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by Don Kindell, from
the work of the late Lt-Cdr Arnold Hague RNR
The total of 1,218 ship names, includes some
31 RAN, 208 RCN, 8 RIN, 2 SANF, 2 Belgian, 5 Dutch,
15 French, 10 Greek, 15 Norwegian, 5 Polish and 1
Yugoslav, leaving over 915 Royal Navy. As some RN
ships also served with other Dominion and Allied
Navies, the last figure is a minimum.
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VESSELS
by NAME
A - Abelia,
Aberdeen,
Acanthus
(Norwegian), Acasta,
Achates,
Acheron,
Achilles
(RNZN), Aconit
(French), Active,
Activity,
Adelaide
(RAN), Adrias
(Greek), Affleck,
Afridi,
Agassiz
(RCN), Aire,
Airedale,
Ajax,
Alacrity,
Alaunia,
Albatross,
Alberni
(RCN), Albrighton,
Alcantara,
Alcoma
(RCN), Aldenham,
Alisma,
Allington
Castle, Alnwick
Castle,
Alysse (French), Amaranthus,
Amazon,
Amberley
Castle,
Ambuscade,
Amethyst,
Amherst
(RCN), Anchusa,
Anemone, Anguilla,
Annan
(RCN),
Annapolis
(RCN), Anson,
Antelope,
Antenor,
Anthony,
Antigonish
(RCN), Antigua,
Apostolis
(Greek), Arabis
(i), Arabis
(ii),
Arawa,
Arbutus
(i), Arbutus
(ii), Archer,
Ardent,
Argus,
Ark
Royal, Armeria,
Arnprior
(RCN),
Arrow,
Arrowhead
(RCN), Arunta
(RAN), Arvida
(RCN), Ascania,
Ascension,
Ashanti,
Asphodel,
Assam
(RIN), Assiniboine
(RCN) , Aster,
Atheling,
Atherstone,
Atholl
(RCN), Attacker,
Aubretia,
Auckland,
Aurania,
Auricula,
Ausonia,
Australia
(RAN), Avenger,
Avon,
Avon
Vale, Aylmer,
Awe,
Azalea
B - Baddeck
(RCN), Badsworth,
Bahamas,
Balfour,
Ballinderry,
Balsam,
Bamborough
Castle, Banff,
Bann,
Barbados,
Barcoo
(RAN), Barle,
Barrie
(RCN), Basilisk,
Bath
(also Norwegian), Battleford
(RCN), Battler,
Bayntun,
Bazeley, Beacon
Hill (RCN), Beagle,
Beaufort,
Beauharnois
(ii) (RCN), Bedouin,
Begonia,
Begum,
Belleville
(RCN), Bellona,
Bellwort,
Belmont,
Belvoir,
Bentinck,
Bentley, Bergamot,
Berkeley
Castle,
Bermuda,
Berry,
Berwick,
Betony,
Beverley,
Bicester,
Bickerton,
Bideford,
Birmingham,
Biter,
Bittern,
Bittersweet
(RCN), Blackmore,
Black
Prince, Black
Swan, Blackwood,
Blanche,
Blankney,
Blean,
Bleasdale,
Blencathra,
Bligh,
Bluebell,
Boadicea,
Bonaventure,
Borage,
Boreas,
Bowmanville
(RCN),
Bradford,
Bramham,
Brandon
(RCN), Braithwaite,
Brantford
(RCN), Brazen,
Brecon,
Bridgewater,
Brighton,
Brilliant,
Brissenden,
Broadwater,
Broadway,
Brocklesby,
Broke,
Bryony,
Buckingham
(RCN), Buctouche
(RCN), Bugloss,
Bulldog,
Bullen,
Bulolo,
Burdekin
(RAN), Burdock,
Burges,
Burnet,
Burnham,
Burwell,
Buttercup
(Belgian/Norwegian),
Buxton
(also RCN), Byard,
Byron
C - Caesar,
Caicos,
Cairo,
Caister
Castle, Calcutta,
Calder,
Caldwell
(also RCN), Caledon,
Calendula,
Calgary
(RCN), California,
Calpe,
Cambrian,
Cam,
Camellia,
Campania,
Campanula,
Campbell,
Campbeltown,
Campion,
Camrose
(RCN), Canberra
(RAN), Candytuft,
Canton,
Cap
De La Madeleine (RCN), Cape Breton
(RCN), Capel,
Capetown,
Capilano
(RCN), Caprice,
Caradoc,
Carisbrooke
Castle,
Carlisle,
Carlplace
(RCN), Carnarvon
Castle, Carnation,
Carron,
Carthage,
Cassandra,
Castleton,
Cathay,
Catterick,
Cattistock,
Cauvery
(RIN), Cavalier,
Cavendish,
Cayman,
Celandine,
Ceres,
Chambly
(RCN), Chanticleer,
Charlestown,
Charlock,
Charlottetown
(i) (RCN),
Charlottetown
(ii) (RCN),
Charybdis,
Chaser,
Chaudiere
(RCN), Chebogue
(RCN), Chelmer,
Chelsea
(also RCN), Cheshire,
Chesterfield,
Chicoutimi
(RCN), Chiddingfold,
Chilliwack
(RCN), Chitral,
Churchill,
Cilicia,
Circassia, Clare,
Clarkia,
Clematis,
Cleopatra,
Cleveland,
Clive
(RIN), Clover,
Coaticook
(RCN), Cobalt
(RCN), Cobourg
(RCN), Codrington,
Collingwood
(RCN), Colombo,
Coltsfoot, Columbia
(RCN), Columbine,
Commandant
D'Estienne D'Orves (French),
Commandant
Detroyat (French), Commandant Drogou
(French),
Comorin,
Conn,
Convolvulus,
Cooke,
Coppercliff
(RCN), Coreopsis,
Corfu,
Cornwall,
Cosby,
Cossack
(i), Cotswold,
Cottesmore,
Cotton,
Coventry,
Cowdray,
Cowslip,
Crane,
Cranstoun,
Crocus,
Croix
de Lorraine (French), Croome,
Cubitt,
Cuckmere,
Culver,
Cumberland,
Curacoa,
