Modified W-Class
Destroyer ordered in April 1918 with 38 others of which only 7 were
completed. This ship was built by Swan Hunter at Wallsend on Tyne and laid down as. Job No 1105 in July 1918. She was launched en 17th May 1918 by Mrs R N F West, wife of the Commodore
Superintendent Contract Built Ships as the 2nd RN ship to carry the name. It
had been introduced in 1876 for a Sloop. The ship was manned by ratings from
the Chatham Port Division. After completion on 14th November
1919 she joined the 3rd
Destroyer Flotilla, Atlantic Fleet. During 1920 the ship served in the
Baltic and later in the
Mediterranean and Far East. On
relief in the 3rd Flotilla by HM Destroyer ACASTA in 1930 she was placed in
Reserve but re-commissioned in 1931 and joined the 8th Destroyer Flotilla on
the China Station. This Flotilla transferred to the: Mediterranean during
the Abyssinian crisis end during 1939 HMS WILD SWAN returned to UK for duty
in the Nore Local Flotilla until beginning a long refit at Chatham to
up-date her equipment. This refit did not complete until December 1939.
S p e c i a l N o t
e
An excellent account of the career of this ship is
given in WILD SWAN by Peter C Smith
to whom due
acknowledgement and thanks are given.
B a t t l e H o n o u r s
DUNKIRK 1940
- ATLANTIC
1940-42
H e r a l d i c D a t a
Badge: On a Field Blue, a Swan Silver with collar and broken
cord Gold attached to left leg. Beak
tongue and legs Red.
D e t a i l s o f W a r
S e r v i c e
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1 9 3 9
September
Under refit.
to
Anti-submarine detection equipment (ASDIC) fitted.
October
November
Post refit trials.
December
On completion nominated for service in 18th Destroyer Flotilla.
1 9 4 0
January
Diverted to carry cut trials at Portsmouth on. Degaussing equipment.
Attached to Torpedo School, HMS VERNON.
(Note: This equipment was a counter-measure to protect ships against
magnetic mines.
See THE TORPEDOMEN by A Poland).
20th Prepared for operational
service in Flotilla and work-up.
February
16th Commenced work-up at.
Portland.
25th Joined Flotilla at Plymouth
for service in Western Approaches.
March
Deployed for convoy escort in SW Approaches for OA and OG Series convoys.
(Note: OA and OG Series Atlantic convoys were routed through English
Channel to
12.50 W from Thames Estuary.
For details of naval activities in Home waters between September 1939 and
December 1940 see ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY by C. Barrett,
HOLD THE NARROW SEA by Peter C Smith and
The Naval Staff History).
1st Midshipman
lost overboard whilst escorting Armed Merchant Cruiser.
3rd During passage in
SW Approaches to meet inward Convoy HG20 carried out
unsuccessful anti-submarine operations with HM Destroyer VERSATILE and
HM Sloop LEITH.
Joined HM Sloops ABERDEEN and DEPTFORD escorting inward Convoy HG20
from Gibraltar with HM Destroyer VENETIA during passage to Liverpool. in
place of HMS ABERDEEN.
4th Detached from HG20
and resumed search for submarine with HM Destroyers
VETERAN, VOLUNTEER and WHIRLWIND.
(Note: Search was unsuccessful.)
7th Carried out
further search for submarine with HM Destroyers. ESKIMO and
VANESSA.
9th Escorted OG convoy
with HM Destroyer BROKE.
Joined by HM Destroyer WINCHELSEA with Milford Haven ships.
11th Rescued crew of Dutch tanker
EULOTA which had been torpedoed by U28.
Hulk was sunk by HM Destroyer BROKE.
18th Joined outward Convoy OG22 on
formation in SW approaches with HM Destroyer BROKE
for escort during initial stage of passage to Gibraltar.
20th Detached from OG22 after
arrival of French warships and took passage to Portland for
trials of Degaussing equipment.
23rd On completion of DG trials
resumed convoy defence duties.
