Dates: 1902 - 1920

HMS Berwick was a Monmouth-class armoured cruiser of the British Royal Navy. She was launched on September 20, 1902. In 1908 she collided with the destroyer HMS Tiger when the destroyer crossed Berwick’s bows during an exercise in the English Channel, south of the Isle of Wight. Tiger was sliced in two and sank with the loss of 28 lives.

She served in the First World War with most of her sisters, and survived to be sold for scrap on July 1, 1920. Berwick was eventually towed to Hamburg on August 28, 1920 to be broken up.

Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving HMS Berwick

" I have a member of my wifes family who got married on the Isles of Scilly in 1915 when he would have been about 20 however I aslo have apicture of the same person with HMS Berwick on his sailors hat There obviously was a vessel called HMS Berwick then but can anyone tell me how I can find out more and even confirm that she may have visited the Scilly Islands Many thanks John "

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"John...go into google  put in hms berwick .it will give quite a lot of info ....Don [006992.jpg]"

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" hI I’m new here Anybody served in following RN units at same time or other forces at joint ops let me know please HMS Exmouth 1965-66 HMS Fife    1966-67 HMS Jufair  1967-68 (Joint Commcen) FO Medway (HMS Pembroke) 1968-69 HMS Forth (SM7) 1969-70 COMFEF (1970-71) HMS Berwick (1971-72) Cheers MY email: irushmanuk@yahoo.co.uk "

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" does anyone have any history of HMS Berwick between March 1940 and November 1040?  There is some info on Wikipaedia but it is sketchy. Peter Macky "

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" Alright Peter, You asked for some gen on the Berwick (1940) I hope this helps Noteable events involving Berwick include: 2 Mar, 1940 HMS Berwick (Capt I.M. Palmer, DSC, RN)intercepts the German merchant Wolfsburg (6201 GRT) north of Iceland in position 67º50’N, 22º45’W. However ..."

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