INSECT-Class
River Gunboat ordered from Barclay Curie
and launched on 19th December 1915 as the
1st RN ship
to carry this name. Build was
completed in February 1916.
B a
t t l
e H o n o u r s
None
H
e r a l d i
c D a t a
Badge:
On a Field Green, a Cicala
Silver
M
o t t o
Fortuna
Sequente:
'With
favouring fortune '
D
e t
a i l s
o f
W a r S e r v i
c e
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ship information,
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1
9 3 9
September
Deployed
with West River
Flotilla.
to
December
1
9 4 0
West River deployment in
continuation.
1
9 4 1
January
Future deployment under consideration,
transferred to Hong Kong.
to
September
October
Deployed
at Hong Kong.
to
November
December
21st
During
defence of Hong Kong after Japanese
declaration of war came under
heavy
air attack off
Hong Kong and sunk.
(Casualty
List - note
on
casualties)
Addendum
HMS
CICALA in HONG KONG
by
George Moor
George's
grandfather, John Reuben Moor served in
World War 1, and was later awarded the
Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. His
service included HMS Cicala, and two of
his photographs follow - HMS Cicala in
Hong Kong, and her British and Chinese
crew:
