© 2005 - Mike MacKenzie, Largs and District Historical Society , Kirkgate House, Manse Court, LARGS, Ayrshire, KA30 8AW, United Kingdom. The information is provided for the purposes of private study and research - Commercial Rights Reserved.
1940 MV CHARLES PLUMIER was 'appropriated' by the Royal Navy.
1941 - 1942 Royal Navy service as HMS LARGS, Ocean Boarding Vessel (OBV), for contraband control and convoy escort duties.
1942 - 1945 Royal Navy HMS LARGS "SCROLL OF HONOURS" for the following Operations as a Landing Ship Headquarters (Large) (LSH(L)), providing a Combined Operations communications headquarters for the Army, Navy and Air forces during landing operations until suitable alternative facilities could be established on shore :-
November 1942 - Operation TORCH - the Allied invasion of French North Africa (Oran)
June 1943 - Operation CORKSCREW - the Occupation of Pantellaria
July 1943 - Operation HUSKY - the Allied invasion of Sicily
September 1943 - Operation AVALANCHE - the Allied amphibious assault at Salerno
1944 - (Operation OVERLORD) - the Allied invasion of North-West Europe, including :-
June 1944 - Operation NEPTUNE - the Allied invasion of North-West Europe (Normandy) and
August 1944 - Operation DRAGOON - the Allied invasion of Southern France (Ajaccio)
February 1945 - Operation ARGONAUT - the pre-Yalta Conference (Malta)
May 1945 - Operation DRACULA - the seaborne attack on Rangoon
September 1945 - Operation ZIPPER - the Invasion of Malaya
[ The ship was handed back to the French at the end of 1945. ]
[ see also the MV CHARLES PLUMIER / MV PLEIAS page ]
[ see also the Introduction page ]
[ see also the photograph of HMS LARGS at Largs, Ayrshire ]
[ see also the photograph of HMS LARGS at Colombo ]
[ see also the painting of HMS LARGS ]
The Largs & District Historical Society has been in contact with nearly 100 men who served on board this ship between 1941 and 1945 and is interested to hear from others (or the families of others) who served on this ship at any time between 1938 and 1968. Please contact Mike MacKenzie at the address given at the top of this page.
Further details of any stages of the ship's career will be welcomed by the Society, especially for the period as an A.M.C. in the French Navy. Please contact Mike MacKenzie at the address given at the top of this page [ or by e-mail to Mike MacKenzie ].
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