Curlew,
Curzon,
Cyclamen,
Cygnet
(ii)
D - Dacres,
Dahlia,
Dainty,
Dakins,
Danae,
Daring,
Dart,
Dasher,
Dauntless,
Dauphin
(RCN), Dawson
(RCN), Deane,
Decoy,
Defender,
Delhi,
Delight,
Delphinium,
Denbigh
Castle,
Deptford,
Derbyshire,
Derg,
Derwent,
Despatch,
Deveron,
Devonshire,
Diadem,
Diamond,
Diana,
Dianella,
Dianthus,
Dido,
Dittany
(RCN), Domett,
Dominica,
Dorsetshire,
Douglas,
Dovey,
Dragon,
Drumheller
(RCN), Drury,
Duchess,
Duckworth,
Duff, Duke of
York, Dulverton,
Dumbarton
Castle, Duncan,
Dundas
(RCN), Dundee,
Dunedin,
Dunvegan
(RCN), Dunvegan
Castle, Dunver
(RCN), Durban
E - Eagle,
Easton,
Eastview
(RCN), Echo,
Eclipse,
Edmundston
(RCN), Effingham,
Eggesford,
Eglantine
(Norwegian),
Eglinton,
Egret,
Ekins,
Electra,
Emerald,
Emperor,
Enchantress,
Encounter,
Enterprise,
Eridge,
Erne,
Escapade,
Escort,
Esk,
Eskdale
(Norwegian), Eskimo,
Esperance
Bay, Essington,
Ettrick
(also RCN), Euryalus, Evenlode,
Exe,
Exeter,
Exmoor
(i), Exmoor
(ii), Exmouth,
Express,
Eyebright
(RCN)
F -
Fal,
Falmouth,
Fame,
Farndale,
Farnham
Castle,
Faulknor,
Fearless,
Fencer,
Fennel
(RCN), Fergus
(RCN), Fernie,
Fiji, Findhorn,
Firedrake,
Fishguard,
Fitzroy,
Flamingo,
Fleetwood,
Fleur
De Lys, Flint
Castle, Foley,
Folkestone,
Foresight,
Forester,
Formidable,
Fort
Erie (RCN), Fortune,
Fowey,
Foxglove,
Foxhound, Fraser
(RCN), Fredericton
(RCN), Freesia,
Friso
(Dutch), Fritillary,
Frobisher,
Frontenac
(RCN), Furious,
Fury
G - Gallant,
Galt
(RCN), Gambia,
Gardenia,
Gardiner,
Garland,
Garland
(as ORP), Garlies,
Garth,
Gascoyne
(RAN), Gatineau
(RCN), Genista,
Gentian, Georgetown
(also RCN),
Geranium,
Giffard
(RCN), Gipsy,
Glace
Bay (RCN), Gladiolus,
Glaisdale
(Norwegian), Gloxinia,
Glowworm,
Goathland,
Godavari
(RIN), Godetia
(i), Godetia (ii) (Belgian), Goodall,
Good
Hope (SANF), Goodson,
Gore, Gorleston,
Gould,
Grafton,
Grenade,
Grenville
(i), Grenville
(ii), Greyhound,
Griffin,
Grindall,
Grou
(RCN), Grove,
Guelph
(RCN), Gurkha
H - Haida
(RCN), Halifax
(RCN), Halladale,
Hallowell
(RCN), Halsted,
Hambledon,
Hamilton
(also RCN),
Hardy
(i), Hardy
(ii), Hargood,
Hartland,
Hadleigh
Castle, Harvester,
Hastings, Hasty,
Havant,
Havelock,
Havock,
Hawkesbury
(i) (RAN), Hawkesbury
(ii) (RCN), Hawkins,
Haydon,
Heartsease,
Heather,
Hector,
Helford,
Heliotrope,
Helmsdale,
Hepatica
(RCN), Hereward,
Hermes,
Hermione,
Hero,
Hespeler
(RCN),
Hesperus,
Heythrop,
Hibiscus,
Highlander,
Hindustan
(RIN), Hobart
(RAN), Holcombe,
Holderness,
Hollyhock,
Holmes,
Honeysuckle,
Hood,
Hoste,
Hostile,
Hotham,
Hotspur,
Howe,
Humberstone
(RCN),
Hunter,
Huntsville
(RCN),
Hurricane,
Hursley,
Hurst
Castle,
Hyacinth,
Hyderabad
(RIN), Hydrangea,
Hyperion
I - Ibis,
Illustrious,
Inconstant,
Indomitable,
Inglis,
Inman, Indus
(RIN), Inver,
Iroquois
(RCN),
Itchen,
Ithuriel
J - Jackal,
Jaguar,
Jamaica,
Janus,
Jasmine,
Javelin,
Jed,
Jervis,
Jervis
Bay, Johan
Maurits van Nassau (Dutch), Joliette
(RCN), Jonquiere
(RCN), Jonquil,
Jumna
(RIN), Juno,
Jupiter
K -
Kale,
Kamloops
(RCN), Kamsack
(RCN), Kanaris
(Greek), Kandahar,
Kanimbla
(RAN), Kashmir,
Keats,
Keith,
Kelly,
Kelvin,
Kenogami
(RCN), Kent,
Kenya, Kempenfelt,
Kempthorne,
Kenilworth
Castle, Keppel,
Khartoum,
Kilbirnie,
Kilbride, Kilchattan, Kilchrenan,
Kildary, Kildwick, Kilham, Kilkenzie,
Kilhampton, Kilmalcolm, Kilmarnock,
Kilmartin, Kilmelford, Kilmington,
Kilmore, Kimberley,
Kincardine
(RCN), Kingcup,
King
George V, Kingsmill,
Kingston,
Kipling,
Kirkland
Lake (RCN), Kistna
(RIN), Kitchener
(RCN), Knaresborough
Castle,
Kootenay
(RCN), Krakowiak
(Polish), Kriezis
(Greek),
Kriti
(Greek) , Kujawiak
(Polish)
L
- Labuan,
Lachute
(RCN), Laconia,
La
Combattante (French), Laforey,
Lagan,
La
Hulloise (RCN), La
Malbaie (RCN), La
Malouine,
Lamerton,
Lanark
(RCN),
Lancaster,
Lancaster
Castle, Lance,
Landguard,
Larkspur,
La
Salle (RCN), La
Surprise (French), Lauderdale,
Launceston
Castle, Lauzon
(RCN), Lavender,
L'Aventure
(French), Lawford,
Lawrence
(RIN), Lawson,
Leamington
(also RCN),
Leander
