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World War 2 at Sea - Convoy Escort Movements of Royal and Dominion Navy Vessels

by Don Kindell

RIVER-CLASS FRIGATES, Part 4 of 6, Royal Australian & Canadian Navies

HMCS Annan (Navy Photos/Bob Hanley, click to enlarge)

on to Part 5

 

Part 4

Royal Australian Navy - Barcoo (K375), Burdekin (K376), Gascoyne (K354), Hawkesbury (K363)

Royal Canadian Navy - Annan (ii) (K404), Antigonish (K661), Beacon Hill (K407), Buckingham (K685), Cap De La Madeleine (K663), Cape Breton (K350), Capilano (K409), Carlplace (K664), Charlottetown (ii) (K244), Chebogue (K317), Coaticook (K410), Dunver (K03), Eastview (K665), Ettrick (K254), Fort Erie (K670), Glace Bay (K414), Grou (K518), Hallowell (K666) (continued)

(for more ship information,  go to Naval History Homepage and type name in Site Search)

 

(Note on Convoys)

 


Part 1, Royal Navy - Aire (K262), Avon (K97), Awe (K526), Ballinderry (K255), Bann (K256), Barle (K298), Cam (K264), Chelmer (K221), Cuckmere (K299), Dart (K21), Derg (K257), Deveron (K265), Dovey (K523), Ettrick (K254), Evenlode (K300), Exe (K92), Fal (K266), Findhorn (K301)

Part 2, Royal Navy - Halladale (K417), Helford (K252), Helmsdale (K253), Inver (K302), Itchen (K227), Jed (K235), Kale (K241), Lagan (K259), Lochy (K365), Lossie (K303), Meon (K269), Monnow (K441), Mourne (K261), Moyola (K260), Nadder (K392), Nene (K270), Ness (K219), Odzani (K356)

Part 3, Royal Navy - Parrett (K304), Plym (K271), Rother (K224), Shiel (K305), Spey (K246), Swale (K217), Taff (K637), Tavy (K272), Tay (K232), Tees (K293), Test (K239), Teviot (K222), Towy (K294), Trent (K243), Tweed (K250), Usk (K295), Waveney (K248), Wear (K230), Wye (K371)


Part 5, Royal Canadian Navy (cont) - Joliette (K418), Jonquiere (K318), Kirkland Lake (K337), La Hulloise (K668), Lanark (K669), La Salle (K519), Lauzon (K371 or 671), Levis (ii) (K400), Magog (K673), Matane (K444), Montreal (K319), New Glasgow (K320), New Waterford (K321), Orkney (K448), Outremont (K322), Penetang (K676), Port Colborne (K326), Poundmaker (K675), Prestonian (K662), Prince Rupert (K324), Ribble (K525), Royal Mount (K677), Runnymede (K678), St Catherines (K325)

Part 6, Royal Canadian Navy (cont) - St Stephen (K454), Ste Therese (K366), Sea Cliff (K344), Springhill (K323), Stettler (K681), Stonetown (K531), Stormont (K327), Strathadam (K682), Sussexvale (K683), Swansea (K328), Thetford Mines (K459), Valleyfield (K329), Victoriaville (K684), Waskesiu (K330), Wentworth (K331)
Dutch Navy - Johan Maurits van Nassau (K251)
Free French Navy - Croix de Lorraine (K258)
, La Surprise (K292), L'Aventure (K263), L'Escarmouche (K267), Tonkinois (K260)


 

         

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY

         
         

