Guest halsaps21 Posted 25 February , 2005 Share Posted 25 February , 2005 great grandfather George A cherry served as a stoker between 1915-1920's any info gratefully received. regards Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmac Posted 25 February , 2005 Share Posted 25 February , 2005 HMS Crescent - Crescent Class protected cruiser. Built 1893, sold 1921. L 387', b 60', displacement 7700 tons. 19.5 knots. Guns 1x9.2", 12x6", 2x18" torpedo tubes. Complement 520-550. 1914 Flagship 10th Cruiser Squadron (Northern patrol). 1916 Depot ship, 1917 Submarine depot ship HMS Yarmouth - Weymouth Class Town Class cruiser. Built 1912, sold 1929. L 453', b 48', displacement 5250 tons. 25.5 knots. Guns 8x6", 1x3", 2x21" torpedo tubes. Complement 475-540. 1914 China. 1915 Grand Fleet. 1916 Jutland. 1918 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron. HMS Pembroke - Royal Naval Barracks at Chatham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmac Posted 25 February , 2005 Share Posted 25 February , 2005 Photo of HMS Weymouth - same class as HMS Yarmouth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmac Posted 25 February , 2005 Share Posted 25 February , 2005 Photo of HMS Crescent in Victorian navy colours. You can find out more and see more photos of her here You will need to scroll down the page a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 25 February , 2005 Share Posted 25 February , 2005 HMS Crescent in 1898 All The Best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horace Bachelor Posted 26 February , 2005 Share Posted 26 February , 2005 Here's Yarmouth herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest halsaps21 Posted 28 February , 2005 Share Posted 28 February , 2005 Thanks for your photos and info. If you are interested there is a website with a picture of George A Cherry at a website for Hms Yarmouth just type this in and you you should come up with the website it goes all the way though to the ship that served in the Falklands War. it also shows you a copy of his demob papers. regards Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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