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In Harm's Way

The story of HMS Kenya, a Second World War cruiser

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An edition of In Harm's Way (1998)

In Harm's Way

The story of HMS Kenya, a Second World War cruiser

IN HARM'S WAY

This book records the action of the intrepid 'Fiji' class cruiser HMS Kenya and her many exploits throughout the Second World War and subsequent service until 1962, when she was scrapped. During the War she took part in many major events, the first of which was the pursuit of the German battleship Bismarck. During her convoy work she sank two enemy ships before joining in the clandestine raid on Vaagsö, Norway, an operation forever known as 'The Perfect Raid'. During the winter of 1941/42, Kenya endured the hardships of the Russian convoys and in the famous Malta convoy (Operation Pedestal) she sustained major damage to her bows. The book includes a powerful description of this heroic operation. Such was the tenacity of the enemy determination to sink the convoy, that only five supply ships out of fourteen, but one of which was the oil tanker Ohio, reached Valletta. This was the most bombarded convoy throughout the six years of the War, and the Royal Navy lost four of its warships in it, many others being damaged.
1945 did not spell the end of Kenya's exploits, for she later served in the Korean War before being finally decommissioned in 1959. Her full story is here brilliantly told and beautifully complemented with a hundred and six illustrations.

Shaun Tyas - 1998

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1998, Paul Watkins Publishing
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Captain Robert MacWhirter
Acknowledgements
Author's Preface
Introduction: The Birth of the Fiji Class Cruisers
I The Working-Up Period of HMS Kenya
II The Pursuit of the Mighty Bismarck
III The Sinking of the Belchen
IV 'Operation Halberd' and the Sinking of the Kota Pinang
V The Arctic Run and the Raid on Vardø
VI The Perfect Raid
VII Russian Convoys
VIII 'Operation Harpoon'
IX 'Operation Pedestal'
X In Harm's Way
XI Running the Gauntlet
XII Eastern Fleet Duties
XIII The Final Push
XIV The Winds of Change
XV A Famous Pedigree
Appendices:
1 General Information about HMS Kenya
2 The Procedure and Sinking of Germany's Tankers and Supply Ships During 1941
3 'Operation Pedestal': Miscellaneous Information
4 History of Kenya's Wartime Captains
5 System and Armament Modifications
6 Ships involved in 'Operation Pedestal'
7 Ships deployed in Russian Convoys PQ15 and QP11 (1942)
8 Rum Terminology used by the Royal Navy
9 Honours and Awards given to the crew of HMS Kenya from 1940 to 1959
Addendum
Picture Credits
Bibliography
Unpublished Sources
Index

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Hardcover
Number of pages
250
Weight
1 kilos

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OL25445934M
ISBN 10
1900289024
OCLC/WorldCat
40927717

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