B a t t l e H
o n o u r s
MEDITERRANEAN 1940-44 - MATAPAN 1941 - LIBYA
1940-42 - SFAX 1941 - CRETE
1941 - MALTA CONVOYS 1941-42 - SIRTE
1942 - SICILY 1943 - SALERNO 1943 - AEGEAN 1943
- ANZIO 1944 - ADRIATIC
1944 - NORMANDY 1944
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Badge: On a Field Black,issuant in water from base
barry wavy White
and Blue a demi Pegasus White, winged Blue, on the wing a
fleur-de lys Gold.
D e t a i l s o f Pr e - W a
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1 9 3 9
May Contractors trials and
commissioned for service in 7th Destroyer Flotilla, Home Fleet.
12th Commenced Acceptance
trials on completion of build.
14th Sailed for Chatham
after Acceptance
damage. To be
confirmed.)
30th Taken in hand by HM
Dockyard, Chatham for repair of collision damage,
June
7th Embarked ammunition
at Sheerness.
8th Passage from to
Portland for work-up prior to operational service.
July Completed work-up
and took passage to Sheerness to rectify defects found
during trials and
work-up
10th Under repair by HM
Dockyard, Sheerness,
30th Passage to Scapa Flow
from Sheerness for Home Fleet service.
August Deployed with Home Fleet
for exercises and war station nominated.
24th Passage to Dover for
patrol in Channel
30th Passage to join Humber Force based at Immingham with HM Destroyers
JAVELIN, JUPITER
and ECHO of 7th Flotilla.
D e t a i l
s o f
W a r S e r v i c e
(for more ship information,
go
to
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and type name in Site Search)
September Deployed with Humber Force
for interception of German ships attempting to
return to harbour
or to act as commerce raiders as well as for convoy defence.
(Note: Other
ships in Humber Force were HM Cruisers SOUTHAMPTON, GLASGOW,
with HM Destroyer
JAGUAR to join later.)
2nd Part of destroyer
screen for HM Cruisers SOUTHAMPTON and GLASGOW during patrol off
coasts of Norway,
Denmark and Germany for interception of mercantiles
(Note: This
deployment was in anticipation of declaration of war with Germany.)
4th German mercantile
JOHANNES MOLKEN BUHR intercepted but scuttled on
approach to avoid
capture. Rescued crew who had taken to boats.
7th Deployed at
Immingham with Flotilla as part of Humber Force in North Sea.
(For details of
naval activities in Home waters between September 1939 and
April 1940 see
ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY by C Barnett and
the Naval Staff
History.)
9th Intercepted German
freighters BONDE and GUSTAFFE E REUTER off Norwegian
coast and sent
vessels in Prize to Kirkwall.
On return to
Rosyth carried out Boiler Clean in Immingham commercial shipyard.
22nd Sailed from Rosyth to
take part in Home Fleet operation to tempt German Navy into action
in southern North
Sea. (Operation SK)
Operation
abandoned after collision between HMS JERSEY and HMS JAVELIN.
30th Sustained damage
whilst alongside at Rosyth when HMS JUPITER mishandled procedure for
berthing
October On completion of repair
work resumed operational service.
8th Sailed for
anti-submarine patrol and investigation of report of enemy naval activity.
Under air attacks
when HMS JUPITER disabled by machinery defect.
Took HMS JUPITER
in tow for passage to Scapa Flow.
9th Arrived at Scapa
Flow.
14th Sailed from Rosyth
with cruisers of Humber Force for interception patrol against shipping.
(Note: Two German
mercantiles were boarded and sent to Kirkwall with Prize crews.
16th Detached from
cruisers and took passage as escort for convoy of independent shipping.
On arrival in
Forth estuary came under air attacks during which HM Destroyer MOHAWK
which had joined
convoy was damaged by near misses and sustained serious damage with many
killed including
her captain
18th Sailed from Rosyth
with HM Destroyers JERSEY, COSSACK and MAORI as screen for HM
Battlecruiser
REPULSE to intercept a blockade runner in NW Approaches.
20th Joined ships of Home
Fleet after passage in atrocious weather.
21st Detached and took
passage with HMS JERSEY to Sullom Voe, Shetland for anti submarine
patrol.
After refuelling
carried out unsuccessful search.
23rd Took part with HM
Destroyers JERSEY, COSSACK, MAORI in search for American
mercantile CITY OF FLINT which had been captured
by German commerce raider.
Stoker rating
swept overboard in heavy weather and lost his life.
24th Search abandoned when
mercantile reported at Murmansk.
25th Returned to Rosyth.
26th Passage to Immingham
with ships of 7th Flotilla.
Carried out
offensive sweep to enemy shipping off Dutch coast and returned to Humber.
November North Sea deployment with Flotilla for convoy defence in NW Approaches.
(Note: Ship
deployed as escort for three north-bound convoys FN34,36 and 39.
During this
period Flotilla staff moved ashore to set up destroyer base at Immingham.
Ships of Home
Fleet had been moved to Loch Ewe and Clyde area after loss of HM
Battleship ROYAL
OAK.
23rd Taken in hand for
refit by Brigham and Cowan shipyard in Hull
December
9th Resumed Flotilla
duties in North Sea on completion of refit.
10th Deployed with HM
Destroyers JUNO, JANUS, JAGUAR and JUPITER for anti-submarine
operations off
Dutch coast.
11th Returned to Immingham
after successful sweep.
Transferred to
convoy escort of convoys too and from Norway based at Sullom Voe.
25th Returned to
Immingham.
29th Deployed with HMS
JANUS for North Sea patrol on convoy route.
1 9 4 0
January North Sea deployment including escort of East Coast convoys and those to and from
Norway.
(Note: Projected
Fleet operation in Baltic abandoned. See ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE
CLOSELY by C
Barnett.
February
6th At Hull for Boiler
clean and fit of Degaussing equipment by commercial shipyard.
14th Resumed operational
service at Immingham.
24th Escorted south bound
convoy from Tyne to Humber
Returned to
Immingham.
March
4th Sailed from Rosyth
for escort of Convoy ON17A during passage to Bergen, Norway.
10th Returned to Rosyth
from Bergen.
(Note: Carried
out attacks on submarine without success. during return)
Deployed for
escort of coastal convoys.
18th Sailed from Rosyth
with outward convoy to Norway.
19th Involved in collision
with Swedish ss TOR near Longstone Light and sustained major
damage to bow
structure which prevent ship steaming ahead.
(Note: 17 of
ship’s company were killed in this tragic accident.
Returned to Tyne
escorted by HM Destroyers JAVELIN and JANUS.
20th Taken in for repair
at Swan Hunter shipyard, Newcastle.
April Under repair
to May Pennant Number for
visual signalling purposes changed to G00.
June Resumed operational
duty as Leader of 14th Destroyer Flotilla,
(Note: Ships of
Flotilla were now part of Mediterranean Fleet based at Alexandria.)
9th On completion of
post repair trials took passage to Scapa Flow to work-up for
operational
deployment in Mediterranean.
24th On completion of post
repair trials took passage to Plymouth.
27th Took passage to
Mediterranean with General Sir Mason McDarlanew, Governor designate for
of Gibraltar embarked.
29th Arrived at Gibraltar
and disembarked passengers.
July
1st Passage to Malta to
join Flotilla
6th Under air attack at
Malta without damage.
9th Sailed from Malta
with HM Destroyers DIAMOND and VENDETTA as escort for
Convoy MF1
(Note: This
convoy was taking civil personnel and families from Malta after outbreak of war
with Italy.)
(For details of
all Malta Convoy operations see MALTA CONVOY by R Woodman.)
13th Arrived at Alexandria
after relief from escort by HM Destroyers STUART, HAVOCK
and IMPERIAL.
Commenced service
in 14th Flotilla with HM Destroyers JANUS, JUNO, MOHAWK
and NUBIAN
27th Deployed with
Flotilla to cover passage of inward convoy to Alexandria from Aegean.
Under air attack.
August
1st Returned to
Alexandria as escort for HM Battleship MALAYA which had withdrawn from
covering duty due
to boiler defects.
Deployed with
Flotilla for diversionary operation in Eastern Mediterranean during Malta
aircraft delivery
by HMS ARGUS IN western Mediterranean (Operation MA)
4th Deployed with
Flotilla for sweep in eastern Mediterranean.
11th Returned to
Alexandria and carried out Boiler Clean.
20th Resumed Flotilla
duty.
Deployed with HM
Destroyers JANUS, NUBIAN, MOHAWK, HERO and HOSTILE as
screen for HMS
LIVERPOOL to provide cover for Aegean convoy on passage from Athens.
(Operation MA9)
29th Deployed as escort
for Convoy MF2 during passage to Malta with HM Destroyers
DAINTY, DIAMOND
and JUNO covered by ships of the
Mediterranean
Fleet (Operation
MB3).
(Note: This was
part of a joint operation HATS to cover the transfer of HM Aircraft Carrier
ILLUSTRIOUS, HM
Battleship VALIANT, HM Cruisers CALCUTTA and
COVENTRY to
reinforce Fleet at Alexandria. For details see Naval Staff History
(HMSO – 2002) and
MALTA CONVOYS by R Woodman.)
31st Under air attacks
during which ss CORNWALL in convoy was hit and
set of fire.
Transferred
Medical Officer to assist with casualties See reference.
September
2nd Arrived in Malta
escort to ss CORNWALL with HMS JUNO.
3rd Deployed with four
other destroyers as screen for HM Battleship MALAYA, HM Aircraft
Carrier EAGLE and
HM Cruiser COVENTRY as Force E to cover passage of Convoy AS3
from Greece
during passage to Alexandria.
