GREYHOUND-Class
Fleet Destroyer ordered from Fairfield's, Govan under the 1933 Programme in March 1934. The ship was laid down on 22nd
August that year and launched on 24th October 1933 as the 16th RN warship to
carry the name, and was last used for a 1913 destroyer sold in 1921. Build was
completed on 3rd March 1936 at a cost of £250,664 (excluding equipment supplied
by Admiralty such as guns, ammunition and radio communication equipment. She
served within the 1st Destroyer Flotilla in Mediterranean Fleet before the
outbreak of war. This ship was transferred to Poland in 1940 but retained her RN
name. In view of this transfer she was not adopted by a civil community in UK
following any WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign during 1941-42.
B a t
t
l e H o n o u r s
DOVER 1652 - KENTISH KNOCK 1652 - LOWESTOFT 1665 -
BUGIA 1671 - VELEZ MALAGA 1704 - CAPE PASSARO 1718 - JUTLAND 1916 - ATLANTIC
1940-43 - ARCTIC 1942 - MEDITERRANEAN 1944
H e r a l d i c D a t a
Badge: On a
Field White, a
laurel wreath Green with Gold berries.
M o t
t
o
Dui meruit
ferat : ‘Let him bear it who has deserved it '.
D e t a i l s o f W a r S e r v
i
c e
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1 9 3 9
September
On return passage from Aden to Suez after service in
Red Sea.
6th Deployed for
contraband control and escort in eastern Mediterranean.
17th Sustained structural and
machinery damage by premature explosion of depth charges.
Towed to Alexandria for temporary repair.
October
Under survey to assess extent of damage.
Repaired to allow passage to Malta under
tow.
10th Arrived in Malta for repair by HM
Dockyard.
November
Under repair.
to
December
1 9 4 0
January
Repair in continuation.
to
Possible loan service to Polish Navy under consideration.
March
April
Carried out Post refit trials.
Transfer to Poland as ORP
GARLAND approved.
May
3rd Transferred to Polish
Navy.
(Note: This was carried out on the Anniversary of Poland's Constitution).
S e r v i c e a s O R P
G A R L A N D
May
8th Deployed on convoy
escort duty in Eastern Mediterranean.
(Note: Unattached to a Mediterranean Fleet Flotilla.)
June
Convoy defence deployment in continuation.
to
July
August
Nominated for return to
UK for service in Western Approaches.
30th Deployed with H M Destroyers
DECOY, ILEX, IMPERIAL, JANUS, NUBIAN, VAMPIRE
(RAN)
and VENDETTA (RAN) as screen for HM Aircraft Carrier
EAGLE, HM Battleships
MALAYA and
WARSPITE, HM Cruisers
GLOUCESTER, KENT, LIVERPOOL, ORION
and SYDNEY (RAN) to
provide Distant Cover for passage of Convoy MS to from
Alexandria to Malta.
(Operation MB3 - Part of Operation HATS to pass reinforcements to Mediterranean
Fleet
based at Alexandria See THE BATTLE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN by D Macintyre for
details of warships which included HM Aircraft Carrier ILLUSTRIOUS and HM
Battleship
VALIANT.)
31st Sustained damage during
Italian air attacks.
September
Passage from
Malta to
Gibraltar
14th Took passage to UK from Gibraltar
to join 10th Escort Group for Atlantic convoy
defence.
October
Deployed with Group for Atlantic convoy escort.
November
Detached for duty with 13th destroyer Flotilla.
13th During escort of HM Battleship
REVENGE in Atlantic sustained major structural
damage in
storm and lost two men overboard.
Returned to Clyde.
17th Taken in hand for repair of storm
damage at Govan shipyard
December
Under repair by Harland and Wolff.
26th On completion of post repair
trials nominated for fit of ASDIC equipment.
1 9 4 1
January
4th Taken
in hand for refit by Barclay Curie shipyard in
Clyde.
February
14th On completion of post refit
trials rejoined Group for Atlantic convoy defence.
March
Atlantic convoy defence in continuation.
April
Nominated for transfer to 14th Escort Group at
Greenock.
14th Joined Group In continuation of
convoy defence duty.
May
Deployed for Atlantic convoy defence.
to
June
July
Detached for escort duty with Home Fleet.
