Service history USS Craven (DD-70)
hms lewes
lewes departed halifax 1 november , arrived @ belfast, northern ireland, 9 november, searching admiral scheer during passage. refitted @ plymouth, england, , ordered remain there under command of commander-in-chief, plymouth. severely damaged in enemy air raids on 21 , 22 april 1941, remained out of action until december when joined home fleet. in february 1942, joined rosyth escort force, escorting convoys between thames , firth of forth, scotland. on 9 , 10 november 1942, engaged german e-boats attacked convoy off lowestoft. lewes escorted troop convoy on way middle east , arrived @ simonstown, union of south africa, 18 may 1943. serving target aircraft during training, searched enemy submarines reported rounding cape of hope.
in 1944, joined eastern fleet submarine tender , torpedo target ship. lewes departed durban 13 august , arrived @ ceylon month later. based @ trincomalee until january 1945, when transferred british pacific fleet target ship aircraft training. arriving @ fremantle, australia, 11 february 1945, shifted sydney 20 february , remained there until end of hostilities. on 12 october 1945, reported no longer necessary fleet, , ordered scrapped. stripped of valuable scrap , hull scuttled off sydney on 25 may 1946.
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