Repeat
SHOREHAM-Class
Sloop ordered from HM Dockyard
Chatham under the 1930 Programme
in 1929. She was
ordered on 16th March 1931 and laid down
on 1st December 1931. The ship was
launched by Mrs Round-Turner on
20th September 1932 as the 3rd RN ship
to carry the name previously used by two
minor warships during WW1. The first was
sunk by a U-Boat in 1917 and then this
name was used for a Paddle Tug.. Build
of this ship was completed on 31st March
1933 and she was commissioned for
service in the West Indies. After refit
and
re-commissioning in UK during 1938 she
resumed duties baaed at Bermuda.
B
a t t
l e H o n o u r s
ATLANTIC
1940
H e r
a l d i
c D a
t a
Badge: On a Field Blue, a Wyvern
Gold,
holding a Lily Silver.
M
o t t o
Dei Donum:
'The gift of God'
D
e t a i
l s o f W a
r
S e r v i c
e
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1
9 3 9
September
Deployed for patrol and contraband
control in West Indies.
to
Based at Trinidad.
December
1
9 4 0
January
West Indies deployment for convoy escort
and patrol in continuation.
to
June
July
Redeployed at Bermuda for convoy
defence.
27th
Taken on hand for refit at Bermuda.
August
Under refit.
September
Carried out post refit trials and on
completion resumed convoy defence
duties.
2nd
Joined Convoy SC3 as escort for passage
to Sydney, Cape Breton, Canada.
10th
Passage to UK as convoy escort.
14th
Under attack by U48 west of Ireland and
hit by torpedo.
Sunk in position 56.45N 14.1W.
(Note: Two mercantiles in this convoy
were also sunk by U48.
See HITLER’S U-BOAT WAR by C Blair and
ALLIED CONVOY SYSTEM
By A Hague.)
Addendum
CONVOY
ESCORT MOVEMENTS
of HMS
DUNDEE
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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02/09/40
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02/09/40
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SC
003
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14/09/40
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18/09/40
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(Note
on Convoys)