H. M.
S. C A R L I S L E.
"CARLISLE" Class Light Cruiser ordered from Fairfields of Govan,
Glasgow in April 1916 under an Emergency
War Programme and laid down in October 1917- The ship was launched on 9th
July 1918 as
the 3rd RN ship to carry this name which was
introduced in 1693 for a 4th Rate. It may nave been
named as a compliment to Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle. The last
warship to carry this name
name was another 4th Rate in 1698 which was
blown up in 1700. Her build was completion date was
11th November 1918. She served on the China Station until
1928 and then was recommissioned for
service on the Africa Station before going into
Reserve at Devonport in 1937. Her conversion to
an Anti- Aircraft Cruiser was approved in
1937 but the work did not begin until January 1939 by HM Dockyard,
Devonport. After a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign in March 1942 this cruiser
was adopted by the civil community of Carlisle, Cumbria.
B a t t l e H o n o u r s
NORWAY 1940 - GREECE 1941 - CRETE 1941 - LIBYA 1941-42
- SIRTE 1941 - MALTA CONVOYS 1941-42 - SICILY 1943 - AEGEAN 1943
H e r a l d i c D a t a
Badge: on a Field Gold, a cross pate red
thereon a rose Gold.
M o t t o
'Be just and fear not'
S u m m a r y of P
r e-W a r S e r v i c e
1 9 1 8
November Contractors trials
18th Build completion and commenced
Acceptance Trials
December On completion commissioned for service in Harwich Force
1 9 1 9
January Paid off and reduced to Care and
Maintenance.
February Nominated for Foreign service on
China Station in 5th Light Cruiser Squadron.
March
1st Commissioned at Chatham.
April Passage to China Station
to May
June Deployed with 5th LCS and
carried out programmed visits and exercises
to December
1 9 2 0
China Station service
in continuation.
Returned to UK to
recommission.
1 9 2 1
January
1st Re-commissioned at Chatham for
further service on China Station.
Prepared for foreign
service
February Passage to China Station
to March
April Deployed with Squadron on China Station.
to December
1 9 2 2
China Station
deployment in continuation.
1 9 2 3
January Return passage to UK
February
3rd Re-commissioned for service on
China Station
March Passage to resume foreign
service
to April
May Deployed with Squadron on
China Station.
to December
1 9 2 4
China Station
deployment with Squadron
Nominated to recommission
on Station.
(Note: Ships company
took passage in commercial ship to Hong Kong.
1 9 2 5
January Deployed with Squadron on China
Station.
to September
October
22nd Re-commissioned at Hong Kong for
further service in LCS5.
November Deployed with Squadron on China Station
to December
1 9 2 6
to 1 9 2 7
China Station
deployment with LCS5 in continuation.
1 9 2 8
January China Station deployment in
continuation.
to June Nominated for return to UK to
refit and recommission.
July
16th Sailed from Hong Kong to Chatham to
refit
August
31st Arrived at Chatham.
September Paid off.
12th Taken in hand for refit by HM
Dockyard, Chatham
October Under refit
to December
1 9 2 9
January Under refit
to August Nominated for further foreign
service.
Manning Division
changed to Devonport.
September New ships company joined from
Devonport Division
3rd Re-commissioned for service in 6th
Light Cruiser Squadron on South African Station.
Refit work completed
and commenced post refit trials in Thames area.
Took passage to
Devonport to prepare for foreign service.
20th Sailed from Devonport to join
Squadron at Simonstown as replacement for HM Sloop
LOWESTOFT.
October On arrival deployed with Squadron
for visits and exercises in South Atlantic and
Indian Ocean.
November Squadron duties based at Simonstown in
continuation.
to
December
1 9 3 0
t o 1 9 3 1
Deployed with ships
of LCS6 for Squadron duties on Station.
1 9 3 2
January Prepared for return passage.
Took passage to
Devonport.
February Arrived at Devonport.
Nominated for
further service on South African Station with newly designated
6th Cruiser
Squadron.
March
1st Re-commissioned for service in CS6
April Passage to Simonstown to join
Squadron
May Deployed with Squadron on
Station
to December
1 9 3 3
Squadron deployment
on Station in continuation.
1 9 3 4
January Deployed with Squadron on
Station.
to July Nominated for further foreign
service on South Africa Station
August Passage to Devonport
September
5th Re-commissioned for service in CS6
on South Africa Station.
