RIVER-Class Frigate ordered on 8th May 1941 from
Hall Russell of
Aberdeen and laid down on 4th October 1941. The
ship was launched on 12th
October 1942 as
the 2nd RN ship to carry the name,
previously used
for a WW1 destroyer sold in 1921. Build was
completed on 30th January 1943 and
she had been adopted by
the civil community of Martley,
then in Worcestershire after a successful
WARSHIP
WEEK National Savings campaign during March
1942.
B a t t l e
H o n o u r s
SICILY
1943 - BURMA 1945
Heraldic Data
No crest is included in the Official List of
Heraldic Crests. This
is unusual
as the name had
already been used. However, many
wartime built ships of
this
type had none officially recognised and some
used a suitable design.
D e t a i
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W a r S e r v i
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1
9 4 3
January
Contractor's trials and commissioning.
30th
Accepted into service
February
Passage to Tobermory.
March
On completion of work-up for operational service
joined Western Approaches Command for
Atlantic convoy defence.
April
Deployed for Atlantic Convoy escort duty,
to
May
June
Nominated for defence of military convoys to
Gibraltar for the Allied landings
Sicily
(Operation HUSKY).
July
Joined Support Force East for escort of assault
convoys.
10th
Present at landings of British XXX Corps SW of
Syracuse.
(For details see ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY
by C Barnett , the Naval Staff
History and for details of all mercantiles
and warships involved BRITISH INVASION FLEETS
by J de Winser.)
August
On release from HUSKY resumed convoy defence
duty in Atlantic
September
Atlantic convoy escort in continuation.
to
December
1
9 4 4
January
Atlantic convoy escort in continuation,
to
Nominated for service with Eastern Fleet.
May
June
Under refit and prepared for foreign service.
to
Passage to Ceylon
November
December
Deployed for convoy defence and support of
military operations in Burma..
(For details of Indian Ocean operation, see
OPERATION PACIFIC by E Gray, WAR WITH
JAPAN (HMSO) and THE FORGOTTEN FLEET by J
Winton.)
1 9
4 5
January
Eastern Fleet deployment in continuation.
24th
Joined Task Force for landings on Cheduba Island
with HM Frigate WEAR.
Part of escort for passage (Operation SANKEY).
(For details see ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY
by Corelli Barnett and above
references)
February
Deployed on convoy defence and support in Bay of
Bengal
to
June
July
Preparation for landings in Malaya (Operation
ZIPPER).
(Note: This operation was delayed till after VJ
Day at the insistence of the US Government and
difficulties in implementation of the
repatriation of long serving personnel from
SEAC.
See above references and The Final Report by
Supreme Commander of SEAC (HMSO).)
August
Part of escort for assault convoys.
P o s t W a r N o t e s
HMS TEVIOT was Paid-off from RN
service after VJ Day and transferred to the
South African Defence Force. She
returned to UK in 1947 and was reduced to
Reserve status after de-storing. In
1954 this Frigate was placed on the Disposal
List and sold to BISCO for
demolition by T W Ward at Briton Ferry,
where she arrived in tow during
1955.
Addendum
CONVOY
ESCORT MOVEMENTS
of HMS TEVIOT
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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31/03/43
|
01/04/43
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KMS
012G
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12/04/43
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16/04/43
|
10/04/43
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14/04/43
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MKS
011
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23/04/43
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16/04/43
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24/06/43
|
24/06/43
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KMS
018B
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06/07/43
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10/07/43
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13/06/43
|
07/07/43
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UGS
010
|
09/07/43
|
10/07/43
|
10/07/43
|
17/07/43
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MKF
018
|
23/07/43
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23/07/43
|
10/08/43
|
10/08/43
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RS
009
|
15/08/43
|
15/08/43
|
26/09/43
|
26/09/43
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CF
014
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04/10/43
|
10/10/43
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20/10/43
|
20/10/43
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CM
046
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26/10/43
|
unknown
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26/10/43
|
27/10/43
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CM
046A
|
02/11/43
|
02/11/43
|
24/10/43
|
31/10/43
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MKS
029
|
03/11/43
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03/11/43
|
13/11/43
|
13/11/43
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BA
054F
|
18/11/43
|
18/11/43
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21/11/43
|
21/11/43
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AKD
007
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22/11/43
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01/12/43
|
13/12/43
|
13/12/43
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AB
024A
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19/12/43
|
19/12/43
|
04/01/44
|
04/01/44
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AB
026B
|
11/01/44
|
11/01/44
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29/01/44
|
29/01/44
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BA
059
|
04/02/44
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04/02/44
|
07/02/44
|
07/02/44
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AB
029A
|
09/02/44
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13/02/44
|
07/02/44
|
07/02/44
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AKD
014A
|
19/02/44
|
19/02/44
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13/05/44
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13/05/44
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CM
053
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19/05/44
|
19/05/44
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20/05/44
|
20/05/44
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CM
053A
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25/05/44
|
25/05/44
|
27/05/44
|
27/05/44
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AB
040A
|
01/06/44
|
01/06/44
|
07/06/44
|
07/06/44
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BA
071
|
13/06/44
|
13/06/44
|
23/06/44
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unknown
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PA
080
|
30/06/44
|
01/07/44
|
04/07/44
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04/07/44
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AB
042A
|
09/07/44
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10/07/44
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12/07/44
|
12/07/44
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PB
082A
|
14/07/44
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14/07/44
|
15/07/44
|
15/07/44
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BA
075
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22/07/44
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22/07/44
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(Note
on Convoys)