Jocelyn Latham Storey DSO, RN

Born  19 Mar 1898
Died  20 Sep 1969(71)


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Ranks

2 Aug 1914 Mid.
15 Nov 1916 A/S.Lt.
15 Jul 1917 S.Lt.
15 Oct 1918 Lt.
15 Oct 1926 Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1932 Cdr.
31 Dec 1939 Capt.

Retired: 8 Jan 1949


Decorations

6 Jan 1942 Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
23 Mar 1943 DSO
13 Jun 1946 CBE

Warship Commands listed for Jocelyn Latham Storey, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Jamaica (44)Capt.Light cruiser27 Feb 194212 Dec 1943

Career information

During WW1 he survived the loss of battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary, only 8 survived her exploding during the Battle of Jutland.

He was the last CO of HMS Venerable during 3/46-5/47.

Events related to this officer

Light cruiser HMS Jamaica (44)


21 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At Barrow-in-Furness, Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) is commissioned for trials. (1)

1 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) proceeded from Barrow-in-Furness to Liverpool for final outfitting and a docking. (1)

2 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) is docked in No.6 Graving Dock at Birkenhead. (1)

12 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) is undocked. (1)

15 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) proceeded from Liverpool to Greenock. (1)

18 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted trials in the Clyde area. (1)

19 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted D/F calibration trials off Greenock. (1)

22 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted aircraft launching and recovering trials in the Clyde area. (1)

23 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted aircraft launching and recovering trials in the Clyde area. Also speed trials were carried out on the Arran measured mile. (1)

29 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted acceptance trials, including full power trials, in the Clyde area following which she was accepted from the shipyard. (1)

1 Jul 1942
Around 0615B/1, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from the Clyde. At Scapa Flow she is to commence a work-up programme. (2)

7 Jul 1942
HMS Orion (Capt. G.C.P. Menzies, RN), HMS Phoebe (Capt. C.P. Frend, RN), HMS Sirius (Capt. P.W.B. Brooking, RN), HMS Scylla (Capt. I.A.P. Macintyre, RN) and HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) all conducted exercises off Scapa Flow. (3)

8 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted torpedo firing and gunnery exercises at Scapa Flow. (4)

9 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted torpedo firing exercises at Scapa Flow. (5)

10 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted night gunnery exercises at Scapa Flow. (5)

13 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted HA and close range AA gunnery exercises off Scapa Flow. Also exercises with aircraft were carried out. (5)

14 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
In the morning, HMS Aurora (Capt. W.G. Agnew, CB, RN and HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted RIX (rangefinding and inclination) exercises off Scapa Flow.

In the afternoon HMS Aurora conducted RDF calibration trials (which had to be abandoned though) while HMS Jamaica conducted HA gunnery exercises. (6)

15 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) compass adjustment trials at Scapa Flow. (5)

21 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted gunnery exercises at Scapa Flow. (4)

22 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) and HMS Scylla (Capt. I.A.P. Macintyre, RN) both conducted exercises off Scapa Flow. (7)

23 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted HA gunnery , aircraft launching and recovering and torpedo firing exercises off Scapa Flow. (4)

31 Jul 1942
In the morning, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted damage control exercises at Scapa Flow.

In the afternoon A/S exercises were carried out with HMS P 511 (Lt. D.E.O. Watson, DSC, RN). (8)

5 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted torpedo firing trials at Scapa Flow. (9)

6 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Suffolk (Capt. R. Shelley, CBE, RN), USS Tuscaloosa (Capt. L.P. Johnson, USN) and HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted exercises off Scapa Flow. (10)

10 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted gunnery exercises off Scapa Flow. (9)

11 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
In the morning, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted underway refuelling exercises during which she fuelled from the RFA tanker Blue Ranger (3417 GRT, built 1941). She then left Scapa Flow and conducted exercises west of the Orkney's during 11/12 August 1942. (9)

15 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0730A/15, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Greenock where she arrived around 2345A/15. (9)

16 Aug 1942
Around 1200A/16, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) departed Greenock for Reykjavik, Iceland. On board was the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Right Honourable A.V. Alexander, M.P. and his staff.

HMS Jamaica arrived at Reykjavik around 0800Z/18. (9)

19 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 2300Z/19, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) departed Reykjavik, Iceland for Londonderry, Northern Ireland. On board was the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Right Honourable A.V. Alexander, M.P. and his staff.

HMS Jamaica arrived at Londonderry around 1600A/21. The passengers were then disembarked.

