1 9 3 9
September Deployed
with 17th Destroyer Flotilla at Plymouth for convoy defence and
patrol in SW
Approaches.
5th Escorted Convoy GC from Clyde with HM Destroyers
VIVACIOUS, WAKEFUL and
VANQUISHER.
October Western
Approaches convoy defence deployment in continuation.
to
December
1 9 4 0
January Convoy
defence in Channel and SW Approaches.
to (Note: Not deployed for evacuation of
troops from Dunkirk or French Channel ports)
June
July During
escort of Convoy CW6 with HM Destroyer GALLANT came under air attacks.
Sustained
damage from near miss and towed to Dover by HMS GALLANT.
August Under repair by HM Dockyard, Chatham.
to
November
December Post refit trials.
Nominated for service in Western Approaches on completion.
1 9 4 1
January On
completion joined Western Approaches Command for Atlantic convoy defence.
February Atlantic convoy defence in
continuation.
to (Note : Western Approaches escorts
previously based at Plymouth transferred to Liverpool).
June
July Nominated
for conversion to Long Range Escort
See
V&W DESTROYERS by A Preston..
August Taken
in hand for conversion by Green and Silley Weir
Shipyard, London.
September Under refit and conversion.
to
December
1 9 4 2
January Under refit and conversion.
to
June
July Post
refit trials.
August Work-up for Atlantic escort duties.
to Nominated for service with 2nd Escort
Group.
October Joined
H M Destroyers HESPERUS, WHITEHALL, HM Corvettes CAMPANULA
SWEETBRIAR, CLEMATIS,
GENTIAN, HEATHER and MIGNONETTE in Group
for defence of Atlantic convoys.
Escorted Convoy HX213.
November Detached
from HX213 to join escort of Convoy SC107.
3rd Drove off U-Boat attacks on SC107 with
HM Corvette CELANDINE after detection of
radio transmissions from U-Boat.
For
details of tactics used in defence and attacks during Battle of the Atlantic see U-BOAT
WAR
IN THE ATLANTIC (HMSO), THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC by D. MacIntyre
and
SEEK AND STRIKE by W Hackmann).
December Escorted
Convoy HX219 with HMS HESPERUS.
30th Took part in
sustained depth charge attacks on U357 with HMS HESPERUS.
Submarine
forced to surface and rammed by both ships and sunk.
See
U-BOATS DESTROYED by P Kemp. Seven of crew were rescued.
1 9 4 3
January Under repair to structural
damage.
Rejoined Group on completion.
February Part
of escort for Convoy SC118 with HM Destroyers VIMY and BEVERLEY, HM Corvettes
CAMPANULA,
MIGNONETTE, ABELIA, French LOBELIA and US Navy Coastguard Cutter
BIBB.
4th Detected
U-Boat wireless transmissions and despatched HMS VIMY and HMS BEVERLEY
to carrying out anti-submarine operations.
(Note : U187 was attacked by depth charges and forced to
surface after which she was engaged
by surface gunfire and sunk. See above references.45 survivors
were rescued..)
Convoy SC118 subsequently came under attacks by U-Boats of
PFEIL and
HAUDEGEN
U-boat Groups until 9th February. See HITLER'S U-BOAT WAR by
C
Blair and U-BOAT WAR IN THE ATLANTIC (HMSO).
March Atlantic
convoy defence with Group in continuation.
to Nominated for withdrawal from Atlantic convoy defence after new
escorts came into service.
December
1 9 4 4
January Operational
service terminated and prepared for conversion to Air Target Ship.
February Under
conversion
to
June
July Deployed
as Target Ship for training of aircrew in shipping attacks.
to
December
1 9 4 5
January Air
Target Ship duty in continuation
to
August