4th HMS EAGLE detached
from Force E to join HMS ILLUSTRIOUS for attacks on airfields
on Rhodes
5th Arrived at
Alexandria with Force E
11th Deployed with HMS
JANUS and HMS NUBIAN as anti-submarine escort for HM Monitor
TERROR, HM River
Gunboats APHIS and LADYBIRD during passage to carry out
bombardment on
enemy positions west of Sollum Bay.
12th Carried out
bombardment from close inshore.
13th Returned to
Alexandria with same ships and joined HM Cruiser KENT and two other ships
of 3rd Cruiser
Squadron as screen with HM Destroyers HERO, HASTY and HEREWARD
during offensive
sweep in Eastern Mediterranean.
16th Joined including HMS
ILLUSTRIOUS, HMS VALIANT, HM Cruiser ORION and destroyer
screen to take
part in naval gunfire support for military operation to repel Italian advance
towards Cairo.
17th Deployed as screen
for HMS ILLUSTRIOUS, HMS COVENTRY and HMS CALCUTTA
during air
operations including minelay in Benghazi harbour and torpedo attacks on
shipping.
(Note: These were
very successful. See above references.
On completion
detached with ships of 3rd Cruiser Squadron to carry out bombardment at Bardia.
During passage
came under attack by torpedo aircraft, which hit and disabled HMS KENT.
Assisted in
operation to tow damaged cruiser with HMS JUNO and HMS JANUS.
19th Arrived at Alexandria
with HMS KENT.
22nd Carried out
bombardment of Sidi Barrani with HM Destroyers JANUS, JUNO
and MOHAWK of
Flotilla in support of military operations against Italian advance
in western
desert.
28th Deployed with screen
for HMS WARSPITE, HMS VALIANT, HMS ILLUSTRIOUS,
HM Cruisers
ORION, SYDNEY (RAN) ands YORK to cover passage of HM Cruisers
GLOUCESTER and
LIVERPOOL taking reinforcement troops to Malta.
Operation MB5)
October
6th Deployed with HM
Destroyers DAINTY, DECOY, IMPERIAL, JANUS, JUNO,
STUART (RAN) and
VAMPIRE (RAN) as screen for HMS ILLUSTRIOUS, HMS
EAGLE, HMS
MALAYA, HMS RAMILLIES, HMS VALIANT, HMS WARSPITE,
HM Cruisers AJAX,
GLOUCESTER, LIVERPOOL, ORION,
SYDNEY (RAN) and
YORK to provide
Distant Cover for passage of Convoy MF3 during passage from
Alexandria to
Malta (Operation MB6).
11th Remained with screen
after arrival of MF3 at Malta to provide cover for passage of
return Convoy MF4
to Alexandria.
12th Detached from main
Fleet screen with HMS JANUS to assist HMS AJAX which had
engaged a group
of Italian warships on passage to attack MF4.
(Note: For
details of this engagement see above references.
13th Rejoined Fleet units
with HMS AJAX
(Note: One source
suggests ship escorted convoy on passage from Piraeus to join MF4.
To be
confirmed.))
14th Under air attacks
during which HMS LIVERPOOL was seriously damaged and was
taken in tow by
HMS ORION.
15th Deployed with escort
for HMS ORION during passage to Alexandria.
16th Arrived at Alexandria
with Fleet units which had carried out air attacks on Leros.
Under enemy air
raid on harbour at Alexandria.
18th Carried out Flotilla
sea exercises whilst at Alexandria.
25th (Note: During these
exercises a US Navy officer was embarked as an observer.)
November
6th Deployed as screen
for HMS ILLUSTRIOUS, HMS MALAYA, HMS WARSPITE,
HMS AJAX, HMS
GLOUCESTER, HMS ORION, HMAS SYDNEY, and HMS
YORK with HM Destroyers DECOY, DEFENDER, HASTY. HAVOCK,
HEREWARD, HERO,
HYPERION. ILEX, JANUS, JUNO, MOHAWK and NUBIAN
to provide
Distant Cover for passage of Convoys MW3 to Malta and returning
Convoy ME3.
(Operation MB8
Part of joint Operation COAT to pass further reinforcements to Mediterranean
Fleet at
Alexandria. These were HM Battleship BARHAM, HM Cruisers BERWICK and
GLASGOW, HM
Destroyers GALLANT, GRIFFIN and GREYHOUND.)
9th Remained with Fleet
screen off Malta when MW3 arrived.
10th Destroyers from
reinforcements joined screen.
11th Deployed with Fleet
screen during air attacks on Italian warships at Taranto by
aircraft from HMS
ILLUSTRIOUS (Operation JUDGEMENT)
14th Returned to
Alexandria with Fleet units.
15th Part of destroyer
screen for Force A providing cover for military convoy to Suda
Bay, Crete and to
carry our air attacks on Rhodes.
(Note: Force A
comprised HMS ILLUSTRIOUS, HMS WARSPITE, HMS VALIANT
HMS ORION and
HMAS SYDNEY)
16th Deployed with
Flotilla and 3rd Cruiser Squadron ships for cover of passage of military
convoys to and
from Greece.
(Note: This was
part of a support for defence of Greece after invasion and involved
personnel as well
as materiel, at the expense of the Eighth Army and air defence.)
17th Visited Suda Bay
assess extent of necessary improvement for use by RN ships.
19th Returned to
Alexandria with covering ships.
27th Under air attacks
during operations at Rhodes.
28th With Force A screen
when meeting Force E and Force F for passage to Alexandria.
(Note: Force E
comprised HM Cruisers GLASGOW, GLOUCESTER and YORK
with four
destroyers.
Force F comprised
HM Cruisers MANCHESTER, SOUTHAMPTON and
HM Destroyer YORK joining the Fleet at Alexandria
as reinforcements
from UK
(Operation COLLAR)
29th Deployed with Fleet
screen to cover passage of ME4 from Malta to Alexandria.
December
1st Arrived at
Alexandria with Fleet units.
(Note: Lieutenant
Opie, US Navy who had been embarked as an observer left ship.)
8th Deployed with HMS
JANUS, HMS NUBIAN and HM Destroyer HEREWARD for
support of
military advance by 8th Army in western Desert (Operation COMPASS)
(Note: Ships of
Flotilla were to provide anti-submarine and AA protection of Inshore
Squadron which
included including HM Monitor TERROR and HM River Gun
Boats LADYBIRD,
APHIS and HM Minesweeper BAGSHOT.)
HMS HEREWARD was
carrying commando detachment for raid in
Sollim Bay
See THE ROYAL
NAVY AND THE MEDITERRANEAN (HMSO-2002.)
Took part in
bombardment of Sidi Barrani.
11th Bombarded Sollum area
with HMS JANUS and HMS NUBIAN in support of
military advance.
12th Returned to
Alexandria with HM Monitor TERROR.
13th Deployed as escort
for damaged cruiser HMS COVENTRY during passage to
Alexandria after
being hit forward by torpedo from Italian Submarine NEGHELLI
and steaming
stern first for repair.
16th Deployed with ships
of Flotilla with Mediterranean Fleet screen to provide Distant Cover for
passage of Malta
Convoy MW5, return Convoy ME5 to Alexandria, various air operations
against shipping
, attacks on Aegean shipping. and bombardment of Valona.
(Operation HIDE
–MW5 included HM Battleship MALAYA returning to UK.)
18th Detached with HM
Destroyers JANUS and JUNO as screen for HM Cruisers
AJAX, ORION and
SYDNEY (RAN) during offensive operation against shipping
in Aegean.
(Operation MC1)
20th Rejoined Fleet units.
(Note: During
this unsuccessful. operation Fleet units carried out bombardment of Valona
on 19th.)
21st Deployed with HMS
JANUS and HMS JUNO to carry out mine clearance through Narrows
in advance of
Fleet units.
Rejoined Fleet
units covering westward passage of HMS MALAYA
Detached to join
HM Destroyers HYPERION and ILEX in screen for HMS MALAYA as
part of Force F
escorting re-designated Convoy MG1 to Gibraltar See references.
On relief by
destroyers from Gibraltar detached with HMS HYPERION and HMS ILEX and
took return
passage through Sicilian Narrows to rejoin Mediterranean Fleet units.
22nd HMS HYPERION which had
been hit by a torpedo fired by the Italian submarine
SERPENTE was
disabled. Attempts made to tow stricken ship had been made by HMS
ILEX which was
sunk by HMS JANUS. Embarked ships company.
(Note: Earlier
records show ship was mined in Italian minefield 4AN laid
between Cape Bon and Pantalleria on 7th/8th October. Contemporary
claim the sinking
by SERPENTE but post War records are at variance
and show the
sinking was by submarine torpedo.)
24th Returned to
Alexandria with Fleet units.
1 9 4 1
January Carried out Boiler
Clean.
7th Deployed as screen
for Force A with HM Destroyers DAINTY, GALLANT,
GREYHOUND,
GRIFFIN, JUNO , MOHAWK and NUBIAN to provide cover
for passage of
Convoy MW 5˝ to Malta from Alexandria (Operation MC4)
(Note: Force A
comprised HMS ILLUSTRIOUS,. HMS WARSPITE and
and HMS VALIANT.
Operation also covered return Convoys ME 5 ˝
and ME6 from
Malta to Egypt.)
It was also part
of Operation EXCESS to pass a military convoy from
Gibraltar.)
8th Refuelled at Suda Bay and sailed to rejoin Fleet.
9th Withdrawn from
Screen and took passage to Malta for repair of machinery defect.
10th On completion took
passage took passage to rejoin Fleet screen. to meet the EXCESS
convoy.
(Note: Fleet
units had been under heavy and sustained air attacks by newly arrived German
aircraft during
which HMS ILLUSTRIOUS was seriously damaged. See references.
