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[SamRo]

... I am trying to operate for extened operations out of Ceylon.. but the RN seems to lack all support ships???eh??? ecen AS's whats going on? im shore thay had atleast some AS's...

Lucia was built in 1907 as the Hamburg-Amerika liner Spreewald and was captured in September 1914. She was converted to a submarine depot ship in 1916 on the Clyde and served in the First World War on the River Tees. It would seem from other correspondence that she was given the nickname of 'Lucifer' by her crews. In the Second World War she served in the East, mainly at Colombo, being badly damaged there in April 1942 by Japanese aircraft. She was sold in 1946 and finally broken up in 1951.


Adamant was built by Harland & Wolff at Belfast and launched in November 1940. Completed in 1942 and served in the Eastern Fleet (Colombo/Trincomalee) with 4th SM Flotilla from April 1943 until April 1945 and then serviced her flotilla at Fremantle, Australia. 1950-1954 Flagship of Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet, Portsmouth. Commissioned as depot ship to the 3rd Submarine Squadron based on Rothesay until early 1964, when she went to Devonport for the 2nd Submarine Squadron. Listed for disposal March 1966 and arrived Inverkeithing September 1970 to be broken up.


Maidstone was built by John Browns at Clydebank, launched 21st October 1937 and completed 5th May 1938. This is a ship that deserves a website all of her own to do her justice! During the war Maidstone served initially at Rosyth with 3rd Flotilla from May 1940 to Sept 1940. In March 1941 she took up residence at Gibraltar with the 8th Flotilla, then, after taking part in Op. Torch (invasion of North Africa) from Nov 1942 to Nov 1943 worked at Algiers. In March 1944 she set up shop at Trincomalee and in September 1944 moved on to Fremantle. From May 1945 to Sept 1945 she was at Subic Bay in the Philippines and then went to Hong Kong. After her return to the UK she later became the Flagship of C-in-C, Home Fleet from 1956 to 1958. Reconstructed 1958-1962. Based at Faslane with refits at Rosyth until August 1968 when she joined the Reserve Fleet at Rosyth before returning to Portsmouth. 1969 to 1977 used as Army accommodation ship and then prison ship at Belfast. 23rd May 1978, after forty years service, arrived at Inverkeithing to be broken up.


must have had other stuff too...

[SamRo]

no coments? [&:][&:][:(]

[Platoonist]

I guess you could add this omission to the OOB comments thread. However, I believe submarines will be able to reload torpedoes regardless of nationality from any AS in the upcoming 1.3 patch. Not quite the same as having the historical ships you mentioned I know, but if one plans ahead there should be no lack of sub tenders.

[juliet7bravo]

Plus they had a Dutch AS on station there that had arrived just as the N.E.I. fell.

[SamRo]

true I was useing AS as an example though, AO's & AE's were more anoying...

but I can't find out if they were lacking historicly...

that said in 43 Super Sara worked with the RN to raid the oil industry of Sumartra so there must have been sume support..

im pulling AE's & AO's from the USN as im makeing A historical landings in the far east....