April
Escorted Convoy OA12H.
15th Escorted damaged mercantile
QUEEN MAUD.
May
Transferred to 19th Destroyer Flotilla based at Dover with HM Destroyers
WINDSOR and
VERITY. (See above references).
Pennant Number for visual signalling changed to I62 to conform with changes
to all RN
ships
1st Deployed on
North Goodwin Patrol
10th Took part in Operation XD to
carry cut demolition at Hook of Holland.
Embarked Military Mission stores for use in Holland.
(Note: Mission did not join before ship sailed and took passage later in HM
Destroyer
WIVERN to liaise with Dutch army).
11th Bombarded German troops in
Staaiduinsche Bosch
12th Escorted HM Destroyer
VENOMOUS into Hook.
Carried out off shore patrol with HAVOCK to protect shipping from air
attacks.
Under air attacks and sustained damage to condensers.
Rescued survivors from mercantile PRINSES JULIANA.
14th Escorted troop ship to
Cherbourg for evacuation
Deployed on patrol off Dieppe and escorted as MANXMAN bringing the 5th
King's Own
Scottish Borderers back to UK from Cherbourg.
17th Rejoined Flotilla at Dover.
18th Carried out North Goodwin
Patrol with HM Destroyer KEITH.
19th Under air attack by Do17
aircraft which failed.
20th Searched for German U9 in
Straits of Dover.
21st Deployed at Dunkirk,
Calais and Boulogne for evacuation of civilians.
Landed 465 persons at Folkestone on return.
(Operation DYNAMO – For details see Naval Staff History, BEF SHIPS by J de
Winser.)
Passage to Dunkirk and under air attack on arrival.
Embarked BEF Staff Officers and returned to Dover as escort for ss
CANTERBURY.
22nd Provided AA defence at Boulogne
with HM Destroyers VIMY and KEITH.
23rd Diverted to embark Party G
for demolition work at Dunkirk (Operation XD).
(Note: On arrival it was discovered that no primers were available).
Under air attacks.
Embarked 155 passengers at Dunkirk for return.
Diverted to assist in operations at Boulogne.
24th Assisted with evacuation at
Boulogne with H M Destroyers VENETIA, VENOMOUS and
VIMIERA.
Embarked 403 passengers under shore fire.
25th Under repair at Dover.
26th Nominated for service during
evacuation at Dunkirk
27th Deployed for evacuation
duties at Dunkirk after repair at Dover..
(Operation DYNAMO – See NINE DAYS AT DUNKIRK by AD Divine, BEF SHIPS by
J de Winser. and Naval Staff History (HMSO- 2002.))
On arrival escorted ss MAID OF ORLEANS and under air attacks.
Landed 21 troops at Dover.
28th Escorted ss CANTERBURY into
Dunkirk.
Embarked 21Army staff officers for passage to Dover.
Took passage to Portsmouth for refit.
June
Under refit.
(Note: After torpedo tubes replaced by 12pdr AA gun.)
15th Nominated for service during
evacuation of Channel Islands and ports in Bay of Biscay
on completion of refit. (Operation AERIAL)
16th Embarked demolition party for
passage to St Malo (Operation XD)
Called at Jersey to requisition coasters for evacuation from St Malo.
(Note: These ships were not eventually required for use at St Malo.
17th Arrived at St Malo via
Jersey to evacuate civilians from the Channel Islands.)
On release from AERIAL resumed routine convoy defence duties at Portsmouth.
July
Channel convoy defence
13th Deployed with Flotilla at
Harwich.
18th Deployed for North Sea convoy
defence duty and anti-invasion patrol at Harwich.
20th Investigated enemy action
against trawlers off Great Yarmouth but no result.
30th Deployed for patrol with HM
Destroyers AMBUSCADE and WHITSHED.
31st Towed damaged destroyer
HMS WHITSHED to Harwich after being mined.
August
1st Deployed on
Patrol T with HM Destroyers MALCOLM and AMBUSCADE.