(RNZN), Leaside
(RCN),
Ledbury,
Leeds,
Leeds
Castle,
Legion,
L'Escarmouche
(French), Lethbridge
(RCN), Letitia,
Levis
(i) (RCN), Levis
(ii) (RCN),
Lewes,
Liddesdale,
Lightning,
Linaria
(RCN), Lincoln
(also Norwegian), Lindsay
(RCN), Lively,
Lobelia
(French), Loch
Achray, Loch
Alvie, Loch
Craggie, Loch
Dunvegan, Loch
Eck, Loch
Fada, Loch
Fyne, Loch
Glendhu, Loch
Gorm, Loch
Insh, Loch
Katrine, Loch
Lomond, Loch
More, Loch
Morlich, Loch
Quoich, Loch
Ruthven, Loch
Shin, Lochy,
London,
Lookout,
Loosestrife,
Loring,
Lossie,
Lotus
(ii), Louis,
Louisburg
(i) (RCN), Louisburg
(ii) (RCN), Loyal,
Ludlow,
Lulworth,
Lunenburg
(RCN)
M - MacKay,
Magog
(RCN), Magpie,
Mahratta,
Malaya,
Malcolm,
Mallow,
Maloja,
Manners,
Manoora
(RAN), Mansfield
(also Norwegian and RCN),
Maori,
Margaree
(RCN), Marguerite,
Marigold,
Marne,
Martin,
Mashona,
Matabele,
Matane
(RCN), Matapedia
(RCN), Matchless,
Mauritius,
Mayflower
(RCN), Meadowsweet,
Melbreak,
Mendip,
Meon,
Meteor,
Meynell,
Miaoulis
(Greek), Middleton,
Midland
(RCN), Mignonette,
Milford, Milne,
Mimico
(ii) (RCN),
Mimosa (French),
Mohawk,
Moncton
(RCN), Monkshood,
Monnow,
Montbretia
(Norwegian),
Montclare,
Montgomery
(also RCN),
Montreal
(RCN), Montserrat,
Montrose,
Mooltan,
Moorsom,
Moosejaw
(RCN), Morden
(RCN), Moreton
Bay, Morpeth
Castle, Mounsey,
Mourne,
Moyola, Musketeer,
Myngs,
Myosotis
N -
Nada
(Yugoslav), Nadder,
Nairana,
Nanaimo
(RCN), Napanee
(RCN), Napier
(RAN), Narbada
(RIN), Narbrough,
Narcissus,
Nasturtium,
Natal
(SANF), Navarinon
(Greek), Nelson,
Nene
(also RCN), Nepal
(RAN), Neptune,
Ness,
Nestor
(RAN), Newark,
Newfoundland,
New
Glasgow (RCN),
Newmarket,
Newport
(also Norwegian), New
Waterford (RCN), New
Westminster (RCN),
Niagara
(RCN), Nigella,
Nigeria,
Nizam
(RAN), Norfolk,
Norman
(RAN), Norsyd
(RCN), North
Bay (RCN), Nubian,
Nyasaland,
O - Oakham
Castle, Oakley
(ii), Oakville
(RCN), Odzani,
Onslow,
Obdurate,
Obedient,
Offa,
Onslaught,
Opportune,
Orangeville
(RCN), Orchis,
Orillia
(RCN), Orkney
(RCN), Oribi,
Orion,
Orkan
(Pol), Orwell,
Ottawa
(i) (RCN), Ottawa
(ii) (RCN), Outremont
(RCN),
Owen
Sound (RCN), Oxford
Castle, Oxlip
P - Pakenham
(leader), Paladin,
Panther,
Papua,
Parramatta
(RAN), Parrett,
Parry
Sound (RCN), Partridge,
Pasley,
Pathfinder,
Peacock,
Pegasus,
Pelican, Penetang
(RCN), Penn,
Pennywort,
Pentstemon,
Penylan,
Penzance,
Peony,
Perim,
Periwinkle,
Perth
(RAN), Petard,
Peterborough
(RCN), Petrolia
(RCN), Petunia,
Pevensey
Castle, Pheasant,
Phoebe,
Picotee,
Pictou
(RCN), Pimpernel,
Pindos
(Greek), Pink,
Piorun
(Pol), Pitcairn,
Plym,
Polyanthus,
Poppy,
Port
Arthur (RCN), Portchester
Castle, Port
Colborne (RCN), Potentilla
(RN), Potentilla
(in Norwegian service), Poundmaker
(RCN), Premier,
Prescott
(RCN), Prestonian
(RCN), Pretoria
Castle, Primrose,
Primula,
Prince
David (RCN), Prince Henry (RCN), Prince
of Wales,
Prince
Robert (RCN), Prince
Rupert (RCN), Puckeridge,
Puncher,
Punjabi,
Pursuer,
Pytchley,
Q - Quadrant,
Quail,
Quality,
Quantock,
Qu’Appelle
(RCN), Queen,
Queenborough,
Queen
Elizabeth, Queen
of Bermuda, Quentin,
Quesnel
(RCN), Quiberon
(RAN), Quickmatch
(RAN), Quilliam,
Quorn
R - Racehorse,
Raider,
Rajputana,
Ramillies,
Ranchi,
Ranpura, Rapid,
Ravager,
Reading,
Reaper,
Redmill,
Redoubt,
Redpole,
Regina
(RCN), Relentless,
Renoncule
(French), Renown,
Resolution,
Restigouche
(RCN), Retalick,
Revenge,
Rhododendron,
Ribble
(RCN), Richmond
(also RCN), Rimouski
(RCN),
Riou,
Ripley,
Riviere
Du Loup (RCN), Rochester, Rocket,
Rockingham,
Rockrose,
Rockwood,
Rodney,
Roebuck,
Rose
(Norwegian), Rosebay
(RCN), Roselys
(French), Rosemary,
Rosthern
(RCN), Rother,
Rotherham,
Rowley,
Roxburgh,
Royalist,
Royal
Mount (RCN), Royal
Sovereign, Runnymede
(RCN), Rupert,
Rushen
Castle, Rutherford
S - Sabre,
Sackville
(RCN), Saguenay
(RCN), St
Albans (also Norwegian), St
Catherines (RCN),
St
Clair (RCN), St
Croix (RCN), St
Francis (RCN), St
Helena, St
Lambert (RCN), St
Laurent (RCN),
St
Mary's, St
Stephen (RCN), St
Thomas (RCN), Ste.