August
Deployed for escort and screening duties with Home Fleet in NW Approaches.
Escorted tanker for support of Spitzbergen landing operations.
September
On release from Home Fleet joined 3rd Escort Group for Atlantic convoy
defence.
17th Detached for escort of Malta
convoy WS11X (Operation HALBERD).
Joined HM Destroyers LAFOREY, LIGHTNING, ORIBI, HEYTHROP, Dutch ISAAC
SWEERS and
Polish ORP PIORUN as screen for HM Battleships PRINCE OF
WALES
and RODNEY, HM
Cruisers EDINBURGH,
EURYALUS, KENYA and
SHEFFIELD for
escort of WS11X from Clyde
to
Gibraltar.
24th Joined Force A with HM Destroyers
DUNCAN, GURKHA, LEGION, LANCE, LIVELY,
FURY, ISAAC
SWEERS and ORP PIORUN as screen for HM Battleships NELSON,
PRINCE OF WALES
and HM Aircraft Carrier
ARK ROYAL to provide cover in western
Mediterranean for
passage of WS11X to
Sicilian Narrows.
27th Under air attacks during which
HMS NELSON vas torpedoed but remained with Force
until relief convoy ships were detached to complete passage with escort.
28th Escorted damaged HMS RODNEY back
to Gibraltar.
30th Arrived at Gibraltar
October
Returned to UK with Horns Fleet ships detached for HALBERD and rejoined Group.
November
Atlantic convoy defence with Group in continuation.
to
(Note: During this period the Group escorted Convoys ON45, HX164 and ONS53.
December
1 9 4 2
January
Deployed with Group for Atlantic convoy defence.
February
Nominated for refit.
28th Taken in hand for refit by Smiths
Dock Middlesbrough.
March
Under refit.
to April
May
Post refit trials and prepared for work-up.
Nominated for detached service with Home Fleet.
6th Worked up for
operational service.
22nd Joined Home Fleet on completion for
work-up.
23rd Deployed with HM Destroyers
ACHATES, ASHANTI, MARTIN and VOLUNTEER, HM
Corvettes
HONEYSUCKLE, HYDERABAD,
STARWORT and French ROSELYS as Ocean
Escort for Convoy PQ16
to
North Russia.
HM AA Ship ALYNBANK provided defence against air attack and ships
of Home Fleet
gave cover with a cruiser force and battleships including the
US
battleship USS
WASHINGTON.
27th Under air attack by Ju88 dive
bombers and sustained serious damage from near miss which
exploded on starboard bow forward.
25 of ship's company ware killed and one
missing with 43 wounded.
Forward armament and fire control director wrecked.
Ship detached to proceed independently to Murmansk.
(Note: This was the largest Russian convoy since start of the Arctic convoys to
Murmansk
and Archangel. For details of this and all other Russian convoys see CONVOYS TO
RUSSIA by RA Ruegg, ARCTIC CONVOYS by R Woodman,, CONVOY 1 by
P Kemp and THE RUSSIAN CONVOYS by B Schoefield.)
29th Taken In hand for repair on
arrival at Murmansk.
June
Under repair.
26th On completion joined Ocean Escort
for returning Convoy QP13 with HMS ACHATES and
HMS VOLUNTEER.
(Note: Others ships in escort included the four corvettes and HMS ALYNBANK)
July
7th Detached from QP13 and
took passage to Troon for repair in commercial shipyard.
August
Under repair.
September
Post refit trials and prepared for. work-up prior to resuming Atlantic duties..
21st Worked-up.
October
Rejoined 3rd British Escort Group on completion of work-up.
to
(Note: During this period convoys escorted by the Group included ONS136, SC106,
HX215
December
and ON157).
For details of weapons and tactics used in the
Battle of the Atlantic see SEEK
AND
STRIKE by W Hackmann and U-BOAT WAR IN THE ATLANTIC
(HMSO).)
1 9 4 3
January
Atlantic convoy defence with Group in continuation.
16th Part of escort for Convoy SC117
with HM Frigate SWALE, HM Corvettes NARCISSUS.
ORCHIS, French corvettes ROSELYS, LOBELIA and ACONIT.
22nd Under attack by U413 which sank
mercantile.
