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September
Deployed
on coastal convoy defence.
to
(For details of naval activities in Home
water during 1939 see ENGAGE THE ENEMY
October
MORE CLOSELY by C Barnett and
Naval Staff History.
November
Transferred
to Western Approaches for Atlantic
convoy escort.
December
Atlantic convoy defence in
continuation.
1
9 4 0
January
Atlantic
convoy defence in continuation.
to
Nominated for refit.
August
September
Under refit and modifications to
improve capability.
to
November
December
Resumed
duty in Western Approaches.
1
9 4 1
January
Western
Approaches convoy defence in
continuation
to
February
March
Joined
HM Destroyers WALKER, VANOC, VOLUNTEER,
HM
Corvettes
BLUEBELL
and HYDRANGEA
in 5th Escort Group on formation.
Deployed as escort
for Convoy HX112.
16th
Convoy sighted by Ul10 which carried out
attack on escorted ships and called for
further
U-Boat
support
17th
U99, U100 carried out attacks during
which both were sunk for the loss of
five escorted
mercantiles
including three
Tankers
(Note: U 99
was commanded by Otto Kretschmer
and U 100 by Joachim Schepke
both of
whom were
successful U-Boat commanders with many sinkings.
These
two U-Boat sinkings
were credited to HMS VANOC and
HMS WALKER.
For
details of defence of this convoy see
HITLER'S U-BOAT WAR by C Blair and
U-BOATS
DESTROYED by P Kemp.)
April
Deployment
with Group in continuation
to
July
August
Deployed
with HM Destroyers MALCOLM, WATCHMAN,
SCIMITAR, H M Covettes
to
ARABIS,
VERBENA, VIOLET, MONKSHOOD, PETUNIA and
DAHLIA in 8th Escort
October
Group
for convoy defence in NW Approaches.
November
Atlantic convoy defence in
continuation with Group.
22nd
Involved in collision with HM Trawler ST
APOLLO which was sunk
December
NW Approaches deployment with
Group in continuation.
1
9 4 2
January
NW Approaches deployment with
Group in continuation.
to
For details of U-BOAT operations in the
Atlantic
see U-BOAT WAR IN THE
March
ATLANTIC
(HMSO), ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY
and HITLER’S
U-BOAT WAR by C
Blair.)
April
Detached
for escort of ships of 1sst Minelaying
Squadron
18th
Deployed with H M Destroyers CHARLESTOWN,
WELLS of Minelaying
Squadron,
HM Destroyer SALADIN and HM
Minesweeper SCOTT as escort for HM
Auxiliary
Minelayers
AGAMEMNON,
MENESTHEUS, PORT QUEBEC and SOUTHERN
PRINCE
for minelay in Northern
Barrage
(Operation
SN88 - For details of all minelaying
operations see
the Naval
Staff History
(MINING).
May
23rd
Deployed with HM Cruiser CAIRO,
HM Destroyers BEAGLE,
DOUGLAS and
KEPPEL
for Local
escort of rms
QUEEN MARY
during first 24hours of
passage in NW Approaches
as Convoy
WS19W
24th
Detached with escort and returned to Clyde.
(Note:
QUEEN MARY
was on passage to Suez
with troops for 8th
Army.)
31st
Carried out anti-submarine operations
in with HM Destroyers NEWARK and
INTREPID
in Denmark Strait prior to minelay by H M Minelayer ADVENTURE and above ships of
1st
Minelaying Squadron (Operation SN72)
June
Atlantic
convoy escort in continuation.
Detached for duty in
Denmark
Strait
during
minelaying operation.
June
On
completion of detached duty resumed
convoy defence in NW Approaches.
July
Detached
for escort of minelayers in NW
Approaches.
11th
Deployed with HM Destroyers BRIGHTON, ST
MARY'S,
SALISBURY
OF Squadron and
HMS
SCOTT to escort of same minelayers as
Operation SN72 for minelay in Faeroes
Bank
(Operation
SN3C)
Resumed convoy
defence in NW Approaches on completion
of SN3C.
August
2nd
Deployed as part of escort for military
Convoy WS21S during initial stage of
passage from
Clyde
in NW Approaches
(Note: This
convoy was on passage to Gibraltar
as part of Operation
PEDESTAL.
See
MALTA
CONVOYS by R Woodman, THE BATTLE
FOR THE
MEDITERRANEAN
by D
Macintyre and PEDESTAL by P Smith.
September
Atlantic convoy defence in
continuation.
October
31st
Deployed with HM Destroyer SKATE as
escort for ships on passage in Irish Sea from
Liverpool
to join
military Convoy WS24 in Clyde.
November
Atlantic convoy defence in
continuation.
to
December
1
9 4 3
January
Transferred
to Iceland
for Atlantic convoy defence
with H M Destroyers SALADIN,
SABRE, SCIMITAR and
SHIKARI as 21st Escort Group.
February
Convoy
defence based in Iceland
with Group in continuation.
to
April
May
Deployed for local escort duties in Clyde.
19th
Part of escort for joint Convoy
KMF15/WS30 for initial stage of passage
in NW Approaches
to Gibraltar
June
Clyde
local
escort deployment in continuation.
to
August
September
Detached
with HMS SCIMITAR for escort of
minelayers.
4th
Escorted HM Auxiliary Minelayers
AGAMEMNON, MENESTHEUS and PORT
QUEBEC
with HMS
SCOTT and HM
Destroyers LANCASTER and METEOR for
minelay in Faeroes
-Iceland
Gap.
(Operation
SN222B).
21st
Deployed with HM Destroyers MAHRATTA,
OBEDIENT and SHIKARI for anti-submarine
search
operation in NW Approaches.
October
Withdrawn
from Atlantic convoy escort and deployed
for convoy defence in coastal waters
to
of UK.
December
(For
details of changes in defence tactics
and development of new weapons and of
radar for
convoy
defence see THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC
by D
Macintyre, SEEK AND
STRIKE by W
Hackmann
and
BUSINESS IN GREAT WATERS by John Terraine).
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9 4 4
January
Coastal
convoy escort duty in continuation.
to
(Note: This ship is not included in the
Naval Staff History record of escorts
deployed in
September
support
of allied landings in Normandy
.
No
Battle Honour NORMANDY was
awarded - See
LANDINGS IN NORMANDY
June
1944 (HMSO) and D-DAY SHIPS by J de Winser.)
October
Withdrawn
from operational service and deployed
for training.
November
Training
deployment in continuation.
to
December
1
9 4 5
January
Training
deployment in continuation.
to
Reduced to Reserve status.
May