In July 1945, Roberts departed the United Kingdom for the Indian Ocean to support Operation Mailfist, the planned liberation of Singapore. She was near Port Said at the time the Japanese surrender on 15 August, but was not recalled until 11 September by which time she had reached Kilindini Harbour in Kenya. She eventually reached Plymouth on 22 November.[3]
Roberts was sold for scrap shortly after the war,[citation needed] but hired back by the navy as an accommodation ship at Devonport until 1965. She was sold for scrap again in July 1965, finally berthing at Thos. W. Ward in Inverkeithing for break up in early August.[4]
^Imperial War Museum. "15 in Mk I Naval Gun". Imperial War Museum Collections Search. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
Hart, Stephen A. The Clearing of the Scheldt Estuary and the Liberation of Walcheren 2 October - 7 November 1944 Second World War 60th Anniversary, number 8, page 15. Central Office of Information, 2005.
Referencesedit
Buxton, Ian (2008). Big Gun Monitors : Design, Construction and Operations 1914-1945. Barnsley, United Kingdom: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN978-1783469116.
Lenton, H.T. & Colledge, J. J. Warships of World War II, Ian Allan, London, 1973. ISBN0-7110-0403-X
Young, John. A Dictionary of Ships of the Royal Navy of the Second World War. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Cambridge, 1975. ISBN0-85059-332-8
Hart, Stephen A. The Clearing of the Scheldt Estuary and the Liberation of Walcheren 2 October - 7 November 1944 Second World War 60th Anniversary No8 . Central Office of Information, 2005.
External linksedit
HMS Roberts at www.uboat.net
Roberts Class Monitors at www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk
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roberts, other, ships, with, same, name, roberts, roberts, royal, navy, roberts, class, monitor, second, world, second, monitor, named, after, field, marshal, frederick, roberts, earl, roberts, history, united, kingdom, namehms, roberts, builderjohn, brown, co. For other ships with the same name see HMS Roberts HMS Roberts was a Royal Navy Roberts class monitor of the Second World War She was the second monitor to be named after Field Marshal Frederick Roberts 1st Earl Roberts History United Kingdom NameHMS Roberts BuilderJohn Brown amp Company Clydebank Laid down30 April 1940 Launched1 February 1941 Commissioned27 October 1941 FateSold June 1965 and scrapped General characteristics Class and typeRoberts class monitor Displacement7 970 long tons 8 100 t Length373 ft 3 in 113 77 m oa Beam89 ft 9 in 27 36 m Draught11 ft 3 4 m Installed power4 800 shp 3 600 kW Propulsion2 Parsons steam turbines 2 boilers 2 shafts Speed12 5 knots 23 2 km h 14 4 mph Complement350 Armament2 15 in 380 mm 42 Mk 1 guns 1x2 8 4 in 100 mm anti aircraft guns 4x2 16 2 pdr pom pom anti aircraft guns 1x8 2x4 20 20 mm anti aircraft cannons ArmourTurret 13 in 330 mm Barbette 8 in 200 mm Belt 4 5 in 100 130 mm Built by John Brown amp Company of Clydebank she was laid down 30 April 1940 launched 1 February 1941 and completed on 27 October 1941 She reused the twin 15 inch gun turret of the First World War monitor Marshal Soult Contents 1 Service history 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksService history edit nbsp HMS Roberts shelling German shore batteries 6 June 1944 HMS Frobisher is in the background Roberts provided bombardment support during Operation Torch in North Africa where she was damaged by two 500 kg 1 100 lb bombs in the Battle of Bejaia She was repaired in time to support Operation Husky the invasion of Sicily and the Allied landings near Salerno Operation Avalanche During the D Day landings she was controlled from the headquarters ship HMS Largs 1 also positioned off Sword beach 2 She also took part in the Walcheren operations citation needed In July 1945 Roberts departed the United Kingdom for the Indian Ocean to support Operation Mailfist the planned liberation of Singapore She was near Port Said at the time the Japanese surrender on 15 August but was not recalled until 11 September by which time she had reached Kilindini Harbour in Kenya She eventually reached Plymouth on 22 November 3 Roberts was sold for scrap shortly after the war citation needed but hired back by the navy as an accommodation ship at Devonport until 1965 She was sold for scrap again in July 1965 finally berthing at Thos W Ward in Inverkeithing for break up in early August 4 One of Roberts guns originally installed on the battleship Resolution is mounted outside the Imperial War Museum in Lambeth south London together with one from the battleship Ramillies 5 Notes edit obituaries Commander Dan Duff Daily Telegraph 8 November 2012 Retrieved 11 November 2012 The HQ Ships Map D Day Naval Bombardment map Combined Operations United we Conquer Retrieved 11 November 2012 Buxton 2008 pp 208 209 Buxton 2008 c 9 10 para 3 Imperial War Museum 15 in Mk I Naval Gun Imperial War Museum Collections Search Retrieved 22 February 2012 Hart Stephen A The Clearing of the Scheldt Estuary and the Liberation of Walcheren 2 October 7 November 1944 Second World War 60th Anniversary number 8 page 15 Central Office of Information 2005 References editBuxton Ian 2008 Big Gun Monitors Design Construction and Operations 1914 1945 Barnsley United Kingdom Seaforth Publishing ISBN 978 1783469116 Colledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 Lenton H T amp Colledge J J Warships of World War II Ian Allan London 1973 ISBN 0 7110 0403 X Young John A Dictionary of Ships of the Royal Navy of the Second World War Patrick Stephens Ltd Cambridge 1975 ISBN 0 85059 332 8 Hart Stephen A The Clearing of the Scheldt Estuary and the Liberation of Walcheren 2 October 7 November 1944 Second World War 60th Anniversary No8 Central Office of Information 2005 External links editHMS Roberts at www uboat net Roberts Class Monitors at www battleships cruisers co uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Roberts F40 amp oldid 1193330212, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