On completion reinforced escort of East Coast Convoys MT26 and FS38.
3rd Deployed on Patrol
with H M Cruiser CARDIFF, H M Destroyers VENOMOUS, VERITY
WIVERN, PUFFIN, HM Corvettes SHEARWATER and SHELDRAKE.
15th Carried out Patrol T with
HM Destroyers VETERAN and BERKELEY.
September
7th Joined HM Cruisers
AURORA and CARDIFF with HMS WIVERN in Humber as screen
during patrol off Holland (Operation RIVAL).
10th Attacked invasion Barges off
Ostend with HM Destroyers VETERAN and MALCOLM.
13th Carried cut patrol off
Dunkirk with HM Destroyers MALCOLM and VENOMOUS.
23rd Carried out Patrol off Dogger
Bank with HM Destroyers VETERAN and VENOMOUS as cover
for minelay by ships of 20th Destroyer Flotilla (Operation PR).
(For details of all minelaying operations see Naval Staff History (MINING)).
Nominated for transfer to Western Approaches Command with HM Destroyers
MALCOLM,
VETERAN and WIVERN.
25th Joined Force C with HMS
VETERAN and HMS VENOMOUS.
(Operation LUCID – Placing fire ships in French harbours).
30th Deployed with HM Destroyers
EGLINTON and VENOMOUS to intercept German minelaying
destroyers off South Foreland
(Note: This was German Operation WERNER).
Interception failed. German ships completed lay and returned.
October
2nd Deployed for repeat of
Operation LUCID which failed.
(Note: Future attempts to carry out Operation LUCID were abandoned.
This was due to a combination of technical problems and the likely weather
conditions).
Escorted Convoy FS6 to Harwich.
30th Joined 7th Escort Group at
Liverpool.
(For details of convoy defence in Atlantic see U-Boat War IN THE ATLANTIC
(HMSO),
THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC by D Macintyre and SEEK and STRIKE by W
Hackmann).
Escorted Convoy OG45 for part of passage to Gibraltar with H M Destroyer
WANDERER
and HM Armed Merchant Cruiser SALOPIAN.
Sailed to escort Convoy HX83 through NW Approaches with HM Destroyer BEAGLE.
November
5th Relieved SAGUENAY
and SKEENA,
(Note: Escort comprised H M Destroyers ACTIVE, ACHATES, BEAGLE, HESPERUS,
HURRICANE and HM Canadian Corvette PICTOEE).
11th Escorted OB242 with ships of
Group.
15th Transferred to Convoy HG46
with HM Destroyers WANDERER, WARWICK and CLARE.
26th Sailed to Join Convoy HX87
with HM Destroyers WANDERER and WARWICK, HM
Corvettes CAMPANULA, CLEMATIS, FLEUR-DE-LYS (French) and PERIWINKLE.
28th Rescued survivors from HM
Armed Merchant Cruiser FORFAR which had been torpedoed
whilst escorting Convoy HX90.
December
9th Sailed to meet HM
Seaplane Carrier PEGASUS and HM Destroyer HIGHLANDER with HM
Corvettes CAMPANULA, PERIWINKLE, PRIMULA, GARDENIA and HM Sloop LEITH.
(Operation SPECIMEN - Trials of use of Catapult launched aircraft in
Atlantic).
13th Detached as escort for HMS
PEGASUS during SPECIMEN trials.
20th Assisted fire-fighting during
air raid in Liverpool.
23rd Sailed to Join Convoy OB263
with HM Destroyer WARWICK.
Towed HMS WARWICK into Liverpool after acoustic mine damage
24th Joined escort for Convoy
OB263 (HM Sloop ROCHESTER, HM Corvettes FLEUR-DE-LYS,
GARDENIA and PERIWINKLE)
25th Detached to Join Convoy HX96
with HMS VENOMOUS and HMS FLEUR-DE-LYS for
passage to Lismore because of Liverpool air raids.