11th Under heavy air
attacks and detached with HMS ORION, HMAS PERTH
and HMS JANUS to
assist HM Cruisers GLOUCESTER and SOUTHAMPTON
which had
sustained major damage.
Took part with
other ships in operations to rescue of survivors from HMS
SOUTHAMPTON after uncontrollable fires had made evacuation necessary,
(Note: HMS
SOUTHAMPTON was then sunk by HMS ORION.)
12th Deployed with Fleet
screen during return passage to Alexandria.
15th Arrived at Alexandria
with Fleet units.
19th Deployed AS SCREEN
FOR HM Cruisers BONAVENTURE and ORION with
HM Destroyers
NUBIAN and HERO to carry out naval gunfire support to military
forces
approaching Tobruk.
20th Delayed on passage by
weather conditions and bombardment impossible.
Diverted to Suda Bay and joined by HM Destroyers
JUNO, JANUS and GREYHOUND.
21st Took passage to
Malta.
23rd Escorted HMS
ILLUSTRIOUS to Alexandria after temporary repair in Malta with same
ships.
25th Arrived at Alexandria
after unscathed passage.
February Deployed with Flotilla
for screening of Fleet units providing cover for passage
of empty supply
ships from Malta to Egypt.
(Note: Naval
operations were restricted because of lack of an aircraft carrier
but by 23rd shore
cover made possible limited reinforcement of garrison
by transfer of
troops in cruisers. Fleet units were deployed to provide
cover against
surface attack.)
7th Nominated for
service with Flotilla based at Suda Bay.
Sailed from
Alexandria with HM Destroyers JANUS, JAGUAR and MOHAWK to
cover passage of
two convoys during passage from Greece to Egypt.
9th Deployed at Suda Bay for convoy defence and
patrol.
(Note: Ships of
Flotilla embarked troops to carry out in invasion of island of Kaso was
abandoned.)
Returned to
resume Fleet duties at Alexandria.
19th Deployed with HM
Destroyers DECOY, HAVOCK, HEREWARD, HERO.
HOTSPUR, ILEX,
JANUS and JAGUAR as screen for HMS BARHAM, HMS
VALIANT, EAGLE
and COVENTRY to provide cover for passage of troops
to Malta by HMS
AJAX, HMS ORION and HMS GLOUCESTER and return of
HM Supply Ship
BRECONSHIRE and ss CLAN MACAULAY (Operation MC8).
23rd Returned to
Alexandria with Fleet units.
March Fleet deployment
restricted until arrival of HMS FORMIDABLE.
Carried out
Flotilla exercises in Eastern Mediterranean.
6th Deployed at Suda Bay
to provide cover for military convoys taking troops and stores to
Greece (Operation
LUSTRE)
18th Returned to
Alexandria to resume Fleet duties.
20th Deployed with HM
Destroyers DECOY, DEFENDER, GREYHOUND, GRIFFIN,
HASTY, HAVOCK,
HERO, HEREWARD, HOTSPUR, ILEX, JANUS, JAGUAR,
MOHAWK and NUBIAN
as screen for HMS WARSPITE, HMS VALIANT, HMS
BARHAM, HM
Aircraft Carrier FORMIDABLE. HMS AJAX, GLOUCESTER, HMS
ORION and HMAS
PERTH during provision of cover for passage of Convoy MW6
to Malta from
Egypt and Haifa (Operation MC9)
24th Returned to
Alexandria with Fleet units after requirement for cover ended.
(Note: Planned
Boiler Clean was cancelled in view of an anticipated Fleet operations
27th Following report by
aircraft of Italian Fleet movement threatening passage of
military convoys
to Greece (Operation LUSTRE), deployed with ships of 14th and
10th Destroyer Flotillas, HMS HOTSPUR and HMS HAVOCK of 2nd Destroyer
Flotilla in Force
A as destroyer screen.
(Note: Force A
comprised HMS WARSPITE, HMS BARHAM, HMS VALIANT and
HMS FORMIDABLE.)
Passage to
intercept Italian Fleet units
28th Took part in night
action against Italian battle group in Battle of Cape Matapan.
(For full details
of battle see MATAPAN by SW Pack, Naval Staff History and above
references.)
Detached from
screen with HMS NUBIAN to search for Italian cruiser POLA known
to have been
disabled in aircraft torpedo attack from HMS FORMIDABLE.
29th Sank hulk of Italian
cruiser ZARA which had been disabled by 15” gunfire whilst
assisting POLA.
Rescued 257 of
crew of stricken POLA, the remainder being taken by HMS NUBIAN,
Intended sinking
of hulk of POLA failed and second attempt by HMS NUBIAN succeeded.
Rejoined Fleet
screen and took return passage to Alexandria.
30th Arrived at
Alexandria.
April
1st Taken in hand for
repair to rudder in dry dock.
8th Deployed with HM
Cruiser COVENTRY and HM Destroyer JANUS as escort for
Convoy AN25 to
Piraeus.
On passage
nominated for service in Malta as Striking Force with HM Destroyers JANUS,
NUBIAN and
MOHAWK.
(Note: Formed
Force K for interception of enemy convoys on passage to and from North African
ports in support
of Afrika Corps operations.)
10th Arrived at Malta to
commence operations.
11th Carried out
unsuccessful night search for Italian convoy and returned to Malta.
Sailed for
another search and came under air attack.
12th Returned to Malta in
an air raid after no sighting.
13th At Malta during
further air raids.
15th Sailed from Malta to
intercept Italian convoy reported on passage to North African port.
16th Took part in night
attack with ships of Force K on five mercantiles escorted by the Italian
destroyers LUCA
TARIGO, BALENO, and LAMPO in Kerkenah Bank area, SW of
Cape Bon. All escorts and ships in convoy were sunk for the loss of HMS MOHAWK
which was hit by
a torpedo fired from LUCA TARIGO before she herself was sunk.
(Note: This was
one of the most successful actions against a supply convoy.
see above
references for details.)
Rescued survivors
from HMS MOHAWK with HMS NUBIAN. 169 in total by both ships.)
(Note: Overturned
hulk sunk by gunfire from HMS JANUS.)
Returned to Malta
with Force K ships, except HMS MOHAWK.
19th Deployed with HMS
DIAMOND, HMS JANUS and HMS NUBIAN as escort for ships
of Convoy ME7 on
initial stage of passage from Malta to Egypt.
20th Detached from ME7
with HMS JANUS and rejoined Mediterranean Fleet for planned
bombardment of
Tripoli.
Deployed with HM
Destroyers HASTY, HAVOCK, HEREWARD, HERO, HOTSPUR
JAGUAR and JUNO as screen for HMS WARSPITE, HMS BARHAM HMS VALIANT
and HMS
GLOUCESTER as Force B (Operation MD2)
21st Took part in
bombardment of harbour installations for 40 minutes with Force B.
On completion
detached from Force C and took passage to Malta to resume Force K service.
(Note:HM
Destroyer JAGUAR joined Force K for passage to Malta.)
22nd Arrived in Malta.
23rd Sailed with ships of
Force K to carry out search for supply convoy.
24th Sighted the escorting
Italian naval EGEO off Lampedusa.
Engaged by main
armament and by torpedoes from HMS JUNO the enemy ship was set on
fire and later
sunk. by torpedo from HMS JANUS.
Returned to Malta
after failing to find convoy.
(Note: The convoy
aware of the attack was able to escape during this engagement. Only 26
Italians were
saved later by an Italian hospital ship.)
Returned to Malta
with ships of Force.
28th Took passage from
Malta with HM Cruisers DIDO and ABDIEL, HM Destroyers
IMPERIAL, JAGUAR,
and JUNO as escort for HM Supply Ship BRECONSHIRE
during passage to
Alexandria.
(Note: The
Flotilla forming Force K had been relieved Malta by the 5th Destroyer
Flotilla. The
cruisers were part of the reinforcements for the Mediterranean
Fleet in
Alexandria. Operation SALIENT.)
30th Arrived at Alexandria
with HMS BRECONSHIRE and escort and rejoined the
Mediterranean
Fleet for Flotilla duties.
May HM Destroyers
KINGSTON, KANDAHAR and KIPLING joined 14th Flotilla.
Entered floating
dock for inspection of underwater fittings.
6th Deployed with HM
Destroyers GRIFFIN, HAVOCK, HEREWARD, HERO, HOTSPUR
JUNO, KANDAHAR,
KIMBERLEY, KINGSTON, NIZAM and
NUBIAN as screen
for HMS
FORMIDABLE, HMS BARHAM, HMS VALIANT, HMS WARSPITE,
HM Cruisers
ABDIEL, ORION, PERTH (RAN) and HM Supply Ship BRECONSHIRE
to provide cover
for Convoys MW7A and MW7B during passage from Alexandria to Malta.
(Operation MD4)
8th Under unsuccessful
attack by Italian submarine SETTIMO
9th Embarked fuel from
HMS BRECONSHIRE.
Remained off
Malta with screen for Mediterranean Fleet units to provide Distant Cover for
military convoy
from Gibraltar during its passage to Alexandria with tanks.
(Operation TIGER
– See above references.)
12th Arrived at Alexandria
with destroyers of Fleet screen.
14th Sailed from
Alexandria as part of screen for major units of Mediterranean Fleet
deployed to cover
Forces D and C for defence of Crete.
(Note: These two
Forces were made up of cruisers and destroyer screens for patrol to
intercept ant
Italian units attempting to land troops in Crete and to protect
convoys on
passage to reinforce the British garrison.)
16th Deployed for
interception patrol overnight in Kithera and Antikithera Channels.
17th Refuelled from major
Fleet units with other destroyers
20th Returned to
Alexandria after further interception patrol.
