22 Jul 1933
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- HMS Hermes arrived at Sheerness in Kent, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Hermes | Sheerness, England | CPC]
24 May 1937
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- Garland entered drydocks at Sheerness, England, United Kingdom for a scheduled overhaul. ww2dbase [Garland | Sheerness, England | CPC]
5 Jul 1937
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- Garland exited drydocks at Sheerness, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Garland | Sheerness, England | CPC]
31 May 1938
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- Garland entered drydocks at Sheerness, England, United Kingdom for a scheduled overhaul and repairs on her low-pressure turbines. ww2dbase [Garland | Sheerness, England | CPC]
28 Jul 1938
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- Garland exited drydocks at Sheerness, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Garland | Sheerness, England | CPC]
4 Oct 1940
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- In Operation Lucid, British tankers War Nizam and War African, filled with oil and gasoline and to be used as fire ships, departed Sheerness and Harwich in England, United Kingdom with 11 destroyers, 6 minesweepers, and a number of torpedo boats in escort. They were dispatched to destroy ports on the English Channel coast that housed German invasion barges, but rough seas caused the mission to be canceled shortly after commencing. ww2dbase [Sheerness, England | CPC]
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