1 9 4 0
October
3rd - Commissioned as HMS BUXTON at Halifax and prepared for Atlantic.
18th - Arrived at St. John's, Newfoundland with defects. Returned to Halifax for repair.
November to December
Under repair at Halifax
1 9 4 1
January to February
Under repair. Completion of
work delayed by other priority work.
March
Nominated for local convoy escort on completion.
3rd - Escorted convoy from Halifax to Bermuda.
7th - On arrival taken in hand for further defect repair.
15th - Passage to Halifax.
April to July
Deployed on escort duty with local Canadian convoys based at Halifax.
August
Taken in hand for refit at Boston, Mass., USA.
September
On completion resumed local convoy escort.
October
Nominated for duty with 6th Escort Group based at Liverpool for escort
of North Atlantic convoys. Took passage as part of escort
for Troop Convoy TC14. On arrival withdrawn from service for refit and modification
November to December
Under refit by HM Dockyard Chatham. (Note: Surface Warning Radar Type 271 and Aircraft
warning Type 286 installed. For details of development and use of RN radar see RADAR AT SEA by D
Howse.)
1 9 4 2
January
Under refit
February
Carried out post refit trials.
March
Worked-up at Tobermory for convoy defence service. Sustained structural damage
during work-up and taken in hand for repair.
April
Under repair prior to service with 6th British Escort Group.
May
Joined Group at Liverpool for Atlantic convoy escort.
June to July
Deployed in NW Approaches with Group. Nominated for service with Royal Canadian Navy in western
Atlantic.
S e r v i c e a
s H M C S B U X T O N
August
Transferred to RCN Western Local Escort Force based at Halifax.
September to November
Deployed In astern Atlantic for convoy defence
December
Under refit at Boston.
1 9 4 3
January to February
Under refit
March
On completion rejoined Western Local Escort Force.
April to July
Deployed on escort duty between New York, Halifax and Western
Ocean Meeting
Point.
August
Withdrawn from service and paid off. Ship's Company transferred to
a Canadian frigate.
September
Used as static training ship for RN personnel at Halifax.
1 9 4 4
January to December
Training role in continuation and transferred to Digby, Nova Scotia.
1 9 4 5
January
Withdrawn from training duties.
.
16th - Placed on Disposal List by RCN.
P o s t W a r N o t e s
HMS BUXTON was sold
far breaking up in
Baltimore on 21st
March 1946 and taken in tow to the breaker’s
yard later that year. This ship had
an undistinguished war record with bot RN and RCN, punctuated by frequent
periods under repair.
Addendum
CONVOY ESCORT MOVEMENTS of HMS
BUXTON
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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30/03/41
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30/03/41
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SC 027
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31/03/41
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18/04/41
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27/05/41
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27/05/41
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HX 129
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28/05/41
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12/06/41
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21/06/41
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21/06/41
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TC 011
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30/06/41
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30/06/41
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21/07/41
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21/07/41
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TC 012
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23/07/41
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29/07/41
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09/10/41
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11/10/41
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TC 014
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17/10/41
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17/10/41
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22/10/41
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23/10/41
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ON 029
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28/10/41
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05/11/41
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22/10/41
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01/11/41
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HX 156
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04/11/41
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05/11/41
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19/06/42
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21/06/42
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SC 088
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28/06/42
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04/07/42
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and as HMCS BUXTON
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16/08/42
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16/08/42
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XB 034
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18/08/42
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18/08/42
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19/08/42
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19/08/42
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BX 034
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21/08/42
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21/08/42
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23/08/42
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23/08/42
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XB 035
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25/08/42
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25/08/42
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26/08/42
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26/08/42
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BX 035
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28/08/42
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28/08/42
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30/08/42
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30/08/42
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HX 205
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02/09/42
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11/09/42
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22/08/42
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03/09/42
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ON 124
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06/09/42
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06/09/42
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08/09/42
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08/09/42
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BX 037B
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10/09/42
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10/09/42
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05/09/42
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20/09/42
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ON 128
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24/09/42
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24/09/42
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26/09/42
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26/09/42
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SC 103
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30/09/42
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14/10/42
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18/09/42
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01/10/42
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ON 131
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04/10/42
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04/10/42
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08/10/42
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08/10/42
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HX 211
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11/10/42
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24/10/42
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02/10/42
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17/10/42
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ON 135
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21/10/42
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21/10/42
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24/10/42
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24/10/42
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SC 107
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28/10/42
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10/11/42
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03/11/42
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03/11/42
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HX 214
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06/11/42
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18/11/42
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09/11/42
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12/11/42
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SC 109
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16/11/42
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30/11/42
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09/11/42
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20/11/42
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ON 145
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22/11/42
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25/11/42
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07/11/42
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25/11/42
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ON 144
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27/11/42
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27/11/42
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23/03/43
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23/03/43
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BX 038
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25/03/43
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25/03/43
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25/03/43
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27/03/43
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HX 231
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31/03/43
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10/04/43
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18/04/43
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02/05/43
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ON 179
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06/05/43
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06/05/43
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13/05/43
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13/05/43
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HX 239
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16/05/43
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28/05/43
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15/06/43
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17/06/43
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HX 244
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20/06/43
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30/06/43
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16/06/43
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24/06/43
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ON 189
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01/07/43
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01/07/43
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23/07/43
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23/07/43
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HX 249
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29/07/43
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06/08/43
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24/07/43
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02/08/43
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ON 194
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05/08/43
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07/08/43
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21/08/43
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21/08/43
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SC 140
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23/08/43
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05/09/43
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(Note on Convoys)