Matthew Sausse Slattery, RN
| Born | 12 May 1902 | Bromley, London, England, U.K. | |
| Died | 16 Mar 1990 | (87) | Warninglid, England, U.K. |
| Ranks
Retired: 8 Jan 1948 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Matthew Sausse Slattery, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Cleopatra (33) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 10 Jun 1941 | 17 Mar 1942 |
| HMS Danae (D 44) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 2 May 1942 | 3 Jun 1942 |
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Light cruiser HMS Cleopatra (33)
20 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At 1055A/20, the colours were hoisted, the crew arrived on board and HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) was commissioned. (1)
25 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) conducted D/G trials off the Clyde. (1)
26 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) conducted compass swing trials on the Clyde. (1)
2 Dec 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) proceeded from the Tyne to Rosyth. (2)
3 Dec 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) conducted trials and exercises in the Firth of Forth. (2)
5 Dec 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) conducted full power trials off the firth of Forth on completion of which she was accepted from the shipyard for service in His Majesty's Fleet. (2)
10 Dec 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) proceeded from Rosyth to Scapa Flow. (2)
15 Dec 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) conducted HA gunnery exercises at Scapa Flow. These were followed by serveral runs of the D/G range. (2)
17 Dec 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) conducted trials and exercises at Scapa Flow. (2)
18 Dec 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) conducted torpedo firing trials at Scapa Flow. (2)
19 Dec 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) conducted HA gunnery exercises at Scapa Flow. (2)
29 Dec 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) conducted gunnery exercises at Scapa Flow. (2)
31 Dec 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) conducted gunnery and torpedo firing exercises at Scapa Flow. (2)
1 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) conducted gunnery exercises at Scapa Flow. (3)
3 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) conducted speed trials and gunnery exercises off Scapa Flow. (3)
5 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) conducted torpedo firing and gunnery exercises at Scapa Flow. (3)
6 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) conducted torpedo firing exercises at Scapa Flow. (3)
8 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) conducted gunnery exercises off Scapa Flow. (3)
9 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) conducted gunnery exercises at Scapa Flow. (3)
13 Jan 1942
HMS Arethusa (Capt. A.C. Chapman, RN) and HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) conducted exercises off Scapa Flow. (4)
14 Jan 1942
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) conducted gunnery exercises off Scapa Flow. (3)
17 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 2100A/17, HMS Arethusa (Capt. A.C. Chapman, RN) and HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) departed Scapa Flow to patrol in the Iceland - Faeroer Islands gap. (5)
23 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Arethusa (Capt. A.C. Chapman, RN) and HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) returned to Scapa Flow from patrol.
HMS Cleopatra arrived around 1100A/23 followed by HMS Arethusa 2.5 hours later. (4)
28 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) conducted HA gunnery exercises off Scapa Flow. (3)
30 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Greenock. (3)
31 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) arrived at Greenock. (3)
5 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) departed Greenock for Gibraltar. She is to join the Mediterranean Fleet at Alexandria. (3)
8 Feb 1942
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) arrived at Gibraltar. (3)
9 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) and HMS Fortune (Lt.Cdr. R.D.H.S. Pankhurst, RN) departed Gibraltar for Malta. (6)
10 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) and HMS Fortune (Lt.Cdr. R.D.H.S. Pankhurst, RN) are spotted by enemy aircraft.
At 1405 hours the Italian submarine Alagi information was received of an enemy cruiser and a destroyer sighted at 1215 hours in Italian Grid 6291/5 steering 090° at 20 knots, 190 miles away.
Alagi altered course to westward to intercept, but a new MARICOSOM signal (1702/10) reported them in Grid 1814/6, at 1345 hours, on course 090°, 22 knots. This meant the enemy would be passing 20 miles to the north of her position, the submarine tried to close but only heard H.E.
10 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) and HMS Fortune (Lt.Cdr. R.D.H.S. Pankhurst, RN) are spotted by enemy aircraft.
At 1405 hours the Italian submarine Alagi received information of an enemy cruiser and a destroyer sighted at 1215 hours in Italian Grid 6291/5 steering 090° at 20 knots, 190 miles away.
Alagi altered course to westward to intercept, but a new MARICOSOM signal (1702/10) reported them in Grid 1814/6, at 1345 hours, on course 090°, 22 knots. This meant the enemy would be passing 20 miles to the north of her position, the submarine tried to close but only heard H.E.
11 Feb 1942
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) and HMS Fortune (Lt.Cdr. R.D.H.S. Pankhurst, RN) arrived at Malta.
Shortly before arriving HMS Cleopatra was hit by a bomb in a dive bomb attack. Fortunately the bomb did not explode and passed out through the ship. She was taken in hand for emergency repairs at Malta. HMS Cleopatra had sustained 8 dead and 15 wounded, 3 of which died of their wounds later.
HMS Fortune had sustained some minor damage due to violent manoeuvring. (7)
17 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) is docked in No.4 Dock at Malta. (6)
1 Mar 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) is undocked. (8)
16 Mar 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Rear-Admiral P.L. Vian, DSO and 2 Bars, RN, hoisted his flag in HMS Cleopatra (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN). (9)
Light cruiser HMS Danae (D 44)
2 May 1942
Around 1415D/2, HMS Danae (Capt. F.J. Butler, MBE, RN) arrived at Bahrein from Dubai.
Around 1600D/2, she departed Bahrein for Khor Kuwai.
At Bahrein Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN, had joined the ship. (10)
3 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Shortly after 1000D/3, HMS Danae (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) arrived at Khor Kuwai from Bahrein. (10)
4 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1615D/4, HMS Danae (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) departed Khor Kuwai for Bahrein.
At Khor Kuwai Capt. F.J. Butler, RN, had left the ship to take passage to the U.K. (10)
5 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1515D/5, HMS Danae (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) arrived at Bahrein from Khor Kuwai. (10)
6 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1400D/6, HMS Danae (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) departed for patrol and then onwards to Khor Kuwai. (10)
7 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1855D/7, HMS Danae (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) dropped anchor off Bandar Lengeh. Earlier in the day, torpedo firing exercises had been carried out. (10)
8 May 1942
Around 0555D/8, HMS Danae (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) departed Bandar Lengeh for Khor Kuwai where she arrived around 1600D/8. (10)
11 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0520D/11, HMS Danae (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) departed Khor Kuwai for Shajah where she arrived around 1435D/11.
Around 2240D/11, she departed Sharjah for Khor Kuwai. (10)
12 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1315D/12, HMS Danae (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) arrived at Khor Kuwai from Shajah.
She departed Khor Kuwai around 2110D/12 for patrol. (10)
13 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0520D/13, HMS Danae (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) arrived at Khor Kuwai from patrol. (10)
14 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1215D/14, HMS Danae (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) departed Khor Kuwai for Kilindini / Mombasa. (10)
22 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1000C/22, HMS Danae (Capt. M.S. Slattery, RN) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from Khor Kuwai. (10)
Sources
- ADM 53/113938
- ADM 53/113939A
- ADM 53/115619
- ADM 53/115342 + ADM 53/115619
- ADM 53/115342 + ADM 53/115619 + ADM 199/427
- ADM 53/115620
- ADM 53/115620 + ADM 199/650
- ADM 53/115621
- ADM 53/115621 + ADM 199/650
- ADM 53/115718
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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