British Escort Movements WW2 - modified Flower-class corvettes

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World War 2 at Sea - Convoy Escort Movements of Royal and Dominion Navy Vessels

by Don Kindell

MODIFIED FLOWER-CLASS CORVETTES, Part 1 of 3, Royal, Dominion and Allied Navies

HMS Charlock (Photo Ships, click to enlarge)

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Part 1

Royal Navy - Arabis (ii), Arbutus (ii), Betony, Bugloss, Burnet, Charlock

Royal Indian Navy - Assam

United States Navy - Pert

(for more ship information, go to Naval History Homepage and type name in Site Search)

(Note on Convoys)

Part 2, Royal Canadian Navy - Atholl, Beauharnois (ii), Belleville, Cobourg, Dittany, Fergus, Frontenac, Giffard, Guelph, Hawkesbury, Lachute, Linaria, Lindsay, Louisburg (ii), Mimico (ii), Norsyd, North Bay,

Part 3, Royal Canadian Navy - Owen Sound, Parry Sound, Peterborough, Riviere Du Loup, Rosebay, Smilax, Smiths Falls, Statice, Stellarton, St Lambert, Strathroy, Thorlock, Trentonian, West York, Whitby, Willowherb

ROYAL NAVY


HMS ARABIS (ii) then HMNZS Arabis from 1944

Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived

22/05/44	22/05/44	OS 078KM	30/05/44	04/06/44



HMS ARBUTUS (ii) then HMNZS Arbutus from 1944

Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived

01/08/44	02/08/44	OS 085KM	08/08/44	11/08/44



HMS BETONY HMIS Sind (ii) from 1945

Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived

16/11/43	16/11/43	OS 059KM	28/11/43	28/11/43
28/11/43	28/11/43	KMS 033G	29/11/43	29/11/43
29/11/43	29/11/43	KMS 033	09/12/43	09/12/43
04/02/44	06/02/44	CJ 015	12/02/44	12/02/44
19/02/44	21/02/44	CJ 017	27/02/44	27/02/44
01/03/44	07/03/44	BM 087A	09/03/44	11/03/44
21/03/44	21/03/44	MB 069A	25/03/44	25/03/44
29/03/44	29/03/44	BM 091A	02/04/44	02/04/44
12/07/44	14/07/44	CJ 035	20/07/44	20/07/44
22/07/44	22/07/44	RK 003	26/07/44	02/08/44
22/08/44	22/08/44	HC 066	25/08/44	25/08/44
24/08/44	24/08/44	CH 038	26/08/44	26/08/44
31/08/44	02/09/44	CJ 040	07/09/44	07/09/44
28/09/44	28/09/44	MB 078C	02/10/44	02/10/44
08/10/44	08/10/44	BP 118A	14/10/44	14/10/44
17/10/44	17/10/44	PB 085A	20/10/44	20/10/44



HMS BUGLOSS HMIS Assam from 1945

Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived

25/01/44	11/02/44	UGS 031	20/02/44	21/02/44
29/03/44	29/03/44	AP 066	05/04/44	05/04/44
18/04/44	18/04/44	AB 038	26/04/44	26/04/44
28/04/44	28/04/44	BA 068A	07/05/44	07/05/44
17/05/44	17/05/44	AB 039C	22/05/44	22/05/44
10/06/44	10/06/44	BA 072	19/06/44	19/06/44
16/06/44	16/06/44	AP 072	23/06/44	23/06/44
18/07/44	18/07/44	AB 042C	25/07/44	25/07/44
29/07/44	29/07/44	BA 076	06/08/44	06/08/44
26/01/45	26/01/45	MB 080B	29/01/45	29/01/45



HMS BURNET HMIS Gondwana from 1945

Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived

14/10/43	28/10/43	MKS 027G	28/10/43	28/10/43
08/01/44	08/01/44	KX 013	18/01/44	18/01/44
05/01/44	21/01/44	UGS 029	30/01/44	31/01/44
04/05/44	04/05/44	AJ 004/2	18/05/44	18/05/44
10/06/44	10/06/44	CH 034	11/06/44	11/06/44
20/06/44	20/06/44	CJ 032A	26/06/44	26/06/44
15/08/44	15/08/44	MB 078A	19/08/44	19/08/44
28/08/44	28/08/44	PB 084	02/09/44	02/09/44
17/09/44	17/09/44	PB 084B	19/09/44	19/09/44



HMS CHARLOCK

Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived

06/06/44	06/06/44	ETM 001	07/06/44	07/06/44
11/06/44	11/06/44	ETM 006	12/06/44	12/06/44
12/06/44	12/06/44	FTM 005	13/06/44	13/06/44
15/06/44	15/06/44	ETM 010	16/06/44	16/06/44
17/06/44	17/09/44	FTM 010	18/06/44	18/06/44
23/06/44	23/06/44	ETM 015	24/06/44	24/06/44
28/06/44	28/06/44	ETM 020	29/06/44	29/06/44
30/06/44	30/06/44	FTM 023	01/07/44	01/07/44
05/07/44	05/07/44	FTM 028	06/07/44	06/07/44
08/07/44	08/07/44	ETM 030	09/07/44	09/07/44
19/07/44	19/07/44	ETM 041	20/07/44	20/07/44
21/07/44	21/07/44	FTM 044	22/07/44	22/07/44
24/07/44	24/07/44	ETC 047	25/07/44	25/07/44
26/07/44	26/07/44	FTC 048	27/07/44	27/07/44
29/07/44	29/07/44	ETM 049	30/07/44	30/07/44
01/08/44	01/08/44	FTM 054	02/08/44	02/08/44
15/08/44	15/08/44	JW 059	25/08/44	25/08/44
28/08/44	28/08/44	RA 059A	05/09/44	05/09/44
18/11/44	18/11/44	SD 059	21/11/44	21/11/44
17/01/45	18/01/45	OS 105KM	22/01/45	22/01/45
31/01/45	31/01/45	MKS 080G	07/02/45	07/02/45
10/02/45	11/02/45	OS 110KM	15/02/45	15/02/45
09/02/45	14/02/45	MKS 082G	17/02/45	17/02/45
02/03/45	03/03/45	ON 288	14/03/45	19/03/45
19/03/45	24/03/45	HX 345	02/04/45	02/04/45
12/04/45	12/04/45	OS 122KM	15/04/45	18/04/45
10/04/45	15/04/45	MKS 094G	18/04/45	18/04/45
12/05/45	12/05/45	ON 302	21/05/45	27/05/45
26/05/45	29/05/45	SC 177	06/06/45	08/06/45




ROYAL INDIAN NAVY


HMIS ASSAM from 1942 previously HMS Bugloss

Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived

23/04/45	23/04/45	014C	24/04/45	24/04/45
10/05/45	10/05/45	KRS 003A	12/05/45	12/05/45
06/06/45	06/06/45	RK 003/1	09/06/45	09/06/45




UNITED STATES NAVY

USS PERT (ex-HMCS Nepeta)

Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived

18/12/44	02/01/45	ON 273	04/01/45	04/01/45
05/02/45	27/02/45	ON 283	27/02/45	27/02/45
21/04/45	05/05/45	ON 298	06/05/45	07/05/45

(Note on Convoys)

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added 9/5/11