Still, they must have “chopped” to the East Indies Fleet to be included
in the list. I got it from a RN publication. No time to post ships
now. More later.

Mark

Ian L. Buxton wrote:

> I guess this would be allocations rather than actual presence.
> On their way to join the fleet, Roberts had got as far as Mombasa and
> Abercrombie Aden when the Japanese surrendered.
>
> Ian Buxton
>
> > Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 15:45:31 -0500
> > From: “Mark J.Perry” > > To: Mahan List
> > Subject: Re: British East Indies Fleet
> > Reply-to: mahan@microworks.net
>
> > Yet another of my infrequent (lately) installments.
> >
> > Destroyers
> >
> > Arunta (Australian) Bicester Blackmore
> > Bleasdale Brecon Calpe
> > Carabiniere (Italian) Carysfort Cassandra
> > Chiddingfold Cowdray Eggesford
> > Eskimo Farndale Le Triomphant (French)
> > Myngs Nubian Paladin Pathfinder
> > Penn Petard Racehorse Raider
> > Rapid Redoubt Relentless Rocket
> > Roebuck Rotherham Saumarez
> > Tartar Tjerk Hiddes (Dutch) Van Galen (Dutch)
> > Venus Verulam Vigilant Virago
> > Volage Zambesi Zealous Zebra
> > Zenith Zephyr Zest Zodiac
> >
> > Destroyer Depot Ship
> >
> > Woolwich
> >
> > Monitors
> >
> > Abercrombie
> > Roberts
> >
> > More later.
> >
> > Mark Perry
> >
> >
> >
>
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