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October
22nd
Formal transfer to RN and commissioned for
service as HMS PATROLLER.
25th
Build completion and commenced Acceptance
Trials
November
Carried out Acceptance Trials
(Note: These
included Full Power trials and operation
of essential services.
22nd
On completion of trials took passage to
San Francisco.
December
Nominated for service as a Ferry Carrier
in newly formed East Indies Fleet based in
Ceylon
3rd
Sailed from San
Francisco for Australia with aircraft.
22nd
Arrived at Melbourne
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9 4 4
January
2nd
At Fremantle.
Passage to Cochin.
India.
22nd
At Cochin
(Note: It may
be assumed that aircraft were disembarked
for storage at Naval Air Station
February
Passage to Brisbane
2nd
At Freetown
7th
At Brisbane
Took passage to Wellington
14th
At Wellington, New Zealand.
Return passage to USA
March
7th
At San Francisco.
15th
Transferred on loan to US Army for
deployment as Ferry Carrier.
April
US Army deployment in continuation.
6th
Passage to Esquimalt.
23rd
Arrived at Esquimalt
May
Reverted to RN control
2nd
Passage to San Francisco and took return
passage to Vancouver.
Taken in hand at Esquimalt for
modifications needed to suit RN
requirements during
operational
service
June
Under modification
July
25th
Took passage to UK
with call at San Francisco.
August
Passage through Panama Canal
10th
At Norfolk, Va
(Note: It may
be assumed that aircraft were embarked for
passage to UK)
27th
Took passage to Liverpool
for service in Western Approaches
Command.
(Note: Part
of Convoy HX305 which sailed from New York
on 25th. to be confirmed)
September
7th
Arrived at Liverpool
(Note: HX305
arrived at Liverpool on 8th
Ship may have detached in NW Approaches.
To be confirmed)
12th
Sailed for USA
(Note: Ship
may have joined Convoy ON252 which sailed
from Liverpool on 7th.)
23rd
Arrived at Norfolk
(Note: Ship
may have detached from ON252 which arrived
in New York on 22nd.)
Sailed for Clyde after embarking aircraft
and may have made independent passage
(Note: joined Convoy CU.41 at NYC on 29
September 1944 and arrived Liverpool
on 10 October 1944, with thanks to
Mark Mudge).
October
Passage to Clyde
(Note:
Aircraft may have disembarked in Clyde or
at Belfast. To be confirmed)
9th
Under repair in Clyde
commercial shipyard.
November
Carried out post repair trials
10th
Passage to Norfolk, Va
for aircraft embarkation.
Embarked aircraft at Norfolk
December
Passage to Clyde
12th
Under repair in Clyde
after disembarking aircraft.
21st
Deployed for deck landing trials by
CORSAIR aircraft of 1845 Squadron.
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January
28th
Nominated for loan service to US Navy
for use as a Ferry Carrier in the
Pacific Theatre.
February
Passage to San Diego via Panama Canal.
28th
Arrive in San
Diego to embark aircraft.
March
4th
Sailed from San
Diego for deployment as a Ferry Carry
for US Navy in Pacific.
April
11th
Returned to San Diego
17th
Sailed for Norfolk, Va
May
1st
Released from loan service on arrival at
Norfolk.
Resumed RN service.
4th
Embarked CORSAIR aircraft
5th
Took passage to Clyde.
21st
Arrived in Clyde
Nominated for refit and took passage to
Liverpool.
26th
Taken in hand for refit in Liverpool
commercial shipyard.
Nominated for service in Rosyth Command on
completion
June
Under refit
July
Under refit
Nominated for trooping duties after
conversion to suit this duty in Clyde
commercial
shipyard.
August
Passage to
Clyde
15th
Taken in hand for conversion.
September
Under conversion
to
October
November
On completion carried out post conversion
trials and took passage to Plymouth.
13th
Arrived at Devonport.
19th
Sailed for Colombo
(Note:
Embarkation of personnel for passage to
relieve personnel in SEAC to be
confirmed.
December
15th
At Colombo
Embarked SEAC
personnel.
21st
Took passage to Plymouth.
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January
8th
Disembarked passengers on arrival at
Devonport.
29th
Sailed to Colombo.
February
17th
Arrived at Colombo.
Nominated for trooping duty for personnel
in Western Australia,
19th
Took passage to Fremantle.
28th
Arrived at Fremantle.
29th
Embarked personnel returning form service
in Pacific and too passage to UK
March
Passage to UK
to
April
May
Disembarked personnel on arrival.
15th
Sailed for Sydney
June
Embarked personnel at Sydney on arrival
and embarked personnel for return
to
passage to UK
July
August
Embarked personnel for passage to Hong
Kong
7th
Sailed for Hong Kong.
September
On passage to Hong Kong.
to
Disembarked passengers and embarked
personnel returning to UK after
October
service in Far East
Sailed for return to UK
November
Nominated for return to US Navy and to
take passage to Bermuda with
personnel on
outward passage to hand-over,
27th
Sailed for Bermuda
December
Passage to Bermuda
Sailed for Norfolk Va
after disembarking personnel in Bermuda.
13th
Formal return to US Navy custody at
Norfolk