Royal Navy Research Archive

Carol Fahey

Sun, 16 Feb 2025 17:55:50 +0000

Did HMS Adamant go to sea in June 1956? or was she only shore based?

Leon Herrett

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 01:13:10 +0000

My Grandad Archie , Arthur Alfred King was part of the crew 10/1/44- 11/8/45 before moving ship to HMS Devonshire in Australia, taking home troops . He was a gun layer , Leading Seamen .

Walter Halstead

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 11:01:15 +0000

I joined Adamant at Devonport about April 64. I was then drafted to Cambrian in August 64 undergoing refit at Chatham.

Walter Halstead

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 10:55:12 +0000

I joined Adamant at Devonport about April 63. In August 64 I was drafted to Cambrian undergoing refit at Chatham.

Brian Stevenson

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 21:24:50 +0100

I believe the date listed above for HMS Adamant's move from Faslane to Devonport is incorrect. It should be 1962, not 1964. I was part of the crew of HMS Maidstone who transferred to HMS Adamant and took her down to Devonport, and that was in 1962.

Brian Stevenson

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 21:03:16 +0100

Although it states above that HMS Adamant moved from Faslane to Devonport in early 1964 I believe it was either late 1962 or early 1963. I had transferred from HMS Maidstone to HMS Adamant at Faslane and sailed with her to Devonport. I was then drafted to HMS Cambrian, also at Devonport, and this was early 1963, so I know HMS Adamant was at Devonport in early 1963, not 1964.

Rob Stuart

Mon, 22 Jun 2015 12:20:39 +0100

The fourth paragraph should read as follows:

"On Monday, March 22nd, 1943, ADAMANT sailed for Colombo with destroyers QUICKMATCH and NIZAM; the three ships entered Colombo Harbour on Friday, April 2nd, 1942, where she joined the submarine Depot Ship HMS LUCIA." (See http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWD-EF1943a.htm.)

Since the Japanese attacks on Colombo and Trincomalee were in April 1942, you may want to delete the next two sentences.

Regards,
Rob