21st Carried out
bombardment of airfield at Scarpanto, east of Crete with HM Destroyers
NIZAM and ILEX.
22nd Under air attacks with
HMAS NIZAM during return passage to Alexandria.
(Note: HMS
FORMIDABLE was damaged in these attacks had been unable to take
part earlier
because of deficiency of fighter aircraft.)
23rd Sailed from
Alexandria with HM Destroyers NIZAM, HAVOCK and ILEX after refuelling.
Under air attacks
after carrying out patrol off Heraklion
24th At Alexandria.
25th Sailed for attacks by
aircraft from HM Aircraft carried FORMIDABLE part of screen for
HM Battleships
QUEEN ELIZABETH, BARHAM , FORMIDABLE with HM Destroyers
NUBIAN, KANDAHAR,
HASTY, HEREWARD, VOYAGER (RAN) and VENDETTA
(RAN) during air
attacks on airfield at Scarpanto (Operation MA3Q)
26th Under air attacks
during which HMS FORMIDABLE was hit and sustained serious
damage.
HMS NUBIAN was
also hit and sustained damage to steering gear.
Escorted HMS
NUBIAN until relieved by HMS JACKAL for return to main fleet
escort.
27th Returned to
Alexandria
28th Sailed with HMS JANUS,
HMS HASTY for evacuation of troops from Sphakia.
(Note: HM
Cruisers PHOEBE, COVENTRY, CARLISLE, PERTH (RAN) and HM Supply Ship
GLENGYLE were
also deployed.)
29th Embarked troops in
ship’s boats to ferry soldiers to the larger ships off shore with AA
cover from HMS
COVENTRY AND CALCUTTA.
(Note: 560 troops
were embarked)
30th Sailed from Sphakia
with evacuation ships.
(Note: In all
6,029 British and Commonwealth troops were rescued.)
Under air attacks
on passage )
For details see
Naval Staff History and CRETE by SW Pack.)
June 1st Returned to Alexandria
from Sphakia.
Nominated for
support of military operations against Vichy French forces in Syria.
(Operation
EXPORTER)
7th Sailed from
Alexandria with HM Destroyers DECOY and HAVOCK as escort for
HM Cruiser
LEANDER (RNZN) to relieve ships of Force B
(Note: Force B
ships provided naval gunfire support to military advance, carried out
patrols to
intercept any Vichy warships attempting to prevent these operations
or land troops.)
15th During patrol to
intercept Vichy destroyer CASSARD carrying troops from Salonika
to reinforce
Vichy garrison, came under attacks by surfaced submarine which failed.
Later came under
dive bombing attack by Ju88 aircraft which was repelled.
(Note: CASSARD
had earlier been forced to reverse course by RAF aircraft,)
Engaged Vichy
destroyers
(Note: One source
records HMS KIMBERLEY was in company.)
16th During deployment
with HM Cruiser LEANDER and HMS KIMBERLEY sighted
Vichy destroyers
GUEPARD and VALMY attempting to leave Beirut.
Engaged
destroyers which returned to harbour,
18th Deployed with HM
Destroyers DECOY, HOTSPUR and HAVOCK for interception
patrol and
gunfire support.
Carried out night
bombardment south of Damour.
Under submarine
attack by submarine off Beirut which failed as torpedo
was running
too deep.
25th Landing party
prepared to go ashore at Haifa to support military but operation cancelled.
26th Carried out further
bombardment at Damour.
Under air attack
on return passage to Haifa despite air cover.
29th Carried out further
bombardment before recall to rejoin Fleet at Alexandria.
30th Returned to
Alexandria.
July Deployed for support
of garrison at Tobruk.
17th Returned to Haifa
with HM Cruisers AJAX, LEANDER. HM Destroyers JAGUAR,
KINGSTON and
KANDAHAR to resume EXPORTER support.
18th Escort convoy taking
troops to Cyprus with same ships.
(Note: 112 RAF
ground staff were embarked for passage.)
20th Returned to Haifa
22nd Sailed from Haifa with
same ships to join HM Battleships QUEEN ELIZABETH,
HMS VALIANT, HM
Cruisers ABDIEL, CARLISLE, HOBART, LATONA,
NAIAD, NEPTUNE, PHOEBE, HM Destroyers HASTY, HAVOCK, JACKAL,
KIMBERLEY, NIZAM
and NUBIAN during an offensive sweep in eastern
Mediterranean as
a diversion during passage of relief convoy to Malta from Gibraltar
(Operation
SUBSTANCE –See above references.
24th On return to
Alexandria deployed for escort of HMS FORMIDABLE from Alexandria
to Port Said.
(Note: HMS
FORMIDABLE was on passage to USA for repairs to her action damage.
26th Deployed for escort
of military convoys to Cyprus from Haifa to reinforce garrison.
31st Returned to
Alexandria from Haifa
August Nominated for support of
Tobruk garrison (Operation TREACLE)
1st Deployed for
anti-submarine operations off Alexandria with HM Destroyers JACKAL,
KINGSTON and
NIZAM.
Under air attacks
during fruitless search and on return passage.
5th Took part in Fleet
gunnery practice with HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, HM Cruiser
NAIAD, HM
Destroyers KINGSTON, JAGUAR and NIZAM.
On completion
carried out anti-submarine operations.
6th Under torpedo attack
by Italian aircraft during sweep.
Returned to
Alexandria without successful result.
7th Present during night
air raid and sustained minor near miss damage.
8th Commenced TREACLE
deployment
Embarked stores
9th Sailed to Tobruk
with HMS KINGSTON and army personnel
10th Returned to
Alexandria with embarked wounded personnel.
19th Deployed for further
Tobruk support with HM Destroyers KIMBERLEY and HASTY
(Note: Polish
army personnel were embarked for passage.)
20th Return passage with
wounded.
22nd Deployed with HM
Destroyers KIMBERLEY, HASTY and HMS ABDIEL for
passage covered
by HM Cruisers PHOEBE, NAIAD and GALATEA
and aircraft
support
(Note: Rear
Admiral. Destroyers was embarked.)
23rd Return passage with
200 Australian troops who had been relieved by Polish
personnel.)
25th Further Tobruk
deployment with same ships each carrying Polish troops.
26th Returned to
Alexandria with wounded
27th Deployed to assist
return of damaged cruiser HMS PHOEBE after being torpedoed
in attack by
Italian aircraft
28th Deployed alongside HM
Depot Ships RESOURCE at Alexandria during refit and leave.
September Nominated for further
Tobruk support service (Operation SUPERCHARGE)
17th Resumed Tobruk
support with Polish passengers
18th Returned with wounded
20th Passage to Tobruk
with British troops of Liverpool Territorial regiment.
21st On return passage
rescued 10 troops from Crete who had escaped in small
boat.
23rd Passage to Tobruk
with troops (Serial 9 of SUPERCHARGE.)
(Note: HMS
KIMBERLEY, HMS HASTY and HM Minelayer LATONA also
deployed.)
25th Deployed with screen
for main Fleet heavy units during diversionary operation to
distract enemy
attention from passage of Malta relief convoy from Gibraltar
(Operation
HALBERD – see references.)
27th Returned to
Alexandria with Fleet units.
October Deployed with Flotilla
for exercises including anti-submarine procedures with HM
submarine RORQUAL.
10th Nominated for
bombardment operation as part of screen for Fleet units but this
was cancelled and
ship returned to Alexandria
11th Deployed with HMS
JAGUAR and JUPITER as screen for HM Cruisers AJAX,
HOBART (RAN) and
GALATEA as screen during search for enemy contact
reported by
submarine.
13th Rejoined main Fleet
units and detached unsuccessful for shipping search/
Under air attacks
with Fleet units after rejoining. which were repelled.
14th Returned to
Alexandria with Fleet units
22nd Deployed with screen
for Fleet units during bombardment of positions near Sollum.
25th Carried out Flotilla
exercises off Alexandria.
November
2nd Deployed with ten
other destroyers and HM Minelayer ABDIEL for transfer of troops
and took passage
to Haifa take troops of Indian Army and British units to Cyprus from
Haifa to
Famagusta,, Cyprus to relieve British
troops of 50th Division for service in
Palestine.
(Operation
GLENCOE – For details see Naval Staff History. Destroyers each embarked
250 troops and 7
tons of equipment and stores,)
8th On completion took
passage to Alexandria with the other GLENCOE ships.
9th Returned to
Alexandria.
10th Maintenance period
alongside HM Depot Ship WOOLWICH during which two additional
20mm Oerlikon
mountings were installed to improve defence against close range air attacks.
18th Sailed with Fleet
units to carry out bombardment at Sollum in support of military advance
towards Tobruk
(Army Operation CRUSADER)
19th Operation cancelled
due to weather conditions
During
manoeuvring to reverse course avoided collision with HM Cruiser GALATEA
Resumed
Maintenance period during which gun linings of main armament were replaced.
24th Sailed from
Alexandria as screen for HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, HMS BARHAM and
HMS VALIANT with
HM Destroyers DECOY, GRIFFIN, HOTSPUR, NIZAM (RAN),
JACKAL and two
Mediterranean Fleet destroyers
(Note: Gun
re-lining work was incomplete and only two 4.7in mountings were available.
This deployment
was intended to provide cover for the earlier deployment of Force C
HM Cruisers AJAX,
EURYALUS, GALATEA and NAIAD to search for two convoys
reported on
passage to Benghazi and also to be available for naval gunfire support for
the British
military advance in the Western Desert (Operation CHIEFTAIN).
25th Present with screen
when HM Battleship BARHAM was sunk by U331.
Carried out
anti-submarine operations with HMS JACKAL after sinking BARHAM and
rescued one
survivor.
