F-Class Fleet Destroyer built by John Brown at Clydebank under 1932 Programme.
She was laid down on 15th August
1933 and launched on 12th October 1934 as the 6th RN ship to carry the name. It
was introduced in
1806 and last used for a pre WW1 destroyer sold in 1920. Build was completed on
21st June 1935 and the
Tender cost was £247,234, excluding Admiralty supplied equipment such as
weapons and communications
equipment. Before the outbreak of war she was part of the 6th Destroyer
Flotilla and served in Home
waters and in the Mediterranean. The Flotilla was re-numbered 8th in April 1939
After a successful
WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign in January 1942 this ship
was adopted by the civil community
of Epsom and Ewell, Surrey.
B a t t l e H o n o u r s
BASQUE ROADS 1809
- DARDANELLES 1916 - ATLANTIC 1939-41 - NARVIK 1940
- NORWAY 1940 - MALTA CONVOYS 1941
- MEDITERRANEAN 1941
H e r a l d i c D a t a
Badge: On a Field Red, a Foxhound's
head proper
M o t t o
Acar in venatu :
'Keen in the chase'
D e t a i l s o f
W a r S e r v i c e a s H M S F O X H O U N D
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1 9 3 9
September
Part of 8th
Destroyer Flotilla, Home Fleet.
3rd
- Deployed on escort of Fleet units in Home waters.
14th - During
deployment as escort for HM Aircraft Carrier ARK ROYAL shared credit with
HM Destroyers FAULKNOR and FIREDRAKE
for sinking of U39 in position 58.32N 11.39W
in NW Approaches. 43 survivors were
rescued.
(Note:
This was the first U-Boat kil1 of WW2).
October to
December
Deployed with
destroyer screen of major Home Fleet units during North Sea and NW Approaches
operations.
(For details of naval activities in
Home waters see ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY
by Corelli Barnett and Naval Staff
History.)
1 9 4 0
January
4th
- Escorted HM Battleship NELSON from Loch Ewe to Portsmouth after mine damage.
February
11th - Rescued
survivors of Swedish ship ORANIA in position NE of Shetlands.
March
Home Fleet
patrol and screening duties in continuation.
April
8th
- Deployed with Home Fleet in support of military operations in Norway.
(Operation WILFRED/R4).
13th - Participated
in 2nd Battle of Narvik with Home Fleet units.
Sank German Destroyer ERICH GIESE
with HM Destroyer COSSACK.
(For details see NARVIK by D MacIntyre
and Naval Staff History (2001).).
May
Norwegian
support duties in continuation.
1st
- Detached for escort of HM Battleship WARSPITE to Gibraltar.
8th
- Escorted HM Cruisers GLASGOW and BERWICK carrying Royal Marines for the
British
occupation of Iceland.
Retained temporarily in Iceland.
June
5th
- Part of destroyer screen for HM Battlecruisers
RENOWN and REPULSE during a
search for two unknown vessels in Faeroes-Iceland Gap.
8th - Search
abandoned and returned to Scapa Flow.
Transferred
with Flotilla to join Force H at Gibraltar.
July
2nd - Part of
destroyer screen for HM Battlecruiser HOOD, HM
Battleships RESOLUTION
and VALIANT, HM Aircraft Carrier ARK ROYAL, HM
Cruisers ARETHUSA and
ENTERPRISE with HM Destroyers FAULKNOR, FEARLESS,
FORESTER, FORESIGHT,
ESCORT
of 8th Flotilla and destroyers of 13th Flotilla for passage to Oran
(Note: Captain Holland, Royal Navy was
embarked for negotiations with French Admiral,.)
3rd
- Present for negotiations in relation to future deployment of French warships.
Attempt to avoid inevitable
bloodshed failed (Operation CATAPULT)
(For details see THE DEADLY STROKE by Warren Tute).
