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| HMS Roebuck |
 
Dates: 1942 - 1968 "R" Class Fleet Destroyer ordered with 4th Emergency Flotilla from Scotts of Greenock in May 1940. Construction was delayed because of priority for repair work. She was laid down on 19th June 1941 and launched on 10th December 1942 (See details below). After salvage work build was completed on 10th June 1943. Following a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign in March 1942 this warship was ’adopted’ by Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. She was the 15th RN ship to bear this name, last used for a pre-WW1 destroyer sold in 1919. A mercantile of this name fought against the Armada but it was first used for a warship in 1637. Badge : on a Field White, a Roebuck guardant proper
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving HMS Roebuck
" Aircraft Carriers. Ship Name, Launch Date, Displacement, Total Crew. HMS Invincible 1977--22,000--1051. HMS Illustrious 197--22,000--1051. HMS Ark Royal 1981--22,000--1051. Amphibious Assault Ships Ship. HMS Ocean 1995--20,700--265. HMS Albion 2001--18,500--363. HMS Bulwark ..."
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" Hi all, I am looking for those who knew my late father, he served from 1965 to 1989. Known ships were: HMS Illustrious and HMS Roebuck. Sorry to have so little information, unfortunately non of his military memorabilia survived after he died 5 years ago. I am looking to find his mates from his ..."
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" The Royal Navy’s advanced deep water survey ship HMS Scott deployed this week in the pouring rain from Devonport, Plymouth, to the Antarctic for the first time. HMS Scott will be patrolling and surveying the Antarctic and South Atlantic. This is the first time HMS Scott’s ..."
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"Still Searching for Naval chaps who served on HMS Roebuck 1944/45 or HMS Bambara (Shore Station in Ceylon)"
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14 people in our World War 2 records 
2 people in our Pre Napoleonic records
142 people in our Forces Reunited records
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