October Passage to Simonstown for
Squadron duties on Station.
to December Deployed with Squadron on arrival.
1 9 3 5
t o 1 9 3 6
Squadron deployment
in continuation.
1 9 3 7
January Deployed with Squadron on
Station.
to February Nominated for reduction to Reserve
status on relief by HM Cruiser NEPTUNE
March
16th Sailed from Capetown on relief by
HMS NEPTUNE.
April Passage to Devonport to
Pay-off
March Paid-off and destored at
Devonport
to August
September Laid up in Reserve at Devonport.
to October
November
4th Approved for conversion to
Anti-aircraft cruiser.
December Laid-up at Devonport.
1 9 3 8
Deployed at
Devonport as Boys Training Ship.
Conversion by HM
Dockyard Devonport to commence in January 1939
1 9 3 9
January Taken in hand for conversion.
to August
D e t a i l s o f
W a r S e r v i c e
September
3rd Under conversion at HM
Dockyard Devonport for use as an Anti-aircraft cruiser.
(Note: Being fitted with an Army Type GL Mark 2 radar for
detection of
aircraft at long ranges. This equipment was designated Radar Type 280
when
used by the RN. Only two other warships, both Auxiliaries, had this
particular equipment. For details of development and use of radar in RN
see
RADAR AT SEA by D Howse)
October Under conversion
to November Nominated for service in Home Fleet as
an AA ship
December Post refit trials and
commissioning.
1 9 4 0
January
12th Conversion completed and
carried out sea trials.
Prepared for radar
trials in Mediterranean based in Malta.
February
1st Took passage to Malta for
work-up and to carry out sea trials on the new radar
outfit. See above
reference.
(Note: This
equipment was found to be very suitable for shipborne detection
of
aircraft at long ranges).
March On completion of radar trials took passage to return to
Scapa Flow.
Joined 1st AA
Squadron and deployed in Humber Force, Home Fleet.
April Deployed in North Sea for
AA defence.
9th After German invasion of
Norway deployed with Home Fleet in support of allied
military
operations (Operation RUPERT/R4).
17th Sailed from Rosyth with
troops of MAURICE FORCE for passage to Andalsnes
with HM
Cruisers GALATEA, ARETHUSA and CURACOA
(Operation
SICKLE).
18th After landing troops relieved
the Sloop HMS BLACK SWAN as AA Guardship
in
Romdalsjord. Later shared AA guard duties at Molde with H
M Cruiser CURACOA
HM Sloops
BLACK SWAN and BITTERN.
20th Arrived at Andalsnes for AA
Guardship duties.
22nd Transferred to Namsos in
continuation.
28th Deployed at Namsos as AA
Guardship.
(For details of
the disastrous naval operations off Norway see the Naval Staff
History, THE DOOMED EXPEDITION
by J Adams, NARVIK by D. MacIntyre
and CARRIER
GLORIOUS by J Winton).
29th Passage to Skel Fjord to refuel
30th Resumed AA Guardship duties at
Namsos
(Note: HM Sloop
BITTERN deployed for AA defence had to be sunk after
sustaining major damage in air attacks.)
May
1st Flagship and AA Guardship
during Namsos evacuation with H M Cruisers
DEVONSHIRE and
YORK,
Ordered to sea to
ensure available for evacuation duty.:
2nd Unable to re-enter Namsos by
fog and sailed to join HMS DEVONSHIRE on
passage off
Norway for evacuation.
Embarked troops
after nightfall. For details see Naval Staff History.
3rd Sailed for UK with HMS
DEVONSHIRE, HM Destroyers AFRIDI, GRENADE,
IMPERIAL and
French destroyer BISON.
Under heavy and
sustained air attacks during which BISON was sunk
. See Naval Staff
History for details.
5th Arrived at Scapa Flow,
11th Returned to Norwegian coast
with H M Destroyer ZULU to intercept ship reported
taking German
reinforcement troops to Narvik area but failed to arrive in time
to take any
action.
18th Transferred to Mediterranean
Fleet.
Took passage to
Malta from Devonport with HM Destroyers JAGUAR and JAVELIN
for service with 4th Cruiser Squadron.
24th Passage to Alexandria from
Malta with 4 "K" Class destroyers.