6th - Part of
destroyer screens for HMS HOOD, HMS VALIANT, HMS ARK ROYAL, HM Cruisers
ARETHUSA and ENTERPRISE with HM
Destroyers FEARLESS, FORESTER, ESCORT,
WISHART, VIDETTE, VORTIGERN and WRESTLER for air
attack on French battleship
DUNKERQUE (Operation LEVER).
8th - Part of
destroyer screen for HMS HOOD, HMS VALIANT, HMS RESOLUTION, HM Cruisers
ARETHUSA, DELHI and ENTERPRISE with
HM Destroyers FAULKNOR, FEARLESS,
FORESTER, ESCORT, DOUGLAS, ACTIVE, VELOX, VORTIGERN
and WRESTLER to cover
air attacks on Cagliari, Sardinia (Operation MA5).
Operation abandoned after ships came
under air attack south of Majorca.
31st - Joined
HMS HOOD, HMS ARK ROYAL and HMS ENTERPRISE as destroyer screen for Group
1 with HM Destroyers FAULKNOR,
FORESTER and FORESIGHT for air attacks on Cagliari
(Operation CRUSH).
August
4th
- Passage to UK with Force H ships.
September
Under
refit at Sheerness.
October
On completion
took passage to rejoin Flotilla at Gibraltar.
Deployed en convoy defence in Atlantic based at Gibraltar.
November
9th - Joined
Force B with HM Destroyers DUNCAN, ISIS, FORESTER, FIREDRAKE, FAULKNOR
and FURY as destroyer screen for HMS
ARK ROYAL and HM Cruiser SHEFFIELD to carry
out air attack on Cagliari
(Operation CRACK).
(For
details of operation in western Mediterranean in 1940 see ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE
CLOSELY by Corelli Barnett and Naval
Staff History (2001).).
15th - Joined
Force B with HM Destroyers, FAULKNOR, FORTUNE, FORESTER and FIREDRAKE
as screen for HM Battlecruiser
RENOWN, HMS ARK ROYAL and HM Cruiser SHEFFIELD
to provide cover for aircraft
delivery by HMS ARGUS and a diversionary air attack on Alghero
(Operation WHITE - This attack was
cancelled because of weather conditions).
20th
- Joined escort for Gibraltar - West Africa convoy.
29th
- Delayed at Takoradi by condenser trouble.
December
Rejoined
Flotilla at Gibraltar.
1 9 4 1
January
Deployment
with Flotilla in Force H in continuation.
7th - Joined
screen for HMS RENOWN, HM Battleship MALAYA, HMS ARK ROYAL and HM
Cruiser SHEFFIELD with HM Destroyers
FAULKNOR, FORESIGHT, FURY, FIREDRAKE,
FORTUNE and DUNCAN to cover transit of military
convoys to Malta and Piraeus.
(Operation EXCESS - For details of 1941 operations see above references).
31st - Joined
Group 2 with HMS Destroyers FEARLESS, FORESIGHT, FURY, FIREDRAKE and
JERSEY as screen for HMS RENOWN, HMS
MALAYA, HMS ARK ROYAL and HMS
SHEFFIELD during an air attack on Tirso
Dam, Sardinia (Operation PICKET).
February
6th - Joined
Group 2 with HM Destroyers FEARLESS, FORESIGHT, FURY, ENCOUNTER and
JERSEY as screen for HMS RENOWN, HMS
MALAYA, HMS ARK ROYAL and HMS
SHEFFIELD during a combined minelay
off Spezia and bombardment of Genoa
(Operation GROG).
March
Deployment
with Force H in continuation.
25th - Joined
escort for Convoy WS7 in NW approaches with HM Destroyer ECLIPSE.
28th - Detached
from WS7 with HMS ECLIPSE and took passage to rejoin Force H.
30th
- Joined HM Cruiser SHEFFIELD, HM Destroyers FURY, FEARLESS, FORESTER
and FORTUNE with HM Destroyers
FAULKNOR and FORESIGHT to intercept a Vichy
French convoy.
