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ROYAL NAVY SOUTH ATLANTIC COMMAND

BRITISH ROYAL NAVY LOSSES SOUTH ATLANTIC

1)HMS BENGALY FY 165
2)HMT BIRDLIP T 218
3)HMS DUMANA
4)HMS DUNEDIN D 93
5)HMS LAERTES T 137
6)HMS ORFASY T 204
7)HMS SPANIARD FY 144
8)HMS P 615

ROYAL NAVY V W 16 SHIPS

BASE REPAIR SHIP - CORVETTE - DESTROYER - SLOOP

1)VANSITTART (DESTROYER)
2)VELOX (DESTROYER)
3)VERBENA (CORVETTE)
4)VIMY (DESTROYER)
5)VINDICTIVE (BASE REPAIR SHIP)
6)VIOLET (CORVETTE)
7)WALLFLOWER (CORVETTE)
8)WESTON (SLOOP)
9)WEYBURN (CORVETTE)
10)WILD SWAN (DESTROYER)
11)WISHART (DESTROYER)
12)WITCH (DESTROYER)
13)WIVERN (DESTROYER)
14)WOODRUFF (CORVETTE)
15)WOLVERINE (DESTROYER)
16)WRESTLER (DESTROYER)

ROYAL NAVY S T 12 SHIPS

ARMED TRAWLER - ANTI SUBMARINE WHALER - ANTI SUBMARINE YACHT - CORVETTE - HEAVY CRUISER

1)SARABANDE (ARMED TRAWLER)
2)SHROPSHIRE (HEAVY CRUISER)
3)SOUTHERN GEM (A S WHALER)
4)SOUTHERN PRIDE (A S WHALER)
5)ST. WISTAN (ARMED TRAWLER)
6)ST ZENO (ARMED TRAWLER)
7)STARWORT (CORVETTE)
8)SURPRISE (A S YACHT)
9)SUSSEX (HEAVY CRUISER)
10)TAMARISK (CORVETTE)
11)TULIP (CORVETTE)
12)TURCOMAN (CORVETTE)

ROYAL NAVY N P Q R 16 SHIPS

ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER - ARMED TRAWLER - BATTLECRUISER - CORVETTE DESTROYER - ESCORT CARRIER - LANDING SHIP - LIGHT CRUISER

1)NEPTUNE (LIGHT CRUISER)
2)NEWCASTLE (LIGHT CRUISER)
3)NIGELLA (CORVETTE)
4)NIZAM (DESTROYER)
5)NORMAN (DESTROYER)
6)ORCHIS (CORVETTE)
7)PETUNIA (CORVETTE)
8)PICT (ARMED TRAWLER)
9)PRETORIA CASTLE (ESC. CARRIER)
10)PRINCESS BEATRIX (LDG SHIP)
11)QUEEN EMMA (LANDING SHIP)
12)QUEEN OF BERMUDA (A M C)
13)RAPID (DESTROYER)
14)RENOWN (BATTLECRUISER)
15)ROCKROSE (CORVETTE)
16)RUMBA (ARMED TRAWLER)

ROYAL NAVY J K L M 14 SHIPS

ARMED TRAWLER - CORVETTE - HEAVY CRUISER - MINESWEEPER - MOTOR LAUNCH - PATROL VESSEL - SLOOP

1)JASMINE (CORVETTE)
2)KELT (ARMED TRAWLER)
3)KILDWICK (PATROL VESSEL)
4)LAVENDER (CORVETTE)
5)LONDON (HEAVY CRUISER)
6)LONDONDERRY (SLOOP)
7)MARGUERITE (CORVETTE)
8)MILFORD (SLOOP)
9)MOOLTAN F 75 (ARMED M. CRUISER)
10)MORRIS DANCE (ARM TRAWLER)
11)MOTOR LAUNCH
12)MOTOR LAUNCH
13)MOTOR LAUNCH
14)MMS 107 (MINESWEEPER)

ROYAL NAVY E F H I 15 SHIPS

AIRCRAFT CARRIER - ACCOMODATION SHIP - AIRCRAFT TRANSPORT VESSEL - ARMED TRAWLER - CORVETTE - DESTROYER - HEAVY CRUISER - LANDING SHIP GANTRY - ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY

1)EAGLE (ACFT CARRIER)
2)EDINBURGH CASTLE (ACCOM SHIP)
3)ENGADINE (AC TRANS VESSEL)
4)ENNERDALE (LDG SHIP GANTRY)
5)EXETER (HEAVY CRUISER)
6)FANDANGO (ARMED TRAWLER)
7)FAULKNOR (DESTROYER)
8)FORTOL (ROYAL FLEET AUX)
9)FOXHOUND (DESTROYER)
10)FREESIA (CORVETTE)
11)FRITILLARY (CORVETTE)
12)HAWKINS (HEAVY CRUISER)
13) HERMES (AIRCRAFT CARRIER)
14)HOLLYHOCK (CORVETTE)
15)INKPEN (ARM TRAWLER)