Therese (RCN),
Sakhtouris (Greek),
Saladin,
Salamis
(Greek), Salisbury
(also RCN), Salopian,
Salvia,
Samphire, Sandwich,
Sarawak,
Sardonyx,
Saskatchewan
(RCN), Saskatoon
(RCN), Saumarez,
Savage,
Saxifrage,
Scarborough,
Scimitar,
Scorpion,
Scourge,
Scylla,
Sea
Cliff (RCN), Searcher,
Sennen,
Serapis,
Seychelles,
Seymour,
Shawnigan
(RCN), Shediac
(RCN), Sherbrooke
(RCN), Sherwood,
Shiel,
Shikari,
Shoreham, Shropshire,
Sikh,
Skate,
Skeena
(RCN), Slazak
(Polish), Smilax
(RCN), Smiths Falls (RCN), Snapdragon,
Snowberry
(RCN), Snowdrop,
Snowflake,
Somali,
Somaliland,
Sorel
(RCN), Southdown,
Southwold,
Spartan,
Spey,
Spikenard
(RCN), Spiraea,
Spragge,
Springhill
(RCN), Stalker,
Stanley,
Starling,
Starwort,
Statice
(RCN), Stayner,
Stellarton
(RCN), Stettler
(RCN), Stevenstone,
Stockham,
Stonecrop,
Stonetown
(RCN), Stord
(Norwegian), Stork, Stormont
(RCN), Strathadam (RCN), Strathroy
(RCN), Striker,
Stuart
(RAN), Sturdy,
Sudbury
(RCN), Suffolk,
Summerside
(RCN), Sunflower,
Sussex,
Sussexvale
(RCN), Sutlej (RIN), Swale,
Swan
(RAN), Swansea
(RCN), Sweetbriar,
Swift,
Sydney
(RAN)
T - Taff,
Talybont,
Tamarisk,
Tanatside,
Tartar,
Tavy,
Tay,
Teazer,
Tees,
Tenacious,
Termagant,
Terpsichore,
Test,
Teviot,
The
Pas (RCN),
Thetford
Mines (RCN), Thorlock
(RCN), Thornborough,
Thyme,
Tillsonburg
(RCN), Timmins
(RCN), Tjerk
Hiddes (Dutch), Tobago,
Tompazis
(Greek), Tonkinois
(French), Torrington,
Tortola,
Totland,
Towy,
Tracker,
Trail
(RCN), Trent,
Trentonian
(RCN), Trillium
(RCN), Trinidad,
Trollope,
Troubridge,
Trumpeter,
Tulip,
Tumult,
Tunsberg
Castle (Norwegian), Tweed,
Tyler,
Tynedale,
Tyrian
U - Uganda,
Ulysses,
Undine,
Unicorn,
Urania,
Urchin,
Usk
V - Valentine,
Valiant,
Valleyfield
(RCN), Valorous,
Vampire
(RAN), Vancouver
(RCN), Vanessa,
Van
Galen (Dutch),
Vanity,
Vanoc,
Vanquisher,
Vansittart,
Vega,
Velox,
Vendetta
(RAN), Venetia,
Venomous,
Venus,
Verbena,
Verdun,
Verity,
Veronica,
Versatile,
Verulam,
Vervain,
Vesper,
Vetch,
Veteran,
Viceroy,
Victoriaville
(RCN), Victorious,
Vidette,
Vigilant,
Ville
De Quebec (RCN),
Vimiera,
Vimy,
Vindex,
Violet,
Virago,
Viscount,
Vivacious,
Vivien,
Volage,
Voltaire,
Volunteer,
Vortigern,
Voyager
(RAN)
W - Wakeful
(i), Wakeful
(ii), Waldegrave,
Walker,
Wallace,
Wallflower,
Walney,
Walpole,
Wanderer,
Warramunga
(RAN),
Warrego
(RAN), Warspite,
Warwick,
Waskesiu
(RCN), Watchman,
Waterhen
(RAN), Waveney,
Wear,
Wells,
Wensleydale,
Wentworth
(RCN), Wessex
(i), Wessex
(ii), Westcott,
Westminster,
Weston,
Westralia
(RAN), West
York (RCN), Wetaskiwin
(RCN), Weyburn
(RCN), Whaddon,
Wheatland,
Whimbrel,
Whirlwind,
Whitaker,
Whitby
(RCN), Whitehall,
Whitley,
Whitshed,
Wild
Goose, Wild
Swan, Willowherb
(RCN), Wilton,
Winchelsea,
Winchester,
Windflower
(RCN), Windsor,
Wishart,
Witch,
Witherington,
Wivern,
Wolfe,
Wolfhound,
Wolsey,
Wolverine,
Woodcock,
Woodpecker,
Woodruff,
Woodstock
(RCN), Woolston,
Worcester,
Worcestershire,
Wren (i),
Wren
(ii), Wrestler,
Wryneck,
Wye
Y - Yarra
(RAN), York
Z - Zambesi,
Zanzibar,
Zealous,
Zebra,
Zephyr,
Zest,
Zetland,
Zinnia,
Zodiac,
Zulu
|
|
|
|
VESSELS
by TYPE and CLASS
(major ships for
which there are no convoy lists are in
brackets)
|
BATTLESHIPS
|
Queen
Elizabeth-class
|
(Barham),
Malaya,
Queen Elizabeth,
Valiant,
Warspite
|
Royal
Sovereign-class
|
Ramillies,
Resolution,
Revenge,
(Royal Oak),
Royal Sovereign
|
Nelson-class
|
Nelson,
Rodney
|
King George
V-class
|
Anson,
Duke of York,
Howe,
King George V,
Prince of Wales
|
|
|
|
|
BATTLECRUISERS
|
Hood-class
|
Hood
|
Renown-class
|
Renown, (Repulse)
|
|
|
|
|
FLEET
and OTHER AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
|
World War 1
period ships
|
Argus,
Eagle,
Hermes,
Pegasus
|
-
|
Furious
|
-
|
Albatross
(seaplane carrier)
|
-
|
Ark Royal
|
Illustrious-classes
|
(1)
Formidable,
Illustrious,
Victorious,
(2)
Indomitable,
(3) (Implacable),
(Indefatigable)
|
|
|
|
|
LIGHT
FLEET CARRIERS
|
-
|
Unicorn
(built
as aircraft maintenance ship)
|
|
|
|
ESCORT
CARRIERS
|
individual
conversions
|
(Audacity),
Activity,
Campania, (Pretoria
Castle)
|
Vindex-class
|
Nairana,
Vindex
|
Archer/Avenger-class
|
Archer,
Avenger,
Biter,
Dasher
|
Attacker/Tracker-class
|
Attacker,
Battler,
Chaser,
Fencer,
(Hunter),
Pursuer,
Ravager,
Searcher,
Stalker,
Striker,
Tracker
|
Ruler-class
|
(Ameer),
(Arbiter),
Atheling,
Begum,
Emperor,
(Empress),
(Khedive),
(Nabob),
(Patroller),
Premier,
Puncher,
Queen, (Rajah),
(Ranee),
Reaper, (Ruler),
(Shah), (Slinger), (Smiter),
(Speaker), (Thane), (Trouncer),
Trumpeter
|
|
|
|
|
HEAVY
CRUISERS
|
County-types
|
Australia (RAN),
Berwick,
Canberra (RAN),
Cornwall,
Cumberland,
Devonshire,
Dorsetshire,
Kent,
London,
Norfolk,
Shropshire,
Suffolk,
Sussex
|
York-class
|
Exeter,
York
|
|
|
|
LIGHT/AA
CRUISERS
|
World War 1