(Note: This was unsuccessful and
resulted in air attacks on British ships during return passage).
April
Detached with
HM Destroyer DUNCAN for escort of WS7.
1st
- Rejoined escort for WS7 with HMS DUNCAN.
4th
- Detached from WS7 with HM Destroyers DUNCAN, VIDETTE and WISHART on
arrival at Freetown.
6th - Took part
as screen for Force H units during search for German warships reported
in Atlantic.
7th
- Joined escort for WS7 with HM Destroyers DUNCAN and VIDETTE.
9th - Detached
from WS7 and took passage to rejoin Flotilla at Gibraltar.
May
19th - Deployed
with HM Destroyers FAULKNOR, FORESTER, FURY, HESPERUS and BRILLIANT
as screen for HMS RENOWN, HM
Aircraft Carriers ARK ROYAL and ARGUS and HM Cruiser
SHEFFIELD during Malta aircraft
delivery (Operation SPLICE).
24th - Deployed
with Flotilla as screen for Force H for cover passage of Atlantic military
convoy in
case
of attack by German warships BISMARCK and PRINZ EUGEN.
Diverted with Force H to prevent
return of BISMARCK to Brest.
Part of screen for HMS ARK ROYAL and HMS RENOWN with
HMS FAULKNOR,
FORESTER,
FORTUNE and FORESIGHT.
25th - Detached
with other destroyers because of fuel shortage for high speed
operation.
June
5th - Part of
screen for HMS RENOWN and HM Aircraft Carrier FURIOUS with HM Destroyers
FAULKNOR, FORESTER and FORESIGHT for
Malta aircraft delivery
(Operation ROCKET).
13th - Escorted
HMS ARK ROYAL, HMS RENOWN and HM Aircraft Carrier VICTORIOUS for
Malta aircraft delivery with HM
Destroyers FAULKNOR, FEARLESS, FORESIGHT,
WISHART and HESPERUS (Operation
TRACER).
17th
- On return from TRACER deployed in Atlantic with HM Destroyers FAULKNOR,
FEARLESS,
FORESTER
and FURY.
18th - Shared
credit for sinking of U138 in position 36.04N 07-29W with same ships.
(Note: This was during A/S
operations north of Gibraltar.
27 survivors were rescued. For details see U-BOATS
DESTROYED by P. Kemp
and
HITLER'S U-BOAT WAR by C Blair.)
23rd
- Intercepted German supply ship ALSTERTOR in position 41.22N 13.10W with ships
of 8th
Flotilla.
Enemy vessel scuttled en approach
and survivors taken to Gibraltar.
30th
- Escorted HMS FURIOUS and HM Cruiser HERMIONE for Malta aircraft delivery with
HM
Destroyers FEARLESS and LEGION
(Operation RAILWAY II).
July
21st - Joined
Force X as screen for HM Cruisers EDINBURGH, MANCHESTER, ARETHUSA and
HM Minelaying
Cruiser MANXMAN with HM Destroyers COSSACK, MAORI, SIKH.
NESTOR, ERIDGE, AVONVALE, FARNDALE,
FEARLESS and FIREDRAKE during
passage of Malta supply convoy.
25th
- Deployed in minesweeping role during entry into Malta.
August
Withdrawn from
Force H with ships of Flotilla and took passage to UK for refit.
September to October
Under
refit.
Nominated
for service with 2nd Destroyer Flotilla in Eastern Mediterranean.
November
Post
refit trials.
December
Part
of escort for military Convoy WS14.
9th
- Joined escort for military convoy WS14 in Clyde with H M Destroyers GURKHA
and
NESTOR.
13th - Detached
from WS14 and took independent passage to rejoin Flotilla.
