1 9 3 9
September Under conversion for use as an Escort Destroyer by HM
Dockyard, Chatham.
(Note: This ship was selected for conversion to a WAIR
anti-aircraft escort
as part of the re-armament programme.)
Commissioned for trials.
Carried
out post refit harbour and sea trials .
(Note: Pennant Number for visual signalling purposes changed
to L23 to suit change
of type of warship.)
October Commissioned for service in
Rosyth Escort Force,
Passage to Rosyth and completion
of work-up
November Deployed
for North
Sea
convoy escort.
1 9 4 0
January
North Sea convoy defence and patrol duty
in continuation.
to (Note: This ship was not used
for evacuation of allied troops from
Dunkirk or other
May Channel ports.)
June
10th Part of escort for
first east coast convoy to be attacked by E-Boats.
July Convoy
defence duties for East Coast convoys.
to
December
1 9 4 1
January North Sea deployment in
continuation.
to (For details of
North Sea convoy defence see THREE
CORVETTES by N Monsarrat and
December THE
BATTLE OF THE NARROW
SEAS by P Scott,.)
1 9 4 2
January North Sea deployment in
continuation.
to (Note: Fire central radar Type
285 fitted for 4in AA armament.
December For
details of development and use of radar in RN see RADAR AT
SEA by D Howse)
1 9 4 3
January North Sea deployment in
continuation.
February
24th In action with HM Escort Destroyer
EGLINTON against minelaying E- Boats which had
attacked
Convoy FS137 ESE of Great Yarmouth.
March
North Sea convoy defence and patrol duty
in continuation.
January
North Sea convoy defence and patrol in
continuation.
to (Note: Not deployed for defence
of military convoys during allied landings in
December
Normandy (Operation
NEPTUNE - See LANDINGS IN
NORMANDY, June 1944
HMSO)
Ships
were also fitted with a surface warning radar and radio telephone equipment to
provide efficient inter communication with ships and
aircraft.
1945
January North Sea duties in
Nore Command in continuation.
to (Note: During this period there
was an increase in minelaying in Thames Estuary
April and
southern
North Sea which placed an increased
requirement for Escorts).
May Withdrawn from operational
service and placed in Reserve.