ROYAL NAVY C D 30 SHIPS *

ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER - BOARDING VESSEL - CORVETTE - DESTROYER - LANDING SHIP GANTRY - HEAVY CRUISER LIGHT CRUISER

1)CALIFORNIA (ARMED M. CRUISER)
2)CANNA (ARMED TRAWLER)
3)CANTON (ARMED M. CRUISER)
4)CAPE WARWICK (ARMED TRAWLER)
5)CARNARVON CASTLE (A M C) *
6)CARTHAGE (ARMED M CRUISER)
7)CATHAY (ARMED M CRUISER)
8)CHESHIRE (ARMED M. CRUISER)
9)CILICIA (ARMED M. CRUISER)
10)CLOVER (CORVETTE)
11)COLUMBINE (CORVETTE)
12)COMORIN F 94 (ARMED M CRUISER)
13)COPINSAY (ARMED TRAWLER)
14)CORFU F 86 (ARMED M CRUISER)
15)CORINTHIAN (BOARDING VESSEL)
16)COWSLIP (CORVETTE)
17)CROCUS (CORVETTE) K 49
18)CYCLAMEN (CORVETTE)
19)DECOY (DESTROYER)
20)DERBYSHIRE (ARMED M. CRUISER)
21)DERWENTDALE (L S GANTRY)
22)DESPATCH (LIGHT CRUISER)
23)DEVONSHIRE (HEAVY CRUISER)
24)DEWDALE (LDG SHIP GANTRY
25)DIOMEDE (LIGHT CRUISER)
26)DORSETSHIRE (HEAVY CRUISER)
27)DRAGON (LIGHT CRUISER)
28)DUNEDIN D 93 (LIGHT CRUISER)
29)DUNNOTAR CASTLE (A M C)
30)DUNVEGAN CASTLE ( A M C)

ROYAL NAVY A B 36 SHIPS

ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER - ARMED TRAWLER - ACFT CARRIER - AUX ACFT CARRIER - ACFT TRANSP VESSEL - BOOM DEF. VESSEL - CORVETTE - CRUISER - DESTROYER - LIGHT CRUISER- HARBOR TUG

1)ACHILLES (LIGHT CRUISER)
2)ACTIVE (DESTROYER)
3)AFRICANA (ARMED TRAWLER)
4)AJAX (LIGHT CRUISER)
5)ALBATROSS (SEAPLANE TENDER)
6)ALCANTARA (ARMED M. CRUISER)
7)AMARANTHUS (CORVETTE)
8)ARAWA (ARMED M CRUISER)
9)ARMERIA (CORVETTE)
10)ARRAN (ARMED TRAWLER)
11)ARCHER (AUX ACFT CARRIER)
12)ARK ROYAL (ACFT CARRIER)
13)ASTER (CORVETTE)
14)ASTURIAS (ARMED M. CRUISER)
15)ATHENE (ACFT TRANSP. VESSEL)
16)AUBRETIA (CORVETTE)
17)AURICULA (CORVETTE)
18)BANFF (CORVETTE)
19)BARBROOK (BOOM DEF. VESSEL)
20)BARCASTLE (BOOM DEF. VESSEL)
21)BARCLOSE (BOOM DEF. VESSEL)
22)BARFOAM (BOOM DEF. VESSEL)
23)BARFORD (BOOM DEF. VESSEL)
24)BARKING (BOOM DEF. VESSEL)
25)BARRYMORE (BOOM DEF. VESSEL)
26)BELLWORT (CORVETTE)
27)BERGAMOT (CORVETTE)
28)BIRMINGHAM (CRUISER)
29)BOADICEA (DESTROYER
30)BOREAS (DESTROYER)
31(BOWNET (BOOM DEF. VESSEL)
32)BRIDGEWATER (CORVETTE)
33)BRILLIANT (DESTROYER)
34)BULOLO (ARMED M. CRUISER)
35)BURDOCK (CORVETTE)
36)BUSY (HARBOR TUG)

BRITISH ROYAL NAVY SOUTH ATLANTIC

THE BRITISH ROYAL NAVY ALONG WITH BRAZILIAN AND U.S. NAVY HAD RELEVANT PARTICIPATION IN WAR ACTIONS IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC SINCE THE BEGINNING OF HOSTILITIES IN SEPTEMBER 1939 AND ALREADY IN ACTION AS IN THE FAMOUS EPISODE INVOLVING THE POCKET CRUISER GRAF SPEE. THE ROYAL NAVY FELT THE NEED TO...