1 9 3 9
September Deployed
on convoy escort duty in SW Approaches based at
Plymouth with 11th
Destroyer Flotilla.
8th Escorted Convoy
OB1 with HM Destroyer VIMY.
15th Escorted Convoy
OB5 with HM Destroyers VIMY and VIVACIOUS.
(Note: These were taking BEF to
France)
October Convoy
defence in SW Approaches and
Atlantic in continuation.
to (For
details of German U-Boat activities in 1939-40 see U - BOAT WAR IN THE
December ATLANTIC
(HMSO) and for RN activities ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY
by C Barnett).
1 9 4 0
January Deployment
for convoy defence in Western Approaches Command in continuation.
(See
above references).
14th Deployed with HM Sloop DEPTFORD as
escort for outward Convoy OG14 on formation
in SW Approaches and detached later same day.
February
3rd Deployed with HM Destroyers
WINCHELSEA, BROKE, HM Sloop ENCHANTRESS
as escort for outward Convoy OG17F on formation in SW
Approaches and detached later
same day.
11th Deployed with HM Sloops BIDEFORD and
LEITH as escort for outward Convoy
OG18F
on formation in SW Approaches and detached on same day.
12th Joined HM Sloops ENCHANTRESS,
FOLKESTONE, HM Minesweeper GOSSAMER
and HM Submarine OTWAY in escort for inward Convoy HG18F
during passage in SW
approaches from
Gibraltar.
15th Detached from HG18f on arrival at
Liverpool and returned to
Plymouth.
March SW
Approaches convoy defence in continuation.
to
April
May Transferred
to Dover Command to assist in evacuation from continent.
(See
Naval Staff History).
13th Assisted with evacuation at
Hook of Holland (Operation ORDNANCE)
Damaged
in air attacks and towed to
UK by HM Destroyer JANUS.
Pennant
Number for visual signalling purposes changed to I32 to conform with
changes to identities used by all RN ships.
June On
completion of repair joined 21st Destroyer Flotilla based at Sheerness for
convoy defence
in Channel and SW Approaches.
July Flotilla
duties in continuation including anti-invasion patrols.
to
August
September
11th Joined HM Destroyers JACKAL, ELECTRA and
VIMY for escort of ships of the 1st Minelaying
Squadron
(HM Auxiliary Minelayers
PORT NAPIER, SOUTHERN PRINCE,
PORT
QUEBEC
and MENESTHEUS during minelay in NW Approaches (Operation
SN41)
(For
details see Naval Staff History MINING).
October
3rd Deployed as part
of escort for military Convoy WS3A Slow during passage in SW Approaches.
5th Detached with
Local escort from WS3A Slow.
November Western
Approaches convoy defence in continuation.
to
December
1 9 4 1
January Deployment in
Western Approaches in continuation.
to Transferred
to Harwich for North Sea convoy defence.
February
March Deployed
as escort for North Sea Convoy FN26
6th In action against E-Boats off
Lowestoft with HM Destroyer BERKELEY and
HM Corvette
SHELDRAKE.
April
North Sea convoy
defence in continuation.
to (See
HOLD THE NARROW
SEA by P Smith and THREE CORVETTES
by N
Monsarrat).
December
1 9 4 2
January
North Sea convoy escort and patrol in
continuation.
to Nominated
for conversion to Long Range Escort.
December (See V&W DESTROYERS by A Preston for details of
conversion).
1 9 4 3
January Taken
in hand at Grangemouth for conversion.
February Under
conversion
to
August
September On
completion of post refit trials joined 7th Escort Group.
October Deployed
with Group for convoy defence in NW Approaches.
to (For
details of Atlantic convoy defence developments in 1942-44 see ENGAGE THE ENEMY
December MORE
CLOSELY by C Barnett, SEEK
AND STRIKE by Hackmann, and
HITLER’S
U-BOAT WAR by C Blair)
1 9 4 4
January Atlantic convoy defence in continuation.
to Allocated
for detached duty with Force J during planned allied landings in
Normandy.
April
May Took
part in preparatory exercises with Force J in
English Channel
(Operation
NEPTUNE - See Naval Staff History
LANDINGS IN NORMANDY,
June
1944 (HMSO), OPERATION NEPTUNE by K Edwards) and D
DAY SHIPS
by J de Winser.
June Deployed
with Force J in Solent and prepared for escort of military convoys.
4th Operation delayed by 24 hours.
Joined
Convoy J14 with a Motor Launch for escort of following craft:
(Note: This comprised:
HM
Landing Ship (Infantry) ROYAL ULSTERMAN. 12 Landing Craft
,Infantry
Large);
20 Landing Craft (Tank) four Landing Craft (Tank Mk
III) ; two Landing Craft
(Flak), one Landing Craft (Rocket) and one US Navy Coast Guard
vessel.
5th Passage to JUNO Beach with Convoy
J14.
6th Arrived at lowering position at H Hour
Minus 30 Minutes.
7th Embarked Rear Admiral W G Tennant, CB,
MVO (Rear-Admiral (MULBERRY/PLUTO) for
visit to witness sinking of blockships
in SWORD Area (See above reference).
8th Deployed at
Portland for escort of EPL2 Series of
convoys of Landing Ships (Tank)
to Western Task Force area.
10th EPL2 Series Convoy
escort in continuation on daily cycle.
July Resumed
commercial mercantile convoy defence role and transferred to
English Channel.
August Deployed
on escort duty of mercantile convoys in
English Channel and the SW Approaches.
to
December
1 9 4 5
January Channel
escort and patrol duties in continuation.
to (Note: During this period Atlantic convoys were re-routed through the Channel.
May Enemy
minelaying by E-Boats and submarines intensified and additional escorts were
deployed for patrol and convoy defence.
For
details of operations against SCHNORKEL U-Boats see above references.)