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I was doing some research into Naval Military History and I came up with this fanastic find about Pashtun tribal names being named on British Naval Ships
Mahsud Naval Ship
ss MAHSUD
built by Russell & Co Port Glasgow,
Yard No 696
Last Name: PACIFIC MARINER (1956)
Previous Names: CASSIAN MARINER (1955)
Launched: Saturday, 29/09/1917
Built: 1917
Ship Type: Cargo Vessel
Tonnage: 8077 grt
Length: 470.4 feet
Breadth: 58.2 feet
Owner History:
Thos. & Jno. Brocklebank, Liverpool
1955 Ocean Tramp Tankers Corp Costa Rica
1956 Pacifico Union Marina Corp. (C.Y.Tung), Panama
Status: Arrived for Scrapping - 25/04/1959
Remarks: Scrapped at Osaka
Photo supplied by the Joe McMillan Collection
Previous updates by Stuart Cameron, Bruce Biddulph, Colin Campbell, Bruce Allan
Afridi Naval Ship
NavyThe Royal NavyTypeDestroyerClassTribalPennantF 07 Built byVickers Armstrong (Newcastle-on-Tyne, U.K.): Vickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) OrderedLaid down9 Jun 1936 Launched8 Jun 1937 Commissioned3 May 1938 Lost3 May 1940 Loss position66.14N, 05.45E (See a map)History
Pennant numbers:
L 07, April 1938 - December 1938
F 07, January 1939 - May 1940.
HMS Afridi's acceptance trials took place on 29th April 1938 in a rising gale but all went well and she was accepted. After completing the usual formalities, she sailed from Portland, England on 27th May on her way to join the Mediterranean Fleet at Malta. In July, she left Malta to patrol the waters off the Mediterranean Spanish coast. Afridi like all other Royal Navy vessels in these waters, had broad, red, white and blue bands painted on 'B' gun-mounting so that Spanish Republican and Nationalist aircraft could identify the neutral British. By 18 September 1938, Afridi arrived at Istanbul, Turkey for a formal visit. The Czechoslovak crises were upon the world so the remainder of the Black Sea cruise was canceled. Afridi sailed for Alexandria, Egypt for a short stay then left to rejoin the 4th Destroyer Flotilla (4th D.F.) in Malta. On 23rd February 1939, Afridi steamed to Gibraltar where the Mediterranean and Home Fleets were gathering for combined exercises. With one hundred ships and thirteen Admirals taking part, many aspects of warfare could be tested. When war broke out, Afridi was ordered back to Alexandria in anticipation of convoy duty. Meanwhile, Italy took steps to prove her neutrality so the convoy escorts and blockade controls which were anticipated could no longer be justified. The 4th D.F. was ordered back to England. From now on, the flotilla virtually lost its identity and each Tribal was assigned individual duties by the Flag Officer under whose command she came. From April 1940 onwards, Afridi participated in numerous sea campaigns off Norway in the company of her sister ships. On 2 May 1940 at 0800hours, while escorting a convoy off the Norwegian coast, HMS Afridi (Capt. George Hector Creswell, DSO, DSC, RN) and the other ships around her were attacked by German Ju87 and Ju88 bombers . The French destroyer Bison was hit and her forward magazine exploded. Afridi joined HMS Grenade in rescuing survivors and in fighting off two more air attacks. Another Ju87 dive bombing attack developed at 1400hours. Since Afridi was the common target for two aircraft coming in from each side, evasive maneuvers were not possible. One bomb hit her No. 1 Boiler Room starting a severe fire at the after end of the messdecks. Another bomb hit the port side just forward of the bridge. HMS Imperial came alongside and HMS Griffin stood by to carry out rescue work. At 1445hours, Afridi went down bow-first about 150 nautical miles west-north-west of Vega Island, Norway in position 66º14'N, 05º45'E. She took with her, 49 officers and men, 13 soldiers and over 30 Bison survivors. It was the second anniversary of her commissioning.
