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