June Nominated for AA defence
of Red Sea convoys in view of threat of attacks from
Italian aircraft during hostilities.
Passage to Aden
for duty as Flag Officer Red Sea Force.
11th In action with Italian
aircraft during air raid at Aden.9 aircraft destroyed by ship
and shore defences.
July Deployed on convoy
escort between Aden and Port Sudan.
Visited Djibouti,
French Somaliland..
August
15th. Assisted with the evacuation of
troops and civilians from Berbera with other
warships
including H M Cruisers HOBART (RAN), CALEDON, CERES and
H M Destroyer KANDAHAR.
18th Passage to Aden with
passengers.
September Under refit at Colombo.
October Returned to Aden for AA
Guardship duty and convoy escort.
November Red Sea deployment in
continuation.
12th Escorted ss CITY OF LILLE with
H M Sloops AUCKLAND and PARRAMATTA
(RAN) to join
military convoy WS3 off the port.
Joined Ocean
Escort HM Cruiser DORSETSHIRE with the two Sloops to provide
anti- aircraft
defence during passage of WS3 in Red Sea.
14th Detached from WS3 with HMS
DORSETSHIRE during passage after vulnerability
to air attack was no longer likely.
Took passage to Aden.
December Deployed at Aden.
18th Joined military convoy WS4 at
Aden with H M Cruiser PERTH (RAN), H M Sloops
INDUS (RIN), YARRA
(RAN) and HM Destroyer KINGSTON as escort during
passage in Red
Sea.
20th Detached from WS4 with HMIS
INDUS and returned to Aden.
(Note: HMS PERTH
and HMS KINGSTON remained with convoy.
25th Joined military convoy WS4B at
Aden with HM Destroyers KANDAHAR and
KIMBERLEY for
escort during passage in Red Sea.
(Note: H M
Cruiser SOUTHAMPTON which had been part of Ocean Escort from
Durban remained with convoy until arrival at Suez on 28th.)
27th Detached from WS4B with HMS
KIMBERLEY and returned to Aden.
(Note: During
this period defect developed in propeller shaft which reduced the
speed normally possible.)
1 9 4 1
January Red Sea Force deployment in
continuation.
Defect in one propeller shaft and repair
arranged at Bombay.
Repair deferred
and required for service in Mediterranean
February Passage to Mediterranean.
Remained at Suez
as FO Suez Area until aircraft laid mines in Suez Canal were
cleared.
March Deployed at Suez pending
completion of minesweeping operation to allow transit
through Suez
Canal.
7th Passage to Great Bitter Lake
and experienced further delay.
8th Resumed transit with HM
Aircraft Carrier FORMIDABLE, HM Destroyers
JANUS, GRIFFIN
and HM Sloop GRIMSBY.
10th Arrived at Alexandria.
Taken in hand
for repair after arrival at Alexandria
(Note:
Defective shaft was taken to Malta by submarine for repair in HM Dockyard.)
20th
Deployed for
escort of Convoy MW6 with HM Cruisers BONAVENTURE,
CALCUTTA and
COVENTRY during passage to Malta (Operation MC9)
(Note: Ship
was without one shaft,
Cover was
provided for transit by HM Battleships BARHAM, VALIANT
and WARSPITE, HMS FORMIDABLE, HM Cruisers GLASGOW and
YORK with screen of nine Fleet destroyers.)
23rd Under heavy and sustained air
attacks on arrival in Malta with MW6.
24th Passage to Suda Bay for AA
Guardship duties.
26th Arrived at Suda Bay.
(Note: In an attack
by Italian explosive motor boats HM Cruiser YORK was hit
and sustained serious damage on 25th)
March Deployed at Suda by for
defence of military convoys on passage between Egypt
and Greek ports
for transfer of British personnel and stores for defence against
invasion of
Greece (Operation LUSTRE – See Naval Staff History.)
(Note: Did not take part
in the Battle of Cape Matapan as not operationally
available for Fleet duties involving major units.)
April Returned to Alexandria.
24th Sailed from Alexandria as
escort for Convoy AG14 to Greece with HMS KINGSTON
and HMS
KANDAHAR.
25th Diverted from escort of Convoy
AG14 to evacuate allied troops from Greece.