HMAS BARCOO

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

24/03/44

24/03/44

BG 065A

25/03/44

25/03/44

27/03/44

27/03/44

GB 067

29/03/44

29/03/44

05/04/44

05/04/44

GB 074A

07/04/44

07/04/44

15/07/44

15/07/44

AN 032B

16/07/44

16/07/44

10/09/44

10/09/44

TD 073

13/09/44

13/09/44

14/09/44

14/09/44

DT 082

17/09/44

17/09/44

02/04/45

02/04/45

GI 019

09/04/45

09/04/45

20/08/45

20/08/45

DM 004/2

26/08/45

26/08/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMS BURDEKIN

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

17/10/44

17/10/44

GB 703

20/10/44

20/10/44

03/11/44

03/11/44

GB 713

05/11/44

05/11/44

16/11/44

16/11/44

BG 601

17/11/44

17/11/44

24/11/44

24/11/44

BG 701

28/11/44

28/11/44

09/02/45

09/02/45

GI 010

17/02/45

17/02/45

19/03/45

19/03/45

IG 014

25/03/45

25/03/45

27/03/45

27/03/45

GI 018

03/04/45

03/04/45

08/04/45

08/04/45

IG 016

14/04/45

14/04/45


10/08/45

10/08/45

DM 002/2

17/08/45

17/08/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMAS GASCOYNE

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

23/03/44

23/03/44

MV 075

28/03/44

28/03/44

25/04/44

25/04/44

AN 005A

26/04/44

26/04/44

04/02/45

04/02/45

GI 009

12/02/45

12/02/45

16/02/45

16/02/45

IG 009

22/02/45

22/02/45

25/02/45

25/02/45

GI 013

04/03/45

04/03/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMAS HAWKESBURY

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

13/09/44

19/09/44

HX 308

28/09/44

28/09/44

06/10/44

08/10/44

ON 258

17/10/44

24/10/44

20/10/44

24/10/44

HX 315

03/11/44

03/11/44

12/11/44

15/11/44

ON 266

26/11/44

03/12/44

02/12/44

06/12/44

SC 162

16/12/44

17/12/44

28/12/44

29/12/44

ONS 039

09/01/45

13/01/45

13/01/45

18/01/45

HX 332

28/01/45

28/01/45

05/02/45

07/02/45

ON 283

21/02/45

27/02/45

10/02/45

13/02/45

KMS 083G

16/02/45

16/02/45

23/02/45

28/02/45

HX 340

10/03/45

10/03/45

17/03/45

19/03/45

ON 291

30/03/45

06/04/45

03/04/45

08/04/45

HX 348

20/04/45

20/04/45

26/04/45

28/04/45

ON 299

07/05/45

13/05/45

13/05/45

17/05/45

HX 356

26/05/45

26/05/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS ANNAN (ii)

(HMS Annan (i) transferred to US as USS Natchez)