Around 1730A/21, HMS Jamaica departed Londonderry for Scapa Flow where she arrived around 1000A/22. (9)

25 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 2015A/25, the light cruiser HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) and the destroyers HMS Inglefield (Cdr. A.G. West, RN) and HMS Eclipse (Lt.Cdr. E. Mack, DSO, DSC, RN) and HMS Offa (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Ewing, RN) departed Scapa Flow to proceed to the Firth of Forth where they were to make rendezvous with the new battleship HMS Howe (Capt. C.H.L. Woodhouse, CB, RN) and then escort her to Scapa Flow. (11)

27 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
In the afternoon, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) and HMS Argonaut (Capt. E.W.L. Longley-Cook, RN) conducted RIX (rangefinding and inclination) exercises off Scapa Flow on completion of which HMS Jamaica returned to Scapa Flow.

HMS Argonaut remained out during the night for NEX (night encounter) exercises for which she was joined by HMS Scylla (Capt. I.A.P. Macintyre, CBE, RN) which had been carrying out RDF exercises during the afternoon. HMS Argonaut and HMS Scylla returned to Scapa Flow in the morning of the 28th. (12)

31 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
In the morning, the light cruiser HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted underway refuelling exercises at Scapa Flow during which the destroyer HMS Meteor (Lt.Cdr. D.J.B. Jewitt, RN) was fuelled. (9)

1 Sep 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)

Minelaying operation SN 89.

Minelaying operation by the 1st Minelaying Squadron.

Around 0500A/1, the 1st Minelaying Squadron departed Port Z.A. (Loch Alsh) to lay minefield SN 88. The Squadron was made up of the auxiliary minelayers HMS Southern Prince (A/Capt. J.H. Macnair, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral T.B. Drew, OBE, RN), HMS Menestheus (Capt.(Retd.) R.H.F. de Salis, DSC, OBE, RN), HMS Port Quebec (A/Capt.(Retd.) V. Hammersley-Heenan, RN), HMS Agamemnon (Capt.(Retd.) F. Ratsey, RN) and the minelayer HMS Adventure (Capt. R.G. Bowes-Lyon, RN). They were escorted by the destroyers Brighton (Cdr.(rtd). C.W.V.T.S. Lepper, RN), HMS Charlestown (Lt.Cdr. N.R. Murch, RN), HMS Lancaster (A/Cdr. N.H. Whatley, RN) and HMS Newark (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Townsend, RN).

Around 0815A/1, the light cruiser HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) departed Scapa Flow to join the minelayers which she did around 1745A/1.

In the evening of 2 September 1942, a total of 2316 mines were laid at a depth of 20 feet, along a centre line joining positions
A) 63.31'0"N, 10.36'0"E
B) 64.25'5"N, 11.20.0"E
Eight failures were recorded an two explosions were felt by the Squadron.

The ships of the Squadron laid as follows;
HMS Southern Prince 550 mines
HMS Menestheus 410 mines
HMS Port Quebec 547 mines
HMS Agamemnon 530 mines
HMS Adventure 280 mines

The Squadron returned to Port Z.A. (Loch Alsh) between 1800A/4 and 1930A/4.

HMS Jamaica, which had parted company around 0600A/4, arrived at Scapa Flow around 1145A/4. (13)

6 Oct 1942
in the afternoon and evening, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted exercises off Scapa Flow. She returned to Scapa Flow in the early hours of the 7th. (14)

13 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted gunnery exercises at Scapa Flow. (14)

27 Oct 1942
Around 2330A/27, the aircraft carrier HMS Argus (Capt. G.T. Philip, RN) and light cruiser HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) departed the Clyde for Gibraltar.

Around 0640A/28, they were joined by the escort carrier HMS Dasher (Cdr. C.N. Lentaigne, DSO, RN) which had already departed Greenock at 1600A/27. Also the AA cruiser HMS Delhi (Capt. A.T.G.C. Peachey, RN) joined. She had departed Belfast around 0315A/28.

Around 0800A/28, near Oversay, the escort destroyers HMS Farndale (Cdr. D.P. Trentham, RN), HMS Bicester (Lt.Cdr. S.W.F. Bennetts, RN) and HMS Zetland (Lt. J.V. Wilkinson, RN) joined. They came from Londonderry.

Around 1130A/1, HMS Jamaica parted company to proceed ahead to Gibraltar where she arrived around 1245A/2.