(Operation
DEMON - See Naval Staff History and ENGAGE THE ENEMY
MORE CLOSELY by
Corelli Barnett).
26th Assisted with the evacuation
of NZ troops and some civilians from Greek port of
Raphtis with
HMS KANDAHAR, HMS KINGSTON and ss SALWEEN
. Because of a
machinery defect secured alongside HMS KANDAHAR.
1,410
passengers were taken to Suda Bay although only 500 had been expected.
(Note: For
full details of Raphtis evacuation with names of all ships involved
with totals see Naval Staff
History.)
29th Sailed from Greek waters-as
escort for Convoy GA15 (6 ships) with HM Australian
Cruiser PERTH,
HM Sloop AUCKLAND, HM Destroyers DECOY, DEFENDER
and KANDAHAR.
Passage to
Alexandria.
May
1st Arrived at Alexandria with
GA15.
5th Deployed with HM Cruiser
COVENTRY, HM Corvette GLOXINIA, HM Whaler
SWONA (SANF)
and HM Tug ST ISSEY as escort for Convoy MW7A to Malta.
(Operation
MD4)
(Note: Part
of Operation TIGER involving ships of Force H at Gibraltar to pass
a military convoy from Gibraltar and passage of convoys MW7A and
MW7B from Egypt to Malta. For details see THE BATTLE FOR THE
MEDITERRANEAN and Naval Staff History.).
6th Remained with escort when
Convoy MW7B merged with Convoy MW7A.
9th After arrival of Convoy MW7
in Malta formed part of escort for TIGER convoy
to
Alexandria
with HM Cruisers CALCUTTA, COVENTRY, DIDO, NAIAD
PHOEBE and
HMS ST. ISSEY screened by destroyers of Mediterranean Fleet..
12th
Arrived in
Alexandria.
Taken in hand
for repair in Dry Dock at Alexandria.
21st Undocked before completion
of work to rejoin Fleet in defence of Crete.
Speed restricted because of lack of
shaft awaiting installation.
Deployed for
offensive patrols off Crete to intercept invasion craft with H M
Cruisers
NAIAD, PERTH (RAN), CALCUTTA and Fleet destroyers (Force "C").
Came under
heavy air attacks.
22nd Supplemented AA defence for
HMS NAIAD which was short of ammunition.
Subjected to
dive bombing attacks causing some damage and casualties including
Captain who
was killed.
23rd On arrival at Alexandria had
little ammunition left.
25th Resumed repair at Port Said
with No 2 AA mounting replaced.
(Note:
Repaired shaft had been delivered by submarine from Malta.)
June Under repair during
which shaft was replaced.
July On completion of
repair deployed as AA Guardship at Haifa and with Fleet units
operating
off Syrian coast (Operation EXPORTER)
(See
RELUCTANT ENEMIES by W Tute and Naval; Staff History for details).
6th Carried out bombardment near
Damur in support of military operations with
six
destroyers
18th At Beirut with HMS
COVENTRY
Deployed at
Suez for AA defence
(Note:
This was required following increase in enemy air raids during period
when reinforcements were arriving for 8th Army. See Naval Staff
History.)
August
29th Relieved HMS COVENTRY as AA
Guardship to provide defence at anchorages
"F" and "H" in Suez Bay used by troopships.
September Deployed for escort of
convoys in support of Tobruk garrison.
to October Transferred to Suez for AA
defence with HMS COVENTRY.
November Returned to Alexandria for
Fleet duties in support of Tobruk garrison
(Operation AGGRESSION)
22rd Sailed from Alexandria
with three destroyers as escort for HM Supply Ship
GLENROY
taking military personnel with stores for passage toTobruk.
23rd Under air attack on
passage.
HMS GLENROY
hit by torpedo and seriously damaged.
Took HMS
GLENROY in tow which was later transferred to HM Escort
Destroyer
FARNDALE.
(Note: HMS
GLENROY was beached west of Mersa Matruh and later
refloated and taken in tow by Tugs from Alexandria.)
December
7th Deployed with HM Cruisers
HOBART (RAN) and GALATEA with two
destroyers to
meet HMS BRECONSHIRE in eastern Mediterranean as relief
for escort
from Malta, covered by HM Cruisers NEPTUNE and AJAX. during
passage to
Alexandria.
8th Arrived in Alexandria with
HMS BRECONSHIRE.
