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SERVICE HISTORIES of ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS in WORLD WAR 2
by Lt Cdr Geoffrey B Mason RN (Rtd) (c) 2005

HMS TEVIOT (K 222) - River-class Frigate
including Convoy Escort Movements

HMS Teviot (Navy Photos/Bob Hanley, click to enlarge) return to Contents List   
 

RIVER-Class Frigate ordered on 8th May 1941 from Hall Russell of Aberdeen and laid down on 4th October 1941. The ship was launched on 12th October 1942  as the 2nd RN ship to carry the name, previously used for a WW1 destroyer sold in 1921. Build was completed on 30th January 1943 and she had been adopted by the civil community of Martley, then in Worcestershire after a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign during March 1942.

 

B a t t l e   H o n o u r s

 

SICILY 1943 - BURMA 1945

 

Heraldic Data

No crest is included in the Official List of Heraldic Crests. This is unusual

as the name had already been used. However, many wartime built ships of

this type had none officially recognised and some used a suitable design.

 

 

D e t a i l s   o f   W a r   S e r v i c e

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

 

1 9 4 3

 

January                  Contractor's trials and commissioning.

                30th        Accepted into service

 

February                Passage to Tobermory.

 

March                    On completion of work-up for operational service joined Western Approaches Command for

                                Atlantic convoy defence.

 

April                       Deployed for Atlantic Convoy escort duty,

to

May

 

June                        Nominated for defence of military convoys to Gibraltar for the Allied landings Sicily

                                (Operation HUSKY).

 

July                         Joined Support Force East for escort of assault convoys.

                10th        Present at landings of British XXX Corps SW of Syracuse.

                                (For details see ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY by C Barnett , the Naval Staff

                                History and for details of all mercantiles and warships involved BRITISH INVASION FLEETS

                                by J de Winser.)

 

August                  On release from HUSKY resumed convoy defence duty in Atlantic

 

September             Atlantic convoy escort in continuation.

to

December

 

1 9 4 4

 

January                  Atlantic convoy escort in continuation,

to                            Nominated for service with Eastern Fleet.

May

 

June                        Under refit and prepared for foreign service.

to                            Passage to Ceylon

November

 

December              Deployed for convoy defence and support of military operations in Burma..

                                (For details of Indian Ocean operation, see OPERATION PACIFIC by E Gray, WAR WITH

                                JAPAN (HMSO) and THE FORGOTTEN FLEET by J Winton.)

 

1 9 4 5

 

January                  Eastern Fleet deployment in continuation.

                24th        Joined Task Force for landings on Cheduba Island with HM Frigate WEAR.

                                Part of escort for passage (Operation SANKEY).

                                (For details see ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY by Corelli Barnett and above

                                references)

 

February                Deployed on convoy defence and support in Bay of Bengal

to

 June

 

July                         Preparation for landings in Malaya (Operation ZIPPER).

                                (Note: This operation was delayed till after VJ Day at the insistence of the US Government and

                                difficulties in implementation of the repatriation of long serving personnel from SEAC.

                                See above references and The Final Report by Supreme Commander of SEAC (HMSO).)

 

August                  Part of escort for assault convoys.

 

P o s t   W a r   N o t e s

 

HMS TEVIOT was Paid-off from RN service after VJ Day and transferred to the South African Defence Force. She returned to UK in 1947 and was reduced to Reserve status after de-storing. In 1954 this Frigate was placed on the Disposal List and sold to BISCO for demolition by T W Ward at Briton Ferry,  where she arrived in tow during 1955.

 


 

Addendum

 

CONVOY ESCORT MOVEMENTS of HMS TEVIOT

by Don Kindell

 

This convoy list has not been cross-checked with the text above

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

31/03/43

01/04/43

KMS 012G

12/04/43

16/04/43

10/04/43

14/04/43

MKS 011

23/04/43

16/04/43

24/06/43

24/06/43

KMS 018B

06/07/43

10/07/43

13/06/43

07/07/43

UGS 010

09/07/43

10/07/43

10/07/43

17/07/43

MKF 018

23/07/43

23/07/43

10/08/43

10/08/43

RS 009

15/08/43

15/08/43

26/09/43

26/09/43

CF 014

04/10/43

10/10/43

20/10/43

20/10/43

CM 046

26/10/43

unknown

26/10/43

27/10/43

CM 046A

02/11/43

02/11/43

24/10/43

31/10/43

MKS 029

03/11/43

03/11/43

13/11/43

13/11/43

BA 054F

18/11/43

18/11/43

21/11/43

21/11/43

AKD 007

22/11/43

01/12/43

13/12/43

13/12/43

AB 024A

19/12/43

19/12/43

04/01/44

04/01/44

AB 026B

11/01/44

11/01/44

29/01/44

29/01/44

BA 059

04/02/44

04/02/44

07/02/44

07/02/44

AB 029A

09/02/44

13/02/44

07/02/44

07/02/44

AKD 014A

19/02/44

19/02/44

13/05/44

13/05/44

CM 053

19/05/44

19/05/44

20/05/44

20/05/44

CM 053A

25/05/44

25/05/44

27/05/44

27/05/44

AB 040A

01/06/44

01/06/44

07/06/44

07/06/44

BA 071

13/06/44

13/06/44

23/06/44

unknown

PA 080

30/06/44

01/07/44

04/07/44

04/07/44

AB 042A

09/07/44

10/07/44

12/07/44

12/07/44

PB 082A

14/07/44

14/07/44

15/07/44

15/07/44

BA 075

22/07/44

22/07/44

 

 

 

 

 

(Note on Convoys)

 

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