Birmingham-class
|
Adelaide (RAN)
|
World War 1
C-types
|
Cairo,
Calcutta,
Caledon,
(Calypso),
Capetown,
Caradoc,
(Cardiff),
Carlisle,
Ceres,
Colombo,
Coventry,
Curacoa,
Curlew
|
World War 1
D-types
|
Danae,
Dauntless,
Delhi,
Despatch,
(Diomede),
Dragon,
Dunedin,
Durban
|
Hawkins-class
|
Effingham,
Frobisher,
Hawkins,
|
World War 1
E-class
|
Emerald,
Enterprise
|
Leander-class
|
Achilles (RNZN),
Ajax,
Leander (RNZN),
Neptune,
Orion
|
Leander/Perth-class
|
Hobart,
Perth,
Sydney
(all
RAN)
|
Arethusa-class
|
Arethusa,
Aurora,
Galatea,
Penelope
|
Town-classes
|
Birmingham,
Glasgow,
Gloucester,
Liverpool,
Manchester,
Newcastle,
Sheffield,
Southampton
|
Edinburgh-class
|
Belfast,
Edinburgh
|
Dido-class
|
(Argonaut),
Bonaventure,
Charybdis,
Cleopatra,
Dido,
Euryalus,
Hermione, (Naiad),
Phoebe,
Scylla, (Sirius)
|
Colony/Fiji-class
|
Bermuda,
(Ceylon),
Fiji,
Gambia,
Jamaica,
Kenya,
Mauritius,
Newfoundland,
Nigeria,
Trinidad,
Uganda/Quebec (RCN)
|
Bellona/Improved
Dido-class
|
Bellona,
Black Prince,
Diadem,
Royalist,
Spartan
|
|
|
|
DESTROYERS
and FLOTILLA LEADERS
|
Shakespeare-class
|
Broke,
Keppel,
Wallace
|
Scott-class
|
Campbell,
Douglas,
MacKay,
Malcolm,
Montrose,
Stuart (RAN)
|
Old R-class
|
Skate
|
Old S-class
|
Sabre,
Saladin,
Sardonyx,
Scimitar,
Shikari,
Sturdy
|
V&W-classes
|
Valentine,
Valorous,
Vampire (RAN),
Vanessa,
Vanity,
Vanoc,
Vanquisher,
Vansittart,
Vega,
Velox,
Vendetta (RAN),
Venetia,
Venomous,
Verdun,
Verity,
Versatile,
Vesper,
Veteran,
Viceroy,
Vidette,
Vimiera,
Vimy,
Viscount,
Vivacious,
Vivien,
Volunteer,
Vortigern,
Voyager (RAN),
Wakeful (i),
Walker,
Walpole,
Wanderer,
Warwick,
Watchman,
Waterhen (RAN),
Wessex (i),
Westcott,
Westminster,
Whirlwind (i),
Whitehall,
Whitley,
Whitshed,
Wild Swan,
Winchelsea,
Winchester,
Windsor,
Wishart,
Witch,
Witherington,
Wivern,
Wolfhound,
Wolsey,
Wolverine,
Woolston,
Worcester,
Wren (i),
Wrestler,
Wryneck
|
Prototypes
|
Amazon,
Ambuscade
|
A-class
|
Codrington (leader),
Acasta,
Achates,
Acheron,
Active,
Antelope,
Anthony,
Ardent,
Arrow
|
Canadian ships
|
Saguenay,
Skeena
|
B-class
|
Keith (leader),
Basilisk,
Beagle,
Blanche,
Boadicea,
Boreas (later
Greek Salamis),
Brazen,
Brilliant,
Bulldog
|
C-class - all
Canadian |
Assinboine
(ex-Kempenfelt),
Restigouche,
Fraser,
Ottawa (i),
St Laurent |
D-class
|
Duncan (leader),
Dainty,
Daring,
Decoy (later HMCS
Kootenay),
Defender,
Delight,
Diamond,
Diana (later HMCS
Margaree),
Duchess
|
E-class
|
Exmouth (leader),
Echo (later
Greek Navarinon),
Eclipse,
Electra,
Encounter,
Escapade,
Escort,
Esk,
Express (later
HMCS Gatineau)
|
F-class
|
Faulknor (leader),
Fame,
Fearless,
Firedrake,
Foresight,
Forester,
Fortune (later HMCS Saskatchewan),
Foxhound (later
HMCS Qu’Appelle),
Fury
|
G-class
|
Grenville
(Leader), Gallant,
Garland
(later ORP), Gipsy,
Glowworm,
Grafton,
Grenade,
Greyhound,
Griffin
(later HMCS Ottawa (ii))
|
H-class
|
Hardy
(leader), Hasty,
Havock,
Hereward,
Hero
(later
HMCS Chaudiere),
Hostile,
Hotspur,
Hunter,
Hyperion
|
I-class
|
Inglefield
(leader),
Icarus,
Ilex,
Imogen,
Imperial,
Impulsive,
Intrepid,
Isis,
Ivanhoe
|
ex-Brazilian
H-type
|
Harvester,
Havant,
Havelock,
Hesperus,
Highlander,
Hurricane
|
ex-Turkish
I-type
|
Inconstant,
Ithuriel
|
Tribal-class
|
Afridi,
Ashanti,
Bedouin,
Cossack
(i), Eskimo,
Gurkha,
Maori,
Mashona,
Matabele,
Mohawk,
Nubian, Punjabi,
Sikh,
Somali,
Tartar,
Zulu
|
Tribal-class,
2nd Group
|
Arunta
(RAN),
Haida
(RCN), Iroquois
(RCN),
Warramunga
(RAN)
|
J-class
|
Jervis
(leader), Jackal,
Jaguar,
Janus,
Javelin,
Juno, Jupiter
|
K-class
|
Kelly
(leader),
Kandahar,
Kashmir,
Kelvin,
Khartoum,
Kimberley,
Kingston,
Kipling
|
L-class
|
Laforey
(leader), Lance,
Legion,
Lightning,
Lively,
Lookout,
Loyal
|
M-class
|
Milne
(leader),
Mahratta,
Marne,
Martin,
Matchless,
Meteor,
Musketeer,
Orkan,
ex-Myrmidon (Polish)
|
N-class
|
Napier
(leader, RAN), Nepal
(RAN), Nestor
(RAN),
Nizam (RAN),
Piorun
(Polish, ex-Nerissa),
Van
Galen (Dutch, ex-Noble), Tjerk
Hiddes (Dutch
- ex-Nonpareil), Norman
(RAN)
|
O-class
|
Onslow
(leader), Obdurate,
Obedient,
Offa,
Onslaught,
Opportune,
Oribi,
Orwell
|
P-class
|
Pakenham
(leader), Paladin,
Panther,
Partridge,
Pathfinder,
Penn,
Petard
|
Q-class
|
Quilliam
(leader),
Quadrant
(RAN postwar),
Quail,
Quality
(RAN postwar),
Queenborough
(RAN postwar),
Quentin,
Quiberon
(also RAN),
Quickmatch
(also RAN)
|
R-class
|
Racehorse,
Raider,
Rapid,
Redoubt,
Relentless,
Rocket,
Roebuck,
Rotherham,
|
S-class
|
Saumarez
(leader), Savage,
Scorpion,
Scourge,
Serapis,
Stord (Norwegian, ex-Success),
Swift
|
T-class
|
Troubridge
(leader),
Teazer,
Tenacious,
Termagant,
Terpsichore,
Tumult,
Tyrian
|
U-class
|
Grenville
(ii) (leader), Ulysses,
Undine,
Urania,
Urchin
|
V-class
|
Hardy
(ii) (leader), Venus,
Verulam,
