12 May 1936
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- The keel of HMS Cachalot was laid down by the Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in Greenock, Scotland, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Cachalot (Grampus-class) | Greenock, Scotland | CPC]
9 Sep 1937
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- The 9,100-ton light cruiser, HMS Glasgow, built at Scotts (Greenock, Scotland, United Kingdom), was commissioned with Captain Francis N. Attwood in command. ww2dbase [Glasgow | Greenock, Scotland | AC]
2 Dec 1937
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- HMS Cachalot was launched by the Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in Greenock, Scotland, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Cachalot (Grampus-class) | Greenock, Scotland | CPC]
5 Jul 1940
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- Operation Fish: British battleship HMS Revenge, cruiser HMS Bonaventure, destroyer HMS Garth, and troop transports Monarch of Bermuda, Sobieski, and Batory departed Greenock, Scotland at 0545 hours. The cargo of US$1,750,000,000 worth of gold and securities from the Bank of England was destined for the Bank of Canada's vault in Ottawa. They would arrive at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada safely on 12 Jul. ww2dbase [Greenock, Scotland | CPC]
1 Sep 1940
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- The survivors of Dutch steam passenger ship Volendam were disembarked by Norwegian fruit freighter Olaf Fostenes at Greenock, Scotland, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [First Happy Time | Greenock, Scotland | HM]
15 Apr 1941
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- British destroyer HMS Achates departed Greenock, Scotland, United Kingdom at 0840 hours for Scapa Flow to the north, but was rerouted to Loch Alsh at 1400 hours. ww2dbase [Greenock, Scotland | CPC]
26 Oct 1941
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- HMS Eagle arrived off Greenock, Scotland, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Eagle | Greenock, Scotland | CPC]
22 Mar 1962
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- USS Wasp arrived at Greenock, Scotland, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Wasp (Essex-class) | Greenock, Scotland | CPC]
30 Mar 1962
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- USS Wasp departed Greenock, Scotland, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Wasp (Essex-class) | Greenock, Scotland | CPC]
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