(Note: 862 of the
ship’s company of over 1300 from HMS BARHAM.)
27th Returned with HMS
JACKAL after unsuccessful search and resumed replacement of remaining
gun lining
30th Sailed with HM
Destroyers JACKAL, JAGUAR and KIPLING to intercept three Italian
destroyers
reported near Derna carrying fuel supplies.
December
1st On arrival found
ships had left and took return passage to Alexandria.
Came under
torpedo attacks by aircraft during which HMS JACKAL was hit and badly damaged.
After HMS JACKAL
resumed passage resumed steering using main engines overtook a
coastal convoy
which was repelled.
Discharge one of
forward gun mounting barrels to clear fuzed shell which hit HMS
JAGUAR causing
death of the captain and one rating.
2nd Arrived in Alexandria
with HMS JAGUAR and HMS KIPLING after burial at sea of the
two casualties.
4th Deployed for further
interception patrol off Derna.
5th Rescued survivors
from HM Boarding Vessel CHAKDINA which had been sunk by U81.
(Note: This ship
had been carrying prisoners of war and wounded.
200 were picked
up by ships of Flotilla including a German general.)
8th Deployed for
bombardment of shore targets in support of military operations.
10th Carried out further
bombardment operation.
15th Part of screen for HM
Cruisers CARLISLE, EURYALUS and NAIAD with HM
Destroyers DECOY,
HASTY, HAVOCK, KIMBERLEY, KIPLING and NIZAM as
Force C for
escort of HMS BRECONSHIRE to Malta from Alexandria (Operation MF1)
16th Force C remained with
convoy after escort joined by ships of Force K from Malta.
(Note: This was
required because of threat of an attack by Italian heavy warships
known to be
escorting supply convoy in the area.)
18th During return passage
to Alexandria carried out depth charge attacks on submarine sighted
on the surface
and which had immediately submerged.
(Note: Although
probable kill was credited to the ship this submarine has never been
identified either
as enemy or allied.
19th Arrived at Alexandria
and secured alongside tanker SAGONA to replenish fuel.
Sustained serious
damage forward when explosive device placed under stern of the tanker
by Italian
frogmen detonated early in the morning.
(Note: Italian
frogmen entered Alexandria harbour from submarine SCIRE and followed
ships of 15th
Cruiser Squadron through the opened defensive boom. Charges were
also placed below
the waterline of HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH and HMS
VALIANT which
were both seriously damaged when they detonated.
21st Taken in hand for
repair in Garribaldi Dry Dock
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January Under repair Gabbari
Dock in Alexandria.
27th Undocked and prepared
to resume operational service
(Note: One source
records delays in completion of work satisfactorily by civilian labour
were dealt with
by forcible retention of workmen on board.)
February
3rd Sailed with other destroyers to carry out anti-submarine operations
off Alexandria.
12th Nominated for deployment with HM Cruisers DIDO, EURYALUS and NAIAD
as screen with HM Destroyers ARROW, GRIFFIN,
HASTY, HAVOCK. JAGUAR,
KELVIN and KIPLING in Force as escort for
Convoys MW9 to Malta and ME10 to
Egypt. (Operation MF5)
13th Sailed from
Alexandria with Force B reinforce escort for merged convoys MW9A and MW9B.
14th Under air attacks. Met return convoy ME10 and took passage to
Alexandria as escort.
(Note: Sole
surviving ship of MW9, ss ROWALLAN CASTLE was badly damaged. Tow by HMS
ZULU had to be
abandoned and mercantile was sunk by HMS LIVELY.
See above
references for details.)
ME10 under
unsuccessful attack torpedo attack by Italian submarine during eastward passage.
16th Arrived at Port Said
and detached from ME10.
(Note: Operation
MF5 was a failure as no supply ships arrived in Malta.)
17th Escorted troopship
PRINCESS MARGUERIT for passage to Famagusta.
20th Returned to
Alexandria.
(Note: Destroyers
of Mediterranean Fleet reorganised. Ship remained in 14th Flotilla with
HM Destroyers
KELVIN, KIPLING, KINGSTON (under repair in Malta),
JAGUAR, JACKAL
and KIMBERLEY.)
23rd Carried out exercises
off Alexandria with HMS KIPLING and Greek submarine TRITON
25th Deployed with Greek
Destroyer QUEEN OLGA for supply of stores to Tobruk.
March
2nd Resumed Fleet duties
after second trip to Tobruk with HM Destroyer ZULU
9th Deployed with HM
Destroyers HASTY, HERO, KELVIN, KIPLING, LIVELY, SIKH
and ZULU for
screening of HM Cruisers DIDO, EURYALUS and NAIAD as Force B during search for
Italian cruiser
damaged by torpedo.
Under air attacks
without damage.
10th Met by HM Cruiser
CLEOPATRA and HM Destroyer KINGSTON rejoined Fleet from Malta.
11th Took part in rescue
of ships company of HMS NAIAD after this ship had been hit by a torpedo off
Mersa Matru and
later sank.
(Note: Admiral
Vian was among the 533 rescued from his flagship.
15th At Alexandria.
(Note: Captain
Philip Mack who had been serving in the ship since commissioning left and was
relieved by
Captain AL Poland.)
20th Joined HM Destroyers
KELVIN, KINGSTON, KIPLING as screen for HM Cruisers DIDO
CLEOPATRA and
EURYALUS for escort of Convoy MW10 to Malta as Force B. (Operation MG1).
(Note: MW10
comprised HMS BRECONSHIRE, ss CLAN CAMPBELL, ss
PAMPAS and
ss TALABOT with
an additional close escort.)
21st Joined MW10 with
cruiser Force in view of possible threat of attack by a major force of Italian
warships.
22nd HM Cruiser PENELOPE
and HM Destroyer LEGION joined escort from Malta.
Took part in
outstanding tactical defence operation during which MW10 was detached with HM
Cruiser CARLISLE and HUNT Class destroyers of Close Escort.
Positioned
between MW10 and Italian ships and came under fire.
(Note: Italian
ships failed to take advantage of their superiority and eventually retreated
because of
torpedo attacks
made by British destroyers. Some British ships had radar for fire control.
Second Battle of
Sirte. See above references and MEDITERRANEAN MAELSTROM by
GC Connell.
Italian ships
included battleship LITTORIO, cruisers BANDE NERE, TRENTO and GORIZIA with
a screen of ten
destroyers.
(Note: MW10 later came under heavy air attacks
during passage to Malta and in harbour after
arrival of the 29,500 tons of cargo loaded only
4,952 were discharged.)
24th Returned to
Alexandria with Force B ships.
Escorted HM
Battleship VALIANT to Port Said for first stage of passage to USA for repair.
April Deployed in eastern
Mediterranean with Flotilla for Flotilla exercises.
23rd Carried out transport
of military personnel and stores to Cyprus and later embarked potatoes
for transport to
Alexandria.
May
10th Deployed with HMS
JACKAL, HMS KIPLING and HMS LIVELY to search for supply convoy
reported on
passage to Benghazi. RAF air cover for this operation was inadequate.
(Operation MG2)
11th Under heavy dive bombing attacks during which HMS
LIVELY was sunk.
Some hours latter the attacks were resumed and HMS JACKAL was badly damaged
north
of Mersa Matru.
Despite extensive fires on board took the
damaged ship in tow.
HMS KIPLING was sunk in these attacks.
12th Abandoned tow when
fires could not be controlled and sank HMS JACKAL by torpedo.
Took return
passage to Alexandria with 650 survivors saved from these destroyers.
June Nominated for service
in joint operation with Force H at Gibraltar to pass relief convoys to
Malta from east a
west (Operation JULIUS).
(Note: Operation
HARPOON was to be passed from Gibraltar and Operation VIGOROUS from
Alexandria.)
12th Joined HM Cruisers
ARETHUSA, BIRMINGHAM, CLEOPATRA, DIDO, EURYALUS,
HERMIONE and
NEWCASTLE as screen with HM Destroyers HASTY, HERO, INCONSTANT,
JAVELIN, KELVIN, NAPIER (RAN), NESTOR (RAN),
NIZAM (RAN), NORMAN (RAN),
PAKENHAM, PALADIN, SIKH and ZULU for escort of
Convoy MW11 during passage to Malta.
(Operation VIGOROUS).
(Note: The
operation comprised three elements:
MW11C – A
diversionary convoy of four mercantiles sailed from
Alexandria on 11th to tempt
intervention by
Italian Fleet before passage of main convoy escorted by HM Cruiser
COVENTRY and
eight HUNT Class Escort Destroyers. The mercantiles each towed an MTB.
See MALTA CONVOYS
by R Woodman. (Operation REMBRANDT).
MW11B - Made up
of two tankers escorted by HMS CENTURION, two Rescue Ships sailed
Alexandria with
Close Escort by HM Destroyers ,FORTUNE, KELVIN, PAKENHAM and
PALADIN, HM
Corvettes DELPHINIUM, ERICA, PRIMULA and SNAPDRAGON to
assemble and meet
main escort off Egypt.
MW11A - Convoy
from Haifa comprising 5 Supply ships with Close Escort by HM
Destroyers
HOTSPUR, TETCOTT, HM Minesweepers BOSTON and SEAHAM.
13th Sailed from
Alexandria as screen for Fleet units during passage to provide reinforced escort
after
convoys MW11A and
MW11B merged for onward passage to Malta.
Under air attacks
whilst in transit to join merged convoy.
14th Joined merged convoy
as deployed with re-arranged escort.
(Note: Escort now
included HUNT Class destroyers which had joined convoy after detaching from
MW11C.)
Under sustained
and heavy air attacks during which ss BHUTAN was sunk and ss POTARO
damaged.