Vigilant,
Virago,
Volage
|
W-class
|
Wakeful
(ii), Wessex
(ii)
|
Z-class
|
Myngs
(leader),
Zambesi,
Zealous,
Zebra,
Zephyr,
Zest,
Zodiac
|
C-classes
|
Cavendish
(leader), Caesar,
Cambrian,
Caprice,
Carron,
Cassandra,
Cavalier,
|
ex-US
Town-class
|
Annapolis
(RCN), Bath
(also Norwegian), Belmont,
Beverley,
Bradford,
Brighton,
Broadwater,
Broadway,
Burnham,
Burwell,
Buxton
(also RCN), Caldwell
(also RCN), Campbeltown,
Castleton,
Charlestown,
Chelsea
(also RCN), Chesterfield,
Churchill,
Clare,
Columbia
(RCN), Georgetown
(also RCN), Hamilton
(also RCN),
Lancaster,
Leamington
(also RCN),
Leeds,
Lewes,
Lincoln
(also Norwegian),
Ludlow,
Mansfield
(also Norwegian and RCN),
Montgomery
(also RCN),
Newark,
Newmarket,
Newport
(also Norwegian), Niagara
(RCN), Ramsey,
Reading,
Richmond
(also RCN), Ripley,
Rockingham,
Roxburgh,
St
Albans (also Norwegian), St
Clair (RCN), St
Croix (RCN), St
Francis (RCN), St
Mary's, Salisbury
(also RCN), Sherwood,
Stanley,
Wells
|
|
|
ESCORT
DESTROYERS
|
Hunt-class
|
|
Type I |
Atherstone,
Berkeley,
Cattistock,
Cleveland,
Cotswold,
Cottesmore,
Eglinton,
Exmoor (i), Fernie,
Garth,
Hambledon,
Holderness, Mendip, Meynell,
Pytchley,
Quantock, Quorn,
Southdown, Tynedale,
Whaddon,
also
listed
as Type II's -
Blencathra,
Brocklesby,
Liddesdale |
Type II |
Avon
Vale,
Badsworth (also Norwegian Arendal),
Beaufort, Slazak
(Polish, ex-Bedale),
Bicester,
Blackmore,
Blankney,
Bramham
(also
Greek Themistocles),
Calpe,
Chiddingfold, Cowdray,
Croome,
Dulverton, Eridge,
Exmoor (ii), Farndale,
Grove, Heythrop,
Hursley (also Greek Kriti),
Hurworth,
Lamerton,
Lauderdale, Ledbury,
Middleton,
Kujawiak
(Polish, ex-Oakley (i)),
Oakley (ii),
Puckeridge,
Krakowiak
(Polish, ex-Silverton),
Southwold, Tetcott,
Wheatland,
Wilton, Zetland |
Type III |
Airedale,
Albrighton,
Aldenham,
Belvoir,
Blean,
Bleasdale,
Pindos
(Greek, ex-Bolebroke),
Adrias
(Greek, ex-Border),
Catterick, Derwent,
Easton,
Eggesford,
Eskdale Norwegian),
Glaisdale (Norwegian),
Goathland,
La Combattante
(French, ex-Haldon),
Kanaris
(Greek, ex-Hatherleigh),
Haydon,
Holcombe, Limbourne,
Melbreak,
Miaoulis
(Greek, ex-Modbury),
Penylan,
Rockwood,
Stevenstone, Talybont,
Tanatside,
Wensleydale |
Type
IV
|
Brecon,
Brissenden
|
|
|
SLOOPS, including
PATROL SLOOPS
|
All
available Sloop class convoy
escort
movements, in
6 parts
|
Old-Flower-class
|
Foxglove,
Rosemary (4 plus 1/2 RIN)
|
Despatch
vessels/Patrol sloops
|
Clive
(RIN), Lawrence (RIN) (2
in class)
|
Bridgewater-class
|
Bridgewater,
Sandwich
(2
in class)
|
Hastings-class
|
Folkestone,
Hastings,
Hindustan
(RIN),
Penzance, Scarborough
(4 plus 1 RIN)
|
Shoreham/Falmouth-class
|
Bideford,
Dundee,
Falmouth,
Fowey,
Milford,
Rochester,
Shoreham,
Weston
(8 in class)
|
Grimsby-class
|
Aberdeen,
Deptford,
Fleetwood,
Grimsby,
Indus (RIN),
Leith,
Londonderry,
Lowestoft,
Parramatta
(RAN), Swan (RAN), Warrego
(RAN), Wellington,
Yarra
(RAN)
(8
plus 4 RAN, 1 RIN)
|
Bittern-class
|
Bittern,
Enchantress,
Stork
(3 in class)
|
Egret-class
|
Auckland,
Egret,
Pelican
(3
in class)
|
Black
Swan-class
|
Black
Swan, Erne,
Flamingo,
Ibis
(4 in class)
|
Modified
Bittern-class
|
Godavari,
Jumna,
Narbada,
Sutlej
(4 in class, all RIN)
|
Modified
Black Swan-class
|
(Actaeon),
Alacrity,
Amethyst,
Cauvery
(RIN),
Chanticleer,
Crane, Cygnet
(ii), Hart,
Hind,
Kistna
(RIN), Kite,
Lapwing,
Lark,
Magpie,
Mermaid,
(Modeste),
(Nereide), (Opossum),
Peacock,
Pheasant,
Redpole,
(Snipe),
(Sparrow), Starling,
Whimbrel,
Wild
Goose, Woodcock,
Woodpecker,
Wren
(ii) (27 plus 2
RIN)
|
|
|
|
|
COAST
GUARD CUTTERS
|
All
available Coast Guard cutter
convoy escort movements |
Banff-class
(ex-US Coast Guard)
|
Banff,
Culver,
Fishguard,
Gorleston,
Hartland,
Landguard,
Lulworth,
Sennen,
Totland,
Walney
|
|
|
|
|
FRIGATES
|
All
available River-class convoy
escort movements, in 6 parts |
River-class
|
Royal
Navy -
Aire,
Avon,
Awe,
Ballinderry, Bann,
Barle,
Cam,
Chelmer,
Cuckmere,
Dart,
Derg, Deveron, Dovey,
Ettrick (also RCN),
Evenlode,
Exe,
Fal,
Findhorn,
Halladale, Helford,
Helmsdale,
Inver, Itchen, Jed,
Kale, Lagan,
Lochy,
Lossie,
Meon,
Monnow,
Mourne, Moyola, Nadder,
Nene
(also RCN),
Ness,
Odzani,
Parrett,
Plym, Rother, Shiel,
Spey,
Swale,
Taff,
Tavy,
Tay,
Tees,
Test,
Teviot,
Towy,
Trent,
Tweed,
Usk,
Waveney,
Wear,
Wye
Royal
Australian Navy -
Barcoo,
Burdekin, Gascoyne, Hawkesbury
(i)
Royal
Canadian Navy -
Annan,
Antigonish, Beacon Hill,
Buckingham, Cap De La Madeleine,
Cape Breton, Capilano,
Carlplace, Charlottetown (ii),
Chebogue, Coaticook, Dunver,
Eastview, Fort Erie, Glace Bay,
Grou, Hallowell, Joliette,
Jonquiere, Kirkland Lake, La
Hulloise, Lanark, La Salle,
Lauzon, Levis (ii), Magog,
Matane, Montreal, New Glasgow,
Nene,
New
Waterford, Orkney, Outremont,
Penetang, Port Colborne,