15th Escorted Supply Ship HMS
BRECONSHIRE taking relief supplies to Malta
with HMS
NAIAD, HMS EURYALUS, HM Destroyers DECOY, HASTY,
HAVOCK,
JERVIS, KIMBERLEY, KIPLING and NIZAM deployed as Force C
16th Detached. from Force C when
operation under threat of attack by Italian major
warships and
made radio transmissions to suggest presence of Major Fleet
units
available for cover of this operation.
Returned to
Alexandria.
(Note: Ships
of Force C later took part in brief engagement with Italian units which
withdrew after threat of torpedo attacks.
1st Battle of Sirte. See Naval Staff History, BATTLE FOR THE
MEDITERRANEAN by D MacIntyre and NAVAL WAR IN THE
MEDITERRANEAN by J Green
and A Massignani.)
1 9 4 2
January
16th Joined H M Destroyers
ARROW, GRIFFIN, HASTY and HERO as escort for
Convoy MW8A, ss AJAX and ss THERMOPYLAE, covered by
HM Cruisers
DIDO,
EURYALUS and NAIAD with destroyer screen (Operation MF3)
18th After Convoys MW8A and MW8B
merged came under air attacks.
Detached with
HM Destroyers FOXHOUND and HOTSPUR to escort
ss
THERMOPYLAE because of machinery defects. Destination was later
changed to
Alexandria.
19th HM Corvette GLOXINIA joined
escort.
In action
against aircraft which sank THERMOPYLAE off Derna.
21st Arrived at Alexandria.
24th Escorted HMS BRECONSHIRE
with HM Cruisers NAIAD, DIDO and
EURYALUS
screened by eight destroyers for passage to Malta as Force B.
26th After HMS BRECONSHIRE
escort was handed to Force K from Malta returned
with the
ships of Force B escorting two empty merchantiles to Alexandria.
28th Arrived at Alexandria
February
12th Joined HM Destroyers LANCE,
AVONVALE, ERIDGE and HEYTHROP as
escort for
Convoy MW9A, ss CLAN CAMPBELL and ss CLAN CHATTAN)
to Malta from
Alexandria.
(Operation
MF5 covered by HM Cruisers EURYALUS, NAIAD and destroyer
screen).
13th Convoys MW9A and MW9B
merged.
Under air
attacks during which CLAN CAMPBELL was damaged and sent to Tobruk.
In later air
attacks CLAN CHATTAN was sunk by HM Destroyer DECOY after
she had
caught fire and been abandoned.
(Note: For
details of this disastrous operation in which no merchant ship was
able to reach Malta see above references).
After the
operation was cancelled escorted return Convoy ME10 from Malta to
Alexandria with HM
Cruisers NAIAD, DIDO and EURYALUS. During
passage
The main
steam pipe in the Engine Room fractured disabling ship.
During the
repair work AA defence was provided by 3 HUNT Class destroyers.
Near missed
in later air attacks.
15th Rejoined convoy and
returned to Alexandria.
March
20th Part of close escort for
Malta supply convoy MW10 with HM Destroyers
HASTY, HERO,
HAVOCK, LIVELY, SIKH and ZULU of 22nd Destroyer
Flotilla.
(Note:
Convoy comprised HMS BRECONSHIRE, ss CLAN CAMPBELL,
ss PAMPAS and ss TALABOT).
Cover provided by HM Cruiser CLEOPATRA, DIDO and EURYALUS
screened by HM Destroyers JERVIS, KIPLING, KELVIN and KINGSTON
of 5th Destroyer Flotilla (Operation MG1).)
22nd Under attack from torpedo
and bomber aircraft after escort reinforced by Force
“K” from Malta.
After Italian
battle squadron comprising the battleship LITTORIO and 3 cruisers
with ten
escorting destroyers, intercepted MW10,
Detached with 7 HUNT Class Escort
Destroyers as escort for mercantiles and
positioned to
SW of covering warships which engaged the Italian cruisers.
(Note: The
aggressive action by British destroyers resulted in the withdrawal of
the Italian major ships which did not relish any night attacks by a
radar
fitted enemy.
2nd Battle of Sirte.
For- Full details see MEDITERRANEAN MAELSTROM
by GC Connell and above references).