Torpedo attack by
U77 driven off by HMS PAKENHAM.
15th Air attacks in
continuation.
Threat of attack
by superior Italian force anticipated and convoy ordered to reverse course by
CinC
in Alexandria.
Required changes
to convoy caused confusion and ships became sitting target for E-Boats waiting
to
attack convoy and
escort.
(Note: HMS HASTY
was sunk and HMS NEWCASTLE was damaged.)
MW11 then ordered
to resume the westward passage.
(Note: This was
not done because extent of air attacks had depleted stocks of AA ammunition
enough to
prejudice protection during further passage towards Malta.
Instructions were
then given to abandon the operation and return to Alexandria.
During aerial
onslaught after MW11 took passage to Egypt HM Ships ARETHUSA,
BIRMINGHAM and
CENTURION were hit but able to continue passage.
HMS NESTOR and
HMS AIREDALE had to sunk by own forces after being disabled.
16th HMS HERMIONE sunk by
torpedo from U 205 during return passage.
Arrived as
Alexandria with Fleet units.,
Deployed as
escort for convoys to Lebanon taking non-essential personnel when German advance
threatened
Alexandria.
28th Deployed with
Flotilla for escort of HM Battleship QUEEN ELIZABETH during passage from
Alexandria to
enter Suez Canal at Port Said for
repair in USA.
July Escort with Flotilla
continued for transfer of vital support ships to
Port Said.
(Note: These
included HM Depot Ships WOOLWICH and HM Repair Ship RESOURCE and were
being moved away
from Alexandria because of the threatened advance of the German Army.)
15th Took part in
bombardment of shore targets at Mersa Matru with HM Cruisers DIDO;
EURYALUS and
ships of Flotilla.
26th Taken in hand for
docking and essential maintenance at Port Tewfik
August
3rd Resumed Flotilla
duties at Alexandria.
Sailed for Beirut
with HM Cruiser COVENTRY.
6th Return passage to
Port Said.
10th Deployed with HM
Cruisers ARETHUSA, EURYALUS HM Destroyers KELVIN, PAKENHAM,
PALADIN,
ALDENHAM, BEAUFORT, DULVERTON, ERIDGE, HURSLEY, HURWORTH, HM
Corvette HYACINTH
and HM Auxiliary ANTWERP for special operation. (Operation MG3)
(Note: This was
timed to distract enemy attention from passage of Malta Relief Convoy from
Gibraltar (Operation PEDESTAL)
11th Met HMS DIDO and HMS
CLEOPATRA with three supply ships escorted by HM Destroyers
JAVELIN, SIKH and
ZULU
13th Returned to Port Said
after cruise to westward.
16th Deployed with HMS
HERO for escort of troop ship ss MARGUERITE from Port Said to Cyprus
17th Took part with HMS
HERO in rescue of survivors from ss PRINCESS MARGUERITE which was
torpedoed and
sunk by U83. See HITLER'S U-BOAT WAR by C Blair.
Carried out
anti-submarine attacks which damaged U83 needing extensive repair.
29th Escorted HM Destroyer
ERIDGE into Alexandria after damage by E
Boat on 28th.
September Eastern Mediterranean
deployment at Alexandria with Flotilla in continuation.
13th Took part in
bombardment of Mersa Matru.
(Note: This was a
diversionary movement during the disastrous Operation AGREEMENT to
carry out frontal
attack with landings at Tobruk. For full details see Naval Staff History
and MASSACRE AT
TOBRUK by P Smith.)
Deployed with
Flotilla at Malta for interception patrol.
Nominated for
long outstanding refit.
October
4th Taken in hand for Boiler clean and self refit at
Alexandria.
(Note: Type 285
fire-control radar was fitted by ships staff during this period.
Ship also carried
out training for provision of armed partied to board French ships at
Alexandria in the
event of any repercussion from planned operations to occupy the
rest of
Madagascar.)
November
8th Refit completed and
carried out harbour and sea trials prior to resuming operational service.
12th Resumed Flotilla
duties
17th Deployed with ships
of Flotilla as screen for HM Cruisers CLEOPATRA, ARETHUSA, DIDO,
EURYALUS and
ORION as escort for Convoy MW13 during passage to Malta.
(Operation STONE
AGE – First Malta convoy from Egypt
since siege lifted. See above references
and THE CROSS AND THE ENSIGN by P Elliot.)
18th Joined convoy and
Close Escort of HUNT Class destroyers on passage
HMS ARETHUSA
torpedoed in air attacks and returned to Alexandria under tow by HMS
PETARD.
Deployed with HM
Destroyer JAVELIN to escort HMS ARETHUSA under tow by HM Destroyer
PETARD
Returned to Fleet
units with HMS JAVELIN when tow satisfactorily established.
19th Detached from MW13
with Fleet destroyers and took return passage as screen for HMS
CLEOPATRA, DIDO
and ORION.)
21st Arrived at
Alexandria with Fleet units after passage in extreme weather conditions that
caused
flooding
(Note: Other
ships were also seriously affected with loss of life when men swept overboard
and some
structural
damage.)
24th Nominated for service
in Malta with new Force K and took passage from
Alexandria.
(Note: Force K
formed a new striking force to intercept enemy supply convoys.
Ships of Force K
were HM Cruisers, CLEOPATRA, DIDO and EURYALUS,
HM Destroyers
JAVELIN, JERVIS, KELVIN and NUBIAN.)
25th Passage to Malta with
ships of Flotilla and cruisers of 15th Squadron.
27th Arrived in Malta for
service as part of Force K
December
3rd Deployed with HM
Destroyers JAVELIN, NUBIAN and KELVIN for interception of convoy sighted
by aircraft on
passage.
4th Carried out surface
attack on remnants of convoy in Gulf of Gabes
(Note: This convoy
had previously been under air attacks by RAF in Malta.
Sank Italian
torpedo boat LUPO which had been carrying out rescue work.
This attack was
considered particularly distasteful by the Italian Navy and described as a
war crime.
LUPO has been
well known by many who had served in the Mediterranean as an adversary
in other actions
against convoys.)
Sailed from Malta
with HM Cruisers CLEOPATRA, DIDO and EURYALUS, HM Destroyers
KELVIN, JAVELIN
and NUBIAN to escort Convoy MW14 from position SW of Crete into Malta.
(Operation
PORTCULLIS. See references)
5th Returned to Malta
with MW14 and escort.
9th Carried out
unsuccessful interception operation with HM Destroyers KELVIN and NUBIAN in
Gulf of Gabes.
20th Deployed with HMS
NUBIAN to intercept single mercantile sighted by aircraft.
Sank Italian
mercantile DORA off Djarba.
24th Deployed for Flotilla exercises off Malta.
26th Docked for routine
inspection and Boiler Clean.
1 9 4 3
January Force K deployment in
continuation
5th Carried out
unsuccessful interception patrol
7th Captain AF Poland
relieved by Captain AF Pugsley as commanding officer and SO of Flotilla.
8th Deployed with HM
Destroyers JAVELIN and NUBIAN for patrol and sank three schooners off
Kuriat.
10th Provided escort for
MW19 convoy on final stage of passage into Malta from Alexandria with HMS
EURYALUS, HMS
KELVIN and HMS NUBIAN.
11th Encountered heavy
weather conditions during which a midshipman was caught on upper deck
amidships and
later his body was found under the torpedoes.
(Note: It is
presumed he was struck by an incoming heavy sea and thrown unconscious against
the
mounting. From
Don Kindell - Midshipman Moberley suffered head injuries, but he did survive.)
21st Sank two small
steamer off Sfax during patrol with HMS NUBIAN.
22nd Carried out
bombardment with HMS CLEOPATRA, HMS EURYALUS, HMS JAVELIN, HMS
NUBIAN and HMS
KELVIN of enemy troops retreating from position near Zuara, Tunisia.
25th Deployed with HM
Cruiser ORION, HMS KELVIN and HM Destroyer TETCOTT to meet incoming
convoy from
Alexandria.
Detached to
escort tanker into Malta
27th Deployed with HM
Cruiser CLEOPATRA and HM Destroyer KELVIN to escort convoy from
Alexandria to
Tripoli.
Detached on
arrival and took passage to resume Fleet duties at
Alexandria.
30th Involved in collision
due to weather conditions whilst berthing alongside tanker in Alexandria.
February
6th Deployed with HM
Destroyers KELVIN, JAVELIN and three HUNT Class Greek manned destroyers
as escort for
troop convoy to Malta.
11th Arrived in Malta
having been joined by HM Cruiser EURYALUS, HM Destroyers NUBIAN and
PALADIN.
(Note: Passage
was delayed by weather.)
13th Escorted east bound
convoy from Malta.
14th Rescued pilot from
BEAUFIGHTER aircraft providing air cover which had crashed during low flying
over rough seas.
(Note: Sadly the
pilot died on board and was buried at sea.)
15th Detached from convoy
and took passage to Tripoli.
16th Joined HM Destroyers
KELVIN, PALADIN and Greek QUEEN OLGA for escort of convoy from
Tripoli during
passage to Alexandria.
17th U205 forced to
surface by depth charge attacks by HMS PALADIN and South African manned
BISLEY aircraft
Surfaced
submarine engaged by surface fire from both ships and crew abandoned the boat.
(Note: U205 was
boarded by HMS PALADIN and tow established but submarine sank
before it could
be beached.
Sinking of
submarine was credited to HMS PALADIN and BISLEY aircraft. See U-BOATS
DESTROYED by P
Kemp.)
21st Boiler clean at
Alexandria.
March
6th Deployed with HM
Destroyers NUBIAN, PETARD and ISIS for escort of troopship
convoy taking
Eighth Army
reinforcements to Tripoli.