February
1st Under repair at
Greenock.
26th On completion rejoined Group
March
6th Joined inward Convoy
HX228 with HM Destroyers HARVESTER and ESCAPADE, Polish
destroyer BURZA, HM Corvette NARCISSUS, Free French corvettes ACONIT,
RENONCULE and
ROSELYS of Group.
10th Under attack by U-Boats of
NEULAND Group.
11th Submarine attacks in continuation
during which HMS HARVESTER sank U444 by
ramming and later was torpedoed and sunk by U432 whilst carrying out rescue of
survivors from a mercantile sunk during the onslaught.
(For details of this battle see THE
BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC by D. MacIntyre
THE
ECHO OF A FIGHTING FLOWER
by Peter Coy and HITLER’S U-BOAT WAR by C Blair.)
April
Atlantic convoy defence with Group in continuation.
May
Taken in hand for refit at Clyde shipyard.
June
Under refit.
to
(Note: HEDGEHOG anti-submarine mortar fitted . See SEEK AND STRIKE.
August
Nominated for service with 8th Escort Group on completion.
September
Carried out Post refit trials.
8th
On completion worked-up for operational service.
Joined Group on completion.
October
Deployed with HM Escort Aircraft Carrier FENCER, HM Destroyers VISCOUNT,
WHITEHALL, WRESTLER and Polish BURZA of Group for escort of Escort Carriers
supporting the passage of military convoy to the
Azores.
(Operation ALACRITY - To establish allied base for defence of Atlantic convoys.)
28th Deployed in support role with
Group for defence of Convoy SC145.
November
5th Taken in hand for
repair in Clyde shipyard.
December
Nominated for convoy defence based at Freetown.
2nd On completion took passage
to West Africa for escort of convoys to Gibraltar.
1 9 4 4
January
Deployment at Freetown in continuation.
to
Nominated for service in Eastern Mediterranean.
March
April
Passage to Alexandria to Join 14th Destroyer Flotilla.
May
Joined Flotilla for convoy defence and anti-submarine patrol duties.
June
Eastern Mediterranean duties with Flotilla in continuation.
to
(Note: During this period destroyers based at Alexandria were deployed in
support of the
August
re-occupation of islands in the Aegean which were being evacuated by German
troops.
September
18th During patrol south of Milos
sighted U-Boat SCHNORKEL and attacked with
HEDGEHOG.
Lost contact and carried out anti-submarine search operations with HM Destroyers
TROUBRIDGE, TERPSICHORE, BRECON
and ZETLAND.
19th U407 forced to surface after
depth charge attacks lasting several hours.
Crew abandoned submarine after setting scuttling charges.
47 survivors were rescued.
21st At Alexandria for repair of
damage caused by depth charge explosions.
October
Rejoined Flotilla in support of the reoccupation of
Aegean Islands.
Provided naval gunfire support at Kassandra and in Cyclades.
November
Nominated for return to UK.
20th Took passage to Plymouth for
refit.
December
Taken in hand for refit by HM Dockyard, Devonport.
1 9 4 5
January
Under refit.
to
February
March
Harbour trials
Nominated for service with 8th Destroyer Flotilla at Plymouth on completion.
31st Refit work completed.
April
Carried out Post refit trials and worked-up for operational service.
15th Escorted HM Battlecruiser RENOWN
to Rosyth with HM Destroyer SCOURGE.
May
After VE Day embarked relied stores for delivery to ports in Holland and
Belgium.
June
Joined 23rd Destroyer Flotilla, Home Fleet.
to
Deployed for Flotilla duties including support of military re-occupation in
German ports.
August
P o s t W a r N o t e s
ORP GARLAND transferred to the 17th Destroyer
Flotilla after VJ Day. She was deployed as escort for U-Boats being scuttled in
NW Approaches (Operation DEADLIGHT) and later joined the Polish Squadron based
at Rosyth. In July 1946 the loan to Poland was
terminated and the ship returned to the RN. Placed on the Disposal List she was
first de-equipped and sold on 14th November 1947 to the Dutch Navy for use as a
training tender. In 1950 she was conversion for use as an A/S Frigate and
renamed MARNIX in 1950 Until 1961 she was deployed mainly for training and the
removed from the active list and demolished after 28 years service.