15th
- Deployed for anti-submarine operation off Gibraltar prior to departure of
Convoy
HG76 for UK. Shared credit for sinking U127 with
HM Destroyers CROOME, GURKHA (ii)
and NESTOR (RAN) in position 36.28N 9.12W. There were
no survivors.
Deployed
for anti-submarine patrol off Gibraltar.
1 9 4 2
January
Joined 2nd
Destroyer Flotilla at Alexandria for Fleet escort duties.
16th
- Part of escort for HM Cruisers NAIAD, DIDO and EURYALUS covering passage of
Convoy
MW8B to Malta from Alexandria
(Operation MF3).
February to March
Deployed with
destroyer screen for a series of convoys to Malta from Port Said.
April
Transferred to
Eastern Fleet to reinforce destroyer strength. Passage to
Indian Ocean.
May
Deployed with
Eastern Fleet for convoy defence In Indian Ocean.
June to September
South Atlantic
and Indian Ocean convoy defence in continuation.
Based at Simonstown.
October
Deployed with
HM Destroyers NIZAM (RAN), ACTIVE, ARROW and HM Corvette
ROCKROSE.
(Note: An increase in U-Boat
activity against convoys in area was causing much concern.
See HITLER'S U-BOAT WAR.)
8th - Took part
in search for survivors from mercantiles sunk by
U-Boats. Carried out A/S operations.
November to December
Deployment
at Capetown in continuation.
1 9 4 3
January to February
Convoy defence in Atlantic and Indian Oceans in continuation.
March
24th - Joined
military convoy WS27 with HM Destroyers QUILLIAM and RACEHORSE
during passage from Freetown to Cape
of Good Hope for escort in place of HM
Destroyers QUAIL, QUEENBOROUGH and RAIDER.
26th
- Detached from WS27 off Capetown.
Rejoined WS27
off Durban with HM Destroyers CATTERICK, NAPIER and
ROTHERHAM.
April
1st
- Detached from WS27 during passage to Aden.
Took passage to join military convoy
WS28.
11th
- Joined W528 with HM Destroyers QUILLIAM and ROTHERHAM off Capetown
for
escort of Middle East section.
14th
- Detached from WS28 on arrival at Durban.
May
Selected for
conversion to Long Range Escort with improved anti-submarine weapon
equipment fitted.
For details of development and use
of radar and new anti-submarine weapons see
RADAR AT SEA by D Hawse and SEEK AND
STRIKE by W Hackmann).
Took passage to UK but diverted for
escort of military convoy when at Gibraltar.
25th - Escorted
military convoy WS30 with HM Destroyers ANTELOPE and CATTERICK
during passage to Freetown.
29th
- Detached from WS30 and returned to Gibraltar.
June
Deployed at
Gibraltar for convoy defence.
26th - Joined
military convoy WS31 with HM Destroyers AMAZON, BULLDOG and
BLACKMORE at Gibraltar as escort for
passage to Freetown.
(Note:
Joint Convoy KMF17 for Mediterranean and WS31 for Bombay had divided
at Gibraltar.)
July
4th
- Detached on arrival at Freetown with WS31.
6th - Rejoined
WS31 on departure from Freetown with HM Armed Merchant Cruiser
CORFU, HM Destroyers BLACKMORE,
BULLDOG, WOLVERINE as escort
during passage to Capetown.
12th
- Detached from WS31 for independent passage after relief by HM Destroyer
RAPID.
Rejoined
Flotilla at Gibraltar.
August
Passage
to UK for refit.
Paid off.
September
to December
Under
refit in Humber shipyard. Future deployment
under consideration.
1 9 4 4
January
Under
refit.
Transfer
to Royal Canadian Navy approved.
S e r v i c e a s H M C S Q
U ' A P P E L L E
February
8th - Transferred
to Royal Canadian Navy and renamed QU'APPELLE.
Worked-up
for Atlantic convoy defence at Tobermory.
March
Joined 6th
Escort Group at Londonderry as Senior Officer's ship.
