HMS Cricket
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The
gunboat HMS Cricket was laid down by Barclay Curle &
Company in Glasgow, and was launched in December 1915 for
Royal Navy. She did service in Mesopotamia under First
World War, and in the Russian Civil War she participated
as support for the British Intervention forces in 1919 to
1920. She was sent to China Station three years later.
After the outbreak of World War Two she was transferred to
Alexandria. Under an Italian air attack from 9º Gruppo
Caccia 12. July 1941 she was heavily damaged and declared
a total loss. The following year she was stripped for
parts and weapons and towed to Cyprus where she was used
as a target ship for RAF pilots. The wreck rest today
upside down on a depth of 25 to 30 meter outside Xylofagou
in the bay of Larnaca.
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| GPS (WGS84): 34 58′ N 33 49′ E ( Source: Proscuba Divers )  Picture: HMS Cicala, sister ship of Cricket Courtesy of Royal Navy, Public domain Last updated: December 2020 |
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