10th At Tripoli after
unscathed passage.
Coastal convoy
escort for convoys in continuation.
(Note: Exercises
with also carried out.)
April Deployed for convoy
defence in eastern Mediterranean
16th At Tripoli
19th Deployed for
anti-submarine operations after attack on convoy off Tobruk.
21st Returned to Malta
after unsuccessful search.
May
8th Bombarded Kelibia
with HMS NUBIAN and PALADIN in support of military.
9th Carried out further
bombardment at Kelibia.
10th Repeated Kelibia
bombardment with ships of Flotilla
12th Intercepted another
evacuation attempt and captured 96 troops.
Bombarded
positions in Pantellaria with HM Cruiser ORION, HM Destroyers KELVIN.
JAVELIN and
PALADIN
15th Landed prisoners in
Malta.
19th During interception
patrol with HMS NUBIAN and HMS PETARD intercepted ship claiming
to be a Hospital
ship in position 30 miles north of Pantelleria.
Put a Boarding
Party on board
On arrival in St
Paul's Bay, Malta this ship was found
to have German military personnel on board.
June
2nd Deployed with Greek
destroyer VASILISSA OLGA and sank Italian torpedo boat CASTORE and
two mercantiles
being escorted off Cape Spartivento on passage from
Taranto to Messina.
8th Took part in
bombardment of Pantellaria prior to British landings.
10th Deployed with HM
Destroyers LAFOREY, LOOKOUT, LOYAL, TARTAR, NUBIAN,
TROUBRIDGE and
WHADDON as screen for HM Cruisers NEWFOUNDLAND, ORION,
PENELOPE and
EURYALUS to provide cover during British landings on Pantellaria.
(Operation
CORKSCREW).
11th Carried out
bombardment of Lampedusa with HMS NUBIAN.
20th Escorted HM Cruiser
AURORA with HM Destroyers LOOKOUT, NUBIAN and ESKIMO during
Royal visit to
Malta by HM King George VI
On completion of
visit sailed for Tripoli as escort for HMS AURORA with same ships.
21st Detached on arrival
in Tripoli and took passage to Malta.
Docked for Boiler
Clean and routine maintenance
(Note: Captain
Pugsley relieved by Captain JS Crawford.)
July
2nd Sailed from Malta
with HM Destroyers PETARD, PENN, PALADIN,PATHER and PATHFINDER
to join ships
assembling for planned allied assault on Sicily.
10th Deployed with HM
Destroyers PANTHER, PATHFINDER, PALADIN, PENN and PETARD as
screen for HM
Battleships KING GEORGE V and HOWE, HM Cruisers DIDO and SIRIUS as part
of Reserve Group
in area south of Sicily during allied landings
(Operation HUSKY:
For details see Naval Staff History and ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE
CLOSELY)
(Note: Reserve
Group which also included HM Battleships WARSPITE, NELSON and RODNEY
with our cruisers
and destroyer screen on Station in Ionian Sea to prevent any interference to
landing by
Italian warships.)
be made on west
coast of Sicily.
Bombarded Levanzo
Island and Trapani. Deployed from Bone (Operation FRACTURE.)
18th Bombarded Catania.
22nd Refuelled in Malta
23rd Deployed for patrol
between Algiers and Bizerta.
30th Arrived at Bone for
planned operation.
31st Took part in
bombardment of Vibo Valentia with HM Cruisers EURYALUS, DIDO and SIRIUS
with other
screening destroyers.
August
1st Under air attack on
return passage which was repelled by ships AA fire.
2nd Refuelled and
replenished ammunition at Bone.
Sailed for
Bizerta
6th Under air attack
whilst in harbour at Bizerta.
9th Sailed from Bizerta
with HM Destroyers PANTHER, PATHFINDER and PALADIN as screen for
HM Cruisers
AURORA, PENELOPE, SIRIUS and DIDO during passage for bombardment of positions
on west coast of
Italy
10th Carried out
bombardment of Castellamere with HMS AURORA, HMS PENELOPE and HMS
PALADIN.
12th Replenished and
refuelled at Bizerta and sailed for Palerma with mail.
16th Sailed from Bizerta
with HMS EURYALUS, HM Cruiser AURORA and
17th Carried out
bombardment of Vibo Valentia with HMS PALADIN on return passage to Bizerta.
18th At Bizerta to
replenish and refuel.
19th Passage with HMS
AURORA, HMS PENELOPE and HMS PALADIN to carry out bombardment
at Scalea.
21st Sailed for Palermo
27th Carried out Boiler
Clean at Ferryville, near Bizerta.
September
2nd Resumed Flotilla
duties and sailed with four others of Flotilla as escort for military convoy
taking
reinforcement
troops to Eighth Army
3rd Detached from convoy
on relief by escort from Malta and took passage to Algiers.
Carried out
unsuccessful search for submarine after firm contact.
September
5th Sailed with ships of
Flotilla for bombardment of railway line south of Taranto
6th Returned to Algiers
7th Passage to Malta as
screen for HM Battleships KING GEORGE V and HOWE to support planned
occupation of
port of Taranto (Operation SLAPSTICK)
8th Entered Malta to
refuel and took passage to Taranto
9th Deployed for support
during occupation and shifted berth to allow HM Minelayer ABDIEL to use that
position in order
to land troops of 1st Airborne Division.
10th Assisted in rescue
operations when HMS ABDIEL was sunk by detonation of a magnetic mine.
11th Passage to Malta with
wounded survivors from HMS ABDIEL.
12th At Malta.
14th Sailed with HM
Destroyers PENN, PATHFINDER, PETARD and ILEX as screen for HM Battleships
WARSPITE and
VALIANT.
Diverted on
passage to proceed to Salerno for support of landings in progress (Operation
AVALANCHE)
15th Arrived at Salerno
beach head.
Under sustained
air attacks
16th During continued air
attacks including use of glider bombs HMS WARSPITE was hit and sustained
major damage
disabling the ship.
17th Deployed with others
hips of Flotilla as escort for HMS WARSPITE steaming under her own power.
18th HMS WARSPITE taken in
tow by US Navy tugs.
Detached from
escort of HMS WARSPITE and joined HM Aircraft Carriers ILLUSTRIOUS and
FORMIDABLE as
escort for passage to Gibraltar
Recalled and took
passage to Malta for service in Adriatic in support of military operations and for
convoy defence.
24th Arrived in Malta to
prepare for new deployment.
September
28th Passage to Adriatic
with HMS PETARD.
29th Carried out
anti-submarine patrol.
30th Arrived at Brindisi.
October
6th Carried out
bombardment of Termoli, eastern Italy.
Transferred for
support of British military operations to occupy Aegean islands following the
capitulation of
Italy.
(Note: Garrison
comprised mainly Italian personnel.)
Passage to
Alexandria for service in Levant Command.
16th Sailed from
Alexandria as part of screen for HM Cruiser AURORA with HM Destroyers PENN,
HURSLEY, and
Greek destroyer MIAOULIS during passage to Leros with army personnel and stores.
17th Landed stores and
personnel.
Sailed to rejoin
HMS AURORA and on passage carried out bombardment o of airfield on Kos.
Engaged craft
wearing German ensign encountered during passage to position south of Scarpanto
to meet HMS
AURORA.
18th Returned to
Alexandria with HMS AURORA and screen.
22nd Embarked stores and
personnel in Alexandria.
Sailed for Leros
with HM Destroyers PATHFINDER, HURSLEY and Greek destroyer ADRIAS.
On arrival
landing of stores including transport was delayed by air activity.
Disembarked
stores into lighters in Alinda Bay.
. 23rd
Returned to Alexandria with HMS PATHFINDER.
Taken in hand for
short refit at Alexandria
(Note: 4in AA gun
was fitted in place of forward torpedo tubes.
November
14th Resumed operational
service on completion of refit work
16th Captain Crawford
relieved by Captain HP Henderson.
Nominated for
support operation to replace army personnel from island of Castelloriso by
detachment of
commandos.
(Note: Island was
to be used for refuelling of MTBs and the new arrivals were to take steps to
suggest island
was being populated by a non-belligerent group.)
26th Sailed from
Alexandria with HM Destroyers PENN and PATHFINDER for operation.
28th Disembarked personnel
at Castelloriso.
December Return passage to
Alexandria.
3rd Escorted damaged
Greek destroyer ADRIAS under tow by HM Tug BRIGAND during passage
from Casteloriso
to Limassol, Cyprus.
(Note: ADRIAS had
been damaged by a mine during evacuation operations at Leros on 23rd
and subsequently
under temporary repair by ship’s staff at Gumsluk in Turkish waters to
enable return to
Alexandria.)
4th Escorted ADRIAS with
HMS PENN.
(Note: ADRIAS was
on passage under own power from Limassol )
5th Took passage to
Alexandria on relief by HM Destroyers EXMOOR and ALDENHAM.
(Note: For
details of Aegean operations see WAR IN THE AEGEAN by P Smith and E Walker)
9th Deployed as escort
for HM Cruiser PENELOPE during initial stage of passage from Alexandria to
(Note: One source
records that Prime Minister was embarked for passage after conferences at Cairo
and in Teheran.
This is to be confirmed.
10th Detached and arrived
in Malta.
12th Passage to Algiers to
provide escort for troop convoy.
20th Passage to Port Said
with convoy taking troops to India.
22nd Arrived at Alexandria.
28th Passage to Brindisi
with HMS JANUS.
31st Arrived at Brindisi
to resume service in Adriatic.
1 9 4 4
January
3rd Deployed for
bombardments in Adriatic with HMS JANUS in support of military advance
4th Carried out
bombardment of Pessaro with HMS JANUS.
6th Carried out
bombardments at Ancona and Civitanova.