1 9 4 1
January
5th Escorted Convoy
OB270 with HM Corvettes GARDENIA, PERIWINKLE and
FLEUR-DE LYS.
7th Detached to join
Convoy SL60 with HM Sloop LABURNUM, HM Corvettes
FLEUR-DE-LYS, GARDENIA, CAMPANULA and PERIWINKLE.
9th Detached from SL60
to search for survivors from ss CLYTONEUS with ESPERANCE BAY.
10th Rescued survivors from ss
CLYTONEUS and ss BASSANO.
18th Escorted Convoy OB275 with HM
Sloop ABERDEEN, French corvette FLEUR-DE-LYS, HM
Corvette PERIWINKLE, HM Destroyers WITCH and MONTGOMERY.
Detached and after refuelling at Liverpool net 4 snips of Convoy HX102 for
escort to Loch Ewe.
Two ratings lost overboard in bad weather.
29th Assisted in salvage of ss
WESTMORLAND.
(Note: £600 Salvage Money was paid later.)
February
1st Escorted
Convoy OBC251 from Clyde.
3rd Escorted Convoy
HX105 with HM Corvettes CAMPANULA, PERIWINKLE, PIMPERNEL,
ANEMONE, HM Minesweeper FITZROY, HM Destroyers WITCH and MONTGOMERY.
4th Diverted to join
Convoy OB281 .
(Note: Complaints about length of service without refit of no avail).
March
Atlantic convoy escort In continuation with Group.
Refit arranged in London.
20th Taken in hand by Green and
Silley Weir.
Note: RAF Radar modified for RN use fitted (Type 286M).
For details of development and use of radar in RN see RADAR AT
SEA
by D Howse)
April
Under refit.
19th Damaged in London air raid.
26th Refit completed.
Nominated for service with 1st Destroyer Flotilla, Portsmouth.
May
Joined HM Destroyers VANSITTART and WIVERN.
12th Escorted H M Cruiser BERWICK
to Rosyth via Irish Sea with HM Destroyers WIVERN,
BERKELEY and BLENCATHRA.
14th Escorted French submarine
SURCOUF to 49.45N 4.27W with HMS WIVERN.
17th Nominated as escort for
military convoy WS8X and transfer to Freetown.
18th Under repair at Portsmouth
24th On completion diverted for
duty in Atlantic after loss of HM Battlecruiser HOOD.
Sailed for Plymouth with HMS WIVERN and HMS VANSITTART.
28th Took part in rescue of crew
of HM Armed Boarding Vessel REGISTAN on fire in the
English Channel.
Towed ship to safety.
31st Escorted military
Convoy WS8X with HM Aircraft Carrier VICTORIOUS, HM Cruisers
NORFOLK and NEPTUNE, H M Armed Merchant Cruiser ESPERANCE BAY and H M
Destroyers WIVERN and VANSITTART from Clyde
June
1st HM
Destroyers LEGION, BRIGHTON, SHERWOOD, ST MARY'S
and Polish Destroyer
ORP PIORUN joined WS8X.
(Note: This vital convoy to Middle East had been under threat from German
battleship
BISMARCK had been provided with a very strong escort. .BISMARCK was however
been sunk on 27th May but other raiders were active).
6th Sailed from
Gibraltar as escort for HM Aircraft Carrier ARGUS and ss NAS HELLAS.
8th Met HMS VICTORIOUS
and joined escort to Gibraltar with ships of Force H.
(Operation ROCKET - Delivery of aircraft to Malta).
10th Under repair at Gibraltar.
18th Nominated for convoy defence
based at Freetown and took passage with HMS WIVERN
and HMS VANSITTART.
27th Escorted ss CAMERONIA during
part of passage to UK.
July
2nd Returned to Freetown
after refuelling at Bathurst
7th Joined HM Cruiser
GALATEA and HM Armed Merchant Cruiser MORETON BAY, HM
Destroyers BRILLIANT, WIVERN and ASPHODEL as escort for military Convoy
WS9B.
