1 9 3 9
September
Deployed with Rosyth Escort Force
for convoy defence and patrol in
North Sea
to
For
details of naval activities in this
period see ENGAGE THE
December
ENEMY
MORE CLOSELY by C Barnett and Naval
Staff History.
(Note: East
Coast Convoys were subject to increasing
air
attacks
and extensive
minelaying, including magnetic mines
took
place
with
immediate and dramatic consequences. See
BATTLE
FOR THE
EAST
COAST
by J P Foynes).
1 9 4 0
January
East coast convoy defence in
continuation.
to
(Note: Did not take part in evacuation
from
Dunkirk
May
(Operation
DYNAMO).
June
In
action against German minelayers off Lowestoft.
July
East coast convoy
escort in continuation.
to
December
1 9 4 1
January
6th
Deployed as escort for Convoy FS95 in
North
Sea
and under
air attacks
by Ju88 and Do17 aircraft two of which
were
destroyed
by ships of
the escort.
February
East Coast convoy escort in
continuation.
to
Nominated
for refit
May
June
Under refit
to
Fire
control radar Type 285 for AA main
armament and Surface
July
warning radar Type 271
fitted. Type 286 Radar a modified RAF
air surface
radar may have been fitted since
September 1939.
(For details of
development and use of radar by RN see
RADAR
AT
SEA
by D Howse.)
August
Resumed East Coast convoy
escort duties on completion of trials.
September
East coast convoy escort in
continuation
to
December
1 9 4 2
January
East coast convoy escort in
continuation.
to
February
March
14th
In action against E –Boat attacks during
escort of Convoy
FN55
with HM
Destroyers PYTCHLEY and HOLDERNESS.
April
Detached for temporary
duty with Home Fleet and escorted
mercantiles
which had escaped from
Swedish ports and were on
passage to
UK
in
North
Sea
(Operation PERFORMANCE)
May
Resumed
North
Sea
convoy escort duties.
June
East coast convoy escort
in continuation
to
December
1 9 4 3
January
East coast convoy escort in
continuation.
to
Nominated
for detached service in support of
allied landings in
May
Sicily
(Operation HUSKY)
June
Passage to
Clyde
to join escort for joint
military convoy WS31/KMF17
21st
Deployed with HM Destroyers ARROW,
BLANKNEY, BRECON,
BLENCATHRA,
BRISSENDEN. HAMBLEDON, LEDBURY, MENDIP,
VICEROY,
WITHERINGTON and WOOLSTON as escort
during
Atlantic passage.
26th
Remained as escort for ships of KMF17
when ships in WS31
detached
for passage
to
Freetown
escorted by destroyers from
Gibraltar.
Took passage to
Gibraltar
with escort.
July
Deployed for escort of
assault and build-up convoys to Sicilian
beach heads
(Operation HUSKY).
7th
Sailed from Bone as part of escort for
military Convoy KMS18.
9th
Detached from KMF18 to refuel.
10th
Joined Escort Group V to provide AA
defence in BARK West
beach head
area.
Sustained damage
in air attacks.
(For details see
BRITISH INVASION FLEETS by J de Winser.
also ENGAGE
THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY and
Naval Staff
History)
August
On release from HUSKY took
passage to
UK
to resume East Coast
convoy escort
duties.
September
East coast convoy escort in
continuation.
to
Note: By this time ship had been fitted
with radio telephone
December
equipment for communication with
other escorting ships
and aircraft.
Some ships also carried special radio
equipment
with trained
operators for interception of German
radio
traffic.
1 9 4 4
January
East coast convoy defence in
continuation.
to
Note: This ship was not deployed for
defence of convoys to
Normandy
December
beach heads. For
details of naval activities before and
during and
Operation
NEPTUNE See above references and
LANDINGS IN
NORMANDY,
June 1944 HMSO)
1 9 4 5
January
East coast convoy escort
duties in continued.
to
February
Nominated for
withdrawal from operational service.
Paid-off and destored.
March
Placed on Disposal List.
20th
Sold to Clayton and Davie
for
demolition at Dunston.
27th
Arrived in tow at breaker’s yard