In January 1945 she sailed for Bombay and Ceylon where, on 3rd September and as headquarters ship to General Mansergh she took the first troops back into Rangoon from where she proceeded to Singapore. Technically, she was the first Bibby ship to visit Burma after the war. On 5th September she was the first troopship to berth at Singapore and the surrender of the Japanese Garrison was controlled from her. As many as possible freed Allied prisoners of war being taken aboard where they were tended and fed while awaiting the arrival of other ships. During 1946 she continued trooping and repatriated military personnel from the Far East. Throughout her wartime service she carried some 136,000 troops and steamed 330,000 miles. Returned to Bibby's in November 1947 she was refurbished for the Burma service where she remained until 1964 when a scheme to convert her into an exhibition ship failed to materialise. As a result she was broken up in the Far East.

Answer 6

H.M.S. Derbyshire never sank she was laid to rest in 1964 for scrap iron. She was built in 1935..............................

Answer 7

No she was scrapped shortly after the war.,

Answer 8

I should not think so