Poundmaker, Prestonian, Prince
Rupert, Ribble,
Royal
Mount, Runnymede, St Catherines,
St
Stephen, Ste. Therese, Sea
Cliff, Springhill, Stettler,
Stonetown, Stormont, Strathadam,
Sussexvale, Swansea, Thetford
Mines, Valleyfield,
Victoriaville, Waskesiu,
Wentworth
Free
French Navy -
Croix de Lorraine, La
Surprise, L'Aventure,
L'Escarmouche, Tonkinois
Royal
Netherlands Navy -
Johan
Maurits van Nassau
|
All
available Loch-class convoy escort
movements |
Loch-class
|
Royal
Navy - Loch
Achray, Loch
Alvie, Loch
Craggie, Loch
Dunvegan,
Loch
Eck,
Loch
Fada, Loch
Fyne, Loch
Glendhu, Loch
Gorm, Loch
Insh, Loch
Katrine,
Loch Lomond, Loch
More, Loch
Morlich, Loch
Quoich, Loch
Ruthven,
Loch
Shin
South
African Naval Force -
Good
Hope, Natal
|
All
available Captain-class convoy
escort movements, in 3 parts |
Captain-class
|
Affleck,
Aylmer, Balfour,
Bayntun,
Bazeley, Bentinck,
Bentley, Berry, Bickerton,
Blackwood, Bligh, Braithwaite,
Bullen, Burges,
Byard, Byron, Calder,
Capel, Conn, Cooke,
Cosby, Cotton,
Cranstoun,
Cubitt, Curzon,
Dacres,
Dakins,
Deane,
Domett, Drury, Duckworth, Duff,
Ekins, Essington,
Fitzroy, Foley, Gardiner,
Garlies,
Goodall, Goodson, Gore,
Gould,
Grindall, Halsted,
Hargood, Holmes,
Hoste,
Hotham,
Inglis, Inman, Keats, Kempthorne,
Kingsmill,
Lawford, Lawson,
Loring, Louis, Manners,
Moorsom,
Mounsey,
Narbrough,
Pasley,
Redmill,
Retalick, Riou, Rowley, Rupert,
Rutherford,
Seymour, Spragge, Stayner, Stockham, Thornborough, Torrington, Trollope, Tyler,
Waldegrave, Whitaker
|
|
|
All
available Colony-class convoy
escort movements |
Colony-class
|
Anguilla,
Antigua, Ascension, Bahamas,
Barbados, Caicos, Cayman,
Dominica, Labuan, Montserrat,
Nyasaland, Papua, Perim,
Pitcairn, Sarawak, Seychelles,
Somaliland, St Helena,
Tobago,
Tortola,
Zanzibar
|
|
|
|
|
CORVETTES
|
All
available RN Flower-class convoy
escort movements, in 10 parts |
Flower-class
(mainly Royal Navy, includes some
ships later transferred to Allied
Navies)
|
Royal
Navy -
Abelia,
Alisma,
Amaranthus,
Anchusa,
Anemone,
Arabis
(i),
Arbutus (i),
Armeria,
Asphodel,
Aster,
Aubretia,
Auricula,
Azalea,
Balsam,
Begonia,
Bellwort,
Bergamot,
Bluebell,
Borage,
Bryony,
Burdock,
Calendula,
Camellia,
Campanula, Campion,
Candytuft,
Carnation, Celandine,
Clarkia, Clematis,
Clover,
Coltsfoot,
Columbine,
Convolvulus,
Coreopsis,
Cowslip,
Crocus,
Cyclamen,
Dahlia,
Delphinium,
Dianella,
Dianthus,
Fleur
De Lys, Freesia,
Fritillary,
Gardenia,
Genista,
Gentian,
Geranium,
Gladiolus,
Gloxinia,
Godetia
(i),
Godetia
(ii) (Belgian), Heartsease,
Heather,
Heliotrope,
Hibiscus,
Hollyhock,
Honeysuckle,
Hyacinth,
Hydrangea,
Jasmine,
Jonquil,
Kingcup,
La
Malouine,
Larkspur,
Lavender,
Loosestrife,
Lotus (ii), Mallow,
Marguerite,
Marigold,
Meadowsweet,
Mignonette,
Monkshood,
Myosotis,
Narcissus,
Nasturtium,
Nigella,
Orchis,
Oxlip,
Pennywort,
Pentstemon,
Peony,
Periwinkle,
Petunia,
Picotee,
Pimpernel,
Pink,
Polyanthus,
Poppy,
Potentilla,
Primrose,
Primula,
Rhododendron,
Rockrose,
Salvia,
Samphire,
Saxifrage,
Snapdragon,
Snowdrop, Snowflake,
Spiraea,
Starwort,
Stonecrop,
Sunflower,
Sweetbriar,
Tamarisk,
Thyme,
Tulip,
Verbena,
Veronica,
Vervain,
Vetch,
Violet,
Wallflower,
Woodruff,
Zinnia
Royal Indian Navy
-
Hyderabad
|
All
available RCN Flower-class convoy
escort movements, in 7 parts |
Flower-class
(RCN)
|
Agassiz, Alberni, Alcoma, Amherst,
Arrowhead, Arvida, Baddeck,
Barrie, Battleford, Bittersweet,
Brandon, Brantford, Buctouche,
Calgary,
Camrose,
Chambly,
Charlottetown
(i),
Chicoutimi,
Chilliwack,
Cobalt,
Collingwood,
Dauphin,
Dawson,
Drumheller,
Dundas,
Dunvegan,
Edmundston,
Eyebright,
Fennel,
Fredericton,
Galt,
Halifax,
Hepatica,
Kamloops,
Kamsack,
Kenogami,
Kitchener,
La
Malbaie,
Lethbridge,
Levis
(i),
Louisburg
(i), Lunenburg,
Matapedia,
Mayflower,
Midland,
Moncton,
Moosejaw,
Morden,
Nanaimo,
Napanee,
New
Westminster,
Oakville,
Orillia,
Pictou,
Port
Arthur,
Prescott,
Quesnel,
Regina,
Rimouski,
Rosthern,
Sackville,
Saskatoon,
Shawnigan,
Shediac,
Sherbrooke,
Snowberry,
Sorel,
Spikenard,
Sudbury,
Summerside,
The
Pas,
Timmins,
Trail,
Trillium,
Vancouver,
Ville
De Quebec,
Wetaskiwin,
Weyburn,
Windflower,
Woodstock
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All
available Allied Navy Flower-class
convoy escort movements |
Flower-class
(Allied Navies,
mostly transferred while building)
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Belgian
Section of Royal Navy -
Buttercup (also
Norwegian),
Godetia
(ii)
Free
French Navy -
Aconit, Alysse, Commandant
D'Estienne D'Orves,
Commandant Detroyat,
Commandant Drogou, Lobelia,
Mimosa, Renoncule, Roselys
Royal Hellenic Navy
-
Apostolis,
Kriezis, Sakhtouris,
Tompazis
Royal Netherlands
Navy -
Friso
Royal Norwegian Navy -
Acanthus,
Buttercup (also Belgian),
