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September Under
conversion at Chatham
October Post
refit harbour and sea trials.
Nominated for escort of North Sea convoys.
November Joined
Rosyth Escort Force.
December Deployed
as escort for East coast convoys.
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January East coast convoy defence in
continuation.
to
April
May Detached
for support of military operations in Channel area.
Assisted in evacuation from Ostend and
Zeebrugge.
26th Deployed as Senior Naval Officer's ship
for operation to sink two blockships at
Zeebrugge
(Operation LYSTER).
(Note : Records of ships carrying troops from Dunkirk do not include this ships
and
No
Battle Honour DUNKIRK was awarded to her.)
June Channel deployment in support of military
operations in continuation.
10th Escorted blockships
to block harbour entrance at Dieppe and on completion
provided support
for evacuation of personnel from Le Havre.
17th Deployed in
support of evacuation from St Nazaire and the Bay of
Biscay ports.
(Operation AERIAL).
July Resumed
North
Sea
convoy escort duty.
August North Sea convoy escort In continuation.
to
December
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Deployment
for patrol and convoy escort in North Sea continued.
Fire
control radar (Type 285) fitted for main armament.
An
aircraft warning radar (Type 286P) was installed during 1942 and later a naval
designed surface warning radar for detection of E-Boats and
submarines was also
installed (Type 271).
In
order to provide efficient radio telephone communication between escorts for
contact
with aircraft when under attack by E-Boats or aircraft a
suitable RAF equipment was
made available by 1943.
In
addition radio receivers were fitted to listen to transmissions from E-Boats.
These were
referred to as ‘HEADACHE’ or ‘Y’ Outfits.
For
details of development and use of radar by RN see RADAR AT SEA by D Howse
and further information about East coast convoy defence is
available in THREE
CORVETTES by N Monsarrat and THE BATTLE OF THE NARROW SEAS by P
Scott.
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5
January North Sea convoy defence and patrol in
continuation.
to
May
June Deployed
in support of re-occupation operations.
to Nominated for reduction to Reserve.
August