1
9 3 9
September
Deployed
with 17th Destroyer Flotilla at Plymouth
for convoy defence and
patrol in SW
Approaches.
5th
Escorted Convoy GC from Clyde
with HM Destroyers
VIVACIOUS, WAKEFUL and
VANQUISHER.
October
Western
Approaches convoy defence deployment in
continuation.
to
December
1
9 4 0
January
Convoy
defence in Channel and SW Approaches.
to
(Note: Not deployed for evacuation of
troops from Dunkirk or French Channel ports)
June
July
During
escort of Convoy CW6 with HM Destroyer
GALLANT came under air attacks.
Sustained
damage from near miss and towed to Dover
by HMS GALLANT.
August
Under repair by HM Dockyard, Chatham.
to
November
December
Post refit
trials.
Nominated for
service in Western Approaches on
completion.
1
9 4 1
January
On
completion joined Western Approaches
Command for Atlantic convoy defence.
February
Atlantic convoy defence in
continuation.
to
(Note : Western Approaches escorts
previously based at Plymouth transferred to Liverpool).
June
July
Nominated
for conversion to Long Range Escort
See
V&W DESTROYERS by A Preston..
August
Taken
in hand for conversion by Green and Silley
Weir Shipyard,
London.
September
Under refit and conversion.
to
December
1
9 4 2
January
Under refit and conversion.
to
June
July
Post
refit trials.
August
Work-up for Atlantic escort duties.
to
Nominated for service with 2nd Escort
Group.
October
Joined
H M Destroyers HESPERUS, WHITEHALL,
HM Corvettes CAMPANULA
SWEETBRIAR,
CLEMATIS,
GENTIAN, HEATHER and MIGNONETTE in
Group
for defence
of Atlantic convoys.
Escorted Convoy
HX213.
November
Detached
from HX213 to join escort of Convoy
SC107.
3rd
Drove off U-Boat attacks on SC107 with
HM Corvette CELANDINE after detection of
radio
transmissions from U-Boat.
For
details of tactics used in defence and
attacks during Battle
of the Atlantic
see U-BOAT
WAR
IN THE ATLANTIC
(HMSO), THE BATTLE
OF THE ATLANTIC
by D. MacIntyre
and
SEEK AND STRIKE by W Hackmann).
December
Escorted
Convoy HX219 with HMS HESPERUS.
30th
Took part in
sustained depth charge attacks on U357
with HMS HESPERUS.
Submarine
forced to surface and rammed by both
ships and sunk.
See
U-BOATS DESTROYED by P Kemp. Seven of
crew were rescued.
1
9 4 3
January
Under repair to structural
damage.
Rejoined Group on
completion.
February
Part
of escort for Convoy SC118 with HM
Destroyers VIMY and BEVERLEY, HM
Corvettes
CAMPANULA,
MIGNONETTE, ABELIA, French LOBELIA and
US Navy Coastguard Cutter
BIBB.
4th
Detected
U-Boat wireless transmissions and
despatched HMS VIMY and HMS BEVERLEY
to
carrying out
anti-submarine operations.
(Note : U187
was attacked by depth charges and forced
to
surface after which she was engaged
by surface
gunfire and sunk. See above
references.45 survivors
were rescued..)
Convoy SC118
subsequently came under attacks by
U-Boats of
PFEIL and
HAUDEGEN
U-boat Groups until 9th February. See
HITLER'S U-BOAT WAR by
C
Blair and U-BOAT WAR IN THE ATLANTIC (HMSO).
March
Atlantic
convoy defence with Group in
continuation.
to
Nominated for withdrawal from Atlantic
convoy defence after new
escorts came into service.
December
1
9 4 4
January
Operational
service terminated and prepared for
conversion to Air Target Ship.
February
Under
conversion
to
June
July
Deployed
as Target Ship for training of aircrew
in shipping attacks.
to
December
1
9 4 5
January
Air
Target Ship duty in continuation
to
August