After the naval battle of Matapan most of the fleet returned to Alexandria to replenish supplies. Several shells were fired by the Ajax but without known results. This ship was the eighth in the Royal Navy to bear the name. After post refit trials in October, she returned to Britain, via Bermuda, in November and the fitting of British equipment was completed. p. 65. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. She played little part in WW1, spent much of the inter-war period in reserve but participated in the Dunkirk Evacuation and acted as convoy escort in WW2. But the best memory for me was being on the HMS Ajax Frigate and we were invited to the Town Of Ajax Ontario Canada. Ajax was one of four King George V class battleships completed in 1912-13. Ajax participated in the Battle of Cape Matapan and was hit by bombs from Ju 87s on 21 May 1941. During repair work, Ajax was equipped with US quadruple 40mm anti-aircraft mountings with provision for a British fire control radar Type 282, IFF Type 242 fitted and a US fire control radar replaced her existing Type 284. Ajax underwent post refit trials in October and after being recommissioned on 24 October, she worked-up at Scapa Flow with the Home Fleet during November. HMS Ajax in the Great War, The Wartime Memories Project. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! HMS Ajax was a Leander-class light cruiser which served with the Royal Navy during World War II. Click an entity to go directly to the entity box. Ajax was then assigned to the Royal Navy Palestine Patrol and took part in the efforts to halt illegal Jewish immigration to Palestine. Ships Damaged or Sunk by Enemy Action in WWII", Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy, "HMS Ajax - Leander-class Light Cruiser", List of cruisers of the Royal Australian Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Ajax_(22)&oldid=981982667, Leander-class cruisers (1931) of the Royal Navy, World War II cruisers of the United Kingdom, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, 5,730 nmi (10,610 km; 6,590 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph), 8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (quadruple mounts), This page was last edited on 5 October 2020, at 14:49. If you know of an event that doesn't appear, you can add it by clicking on the Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than Canadian dollars and are approximate conversions to Canadian dollars based upon Bloomberg's conversion rates. Soon after the war commenced she was part of the force that battled with the German Graf Spee which eventually scuttled itself. HMS Ajax was a Leander-class light cruiser which served with the Royal Navy during World War II. FREE LOCAL PICKUP. Force G located and engaged Graf Spee on 13 December, despite the German warship's greater firepower. Until 1937 she undertook exercises and visits to ports in the Americas. British Ajax light cruiser (HMS Ajax) at sea in the vicinity of Tobruk. Vice-Admiral light forces, in HMS Orion (Capt. HMS Ajax and The Battle of the River Plate On the day war was declared Altmark had been at a refinery in Port Arthur, Texas taking on a full load of fuel for the coming months. THROUGH THEIR EYES - . [HMS Scimitar, 905 ton destroyer, was launched in 1918 by John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank. Two cruisers of the 7th Cruiser Squadron HMS Ajax and HMAS Perth did not have a rest. Mediterranean. Following the completion of the war she was assigned to the British Palestine Patrol where she attempted to stop Jewish immigration to Palestine and participated in the Exodus 1947 incident when that she was escorted back to Germany. [10] Ajax refuelled at Port Stanley and resumed her patrol. Laid Down 7 February 1933. HMS 1902-1962. The reasons for the German ship's withdrawal and her failure to exploit her advantage are unclear, but there was damage to her bows, that affected her sea-worthiness, and to her fuel systems. Her anti-aircraft (AA) gunnery was augmented by eleven Oerlikon 20 mm cannons. From product development to industrial 3D manufacturing, we can help you scale your business. She intercepted the German merchantman Carl Fritzen and the passenger ship Ussukuma (with the cruiser HMS Cumberland) on 4 and 5 September, respectively.