24th Escorted ss EMPRESS OF
AUSTRALIA till relief by HM Armed Merchant Cruiser CANTON
30th On return to Freetown
transferred to Gibraltar for Atlantic convoy defence.
August
3rd Passage to
Gibraltar with HM Destroyers WIVERN and BOREAS.
11th Carried out anti-submarine
sweep off Gibraltar with HM Destroyers DUNCAN, BOREAS,
FORESTER and FURY.
12th Escorted outward Convoy HG7
with HMS BOREAS.
14th Under U-Boat and air attacks.
(See THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC).
18th On arrival at Gibraltar from
HG70 sailed as escort for inward Convoy HG71 with HM Sloop
DEPTFORD, HM Corvettes AURICULA, CONVOLVULUS, MARIGOLD and SAMPHIRE.
25th After return from HG71
carried out anti-submarine sweep in Straits of Gibraltar
to with HM
Corvettes SPIRAEA, CAMPANULA, CAMPION, HYACINTH, WALLFLOWER,
29th HM Destroyers VIMY, VIDETTE
and two Motor Launches from Gibraltar.
September
2nd Joined escort for Convoy
HG72 with HM Sloop LEITH, HM Corvettes CAMPION,
CAMPANULA, BLUEBELL, HYACINTH, WALLFLOWER, HM Destroyers BOREAS and
FARNDALE and Catapult Armed Merchant Ship HMS MAPLIN.
7th Refuelled in
Azores and joined HM Destroyers DUNCAN and FARNDALE, HM Sloop
FOWEY, HM Corvettes BEGONIA, HIBISCUS, LARKSPUR, MYOSOTIS, PERIWINKLE
and STONECROP as escort for Convoy OG73 to Gibraltar.
20th After arrival of 0373
escorted Convoy HG73 with HMS VIMY during passage to UK.
26th Carried cut Degaussing trials
at Gibraltar.
27th Passage to Bathurst with HMS
VIMY.
October
Refuelled at Bathurst.
6th Joined HM Cruiser
DUNEDIN and HM Sloop BRIDGEWATER with HMS VIMY as escort
for H M Aircraft Carrier EAGLE after trade defence duties in South Atlantic
30th Escorted troop Convoy to
Gibraltar with HM Sloops FOWEY, LEITH, HM Corvette
STONECROP and Dutch destroyer ISAAC SWEERS.
November
Routine docking at Gibraltar.
13th Assisted in operations after
HM Aircraft Carrier ARK ROYAL had been torpedoed.
(Note: HMS ARK ROYAL later sank during salvage attempt on 14th November).
16th Deployed with Dummy Convoy in
Western Mediterranean as a diversion during Eighth Army
offensive. in Egypt with HM Sloop DEPTFORD and HM Corvettes CONVOLVULUS,
RHODODENDRON and MARIGOLD (Operation CHIEFTAIN).
17th Carried out anti-submarine
search with HMS SAMPHIRE AND HMS VIDETTE.
21st Escorted troopship ss
RANGITATA to Freetown with HMS WISHART.
December
Deployed at Freetown for convoy escort and anti-submarine patrol.
1st Carried out'
patrol off Freetown.
3rd Escorted coastal
convoy to Takoradi (ST Series) with HM Sloop BRIDGEWATER and HM
Corvettes HMS CLOVER, FREESIA and NIGELLA.
12th Deployed with HM Destroyer
VANSITTART off Cape Verde Island in search for U-Boat
in conjunction with aircraft.
16th Part of escort for military
Convoy WS14 to Freetown with HM Destroyers CROOME and
EXMOOR.
(Note: HM Aircraft Transport ATHENE taking aircraft for Middle East to
Takoradi was also
in this Convoy.)
1 9 4 2
January
Freetown convoy defence and patrol in continuation.
13th Escorted Convoy SL98 with HM
Corvettes FRITILLARY, AURICULA, NIGELLA and
ORCHIS.