April
Transferred to
12th Escort Group and joined HM Destroyers SASKATCHEWAN (RCN),
RESTIGOUCHE (RCN) and SKEENA (RCN)
for escort duty in NW Approaches.
May
Atlantic
convoy escort duty in continuation.
Nominated with Group for deployment
in support of Allied landings in Normandy.
June
Deployed with
Group in SW Approaches to deny access to Channel by German U-boats.
Based at Plymouth.
(For details of naval activities
prior to and during the landings see OPERATION
NEPTUNE by K Edwards and LANDINGS IN
NORMANDY (HMSO).)
July
Deployed on
offensive operations against U-Boat escorts in Bay of Biscay and the
English Channel (Operation DREDGER).
6th
- Sank Flak ships off Brest.
August
Deployed with
HM Canadian Destroyers ASSINIBOINE, RESTIGOUCHE and
SKEENA for interception of
evacuation shipping in Bay of Biscay (Operation KINETIC).
11th - Sank two
trawlers.
Damaged
in collision with SKEENA.
14th
- Taken in hand for repair.
September
On completion
resumed convoy escort duties In NW Approaches.
October
Group redesignated 11th Escort Group and transferred to Iceland
in continuation.
25th
- Subjected to extreme weather conditions whilst at anchor off Reykjavik.
(Note: HMCS SKEENA also anchored
near-by came adrift and grounded.
This ship subsequently was declared a total loss.)
November
Convoy defence in N Atlantic in continuation.
29th - Arrived
at Halifax to prepare for refit.
December
Under
refit at Pictou, Nova Scotia.
1 9 4 5
January to
March
Under
refit.
April
Resumed convoy
escort duties.
May to August
Deployed in
Canadian waters.
Nominated
for duty as troop transport
P o
s t W a r N o t e s
HM
Canadian Destroyer QU'APPELLE was used for bringing Canadian service personnel
from Greenock to Halifax until
25th September 1945. She was paid off on 11th October and used for training
duties at the Canadian Navy Torpedo
School (HMCS STADACONA) in Halifax until 1946 when she was placed on the
Disposal List. This ship was
sold in December 1947 and broken up at Sydney, Nova Scotia in 1948.
Addendum
CONVOY ESCORT MOVEMENTS
as
HMS FOXHOUND
by Don Kindell
This convoy list has 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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30/01/40
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05/02/40
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TC 003
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07/02/40
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07/02/40
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08/07/41
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08/07/41
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HG 067
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unknown
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24/07/41
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06/08/41
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06/08/41
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HG 034FA
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13/08/41
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14/08/41
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19/11/41
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21/11/41
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ON 038
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26/11/41
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30/11/41
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16/11/41
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29/11/41
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SC 055
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02/12/41
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05/12/41
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17/12/42
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28/12/42
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MC 002
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01/01/43
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01/01/43
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25/01/43
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09/02/43
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PAMPHLET
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09/02/43
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27/02/43
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10/05/43
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10/05/43
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TS 039
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15/05/43
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15/05/43
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16/05/43
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16/05/43
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SR 004F
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23/05/43
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23/05/43
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14/07/43
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14/07/43
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TS 047
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20/07/43
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20/07/43
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11/08/43
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11/08/43
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TS 050
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16/08/43
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16/08/43
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25/08/43
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25/08/43
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CF 013B
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31/08/43
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31/08/43
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19/08/43
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01/09/43
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MKF 022
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07/09/43
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09/09/43
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as HMCS QU'APPELLE
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07/04/44
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08/04/44
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ON 231
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17/04/44
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24/04/44
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17/04/44
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27/04/44
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SC 157
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28/04/44
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01/05/44
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10/09/44
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15/09/44
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SL 169MK
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16/09/44
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17/09/44
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18/11/44
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19/11/44
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ON 267
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24/11/44
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05/12/44
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(Note on Convoys)