Badge:
On a Field White, a rose Red seeded Gold
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August
Commissioned with Reservists
for attendance at Royal Review of
Reserve Fleet
in Weymouth
Bay.
September
Remained in commission for war
service when Fleet mobilised. and
took up war station
with 19th
Destroyer Flotilla at Plymouth
3rd
Deployed with Flotilla for convoy
escort and patrol in SW Approaches and
Channel.
October
Flotilla
duties in Western Approaches Command
in continuation.
to
December
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9 4 0
January
Transferred to 16th Destroyer
Flotilla at Harwich for convoy defence
in North
Sea.
February
North
Sea
convoy defence with Flotilla in
continuation
to
Transferred to
Western Approaches Command for Atlantic
convoy defence.
March
April
Deployed in SW Approaches
3rd
Joined outward Convoy OG24 with HM
Destroyers VELOX, VERDUN,
WAKEFUL, HM
Trawlers LEEDS
UNITED
and two French destroyers as escort
during passage to Gibraltar
on formation.
(Note: HMS
VELOX remained with OG24 until arrival
at Gibraltar
and
returned with inward
Convoy HG26F and
it is assumed this ship detached
fromOGV24 during Atlantic passage.
This ship may
have been detached from Harwich duties
to replace another Western
Approaches ship
and was required to return to North
Sea
duty.).
May
Pennant Number for
visual signalling purposes changed to
I01.
26th
Detached for duty at Dover
in support of evacuation of allied
troops from Dunkirk
(Operation
DYNAMO –For details see
Naval Staff History, and NINE DAYS AT
DUNKIRK
by S D
Divine)
28th
Embarked 925 troops and took passage to
Dover
to disembark.
June
Resumed Flotilla duties
at Harwich for North
Sea
convoy defence.
July
27th
Deployed off Aldeburgh to provide
cover
for minesweeping operation.
Under air attack
and sustained serious damage which
disabled ship.
(Note: Bow
structure blown off and major damage in
remaining
hull.
HM Destroyer
WREN was sunk in these attacks.)
Taken to Harwich
under tow
August
Under repair
to
December
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January
On completion of repair
carried out post repair trials.
Rejoined Flotilla
at Harwich and resumed North
Sea
convoy defence and patrol duties.
February
Flotilla
deployment in North
Sea
in continuation.
to
December
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January
North
Sea
duties with Flotilla in continuation.
to
Nominated for
detached service with Home Fleet.
July
August
Passage
to Scapa
Flow.
September
Passage with HM Destroyer WALPOLE
to join escort for Russian convoy.
6th
Joined escort for Russian Convoy PQ18
during passage from
Loch Ewe to meet other
mercantiles
off Iceland
for onward passage to Kola Inlet.
(Note:
Escort comprised HM Destroyers CAMPBELL,
ESKDALE,
FARNDALE and
MALCOLM.)
7th
Detached from PQ14 and joined HM
Destroyers KEPPEL, MACKAY
and BRAMHAM
as escort for
HM Battleships ANSON, DUKE OF YORK
and HM Cruiser JAMAICA
to
provide
Distant Cover for transit of PQ18 to
Kola Inlet and
passage from Kola Inlet of return
Convoy QP14
25th
Return passage to Scapa
Flow
with Home Fleet units
(Note ; For
details of all Russian Convoy operations
see
CONVOYS TO RUSSIA by RA Ruegg,
ARCTIC CONVOYS
by R Woodman, THE RUSSIAN CONVOYS by B Schoefield
and
CONVOY ! by
P Kemp
October
On release from Home Fleet
service took passage to Harwich to
resume Flotilla duties.
to
November
Nominated for further detached
service with Home Fleet,.
December
Passage to Scapa
Flow
for Russian Convoy defence.
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January
5th
Deployed with HM Destroyers MUSKETEER,
QUEENBOROUGH,
RAIDER. WORCESTER,
and Polish
ORP PIORUN as screen for HM Battleships
KING
GEORGE V, HOWE and HM
Cruiser JAMAICA
to provide Distant Cover for passage of
return Convoy RA51
from Kola
Inlet to Loch
Ewe.
(Note: RA 51
had an unscathed passage as enemy
attention had
been diverted to inward Convoy
PQ51B
23rd
Deployed with HM Destroyers ECHO,
ECLIPSE, FAULKNOR, INGLEFIELD, RAIDER
QUEENBOROUGH and
ORP PIORUN as screen for same Home Fleet
major units providing
cover for
passage of inward Convoy JW52 to Kola
Inlet.
26th
Took return passage with Home Fleet
units to Scapa
Flow.
February
On release from Home Fleet
duties took passage to Harwich to resume
North
Sea
duties.
Resumed Flotilla
deployment at Harwich. for
convoy defence and patrol.
18th
In action against E-Boats carrying out
minelaying operations SE of Lowestoft.
March
Flotilla duties at Harwich
in continuation.
to
December
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January
North
Sea
deployment based at Harwich in
continuation.
to
April
May
Nominated for support of
planned allied landings in Normandy
(Operation NEPTUNE)
Joined HM
Destroyer WHITSHED, HM Corvettes BORAGE,
LOOSESTRIFE and
HM Motor Launch
119 to form Escort Group 104 of Force L:.
(Note: Exercises
were carried out in Home waters in
preparation for NEPTUNE
including
assembly of mercantiles
and
defence of convoys.)
June
5th
Passage to Harwich to join Convoy L4
(Note:
Convoy comprised 12 Landing Ships
(Tank), 27 Landing
Craft (Tank) carrying
military
units to Western Task Force landing
beaches.)
Operation
delayed 24 hors.
6th
Sailed from Harwich with Group as escort
for re-designated
Convoy ETL1.
Took return
passage to Harwich on arrival off beach
head.
For details of
activities prior to and during execution
of NEPTUNE
see
OPERATION
NEPTUNE
by K Edwards and LANDINGS IN NORMANDY,
June 1944 (HMSO).
7th
Deployed with Group in accordance with
planned movements. for
escort of Build-up convoys
Sustained serious
structural damage in collision with US
mercantile.
July
Awaiting survey prior
to arrangements for repair
to
(Note: Repair
priorities were given to modern ships.)
December
Survey carried out.
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January
Ship declared Constructive
Total Loss
February
Placed on Disposal List
March
Laid-up and awaiting Sale.
to
August