| Accession Number | P06165.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Spratt, Raymond Frank |
| Place made | Gibraltar |
| Date made | October 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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HMAS Quiberon in dry dock at Gibraltar. Quiberon was one of eight Q Class destroyers built for ...
Description
HMAS Quiberon in dry dock at Gibraltar. Quiberon was one of eight Q Class destroyers built for the Royal Navy, although it was commissioned in the Royal Australian Navy at Cowes, Isle of Wight, on 6 July 1942. Following commissioning and manned by an Australian crew, Quiberon proceeded to Scapa Flow. Until late August 1942 she was engaged in working up exercises in northern Scottish waters and was then detailed to North Atlantic convoy escort duty. One of her first tasks was to form part of the escort of a twenty-one ship troop convoy bound for Capetown but was detached from this duty to search for a suspected U-Boat supply ship in the Atlantic. After a fruitless search over a wide area Quiberon reached Freetown on 27 September. She then proceeded to Gibraltar, having steamed 12,000 miles and spent only three out of forty-two days in harbour.