Addendum
CONVOY ESCORT MOVEMENTS of
HMS GARLAND
by Don Kindell
This convoy list has not been cross-checked with the text above
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Date convoy sailed
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Joined convoy as escort
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Convoy No.
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Left convoy
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Date convoy arrived
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07/09/39
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13/09/39
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GREEN 1
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16/09/39
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18/09/39
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05/09/39
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13/09/39
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RED 1
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16/09/39
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27/09/39
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as ORP GARLAND |
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28/06/40
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28/06/40
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AS 001/1
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02/07/40
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02/07/40
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03/09/40
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19/09/40
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SL 046
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23/09/40
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23/09/40
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24/10/40
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05/11/40
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SC 009
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09/11/40
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09/11/40
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04/12/40
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04/12/40
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OB 254
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07/12/40
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08/12/40
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14/02/41
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20/02/41
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SLG 001A
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22/02/41
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22/02/41
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10/03/41
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26/03/41
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SC 025
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29/03/41
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29/03/41
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10/04/41
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16/04/41
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TC 010
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19/04/41
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19/04/41
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24/06/41
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04/07/41
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HG 066
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09/07/41
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09/07/41
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24/09/41
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25/09/41
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HALBERD
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27/09/41
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27/09/41
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17/10/41
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17/10/41
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CT 004
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23/10/41
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23/10/41
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04/11/41
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04/11/41
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TC 014A
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12/11/41
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12/11/41
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22/11/41
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22/11/41
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CT 007
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02/12/41
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02/12/41
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11/02/42
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11/02/42
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NA 003
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19/02/42
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19/02/42
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25/02/42
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25/02/42
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CT 011
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01/03/42
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09/03/42
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03/05/42
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12/05/42
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HX 188
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13/05/42
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16/05/42
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21/05/42
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23/05/42
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PQ 016
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27/05/42
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30/05/42
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26/06/42
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26/06/42
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QP 013
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07/07/42
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07/07/42
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03/10/42
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09/10/42
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ON 136
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16/10/42
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26/10/42
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16/10/42
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23/10/42
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SC 106
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03/11/42
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05/11/42
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15/11/42
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18/11/42
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ON 146
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29/11/42
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08/12/42
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05/12/42
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11/12/42
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HX 218
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19/12/42
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21/12/42
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27/12/42
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29/12/42
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ON 157
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08/01/43
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15/01/43
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12/01/43
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20/01/43
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SC 117
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30/01/43
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03/02/43
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14/02/43
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16/02/43
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ON 167
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28/02/43
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08/03/43
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28/02/43
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06/03/43
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HX 228
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14/03/43
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15/03/43
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20/03/43
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22/03/43
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ON 174
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02/04/43
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08/04/43
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01/04/43
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08/04/43
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HX 232
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15/04/43
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16/04/43
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30/04/43
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01/05/43
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ON 181
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12/05/43
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18/05/43
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13/05/43
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19/05/43
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HX 239
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27/05/43
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28/05/43
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03/10/43
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03/10/43
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UA 003
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09/10/43
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09/10/43
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24/10/43
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29/10/43
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SC 145
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02/11/43
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07/11/43
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16/12/43
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17/12/43
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KMF 027
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24/12/43
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30/12/43
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26/12/43
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26/12/43
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RS 013
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02/01/44
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02/01/44
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03/02/44
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03/02/44
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ST 079
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05/02/44
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06/02/44
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19/02/44
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19/02/44
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SR 010
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27/02/44
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27/02/44
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01/03/44
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01/03/44
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RS 015
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08/03/44
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14/03/44
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19/03/44
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19/03/44
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TS 058
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22/03/44
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22/03/44
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26/03/44
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26/03/44
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SR 012
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03/04/44
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03/04/44
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29/03/44
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06/04/44
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KMF 030
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09/04/44
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12/04/44
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03/09/44
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06/09/44
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MKF 034
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unknown
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14/09/44
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16/11/44
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25/11/44
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MKF 036
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30/11/44
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30/11/44
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15/05/45
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21/05/45
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MKS 101G
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22/05/45
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22/05/45
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31/05/45
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01/06/45
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TA 208A
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01/06/45
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06/06/45
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(Note on Convoys)