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

09/11/44

unknown

HX 319

unknown

25/11/44

17/04/45

19/04/45

OS 123KM

20/04/45

23/04/45

21/04/45

30/04/45

ONS 048

02/05/45

04/05/45

23/04/45

unknown

HX 352

unknown

08/05/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS ANTIGONISH

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

29/11/44

10/12/44

ON 269

11/12/44

15/12/44

03/12/44

19/12/44

ON 270

20/12/44

22/12/44

02/01/45

13/01/45

ON 276

15/01/45

18/01/45

08/01/45

unknown

HX 331

unknown

22/01/45

04/03/45

unknown

HX 342

unknown

19/03/45

05/05/45

05/05/45

KMF 044

11/05/45

11/05/45

17/05/45

17/05/45

MKF 044

22/05/45

22/05/45

23/05/45

23/05/45

KMF 045

24/05/45

24/05/45

04/06/45

04/06/45

MKF 045

08/06/45

08/06/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS BEACON HILL

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

31/08/44

03/09/44

HX 306

05/09/44

17/09/44

13/09/44

19/09/44

HX 308

28/09/44

28/09/44

13/11/44

14/11/44

ONS 036

15/11/44

03/12/44

16/12/44

22/12/44

MKS 071G

23/12/44

24/12/44

07/02/45

unknown

HX 337

unknown

21/02/45

21/02/45

22/02/45

ON 286

23/02/45

09/03/45

25/03/45

25/03/45

TBC 108

28/03/45

28/03/45

27/03/45

27/03/45

TBC 110

30/03/45

30/03/45

19/03/45

unknown

HX 345

unknown

02/04/45

24/03/45

06/04/45

HX 346

07/04/45

07/04/45

23/04/45

unknown

HX 352

unknown

08/05/45

03/05/45

unknown

HX 354

unknown

18/05/45

26/05/45

27/05/45

ON 305

30/05/45

10/06/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS BUCKINGHAM

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

23/02/45

25/02/45

HX 340

01/03/45

10/03/45

03/04/45

03/04/45

HX 348

05/04/45

20/04/45

13/04/45

unknown

HX 350

unknown

28/04/45

03/05/45

unknown

HX 354

unknown

18/05/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS CAP DE LA MADELEINE

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

24/12/44

29/12/44

HX 328

03/01/45

08/01/45

28/12/44

03/01/45

ONS 039

09/01/45

13/01/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS CAPE BRETON

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

20/02/44

25/02/44

HX 280

08/03/44

09/03/44

13/03/44

23/03/44

HX 283

24/03/44

29/03/44

28/04/44

28/04/44

RA 059

06/05/44

06/05/44

30/08/44

05/09/44

SL 168MK

06/09/44

07/09/44

20/10/44

23/10/44

ON 261

02/11/44

05/11/44

03/05/45

09/05/45

HX 354

18/05/45

18/05/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS CAPILANO

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

29/11/44

06/12/44

HX 323

13/12/44

13/12/44

23/12/44

24/12/44

ON 274

03/01/45

08/01/45

08/01/45

13/01/45

HX 331

22/01/45

22/01/45

01/02/45

01/02/45

ON 282

13/02/45

19/02/45

16/02/45

19/02/45

SC 167

02/03/45

02/03/45

11/03/45

14/03/45

ON 290

24/03/45

29/03/45

27/03/45

31/03/45

SC 171

09/04/45

10/04/45

21/04/45

22/04/45

ON 298

02/05/45

07/05/45

07/05/45

10/05/45

SC 175

20/05/45

21/05/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS CARLPLACE

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

02/04/45

02/04/45

XB 154A

04/04/45

04/04/45

15/04/45

18/04/45

MKS 095G

21/04/45

23/04/45

05/05/45

05/05/45

KMF 044

11/05/45

11/05/45

17/05/45

17/05/45

MKF 044

22/05/45

22/05/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN (ii)