23rd Detached with HM Destroyers
BEAUFORT and SOUTHWOLD to escort HMS
BRECONSHIRE
into Malta.
Under
synchronised air attacks by torpedo and dive bombers. Collided with HM
Destroyer HMS
AVON VALE whilst taking avoiding action against aircraft in a
smoke screen.
Attempt to tow damaged HMS BRECONSHIRE called off because
of the
shortage of fuel and ammunition. One rating killed during an air attack by
an Me 109
fighter when entering Valetta.
25th Passage to Alexandria with
HM Escort Destroyers BEAUFORT, DULVERTON,
ERIDGE and
HURWORTH
28th Arrived at Alexandria.
April Deployed at
Alexandria and prepared for return passage to UK.
Nominated for
refit.
May Passage from
Alexandria.
Diverted to provide escort
for military convoy W318 that had been subjected to
delay due to
damage by mines off the Cape of Good Hope.
15th Joined ships of military
convoy WS18 at Capetown as Ocean Escort during passage
in Indian
Ocean to Durban
18th Detached from WS18 on
arrival at Durban and resumed passage to UK.
June Called at Simonstown
Called at
Freetown..
On arrival at
Plymouth taken in hand for refit by HM Dockyard Devonport.
July Taken in hand for refit by
HM Dockyard Devonport.
August Under refit.
to (Note: Work
included the replacement of the aircraft warning radar Type 280
November by Type 281 and installation of surface
warning radar Type 273.
AA fire control radars Type 285 for 4" mountings and Type 282 for
Close Range armament were also fitted. See RADAR AT SEA.).
Nominated for
service in Mediterranean.
. Post refit trials.
December On completion of post refit
trials took passage to Scapa Flow.
7th Arrived at Scapa Flow for
work-up with Home Fleet
1 9 4 3
January Developed defects and
withdrawn from work-up.
Returned to
Devonport for repair.
February Under repair.
On completion
took passage to Scapa Flow to resumed work-up
March Resumed Work-up in
continuation
On completion
took passage to Gibraltar.
April
2nd Arrived at Gibraltar and
allocated to Force "Q" for attacks on enemy convoys m
central
Mediterranean.
May
19th Deployed as escort with four
destroyers for first convoy through Mediterranean
to Alexandria
since relief of Malta.
26th Arrived in Alexandria.
June Mediterranean convoy
defence in continuation.
July Transferred to 15th
Cruiser Squadron for service in Eastern Mediterranean.
Escorted
military convoys to Central Mediterranean prior to Sicily landings
10th Part of Support Force East with HM Cruiser
NEWFOUNDLAND, UGANDA,
MAURITIUS,
ORION, COLOMBO and DELHI during landings of 1st Airborne
Division SW
of Syracuse.
Assisted in rescue of survivors from
Hospital Ship TALAMBA.
(Operation
HUSKY - See ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY and Naval
Staff
History).
11th Attempted tow of ammunition
ship BAARN off beaches failed after which it had
to be sunk by
HM Destroyer TARTAR.
August Deployed in support of
military operations off Sicily.
September Transferred to Levant Command
to reinforce 12th Cruiser Squadron.
4th Deployed with Squadron in
Aegean to intercept invasion craft and support the
military
operations to occupy islands after Italian surrender.
October Aegean deployment in
continuation.
7th Carried out offensive sweep
in Scarpanto Strait with HM Destroyers PANTHER
and PETARD.
Later joined
by the destroyers HMS ALDENHAM and Greek THERMISTOCLES
for further
sortie in same area. (Operation CREDENTIAL).
8th. HM Destroyer ROCKWOOD and
Greek MIAOULIS replaced ALDENHAM and
THERMISTOCLES in
for a third offensive sweep as CREDENTIAL Force.
9th Came under air attack by Ju87
's during patrol in Scarpanto Strait with HMS
PANTHER and
HMS ROCKWOOD. The ship received four direct hits and
several near
misses which caused extensive structural damage and flooding
. Starboard
shaft and propeller blown off with Port shaft was buckled.
Disabled with
20 of the ship's company killed and 17 wounded.
(Casualty List
- note on casualties)
Stricken
vessel was taken in tow to Alexandria by HMS ROCKWOOD.
(Note:
During this operation by CREDENTIAL Force HMS PANTHER was
sunk).
16th Under repair at Alexandria.