Eglantine,
Montbretia, Potentilla,
Rose
Royal Yugoslavian Navy -
Nada
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All
available modified Flower-class
convoy escort movements, in 3
parts |
Modified
Flower-class
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Royal
Navy - Arabis
(ii), Arbutus (ii), Betony,
Bugloss, Burnet, Charlock
Royal Canadian Navy -
Atholl,
Beauharnois (ii), Belleville,
Cobourg,
Dittany, Fergus, Frontenac,
Giffard,
Guelph, Hawkesbury (ii), Lachute,
Linaria,
Lindsay, Louisburg
(ii), Mimico (ii), Norsyd,
North
Bay,
Owen Sound, Parry Sound,
Peterborough,
Riviere
Du Loup, Rosebay, Smilax,
Smiths Falls, Statice,
Stellarton,
St
Lambert, Strathroy,
Thorlock,
Trentonian,
West
York, Whitby,
Willowherb
Royal
Indian Navy - Assam
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All
available Castle-class convoy
escort movements, in 2 parts |
Castle-class
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Royal
Navy -
Allington
Castle,
Alnwick
Castle,
Amberley Castle,
Bamborough Castle,
Berkeley
Castle,
Caister Castle,
Carisbrooke
Castle,
Denbigh Castle,
Dumbarton Castle,
Farnham
Castle,
Flint
Castle,
Hadleigh Castle,
Hurst
Castle,
Kenilworth Castle,
Knaresborough Castle,
Lancaster Castle,
Launceston Castle,
Leeds
Castle,
Morpeth Castle,
Oakham Castle,
Oxford Castle, Pevensey Castle,
Portchester Castle, Rushen
Castle
Royal Canadian Navy -
Arnprior,
Bowmanville,
Coppercliff,
Hespeler,
Humberstone,
Huntsville,
Kincardine,
Leaside,
Orangeville,
Petrolia,
St Thomas,
Tillsonburg
Royal Norwegian
Navy - Tunsberg
Castle
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PATROL
VESSELS
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All
available Kil-class convoy
escort movements |
Kil-class
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Kilbirnie,
Kilbride, Kilchattan,
Kilchrenan, Kildary, Kildwick,
Kilham, Kilkenzie, Kilhampton,
Kilmalcolm, Kilmarnock,
Kilmartin, Kilmelford,
Kilmington, Kilmore
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ARMED
MERCHANT CRUISERS
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All
available AMC convoy escort
movements, in 3 parts |
converted liners
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Alaunia,
Alcantara, Antenor, Arawa,
Ascania, Aurania, Ausonia,
Bulolo, California, Canton,
Carnarvon Castle, Carthage,
Cathay, Cheshire, Chitral,
Cilicia, Circassia, Comorin,
Corfu, Derbyshire, Dunvegan
Castle, Esperance Bay, Hector,
Jervis Bay, Kanimbla (RAN),
Laconia, Letitia, Maloja, Manoora
(RAN), Montclare, Mooltan, Moreton
Bay, Pretoria Castle, Prince David
(RCN), Prince Henry (RCN), Prince
Robert (RCN), Queen of Bermuda,
Rajputana, Ranchi, Ranpura,
Salopian, Voltaire, Westralia
(RAN), Wolfe, Worcestershire
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Note on Convoys
Lists of Convoy Escort Movements for many
of the capital ships, cruisers, escort carriers,
armed merchant cruisers, destroyers, frigates,
sloops, corvettes etc. of the Royal Navy, Royal
Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy and some
Allied Navies have been compiled by Don Kindell,
Naval History Researcher . These are taken from
the databases of the late Arnold Hague that are
in his possession, and have now been uploaded in
full on Naval-History.Net.
Please note: the convoy
lists do not always cover every year of the
wartime career of some vessels.
The visitor will find that Don Kindell's
lists have been added as addenda to the "Service
Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World
War 2" researched by by Lt Cdr
Geoffrey B Mason RN (Rtd). This way, both sets
of information for a given ship are on the same
page.
Where
Service Histories do not exist, the escort
movements are grouped together eg British
corvettes, Canadian corvettes, armed merchant
cruisers.
However, a word of caution is necessary.
The visitor will find discrepancies between the
two sets of convoy information.
Don Kindell informs me
that:
"The
basis of the lists was the comprehensive
convoy database compiled by the late Arnold
Hague (naval historian and author, ex-Lt
Cdr, RNR, Rtd). However, since Arnold
deliberately concentrated on merchant ships
and not the escorts, this, plus his death
cut short further research, and a number of
convoys did not have the escorts listed. I
have filled in many series from information
not entered from Arnold's files, from
the War Diaries (notably, Rosyth War
Diary and Mediterranean War Diary), and from
various other primary documents."
and Geoff Mason that:
"With
his earlier histories, he used Blair's two
volumes plus other published sources, but
later referred to Arnold Hague's
publications."
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