7th Diverted to Naples
on completion
10th Arrived in Naples and
replenished ammunition.
(Note: Intended
replenishment at Bari was not possible because of weather conditions.)
Replenishment in
Naples restricted by diversion to Malta.
12th In Malta.
14th Nominated for support
of planned landings at Anzio and returned to Naples as screen for HM
Cruiser ORION
16th Machinery defects
repaired at Castellamere
18th Deployed with HM
Cruiser ORION, HM Destroyers JANUS, FAULKNOR and LAFOREY and
carried out
bombardment at Gaeta in support of crossing of river Garigliano by British X
Corps.
21st Joined HM Cruisers
ORION and SPARTAN, HM Destroyers JANUS, LAFOREY, LOYAL,
INGLEFIELD,
TENACIOUS, URCHIN, KEMPENFELT, BEAUFORT, BRECON, WILTON
and TETCOTT in
North Attack Force (Peter).
Operation
SHINGLE.
22nd Provided naval gunfire
support during landings at Anzio
23rd Carried out further
support bombardment and under some return fire from shore without damage.
Under air attack
during patrol of beach head to provide defence against E-Boat attack.
. Hit on bow
structure by Hs293 radio controlled which demolished forward structure and
distorted
other parts of
hull.
24th Arrived at Naples
under own power for temporary repair.
(Note: Owing to
damage sustained Captain (D) for Flotilla transferred to HMS GRENVILLE and
the ship became a
Private ship. Lieutenant Commander Roger Hill took over command
and Captain
Henderson transferred with his Flotilla Staff Officers to HMS GRENVILLE.)
25th Captain (D)
transferred to HMS GRENVILLE.
30th Sailed from Naples
with HM Minesweeper CADMUS and took passage to Bizerta.
February Took passage to Gibraltar from Bizerta as part of convoy.
5th Taken in hand by HM
Dockyard, Gibraltar for completion of repairs
March Under repair during
which a new bow structure was fitted.
(Note: Officers
and some of ship's company were accommodated in HMS WARSPITE.)
Some long serving
members left ship.)
Apri1
17th On completion of post
repair trials at Gibraltar took passage to
Plymouth.
24th After rough passage
arrived at Plymouth
Passage to Scapa
Flow to join Home Fleet.
May Nominated for support
of planned allied landings in Normandy (Operation NEPTUNE).
Deployed with HM
Destroyers FAULKNOR, FURY and ISIS as 8th Destroyer Flotilla and
allocated for
service in Force G.
3rd Sailed from Scapa
Flow to Rosyth for Boiler Clean.
On completion
resume Home Fleet service and took part in preparatory exercises for NEPTUNE
including
bombardments
Present at Scapa
Flow during visit by HM King GEORGE VI to Home Fleet.
23rd Passage to Solent to
join Force G
(Note: For
details of naval activities prior to and during landings see LANDINGS IN
NORMANDY June
1944 and OPERATION NEPTUNE by K Edwards.
Took part in
preparatory exercises in Channel for for NEPTUNE.
June Deployed in Solent
with Force G for final preparations and briefing.
4th Operation delayed 24
hours.
5th Sailed from Solent
to Beachhead Swept Channel as escort for Convoy G9 with HM Destroyers
URANIA and
ULYSEES of Force G.
(Note: Convoy
comprised HMS BULOLO (HQ Ship Force G.) Four Landings Ships (Infantry),
HM Frigate NITH l
(Assault HQ Ship, Group G1), two Landing Craft (Infantry), three
Motor Launches,
Steam Yacht DIANA (Purpose not identified) and three other auxiliaries.)
6th Detached on arrival
and assumed support role off GOLD Beach
Provided naval
support bombardment with ships of Force G.
(Note: Naval
Gunfire Support for GOLD Beach was provided by Bombardment
Force K which
also included HM Cruisers ORION, AJAX, ARGONAUT, EMERALD and
Dutch Monitor
FLORES.
7th Deployed for support
and patrol duties in Eastern Task Force area.
to (Note: Patrols were
established to prevent incursions into area by submarines,
17th submersibles and
E-Boats for minelaying and direct attacks on shipping. See references.)
18th Sustained damage in
collision with mercantile during extreme weather condition.
Bow structure was
again seriously damaged with part of forward upperworks.
Resumed
operational duties in Channel after repair
July
28th Boiler Clean and
maintenance
August
11th Resumed operational
service
12th Deployed as screen
for HM Battleship RODNEY with HM Destroyer FAULKNOR during
bombardment of
gun batteries on Alderney.
13th Refuelled from tanker
in Cherbourg.
14th Deployed for
interception patrol off Brest peninsular and in Channel
islands area.
17th Escaped damage or
casualties when near missed by return fire from Alderney shore batteries.
24th Deployed with HM
Destroyers GRENVILLE, FAULKNOR and SAUMAREZ for naval support
of military
operations on Brest peninsular.
September
3rd On passage to carry
out patrol north of Alderney nominated for long refit
to Belfast for long refit.
5th Passage to Solent.
7th Sailed for Belfast.
8th Arrived at Belfast
to Pay-off.
Taken in hand for
extensive refit and modernisation
October Under refit.
to
December
1 9 4 5
January Under refit
to April Nominated for service
with British Pacific Fleet.
(Note: Changes
made included fit of Lattice design foremast, fit of new design radar outfits
Type
293 and Type 291
with interrogation (IFF) facilities and with Fire control radar Type 285
modified to
latest standard. For details of development and use of radar by RN see
RADAR AT SEA by D Howse.)
May Carried out post refit
harbour trials
New ships company
joined
Re-commissioned
for service in 14th Destroyer Flotilla.
Commanding
Officer: Commander G Ransome
5th Completion of
shipyard work.
Carried out post
refit trials and work-up in Belfast area.
June
3rd Passage to
Mediterranean to join Flotilla and continue work-up for operational service in
Pacific.
During passage to
Gibraltar diverted to collect U-Boat prisoners from
Lisbon.
(Note: This may
have been crew of U1227 which scuttled off Portugal and were rescued by
Portuguese
destroyer DAO. To
be confirmed.)
6th Arrived at
Gibraltar.
9th Joined Flotilla in
Malta and deployed for Flotilla duties based in Malta.
(Note: Commander
Ransome relieved by Commander DH Makgill Crichton.
July Deployed in Flotilla
for Work-up exercises in Mediterranean
13th Arrived at Haifa
August Mediterranean deployment
in continuation with Flotilla.
15th Far East deployment cancelled and retained in Mediterranean Fleet with Flotilla.
P o s
t W a r N o t e.
HMS
JERVIS was deployed in Destroyer Command of the Mediterranean Fleet after VJ
Day. She took part in Fleet
and Flotilla exercises and visits but main duties of Flotilla were for
Palestine Patrol. These were maintained for the
interception of ships carrying illegal immigrants to ports in Palestine. On
25th May 1946 she sailed from
Haifa to Malta before return to UK on 30th June. The ship Paid-off in Chatham before being reduced to
Reserve status.
The ship was laid-up in the Gareloch where she was used for training of local
Sea Cadet Units. Placed on the Disposal
List in October 1947 she as used for Ship Target Trials in Loch Striven during
1948. The ship was sold to BISCO for demolition by Arnott Young on January 1949
and arrived in tow at the breakers’ yard in Troon, Ayrshire and
arrived in tow at Port Ballantyne, Rothesay the following September to be broken
up by WH Arnott Young later
that year.
Special Note
The
disposal of this most distinguished ship was inevitable in the climate of
reduced availability of manpower and the
need for fewer warships. Although her weapon equipment fit had been improved during
her last refit, other ships built
in WW2 were being scrapped. She was one of the only two of the Class to survive
the war. HMS JERVIS had played
a significant part in naval operations, particularly in the Mediterranean and
had been awarded eight Battle Honours for her contribution, a total achieved by
only one other destroyer.
Addendum
CONVOY ESCORT MOVEMENTS of HMS
JERVIS
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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14/10/39
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14/10/39
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HN 000
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16/10/39
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16/10/39
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18/12/39
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18/12/39
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NARVIK 2
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unknown
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24/12/39
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29/01/40
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29/01/40
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HN 009B
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02/02/40
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02/02/40
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16/02/40
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16/02/40
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FS 0098
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18/02/40
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18/02/40
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19/02/40
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19/02/40
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FN 0098
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21/02/40
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21/02/40
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23/02/40
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23/02/40
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FS 0103
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25/02/40
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25/02/40
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03/03/40
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03/03/40
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MT 022
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03/03/40
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03/03/40
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04/03/40
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04/03/40
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ON 017A/
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08/03/40
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08/03/40
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11/03/40
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11/03/40
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MT 028
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12/03/40
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12/03/40
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22/02/40
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22/03/40
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MT 016
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23/02/40
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23/02/40
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11/09/40
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14/09/40
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AN 003
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14/09/40
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15/09/40
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25/02/42
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25/02/42
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AT 031/M
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27/02/42
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27/02/42
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16/11/42
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16/11/42
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MW 013
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20/11/42
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20/11/42
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01/12/42
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04/12/42
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MW 014
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05/12/42
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05/12/42
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07/01/43
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10/01/43
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MW 019
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11/01/43
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11/01/43
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21/01/43
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25/01/43
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MH 003/M
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26/01/43
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26/01/43
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27/01/43
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28/01/43
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ME 016
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01/02/43
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01/02/43
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06/02/43
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06/02/43
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MW 020A
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10/02/43
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10/02/43
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13/02/43
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13/02/43
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ME 017
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18/02/43
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18/02/43
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25/01/44
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03/02/44
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GUS 029
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05/02/44
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22/02/44
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(Note on Convoys)