1 9 3 9
August
Brought forward from Reserve
for Royal Review in Weymouth Bay.
Remained in
commission when Fleet mobilised for war
and stored for operational service
September
Nominated for convoy defence and
took up War Station in English Channel.
Deployed for defence
of convoys in Channel and SW
Approaches.
October
Deployed in Channel and
western approaches in continuation
to
December
1 9 4 0
January
Western Approaches Command
service in continuation
to
(Note: CinC Western Approaches was based
at Plymouth until moved to Liverpool
April
at
the end of this period. See Naval Staff History and ENGAGE THE ENEMY
MORE CLOSELY by Corelli
Barnett.)
May
Transferred to Dover
Command for duty in support of
evacuation of allied personnel from
(Operation
DYNAMO.)
Passage to
Dover.
26th
Deployed at Dover for evacuation of
troops from Dunkirk and under heavy and
sustained
air attacks
on passage to and from area as well as
whilst
embarking passengers to ports
in Kent.
(For details see
Naval Staff History, EVACUATION
OPERATIONS by J de Winser
and
NINE DAYS OF DUNKIRK by AD Divine.)
30th
Sustained damage during air attacks.
June
Under
repair.
10th
On completion of repair took part in
evacuation of allied
personnel including civilians from
Le Havre and St Valerie (Operation CYCLE
- see above references).
13th
On release from, CYCLE resumed convoy
defence in Western Approaches Command.
July
Deployed for convoy
defence.
Nominated for
support of planned landings by
Commando unit on Guernsey.
12th
Joined HM Destroyer SCIMITAR and
embarked troops on No 3
Commando at Dartmouth.
Passage to
Guernsey.
Operation failed
and returned to Dartmouth to disembark
troops.
15th
Resumed convoy defence duties.
August
Transferred to Clyde
Nominated for escort
of military convoy from Scapa
Flow to Clyde.
Passage to
Scapa
Flow.
15th
Escorted Convoy WS8C from Scapa Flow
with HM Destroyers
ANTELOPE,
CASTLETON, CHARLESTOWN, DOUGLAS,
GEORGETOWN, INTREPID
and
LEAMINGTON.
(Note: This
convoy had been assembled at Scapa Flow
as part of a planned operation
to
occupy the
Azores, but had been cancelled.)
17th
Detached from WS8C escort on arrival in
Clyde and resumed Atlantic convoy
defence.
September
Nominated for refit.
October
Under
refit during which Sonar equipment was
modified to improve performance.
to
December
1 9 4 1
January
Under refit
February
On completion of post refit
trials rejoined Western Approaches
Command.
March
Deployed for Atlantic convoy
defence in NW Approaches.
to
August
September
Transferred to Iceland for service with
2nd Escort
Group and deployed for convoy
defence in
mid-Atlantic.
Joined escort
for Convoy SC42 with HM Destroyers
DOUGLAS, VETERAN, SKATE
and
LEAMINGTON to reinforce defence.
See HITLER'S
U-BOAT WAR by C Blair and U-BOAT WAR IN
THE ATLANTIC (HMSO)
for details.
October
NW Approaches convoy defence
in continuation.
to
For
details of Atlantic convoys in this
period see ALLIED CONVOYS IN WW2 by A
Hague.
December
1 9 4 2
January
Atlantic
convoy defence in continuation.
to
February
March
Nominated for escort of
Russian convoys during passage in NW
Approaches.
11th
Deployed with HM Destroyers SABRE,
LAMERTON and Polish ORP
BLYSKAWICA for escort
of Russian
Convoy PQ13 during passage to Iceland.
17th
Detached from PQ13 on arrival in Iceland
and resumed
Atlantic convoy defence.
(Note: For
details of all Russian Convoy operations
including mercantiles
and warships see
CONVOYS TO RUSSIA by RA Ruegg,
THE RUSSIAN CONVOYS by B Schoefield
and ARCTIC
CONVOYS by P Kemp.)
April
Nominated for escort of
minelayers during planned operations.
18th
Joined escort of ships of 1st Minelaying
Squadron for planned
minelay in Northern Barrage.
(Operation SN88
-See Naval Staff History (Mining)
May
Deployed
for convoy defence in NW Approaches.
June
1st
Part of escort for 1st Minelaying
Squadron during further Northern
Barrage minelay.
(Operation SN72
- See above reference.)
July
11th
Part of escort for ships of 1st
Minelaying Squadron during
further Northern Barrage minelay,
(Operation SN30
- See above reference.)
August
Atlantic
convoy defence in NW Approaches.
to
December
1 9 4 3
January
Joined 21st Escort Group for
escort of convoys between UK and
Iceland.
February
Convoy defence with Group in
continuation.
to
June
July
Deployed in Iceland for anti-submarine
operations
against U-Boat Groups operating in
mid Atlantic.
(Operation
ROSEGARDEN - See
HITLER'S U-BOAT WAR by C Blair.
This operation
included air support from RAF Coastal
Command.)
(Note:
Following extent of repair due to
weather damage in
this Class of destroyer
during
Atlantic operations arrangements to be
made for
withdrawal from ocean
convoy
defence.)
August
Nominated for escort during
Northern Barrage minelay.
16th
Deployed with escort of ships of 1st
Minelaying Squadron during Northern
Barrage minelay.
(Operation SN74
- See above reference.)
26th
Further deployment with 1st Minelaying
Squadron escort during
Northern Barrage minelay
(Operation SN22C
- See above reference.)
(Note:
Continued Atlantic deployment may have
been necessary
because of delays in
build
completion in USA of new CAPTAIN Class
Frigates.)
September
NW Approaches convoy defence in
continuation.
to October
November
Nominated for Local Escort of
Russian Convoys during initial stage of
passage to Kola
Inlet from
Loch
Ewe.
22nd
Joined Russian Convoy JW54 with HM
Destroyers MIDDLETON and
SKATE as Local
Escort form Loch
Ewe.
25th
Detached from JW54 after arrival of
Ocean Escort.
December
5th
Joined return Convoy RA54B with HM
Destroyers SKATE,
BRISSENDEN and MIDDLETON
as Local
Escort into Loch Ewe
9th
Detached from RA54B on arrival.
1 9 4 4
January
Withdrawn from Atlantic convoy
escort and transferred for coastal
convoy defence in English
to
Channel.
April
May
Nominated for escort of
landing craft during exercises in
preparation for planned allied landings
in Normandy
(NEPTUNE).
(Note:
During Exercise TIGER a convoy of
Landing Ships and
Landing Craft were attacked by
E-boats with heavy
loss of life. See LANDINGS IN
NORMANDY, June 1944 (HMSO)
June
Deployed at Plymouth for coastal convoy
escort.
to
July
(Note: This ship was not deployed for
escort of Assault or Follow-up convoys
during NEPTUNE)
August
Withdrawn from operational
duties and transferred to the training
role.
September
Deployed for sea training duties.
to December
1 9 4 5
January
Training duties in
continuation.
to May
June
Paid-off and laid-up in
Reserve.
to August