Modified BLACK SWAN-Class Sloop ordered from Denny at Dumbarton under 1941 Build Programme on 11th
February 1942. She was laid down on 31st August 1942 and launched on 30th
September 1943 by Mrs Denny as
the 20th RN ship to carry the name, introduced in 1545. It had last been used
by a destroyer sold in 1921. Build was completed on 11th April 1944. An
anti-submarine Ahead Throwing Mortar (HEDGEHOG) as well as the latest design of
surface warning radar and a standard fire control
radar were fitted during build.
B a t t
l e H o n o u r s
QUEBEC 1759 - NAVARINO 1827
- BALTIC 1855 - HELIGOLAND 1914 -
NORMANDY 1944
H e r a l d i c D a t a
Badge: On a
Field Field White, a Hind statant guardant Proper.
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April
Contractors Trials
Commissioned for service in Western Approaches Command.
(Note: Fitting cut after launch was carried out at Clydebank in John Brown's yard.
11th Build
completion and commenced Acceptance Trials.
On
completion of trials and storing took passage to Tobermory.
May Deployed
for work-up at Tobermory.
Nominated for service in support of
allied landings in Normandy on completion of work-up
Transferred to Force G for planned allied landings in Normandy (Operation
NEPTUNE).
(For
details of naval activities prior to and during landings, see LANDINGS IN
NORMANDY, JUNE 1944 (HMSO) , OPERATION NEPTUNE by K Edwards, and for
information about all mercantiles and warships.)
Took
part in preliminary exercises for
NEPTUNE with ships of Force G and allocated for
deployment with Escort Group 112 during landings.
(Note: Other ships in Group were HM Sloop MAGPIE, HM Destroyer HAMBLEDON and
HM
Frigate
SPRAGGE.)
June Passage
to Solent for briefing.
4th
Operation delayed 24 hours.
6th Escorted
Convoy G3 through Swept Channel.
(Note: Convoy was taking Pre-loaded US Build-up Division to Western Task Force area.
and
comprised 24 Landing Craft.)
7th On
arrival in Assault Area took passage to
Plymouth.
Returned to Plymouth and rejoined ships of Escort Group.
7th(?) Deployed
with Group for escort of Build-up convoys to Assault area
27th On
termination of NEPTUNE retained in Channel for escort duties in Plymouth
Command.
July Deployed
in Channel
Nominated for service in Eastern Fleet.
August
Passage to Holyhead for repair.
September On completion of repair
prepared for foreign service
Nominated for
escort of military convoy to Port Said.
Took passage to
Clyde to join escort for
Convoy KMF35.
October
1st Sailed
from Clyde with KMF35.
11th Detached
from KMF35 and took independent passage to
Aden.
November Joined Eastern
Fleet and deployed for convoy defence in Indian
Ocean.
Deployed as escort for Convoy AP75 from Aden to Hormuz at entrance to Persian
Gulf.
Returned to Aden.
Joined escort for military Convoy ABF6 for escort during passage in Indian
Ocean.
December Detached
with Ceylon section of ABF6 as escort during passage to Colombo
5th On
arrival transferred to Calcutta for convoy defence in Bay of Bengal.
Deployed for escort of convoys to Chittagong from Calcutta in support of
military operations
in
Burma. See WAR WITH JAPAN (HMSO).
On
re-organisation of Easter Fleer joined 60th Escort Group.
1 9 4 5
January Deployed for
convoy defence and patrol in
Indian Ocean with Group.
(For
details see OPERATION PACIFIC by E Gray and ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE
CLOSELY by C Barnett)
February Withdrawn
from operations for repair of defects.
March Under
repair at Colombo.
(Note: As local facilities were insufficient to complete repair, completion of
work was
arranged at
Alexandria.
April
7th
Passage to Alexandria
23rd Taken
in hand for repair
May Under
repair
to
Nominated for service with British Pacific Fleet on completion.
July
August
1st Took
passage to Colombo after post repair trials.
P o s t W a r
N o t e s
HMS HIND joined the Fleet at
Hong Kong in September 1945 and was deployed on patrol and support of
repatriation operations. She transferred to 32nd Escort Flotilla at the end of
the year and went to refit in Brisbane in February 1946. This ship rejoined her
Flotilla on completion and later joined 1st Escort Flotilla. When the Far East
Fleet replaced the British Pacific Fleet in 1949
this Flotilla was renumbered 3rd Frigate Flotilla. The ship remained in Far
East until 1951
when she left the Station to return
to UK. On arrival she was Paid-off and reduced to Reserve status at Portsmouth.
In 1951 she went to the Reserve
Fleet Sub-Division at Hartlepool. Placed on the
Disposal List in 1957, she was sold to BISCO for demolition by Clayton
and Davie at Dunston on Tyne and arrived at the
breaker’s yard on 10th December 1959.
Addendum
CONVOY ESCORT MOVEMENTS of HMS
HIND
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. |
Left convoy
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Date convoy arrived
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01/10/44
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01/10/44
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KMF 035
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11/10/44
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11/10/44
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08/11/44
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08/11/44
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AP 075
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14/11/44
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14/11/44
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01/12/44
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01/12/44
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AJ 006/2
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05/12/44
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05/12/44
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13/12/44
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13/12/44
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CH 061A
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14/12/44
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14/12/44
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24/12/44
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24/12/44
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CJ 044B
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01/01/45
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01/01/45
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(Note on Convoys)