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

09/03/42

09/03/42

HX 179

13/03/42

22/03/42

27/03/42

27/03/42

HX 182

30/03/42

09/04/42

14/04/42

14/04/42

HX 185

18/04/42

27/04/42

08/04/42

22/04/42

ON 084

25/04/42

25/04/42

30/04/42

07/05/42

SC 082

12/05/42

16/05/42

06/05/42

14/05/42

ON 092

17/05/42

21/05/42

21/05/42

21/05/42

BX 019

23/05/42

23/05/42

22/05/42

02/06/42

ON 097

unknown

05/06/42

08/06/42

08/06/42

BX 023B

10/06/42

10/06/42

28/06/42

28/06/42

XB 027

30/06/42

30/06/42

02/07/42

03/07/42

BX 027

04/07/42

04/07/42

29/11/44

10/12/44

ON 269

11/12/44

15/12/44

03/12/44

19/12/44

ON 270

20/12/44

22/12/44

02/01/45

13/01/45

ON 276

15/01/45

18/01/45

01/01/45

unknown

SC 164

unknown

18/01/45

08/01/45

unknown

HX 331

unknown

22/01/45

04/03/45

unknown

HX 342

unknown

19/03/45

05/05/45

05/05/45

KMF 044

11/05/45

11/05/45

17/05/45

17/05/45

MKF 044

22/05/45

22/05/45

23/05/45

23/05/45

KMF 045

24/05/45

24/05/45

04/06/45

04/06/45

MKF 045

08/06/45

08/06/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS CHEBOGUE

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

19/06/44

24/06/44

HX 296

02/07/44

03/07/44

10/07/44

13/07/44

ON 244

18/07/44

23/07/44

25/07/44

31/07/44

HX 301

08/08/44

08/08/44

29/09/44

30/09/44

ONS 033

04/10/44

14/10/44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS COATICOOK

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

02/12/44

02/12/44

SC 162

06/12/44

17/12/44

08/12/44

21/12/44

ON 271

24/12/44

28/12/44

23/12/44

05/01/45

ON 274

06/01/45

08/01/45

29/01/45

15/02/45

ONS 041

unknown

20/02/45

10/02/45

25/02/45

ON 284

26/02/45

01/03/45

29/03/45

unknown

HX 347

unknown

14/04/45

08/04/45

unknown

HX 349

unknown

23/04/45

18/04/45

unknown

HX 351

unknown

03/05/45

23/04/45

unknown

HX 352

unknown

08/05/45

29/04/45

unknown

HX 353

unknown

15/05/45

19/05/45

unknown

HX 357

unknown

03/06/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS DUNVER

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

26/11/43

01/12/43

HX 268

10/12/43

11/12/43

24/12/43

25/12/43

ON 217

05/01/44

10/01/44

06/01/44

11/01/44

HX 274

21/01/44

21/01/44

30/01/44

31/01/44

ON 222

10/02/44

16/02/44

13/02/44

18/02/44

SC 153

01/03/44

02/03/44

13/03/44

14/03/44

ONS 031

25/03/44

30/03/44

28/03/44

02/04/44

HX 285

11/04/44

12/04/44

20/04/44

20/04/44

ON 233

03/05/44

09/05/44

05/05/44

10/05/44

HX 290

18/05/44

19/05/44

26/05/44

27/05/44

ON 238

03/06/44

09/06/44

10/06/44

15/06/44

HX 295

23/06/44

24/06/44

03/07/44

04/07/44

ON 243

12/07/44

18/07/44

17/07/44

24/07/44

HX 300

02/08/44

03/08/44

10/08/44

11/08/44

ON 248S

21/08/44

27/08/44

25/08/44

30/08/44

HX 305

09/09/44

10/09/44

22/09/44

23/09/44

ON 255

04/10/44

09/10/44

29/03/45

unknown

HX 347

unknown

14/04/45

08/04/45

unknown

HX 349

unknown

23/04/45

18/04/45

unknown

HX 351

unknown

03/05/45

23/04/45

unknown

HX 352

unknown

08/05/45

29/04/45

unknown

HX 353

unknown

15/05/45

19/05/45

unknown

HX 357

unknown

03/06/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS EASTVIEW

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

13/09/44

19/09/44

HX 308

27/09/44

28/09/44

12/10/44

13/10/44

ON 259

24/10/44

29/10/44

25/10/44

03/11/44

HX 316

10/11/44

10/11/44

18/11/44

19/11/44

ON 267

30/11/44

05/12/44

04/12/44

10/12/44

HX 324

19/12/44

21/12/44

28/12/44

31/12/44

ON 275

08/01/45

13/01/45

16/01/45

20/01/45

SC 165

30/01/45

31/01/45

13/02/45

14/02/45

ONS 042

28/02/45

05/03/45

04/03/45

09/03/45

HX 342

19/03/45

19/03/45

27/03/45

28/03/45

ON 293

09/04/45

15/04/45

13/04/45

18/04/45

HX 350

28/04/45

28/04/45

06/05/45

07/05/45

ON 301

17/05/45

22/05/45

23/05/45

29/05/45

HX 358

06/06/45

06/06/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS ETTRICK

(ex-HMS Ettrick)

click for ship history

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

11/07/44

16/07/44

HX 299

23/07/44

24/07/44

02/08/44

03/08/44

ON 247

10/08/44

15/08/44

17/08/44

23/08/44

HX 304

01/09/44

01/09/44

13/09/44

14/09/44

ON 253

25/09/44

28/09/44

12/11/44

29/11/44

ON 266

30/11/44

03/12/44

02/12/44

02/12/44

SC 162

06/12/44

17/12/44

17/12/44

17/12/44

SC 163

20/12/44

31/12/44

08/12/44

21/12/44

ON 271

24/12/44

28/12/44

29/01/45

15/02/45

ONS 041

unknown

20/02/45

20/02/45

20/02/45

XB 146

22/02/45

22/02/45

10/02/45

25/02/45

ON 284

26/02/45

01/03/45

16/02/45

02/03/45

ON 285

02/03/45

05/03/45

29/03/45

unknown

HX 347

unknown

14/04/45

08/04/45

unknown

HX 349

unknown

23/04/45

18/04/45

unknown

HX 351

unknown

03/05/45

23/04/45

unknown

HX 352

unknown

08/05/45

29/04/45

unknown

HX 353

unknown

15/05/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS FORT ERIE

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

03/04/45

unknown

HX 348

unknown

20/04/45

13/04/45

unknown

HX 350

unknown

28/04/45

03/05/45

unknown

HX 354

unknown

18/05/45

09/05/45

unknown

HX 355

unknown

25/05/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS GLACE BAY

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed sailed

Joined convoy as escort as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived arrived

 

 

 

 

 

23/11/44

26/11/44

ON 268

06/12/44

10/12/44

09/12/44

14/12/44

HX 325

23/12/44

23/12/44

02/01/45

03/01/45

ON 276

13/01/45

18/01/45

18/01/45

23/01/45

HX 333

01/02/45

01/02/45

10/02/45

11/02/45

ON 284

23/02/45

01/03/45

28/02/45

05/03/45

HX 341

15/03/45

15/03/45

22/03/45

23/03/45

ONS 045

06/04/45

11/04/45

08/04/45

13/04/45

HX 349

23/04/45

23/04/45

02/05/45

03/05/45

ONS 049

14/05/45

18/05/45

19/05/45

24/05/45

HX 357

03/06/45

03/06/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS GROU

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

06/03/44

11/03/44

HX 282

16/03/44

22/03/44

13/03/44

23/03/44

HX 283

24/03/44

29/03/44

28/04/44

28/04/44

RA 059

06/05/44

06/05/44

09/11/44

unknown

HX 319

unknown

25/11/44

17/01/45

18/01/45

OS 105KM

19/01/45

22/01/45

16/02/45

17/02/45

ON 285

27/02/45

05/03/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS HALLOWELL

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

24/11/44

29/11/44

HX 322

07/12/44

08/12/44

18/12/44

19/12/44

ON 273

30/12/44

04/01/45

03/01/45

07/01/45

HX 330

18/01/45

17/01/45

29/01/45

30/01/45

ONS 041

15/02/45

20/02/45

18/02/45

23/02/45

HX 339

03/03/45

03/03/45

12/03/45

12/03/45

ONS 044

23/03/45

31/03/45

29/03/45

03/04/45

HX 347

14/04/45

14/04/45

21/04/45

21/04/45

ONS 048

30/04/45

04/05/45

09/05/45

14/05/45

HX 355

25/05/45

25/05/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Note on Convoys)

 

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added 6/5/11