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HMS Abercrombie



HMS Abercrombie was launched on 31st March 1942. She was built by Vickers-Armstrong at Newcastle on Tyne

She joined the Mediterranean Fleet in May 1943 and was attached to the US Task Force 85 in support of the US landings in Sicily in June and July, returning to Royal Naval service in August to prepare for the British landings in Italy.

In September 1943 she bombarded the coast between Reggio Calabria and Pessaro and provided naval gunfire to support the landings of the British XIII corps near Reggio and Villa San Giovanni. Abercrombie then returned to the US Command and joined the Southern Attack Force (TF81) to support the landings at Salerno. She was seriously damaged by a mine at Paestum. After repair she sailed to join the Eastern Fleet but did not takle part in any furtehr actions before VJ Day. She returned to Chatham in November 1945 and was retained for Gunnery training and as an Accommodation Ship until she was sold for scrap in 1954.

List of those who served on HMS Abercrombie during The Second World War










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