Links
Mahsud Naval Ship
http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuil...p.asp?id=18017
Afridi Naval Ship
http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4422.html
Mahsud Naval Ship
ss MAHSUD
built by Russell & Co Port Glasgow,
Yard No 696
Last Name: PACIFIC MARINER (1956)
Previous Names: CASSIAN MARINER (1955)
Launched: Saturday, 29/09/1917
Built: 1917
Ship Type: Cargo Vessel
Tonnage: 8077 grt
Length: 470.4 feet
Breadth: 58.2 feet
Owner History:
Thos. & Jno. Brocklebank, Liverpool
1955 Ocean Tramp Tankers Corp Costa Rica
1956 Pacifico Union Marina Corp. (C.Y.Tung), Panama
Status: Arrived for Scrapping - 25/04/1959
Remarks: Scrapped at Osaka
Photo supplied by the Joe McMillan Collection
Previous updates by Stuart Cameron, Bruce Biddulph, Colin Campbell, Bruce Allan
Afridi Naval Ship
NavyThe Royal NavyTypeDestroyerClassTribalPennantF 07 Built byVickers Armstrong (Newcastle-on-Tyne, U.K.): Vickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) OrderedLaid down9 Jun 1936 Launched8 Jun 1937 Commissioned3 May 1938 Lost3 May 1940 Loss position66.14N, 05.45E (See a map)History
Pennant numbers:
L 07, April 1938 - December 1938
F 07, January 1939 - May 1940.
HMS Afridi's acceptance trials took place on 29th April 1938 in a rising gale but all went well and she was accepted. After completing the usual formalities, she sailed from Portland, England on 27th May on her way to join the Mediterranean Fleet at Malta. In July, she left Malta to patrol the waters off the Mediterranean Spanish coast. Afridi like all other Royal Navy vessels in these waters, had broad, red, white and blue bands painted on 'B' gun-mounting so that Spanish Republican and Nationalist aircraft could identify the neutral British. By 18 September 1938, Afridi arrived at Istanbul, Turkey for a formal visit. The Czechoslovak crises were upon the world so the remainder of the Black Sea cruise was canceled. Afridi sailed for Alexandria, Egypt for a short stay then left to rejoin the 4th Destroyer Flotilla (4th D.F.) in Malta. On 23rd February 1939, Afridi steamed to Gibraltar where the Mediterranean and Home Fleets were gathering for combined exercises. With one hundred ships and thirteen Admirals taking part, many aspects of warfare could be tested. When war broke out, Afridi was ordered back to Alexandria in anticipation of convoy duty. Meanwhile, Italy took steps to prove her neutrality so the convoy escorts and blockade controls which were anticipated could no longer be justified. The 4th D.F. was ordered back to England. From now on, the flotilla virtually lost its identity and each Tribal was assigned individual duties by the Flag Officer under whose command she came. From April 1940 onwards, Afridi participated in numerous sea campaigns off Norway in the company of her sister ships. On 2 May 1940 at 0800hours, while escorting a convoy off the Norwegian coast, HMS Afridi (Capt. George Hector Creswell, DSO, DSC, RN) and the other ships around her were attacked by German Ju87 and Ju88 bombers . The French destroyer Bison was hit and her forward magazine exploded. Afridi joined HMS Grenade in rescuing survivors and in fighting off two more air attacks. Another Ju87 dive bombing attack developed at 1400hours. Since Afridi was the common target for two aircraft coming in from each side, evasive maneuvers were not possible. One bomb hit her No. 1 Boiler Room starting a severe fire at the after end of the messdecks. Another bomb hit the port side just forward of the bridge. HMS Imperial came alongside and HMS Griffin stood by to carry out rescue work. At 1445hours, Afridi went down bow-first about 150 nautical miles west-north-west of Vega Island, Norway in position 66º14'N, 05º45'E. She took with her, 49 officers and men, 13 soldiers and over 30 Bison survivors. It was the second anniversary of her commissioning.
Links
Mahsud Naval Ship
http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuil...p.asp?id=18017
Afridi Naval Ship
http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4422.html
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