27th Joined HM Battleship
RESOLUTION, HM Destroyers VIMY, BOREAS, COLUMBIA (RCN)
and HM Sloop MILFORD as escort for military Convoy WS15.
31st Detached to investigate
report of U-Boat in area.
February
Escorted Convoy SL100 to Freetown with HM Destroyers BOREAS, VIDETTE,
WISHART, WIVERN and BRADFORD, HM Sloops ROCHESTER, SCARBOROUGH,
FOLKESTONE, WESTON and WELLINGTON.
11th Escorted inward Convoy OS18
into Freetown with HM Cutter GORLESTON and five
FLOWER Class corvettes..
22nd Detached with BRILLIANT and BOREAS
to escort ss NEW NORTHLAND to Bathurst.
26th Deployed as escort for
military Convoy WS16 into Freetown with HM Destroyers BOREAS
and BRILLIANT.
(Note: HM Cruiser NEWCASTLE was deployed as Ocean Escort.)
March
1st Detached
from WS16 on arrival at Freetown.
6th Deployed as Local
Escort for WS16 during first stage of passage from Freetown with HMS
BRILLIANT, HM Sloop BRIDGEWATER and HM Corvette NIGELLA.
8th Detached from WS16
with HMS BRILLIANT and returned to Freetown.
23rd Escorted Convoy SL104 from
Freetown with HM Corvettes BERGAMOT, SNOWDROP,
VIOLET and French Commandant DETROYAT.
April
1st Deployed as
escort for military Convoy WS17 during passage into Freetown with HM
Destroyers ACTIVE, ANTHONY, Free French corvette COMMANDANT DETROYAT
and HM Corvette HYDRANGEA.
6th Detached from WS17
on arrival at Freetown
(Note: One source records that ship sailed for Freetown on 31st and never
joined convoy
but another records the deployment was as follows.)
WS17 included warships and troop ships on passage for planned landings in
Madagascar
(Operation IRONCLAD)
11th Deployed as Local Escort for
WS17B during passage from Freetown with HM Destroyer
CROOME Free French corvette COMMANDANT DROGOU and HM Corvette
HYDRANGEA.
14th Detached from WS17B and
returned to Freetown with same ships.
(Note: WS17 divided into two sections at Freetown.)
May
Escorted HM Battleship MALAYA during her return from IRONCLAD convoy.
20th Joined military convoy WS19
with HM Destroyer BOREAS as part of Local escort into
Freetown.
22nd Detached from WS19 on arrival at
Freetown
Nominated for refit in UK.
25th Escorted troopship ss EMPRESS
OF RUSSIA with HM Armed Merchant Cruiser LARGS and
HM COLOMBO during passage from Freetown..
June
5th Detached to meet
HM Aircraft Carrier ARGUS after fuelling at Ponta Delgada.
7th Arrived Gibraltar
with HMS ARGUS and HM Destroyer BEAGLE.
11th Joined ships of 36th Escort
Group with BEAGLE for escort Convoy HG84.
13th Refit port changed from
Portsmouth to Southampton.
14th Convoy under attacks by
ENDRASS Group of U-Boats.
Boarded Spanish fishing vessels suspected as reporting convoy movements to
German agents in
Spain.
No evidence found.
15th Detached to refuel in
Plymouth.
After arrival Plymouth immediately ordered to reinforce HG84 and sailed.
Convoy was still under sustained attacks from U-Boat Group.
16th Rejoined escort of HG84.
Detached from HG84 because of low fuel state.
Came under attack by 12 Ju88 whilst passing through fishing fleet.
Extensive damaged and flooding caused by four near misses.
Ship sank later in position 49.52N 10.4W.
(Note: Ship was involved in collision with Spanish trawler during these
attacks.
Some Spaniards Jumped on board and were present when ship foundered.
For a graphic description of the defence of this ship during these attacks
and of the
valiant efforts to save her - See WILD SWAN by Peter C Smith).
123 Survivors rescued by HM Destroyer VANSITTART landed at Milford Haven
Casualty List was published on 25th July 1942.)
