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CHRONOLOGIES OF WAR SERVICE OF ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS by Geoffrey B Mason, Lieutenant Commander, RN (Rtd) (c) 1997 HMS CICALA - Insect-class River Gunboat return to Contents List or back to Naval-History.Net

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H. M. S. C I C A L A

"INSECT" Class River Gunboat ordered from Barclay Curie and launched on 19th December 1915 as the 1st RN ship

to carry this name. Build was completed in February 1916.

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H e r a l d i c D a t a

Badge:  On a Field Green, a Cicala Silver

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Fortuna Sequente  : ' With favouring fortune

D e t a i l s o f W a r S e r v i c e

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September Deployed with West River Flotilla.

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December

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West River deployment in continuation.

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January Future deployment under consideration, transferred to Hong Kong.

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September

October Deployed at Hong Kong.

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November

December

21st During defence of Hong Kong after Japanese declaration of war came under heavy air attack off

Hong Kong and sunk. (Casualty List - note on casualties)

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