1 9 3 9
August
Took up war Station on
mobilisation of the Fleet
September
Deployed in Western Approaches for
convoy defence
to
December
1 9 4 0
January
Atlantic
convoy defence in continuation.
February
Sustained major structural
damage off west coast of
Scotland
and disabled.
Taken in tow for
repair.
March
Under repair.
April
On
completion of post repair trials
resume Atlantic convoy defence
deployment.
May
Transferred to support
evacuation of allied troops from coast
of
France
and took passage
to
Dover
for service in Dover Command.
28th
Deployed for evacuation (Operation
DYNAMO).
30th
Embarked 1500 men during two trips to
Dunkirk.
Under heavy and
sustained air attacks.
31st
Sustained damage during air attacks
whilst deployed for
evacuation.
June
On completion of repair
resumed evacuation duties.
(Note: Made
further eight trips to beaches and in
all
carried over 5,000 soldiers.)
12th
Transferred for further evacuation from
French ports in
Bay of
Biscay
(Operation AERIAL)
Deployed with HM
Destroyer VEGA for evacuation of
personnel from Alderney.
On release from
AERIAL redeployed in Forth.
July
Transferred for duty
with HM Destroyer WITCH for Experimental
Minesweeping trials
based in
Forth area,
August
Resumed
Atlantic
convoy defence in Western
Approaches.
September
Atlantic convoy defence deployment
in continuation.
to
December
1 9 4 1
January
Atlantic
convoy defence in continuation.
to
Nominated
for refit
August
Under
refit during which Sonar equipment was
modified to improve operational
efficiency.
Transferred to 1st
Escort Group based at Liverpool on completion of post refit trials.
September
Convoy
defence deployment in
Atlantic
with Group.
to
October
November
22nd
Sustained damage in collision with HM
Trawler ST APOLLO off
the Hebrides.
(Note: This
requisitioned trawler was sunk.)
December
Resumed Atlantic convoy defence on
completion.
1 9 4 2
January
Atlantic convoy defence with
Group in continuation
to
(Note: See CONVOY ESCORT COMMANDER by P
Gretton for
further details.)
February
March
10th
Detached for escort of Russian Convoy
PQ13 during initial
stage of passage to
Iceland
in
NW Approaches
with HM Destroyers SALADIN, LAMERTON and
Polish ORP
BLYSKAWICA.
See CONVOYS TO
RUSSIA
by RA Ruegg
and ARCTIC CONVOYS by
R Woodman.
16th
Detached from PQ13 on arrival in
Iceland
and resumed service with Group
for Atlantic
convoy
defence.
April
Atlantic convoy defence
with Group in continuation.
to
September
October
Transferred to 21st Escort
Group in continuation of convoy defence
in NW Approaches.
November
Atlantic convoy defence in
continuation
to
December
1 9 4 3
January
Deployment with Group for
Atlantic convoy defence in continuation.
to
June
July
Detached for duty with
Torpedo School Experimental unit at
South Queensferry.
August
Carried out extensive series
of trial on FOXER Noise making equipment
prior to
to
its
introduction into operational use for
defence against attacks by acoustic
torpedoes
September
(Note:
These had been developed specifically
for use against escorts of convoys and
were
known as
ZAUNKONIG or T5 weapons.).
October
Resumed service in Western
Approaches with 21st Escort Group based
in
Iceland
to
Deployed
for convoy defence in central
Atlantic for support of anti-submarine
December
operations
including RAF Coastal Command
aircraft.
1 9 4 4
January
Atlantic convoy defence and
support based in
Iceland
to
September
October
Transferred for coastal convoy
defence when ships of Group replaced by
new US built
CAPTAIN Class
Frigates,
(Note: This
type of WW1 built destroyer was quite
unsuitable
for deployment in
the Atlantic and several instances of men being lost overboard in
rough weather
are recorded
for this vintage of destroyer.)
November
Deployed for coastal convoy
defence in Home waters,
to
December
1 9 4 5
January
Coastal convoy duties in
continuation
to
April
May
Removed from operational
use after VE day and laid-up in Reserve.
to
August