Addendum
CONVOY ESCORT MOVEMENTS of HMS WILD SWAN
by Don
Kindell
These convoy lists have not been
cross-checked with the text above
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Date convoy sailed
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Joined convoy as escort
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Convoy No.
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Left convoy
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Date convoy arrived
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28/02/40
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29/02/40
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OA 100G
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01/03/40
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01/03/40
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25/02/40
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03/03/40
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HG 020
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04/03/40
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06/03/40
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07/03/40
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09/03/40
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OA 105G
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11/03/40
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11/03/40
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15/03/40
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16/03/40
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OA 110G
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19/03/40
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unknown
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18/03/40
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18/03/40
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OG 022
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20/03/40
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24/03/40
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28/03/40
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unknown
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OA 119
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unknown
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unknown
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06/04/40
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06/04/40
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OA 124
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07/04/40
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09/04/40
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10/04/40
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12/04/40
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OA 127
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13/04/40
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13/04/40
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02/04/40
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14/04/40
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HX 032
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17/04/40
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17/04/40
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31/07/40
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02/08/40
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FS 0238
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02/08/40
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02/08/40
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29/10/40
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29/10/40
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OG 045
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02/11/40
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13/11/40
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24/10/40
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04/11/40
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HX 083
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05/11/40
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07/11/40
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11/11/40
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11/11/40
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OB 242
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unknown
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15/11/40
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31/10/40
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15/11/40
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HG 046
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19/11/40
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19/11/40
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09/12/40
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09/12/40
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OG 047
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15/12/40
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21/12/40
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23/12/40
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23/12/40
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OB 263
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26/12/40
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27/12/40
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14/12/40
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27/12/40
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HX 096
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29/12/40
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30/12/40
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05/01/41
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05/01/41
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OB 270
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08/01/41
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08/01/41
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22/12/40
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09/01/41
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SL 060
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09/01/41
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13/01/41
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18/01/41
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18/01/41
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OB 275
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22/01/41
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23/01/41
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11/01/41
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23/01/41
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HX 102
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25/01/41
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29/01/41
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01/02/41
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01/02/41
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OB 281
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05/02/41
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05/02/41
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25/01/41
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06/02/41
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HX 105
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09/02/41
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09/02/41
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09/08/41
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11/08/41
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HG 070
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15/08/41
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23/08/41
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18/08/41
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18/08/41
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HG 071
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23/08/41
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02/09/41
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02/09/41
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02/09/41
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HG 072
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07/09/41
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17/09/41
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29/08/41
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08/09/41
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OG 073
|
13/09/41
|
13/09/41
|
17/09/41
|
20/09/41
|
HG 073
|
22/09/41
|
01/10/41
|
24/09/41
|
01/10/41
|
SL 088
|
01/10/41
|
08/10/41
|
24/10/41
|
27/10/41
|
OS 009G
|
01/11/41
|
01/11/41
|
01/11/41
|
04/11/41
|
SL 091G
|
06/11/41
|
08/11/41
|
04/12/41
|
04/12/41
|
ST 010
|
09/12/41
|
09/12/41
|
15/01/42
|
15/01/42
|
SL 098
|
18/01/42
|
05/02/42
|
05/01/42
|
20/01/42
|
OS 016
|
23/01/42
|
23/01/42
|
09/02/42
|
09/02/42
|
SL 100
|
14/02/42
|
04/03/42
|
30/01/42
|
15/02/42
|
OS 018
|
20/02/42
|
20/02/42
|
24/03/42
|
24/03/42
|
SL 104
|
28/03/42
|
12/04/42
|
13/03/42
|
28/03/42
|
OS 022
|
29/03/42
|
01/04/42
|
19/04/42
|
19/04/42
|
ST 020
|
21/04/42
|
21/04/42
|
09/06/42
|
11/06/42
|
HG 084
|
17/06/42
|
20/06/42
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Note
on Convoys)