Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Z |
Pennant | R 06 |
Mod | Flotilla leader |
Built by | Vickers Armstrong (Newcastle-on-Tyne, U.K.) : Parsons |
Ordered | 12 Feb 1942 |
Laid down | 27 May 1942 |
Launched | 31 May 1943 |
Commissioned | 23 Jun 1944 |
End service | |
History | Transferred to Egypt in 1955 being renamed El Qahar. |
Commands listed for HMS Myngs (R 06)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. Charles Wickham Malins, DSO, DSC, RN | 13 Mar 1944 | 9 Jul 1944 |
2 | Capt. Manley Lawrence Power, OBE, RN | 9 Jul 1944 | 17 Nov 1944 |
3 | Capt. Peter Grenville Lyon Cazalet, DSC, RN | 17 Nov 1944 | 11 Jul 1945 |
4 | Capt. John Hamilton Allison, DSO, RN | 11 Jul 1945 | 22 Aug 1946 |
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Notable events involving Myngs include:
13 Jul 1944
HMS Shakespeare (Lt. D. Swanston, DSC and Bar, RN) conducted A/S exercises at Scapa Flow, first with HMS Stella Pegasi (T/Lt. C.D.M. Grierson, RNVR), HMS Kingston Topaz (Skr.Lt. J.E. Harwood, RD, RNR) and later with HMS Myngs (Capt. M.L. Power, CBE, RN). (1)
15 Jul 1944
HMS Shakespeare (Lt. D. Swanston, DSC and Bar, RN) conducted A/S exercises with HMS Myngs (Capt. M.L. Power, CBE, RN). (1)
26 Jan 1945
HMS Votary (Lt. P.M. Staveley, RN) conducted A/S exercises at Scapa Flow with HMS Myngs (Capt. P.G.L. Cazalet, DSC, RN). (2)
20 Jun 1945
HMS Sea Devil (Lt. D.W. Mills, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises at Scapa Flow with HMS Myngs (Capt. P.G.L. Cazalet, DSC, RN) and HMS Comet (Lt.Cdr. W.W. Fitzroy, RN). (3)
21 Jun 1945
HMS Sea Devil (Lt. D.W. Mills, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises at Scapa Flow with HMS Myngs (Capt. P.G.L. Cazalet, DSC, RN). Also a practice attack was carried out on this destroyer. (3)
26 Jun 1945
HMS Truncheon (A/Lt.Cdr. R.J. Clutterbuck, DSO, RN) conducted A/S exercises at Scapa Flow with HMS Myngs (Capt. P.G.L. Cazalet, DSC, RN) and HMS Oribi (Lt.Cdr. R.S. Hopper, DSC, RN). (4)
27 Jun 1945
HMS Truncheon (A/Lt.Cdr. R.J. Clutterbuck, DSO, RN) conducted A/S exercises at Scapa Flow with HMS Myngs (Capt. P.G.L. Cazalet, DSC, RN). (4)
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Sources
- ADM 173/18719
- ADM 173/20344
- ADM 173/19596
- ADM 173/20030
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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