1 9 3 9
September Withdrawn
from control ship duty.
Nominated
for use as an escort.
October Under
modification
to Armament including depth charges fitted
December
1
9 4 0
January On
completion deployed for escort of coastal convoys.
to
April
May Transferred
to Dover Command for evacuation of allied troops from Dunkirk.
(Operation
DYNAMO - For details see NINE DAYS AT DUNKIRK by
AD
Divine and the Naval Staff History)
Pennant
Number for visual signalling purposes changed to I85
28th Began evacuation
duties.
June
1st Rescued French soldiers from ss PRAGUE sinking off Gravelines
4th Last RN warship
to leave Dunkirk. Embarked
French soldiers.
Engaged
shore batteries.
On release from DYNAMO resumed coastal
convoy escort duties.
July Convoy
escort and patrol duties in continuation in Channel area.
August Deployed
on anti-invasion patrols and convoy defence.
September Nominated
for service in Atlantic for convoy defence.
Modified to carry increased depth charge outfit.
October On
completion joined Western Approaches Command.
Deployed
for Atlantic convoy defence in NW Approaches.
November Atlantic convoy escort in
continuation.
to December
1 9 4 1
January Atlantic convoy escort in
continuation.
to
August
September Deployed
with 1st Escort Group in NW Approaches.
October Atlantic
convoy escort in co
24th Sustained structural damage in heavy
weather south of Iceland during the
escort of an Atlantic convoy. After funnel
was lost overboard.
November Under repair at Belfast.
December
25th On completion rejoined Group.
1 9 4 2
January Resumed
convoy escort in NW Approaches with Group
to (Note: Other ships in Group included HM
Destroyers KEPPEL and ST ALBANS
December (Ex US
Navy), HM Corvettes ANCHUSA, WALLFLOWER,
DAHLIA
and MEADOWSWEET)
1 9 4 3
January Deployment
in NW Approaches and Irish Sea for convoy defence in continuation
to
March
April
12th Joined military convoy WS29 at Avonmouth
for Local Escort during passage to
Clyde prior to
Ocean passage.
14th Detached from WS29
and resumed service in NW Approaches.
May Transferred
for service in Iceland with other destroyers of
this type.
Passage to Iceland. ,
June Atlantic
convoy defence based in Iceland in continuation.
to Took part in support operations with
escorts of convoys under heavy
July submarine
attacks (Operation ROSEGARDEN)
August Returned
to Home waters
September
21st Deployed with HM Destroyers
MATCHLESS and OBEDIENT in anti-
submarine operations in NW Approaches,
October Convoy defence deployment in
continuation.
to
December
1 9 4 4
January Convoy
defence in continuation.
to
August
September Withdrawn
from Atlantic convoy defence duties.
(Note: The availability of new escorts including CAPTAIN
Class Frigates built in
USA and transferred to RN under
Lease-Lend enabled older destroyers of
this Class to be taken out of Atlantic service).
Paid
off at Grangemouth and laid-up in Reserve
(Note: One source records deployment for training purposes. This is
included below but is to be confirmed.)
October Not
deployed operationally
to
December
1 9 4 5
January Not
deployed operationally
to
August
October Reverted
to Training role.
November Deployed
for training duties in Home Waters.
to
December