West Indies Station HMCS Prince David (F89)

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hmcs prince david in bermuda, circa 1941



voltaire s sudden disappearance , mysterious circumstances surrounding hardly fail impress men of prince david danger of role, , importance in war @ sea. task same of british comrades—the protection of trade routes—and shared same hazards. while prince ships faster british counterparts, indeed, faster average disguised raider, , faster thor, undeniably out-classed in firepower: prince david s 6-inch guns poor match enemy s 5.9-inch (150 mm) calibre armament, superior german director gear; reasonable doubt concerning result of engagement between them entertained in conditions put little speed @ high premium. regrettable though casualties among armed merchant cruisers may have been, however, there no room self-recriminations in 1941. non-aggressive countries have invariably gone war unprepared, , allies had been forced make equipment , ships @ disposal.





hmcs prince david in panama canal zone



hmcs prince david in panama canal zone.


on 24 august, prince david ordered rendezvous hms circassia, 11,000 ton amc. task patrol central atlantic intercept enemy supply ships , raiders. @ dawn, 29 august, before rendezvous had taken place, prince david sighted unknown vessel. vessel, seen stern on, in poor visibility, @ range of 12,000 yards (11,000 m), reported prince david heavy cruiser, steering south-east @ 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph). did not reply correctly prince david s challenge , steamed off after 50 minutes.


some rather fanciful stories arose brief encounter, , authorities hard pressed counter newspaper reports prince david had forced german cruiser admiral hipper turn tail , run; classified encounter shooting engagement. press clipping sent vice admiral nelles captain adams, apparently british newspaper, stated following:



took after @ once, emitting loud yaps our six-inch (152 mm) guns, said prince david s captain, describing action, and, deceived aggressive spirit of small ship, powerful german fled @ high speed.



the identity of ship remains mystery. admiralty considered might afore-mentioned auxiliary cruiser thor, raider had returned brest. considering location of german raiders @ period, unlikely ship of kind , despite newspaper articles claiming otherwise, not admiral hipper. hmcs prince david sighted u-boat supply ship python or supply ship disguised raiders.


at end of august prince david came upon 4,000 ton british merchantman st. margaret wallowing towards trinidad @ 5 kn (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph), engine trouble. when prince david closed, vessel s master asked canadian s engineer officer come on have look, did, , reported did not believe st. margaret make it. bermuda nearest land, 800 miles (1,300 km) west. expecting either u-boat or surface raider sink her, if did not founder first, captain adams decided intervene, , took merchantman in tow. st. margaret brought bermuda safely on 3 september.



a hassle whether prince david deserved salvage payment on affair no short one: went on 7 years. in mid-1948, nshq collected $14,105 owners, of $3,427.37 divided among ship s company. due delay in locating civilian addresses of men had left service when war ended, last cheque not sent out until 9 years after event, 11 september 1950. (nsc8852-412/1 vols. 1&2)









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