Around 0800A/3, HMS Argus, HMS Dasher, HMS Delhi, HMS Farndale, HMS Bicester and HMS Zetland arrived at Gibraltar. (15)

3 Nov 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1300A/3, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) departed Gibraltar to join convoy KMF 1 coming from the U.K. She joined the convoy around 1315A/4.

[For more info on this convoy see the event ' Convoys KMS 1, KMF 1 for the landings at Algiers and Oran during Operation Torch ' for 22 October 1942 and also the event ' The landings at Oran as part of Operation Torch ' for 8 November 1942.] (16)

10 Nov 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1630Z/10, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) dropped anchor in Arzew Bay to the east of Oran. (16)

13 Nov 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0830Z/13, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) departed Arzew Bay for Gibraltar where she arrived around 2230Z/13. (16)

23 Nov 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0645A/23, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) departed Scapa Flow for her builders yard at Barrow-in-Furness where she was to be taken in hand for repairs and alterations. She arrived at Barrow-in-Furness around 1200A/24. (16)

14 Dec 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1630A/14, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) departed Barrow-in-Furness for Scapa Flow where she arrived around 1530A/15. (17)

16 Dec 1942
Around 1245A/16, the light cruiser HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) and the destroyers HMS Opportune (Cdr. J. Lee-Barber, DSO and Bar, RN) and HMS Matchless (Lt.Cdr. J. Mowlam, RN) departed Scapa Flow.

Around 1715A/16, they joined the light cruiser HMS Sheffield (Capt. A.W. Clarke, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral R.L. Burnett, CB, DSO, OBE, RN) coming from Loch Ewe which she had departed around 1345A/16.

They were to proceed to Seidisfjord, Iceland to fuel and then to provide cover for convoy JW 51A to Northern Russia.

[For more info see the event ' Convoy JW 51A ' for 15 December 1942.] (18)

14 Jan 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted HA gunnery exercises off Scapa Flow. (19)

18 Jan 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted HA and close range gunnery exercises off Scapa Flow. (19)

1 Feb 1943
Around 1830A/1, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) departed Scapa Flow to patrol in the North Atlantic, to the North of the Azores, to intercept German blockade breackers.

She was the first ship to be deployed on operation 'Regulation' which was an ongoing operation to patrol off the Bay of Biscay / Azores, mainly by cruisers and / or destroyers, to intercept enemy blockade breakers. (20)

10 Feb 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0930A/10, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) arrived at Gibraltar from patrol. (21)

13 Feb 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1615A/13, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) departed Gibraltar to resume her anti blockade breacker patrol in the North Atlantic. (21)

16 Feb 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1300A/16, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) returned to Gibraltar from patrol. (21)

18 Feb 1943
Around 0445A/18, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) departed Gibraltar to resume her anti blockade breacker patrol in the North Atlantic. (21)

26 Feb 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1750A/18, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from patrol. (20)

4 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 2225A/4, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Rosyth. (22)

5 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1230A/5, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) arrived at the Rosyth Dockyard from Scapa Flow. She was then immediately docked in No.1 Graving Dock. (22)

15 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) is undocked. (22)

16 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1745A/16, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) departed Rosyth for Scapa Flow. (22)

17 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0735A/17, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from Rosyth. (22)

18 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted gunnery exercises off Scapa Flow. (22)

25 Mar 1943
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) conducted gunnery exercises off Scapa Flow. (22)

28 Mar 1943
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) conducted gunnery exercises off Scapa Flow. (22)

31 Mar 1943
Around 0630A/31, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Barrow-in-Furness where she is to be taken in hand for repairs to A and B turrets. The recent three gunnery shoots had confirmed that the spread of the gunfire from these two turrets were now excessive and this needed to be corrected. (23)

1 Apr 1943
Around 0900A/1, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) arrived at Barrow-in-Furness. (24)

8 Apr 1943
Around 1500B/8, and with the repairs to her main armament completed, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) departed Barrow-in-Furness for Scapa Flow where she arrived around 1715B/9. (24)

13 Apr 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted exercises off Scapa Flow. (24)

16 Apr 1943
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN), HMS Scylla (Capt. I.A.P. Macintyre, CBE, DSO, RN) and HMS Delhi (Capt. A.T.G.C. Peachey, RN) all conducted exercises off Scapa Flow.

