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HMS Berwick Built by Fairfield Laid down 15th September 1924, Launched 30th March 1926 and completed 15th February 1928. HMS Berwick was reconstructed in 1935 and 1939 with a 4.5 inch cemented armour belt being increased for 6 feet below the waterline. a a 4-inch internal armour was added to the fan compartments to the boiler rooms. during reconstruction the ship also has its 2 pdr pompoms replaced by 2 octuples pompoms. HMS Berwick served in the home Fleet 1939 to 1945. Involved in incident with Admiral Hipper where HMS Berwick received a hit from a 8 - inch Shell , luckily it was deflected away form the magazine due to the 4inch magazine armour and the 4.5 inch Belt armour. Although earlier in a incident with Italian Cruisers she did get a hit from an 8 inch shell which put a turret out of action. She was finally scrapped at Blyth on the 12th July 1948.
Displacement: 9,750 tons Speed: 31.5kt Complement: 679 increasing to 710 as Flagship. Armament: Eight 8 inch guns in pairs. Eight 4 inch anti-aircraft guns in pairs and eight 2pdr anti-aircraft guns in pairs plus eight 0.5 machine guns in pairs. Sixteen 21 inch torpedo tubes. 4 aircraft on Berwick |
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HMS Berwick, December 1938. |
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The following photos (grey background) were con tributed by Sandra Meacock, whose father, Eric Buss, was a Royal Marine on HMS Berwick until 1944. |
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HMS Berwick. |
HMS Berwick, Bermuda, 1939. |
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HMS Berwick, Bermuda, 1939. |
HMS Berwick, Bermuda, 1939. |
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HMS Berwick at Newfoundland, 1939. |
Marine Guard, Newfoundland, 1939. |
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Senior Officers of HMS Berwick being introduced to the King and Queen. |
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HMS Berwick, Dominion Day, Montreal, 1939. |
HMS Berwick lit up in preparation for New York. |
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HMS Berwick in the Suez Canal on her way to Australia c.1944/45. Sent in by Dr F Cope. |
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Photos of some crew members of HMS Berwick, my father is the Image provided by Mark Thomson |
HMS Berwick - image provided by Mark Thomson. |
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A view from HMS Berwick over the wing of the cruiser's aircraft at an unknown port. |
HMS Berwick photographed 1926 - 1927 off Gourock |
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Father of Leslie Craven, a Royal Marine from HMS Berwick. |
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My
Grandfather served on the Berwick just prior to the war and during, he
was Chief Petty Officer. |
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