Allied Warships

HMS Cyclops (F 31)

Submarine Depot Ship

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine Depot Ship
Class[No specific class] 
PennantF 31 
Built bySir James Laing & Son (Sunderland, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched27 Oct 1905 
CommissionedOct 1907 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Displacement: 11300 tons.
Armament: 2 4" guns.
Speed: 13 knots

Was at Malta in reserve at the start of the Second World War, went to home waters and served there for the duration of the war.

Scrapped at Newport in July 1947.

 

Commands listed for HMS Cyclops (F 31)

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CommanderFromTo
1Capt. Philip Ruck-Keene, RN15 Nov 193927 May 1940
2A/Capt. Edward Henry Longsdon, RN27 May 194011 Jul 1940
3A/Capt. Roderick Latimer Mackenzie Edwards, RN11 Jul 19405 Apr 1943
4A/Capt. Harold Robson Conway, RN5 Apr 194330 Oct 1944
5Cdr. Benjamin Bryant, DSO, DSC, RN30 Oct 19444 Feb 1945
6A/Capt. David Caldicott Ingram, DSC, OBE, RN5 Feb 1945

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