HMS Delhi remained out during the night of 16/17 April 1943 and conducted NEX (night encounter) exercises with HMS Tuscan (Lt.Cdr. G.I.M. Balfour, RN). (25)

19 Apr 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) conducted special trials off Scapa Flow. (24)

21 Apr 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) conducted underway refuelling exercises during which she fuelled from the RFA tanker Blue Ranger (3417 GRT, built 1941). Also D/F calibration and speed trials were carried out. (24)

23 Apr 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
During the night of 23/24 April 1943, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, RN) conducted exercises off Scapa Flow. Shortly after midnight she was joined by HMS Scylla (Capt. I.A.P. Macintyre, CBE, DSO, RN) for night encounter exercises. (26)

4 May 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0215Z/4, the light cruiser HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) and destroyer HMS Echo (Lt. R.H.C. Wyld, RN) departed Hvalfjord to patrol in the Denmark Strait.

Around 1120Z/4, HMS Echo parted company after having been ordered to return to Hvalfjord. (27)

6 May 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 2020Z/6, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) returned to Hvalfjord from patrol. (27)

22 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) conducted full power trials off Scapa Flow. (28)

23 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) conducted torpedo firing and gunnery exercises off Scapa Flow. (28)

29 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) conducted exercises at Scapa Flow. (28)

6 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1600B/6, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Portsmouth where she is to refit. (5)

8 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1800B/8, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) arrived at Portsmouth from Scapa Flow. (5)

15 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) entered D Lock at the Portsmouth Dockyard. (5)

23 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) is docked down in D Lock at the Portsmouth Dockyard. (5)

19 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
D Lock at the Portsmouth Dockyard, holding HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN), is flooded. (29)

22 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) is undocked. (29)

27 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) conducted a tilt test in D Lock at the Portsmouth Dockyard. (29)

28 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) conducted D/G trials off Cowes. (29)

30 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) conducted gunnery trials off Portsmouth. (29)

31 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) conducted gunnery trials off Portsmouth. (29)

1 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) conducted gunnery trials off Portsmouth. (30)

2 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) conducted gunnery trials off Portsmouth. (30)

3 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) conducted gunnery trials off Portsmouth. (30)

4 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) conducted gunnery trials off Portsmouth. (30)

6 Sep 1943
Around 0900A/9, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) departed Portsmouth for Scapa Flow.

Around 1050A/9, she was joined by the escort destroyers HMS Goathland (Lt.Cdr. E.N. Pumphrey, RN, DSO and 2 Bars, DSC, RN) and HNoMS Glaisdale (Lt. D.E. Kjeholt, RNN).

The escort destroyers parted company around 1945A/9 when near Land's End. (30)

8 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0915A/8, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from Portsmouth. (30)

13 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) conducted RDF and DF calibration trials at Scapa Flow following which gunnery exercises were carried out. (30)

16 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) conducted exercises off Scapa Flow. (30)

17 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) conducted exercises off Scapa Flow. (30)

24 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN), HMS Onslow (Capt. J.A. McCoy, DSO, RN) and HMCS Huron (Lt.Cdr. H.S. Rayner, DSC, RCN) conducted exercises off Scapa Flow. (30)

26 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN), HMS Onslow (Capt. J.A. McCoy, DSO, RN) and HMCS Huron (Lt.Cdr. H.S. Rayner, DSC, RCN) conducted exercises off Scapa Flow. (30)

4 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) conducted gunnery exercises off Scapa Flow. These included bombardment exercises. (31)

7 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) conducted gunnery exercises off Scapa Flow. (31)

12 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
in the morning HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) conducted underway refuelling exercises at Scapa Flow during which she fuelled HMS Janus (Lt.Cdr. W.B.R. Morrison, RN). (31)

13 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) conducted AA gunnery exercises off Scapa Flow. (31)

15 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) conducted exercises at Scapa Flow. These included damage control, underway refuelling with the RFA tanker Black Ranger (3417 GRT, built 1941) and speed trials on the measured mile. (31)

19 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
in the morning HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) conducted underway refuelling exercises at Scapa Flow during which she fuelled HMS Saumarez (Lt.Cdr. E.N. Walmsley, DSC, RN).

In the afternoon HMS Jamaica conducted speed trials on the measured mile. (31)

5 Dec 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1015A/5, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) arrived at Hvalfjord from operations. (32)

9 Dec 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1000N/9, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) departed Hvalfjord for Scapa Flow. (32)

11 Dec 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0900A/11, HMS Jamaica (Capt. J.L. Storey, DSO, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from Hvalfjord. (32)

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  28. ADM 53/117679
  29. ADM 53/117681
  30. ADM 53/117682
  31. ADM 53/117683
  32. ADM 53/117685

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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