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CONVOY ESCORT MOVEMENTS of ROYAL &  DOMINION NAVY WARSHIPS, including ALLIED NAVY VESSELS under RN Command



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by Don Kindell, from the work of the late Lt-Cdr Arnold Hague RNR



The total of 1,218 ship names, includes
some 31 RAN, 208 RCN, 8 RIN, 2 SANF, 2 Belgian, 5 Dutch, 15 French, 10 Greek, 15 Norwegian, 5 Polish and 1 Yugoslav, leaving over 915 Royal Navy. As some RN ships also served with other Dominion and Allied Navies, the last figure is a minimum.


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VESSELS by NAME

A - Abelia, Aberdeen, Acanthus (Norwegian), Acasta, Achates, Acheron, Achilles (RNZN), Aconit (French),  ActiveActivity, Adelaide (RAN), Adrias (Greek), Affleck, Afridi, Agassiz (RCN), Aire, Airedale, Ajax, Alacrity, Alaunia, Albatross, Alberni (RCN), Albrighton,  Alcantara, Alcoma (RCN), Aldenham, Alisma, Allington Castle, Alnwick Castle, Alysse (French), Amaranthus, Amazon, Amberley Castle, Ambuscade, Amethyst, Amherst (RCN), Anchusa, Anemone, Anguilla, Annan (RCN), Annapolis (RCN), Anson, Antelope, Antenor, Anthony, Antigonish (RCN), Antigua, Apostolis (Greek), Arabis (i), Arabis (ii), Arawa, Arbutus (i), Arbutus (ii), Archer, Ardent, Argus, Ark Royal,  Armeria, Arnprior (RCN), Arrow, Arrowhead (RCN), Arunta (RAN), Arvida (RCN), Ascania, Ascension, Ashanti, Asphodel, Assam (RIN), Assiniboine (RCN) , Aster, Atheling, Atherstone,  Atholl (RCN), Attacker, Aubretia, Auckland, Aurania, Auricula, Ausonia, Australia (RAN), Avenger, Avon, Avon Vale, Aylmer, Awe, Azalea

 

B - Baddeck (RCN), Badsworth, Bahamas, Balfour, Ballinderry, Balsam, Bamborough Castle, Banff, Bann, Barbados, Barcoo (RAN), Barle, Barrie (RCN), Basilisk, Bath (also Norwegian), Battleford (RCN), Battler, Bayntun, Bazeley, Beacon Hill (RCN), Beagle, Beaufort, Beauharnois (ii) (RCN), Bedouin, Begonia, Begum, Belleville (RCN), Bellona, Bellwort, Belmont, Belvoir, Bentinck, Bentley, Bergamot, Berkeley Castle, Bermuda, Berry, Berwick, Betony, Beverley, Bicester, Bickerton, Bideford, Birmingham, Biter, Bittern, Bittersweet (RCN), Blackmore, Black Prince, Black Swan, Blackwood, Blanche, Blankney, Blean, Bleasdale, Blencathra, Bligh, Bluebell, Boadicea, Bonaventure, Borage, Boreas, Bowmanville (RCN), Bradford, Bramham, Brandon (RCN), Braithwaite, Brantford (RCN), Brazen, Brecon, Bridgewater, Brighton, Brilliant, Brissenden, Broadwater, Broadway, Brocklesby, Broke, Bryony, Buckingham (RCN), Buctouche (RCN), Bugloss, Bulldog, Bullen, Bulolo, Burdekin (RAN), Burdock, Burges, Burnet, Burnham, Burwell, Buttercup (Belgian/Norwegian), Buxton (also RCN), Byard, Byron

 

C - Caesar, Caicos, Cairo, Caister Castle, Calcutta, Calder, Caldwell (also RCN), Caledon, Calendula, Calgary (RCN), California, Calpe, Cambrian, Cam, Camellia, Campania, Campanula, Campbell, Campbeltown, Campion, Camrose (RCN), Canberra (RAN), Candytuft, Canton, Cap De La Madeleine (RCN), Cape Breton (RCN), Capel, Capetown, Capilano (RCN), Caprice, Caradoc, Carisbrooke Castle, Carlisle, Carlplace (RCN), Carnarvon Castle, Carnation, Carron, Carthage, Cassandra, Castleton, Cathay, Catterick, Cattistock, Cauvery (RIN), Cavalier, Cavendish, Cayman, Celandine, Ceres, Chambly (RCN), Chanticleer, Charlestown, Charlock, Charlottetown (i) (RCN), Charlottetown (ii) (RCN), Charybdis, Chaser, Chaudiere (RCN), Chebogue (RCN), Chelmer, Chelsea (also RCN), Cheshire, Chesterfield, Chicoutimi (RCN), Chiddingfold, Chilliwack (RCN), Chitral, Churchill, Cilicia, Circassia, Clare, Clarkia, Clematis, Cleopatra, Cleveland, Clive (RIN), Clover, Coaticook (RCN), Cobalt (RCN), Cobourg (RCN), Codrington, Collingwood (RCN), Colombo, ColtsfootColumbia (RCN), Columbine, Commandant D'Estienne D'Orves (French), Commandant Detroyat (French), Commandant Drogou (French), Comorin, Conn, Convolvulus, Cooke, Coppercliff (RCN), Coreopsis, Corfu, Cornwall, Cosby, Cossack (i), Cotswold, Cottesmore, Cotton, Coventry, Cowdray, Cowslip, Crane, Cranstoun, Crocus, Croix de Lorraine (French), Croome, Cubitt, Cuckmere, Culver, Cumberland, Curacoa, Curlew,  Curzon, Cyclamen, Cygnet (ii)

 

D - Dacres, Dahlia, Dainty, Dakins, Danae, Daring, Dart, Dasher, Dauntless, Dauphin (RCN), Dawson (RCN), Deane, Decoy, Defender, Delhi, Delight, Delphinium, Denbigh Castle, Deptford, Derbyshire, Derg, Derwent, Despatch, Deveron, Devonshire, Diadem, Diamond, Diana, Dianella, Dianthus, Dido, Dittany (RCN), Domett, Dominica, Dorsetshire, Douglas, Dovey, Dragon, Drumheller (RCN), Drury, Duchess, Duckworth, Duff, Duke of York, Dulverton, Dumbarton Castle, Duncan, Dundas (RCN), Dundee, Dunedin, Dunvegan (RCN), Dunvegan Castle, Dunver (RCN), Durban

 

E - Eagle, Easton, Eastview (RCN), Echo, Eclipse, Edmundston (RCN), Effingham, Eggesford, Eglantine (Norwegian), Eglinton, Egret, Ekins, Electra, Emerald, Emperor, Enchantress, Encounter, Enterprise, Eridge, Erne, Escapade, Escort, Esk, Eskdale (Norwegian), Eskimo, Esperance Bay, Essington, Ettrick (also RCN), Euryalus, Evenlode, Exe, Exeter, Exmoor (i), Exmoor (ii), Exmouth, Express, Eyebright (RCN)

 

F - Fal, Falmouth, Fame, Farndale, Farnham Castle, Faulknor, Fearless, Fencer, Fennel (RCN), Fergus (RCN), Fernie, Fiji, Findhorn, Firedrake, Fishguard, Fitzroy, Flamingo, Fleetwood, Fleur De Lys, Flint Castle, Foley, Folkestone, Foresight, Forester, Formidable, Fort Erie (RCN), Fortune, Fowey, Foxglove, FoxhoundFraser (RCN), Fredericton (RCN), Freesia, Friso (Dutch), Fritillary, Frobisher, Frontenac (RCN), Furious, Fury

 

G - Gallant, Galt (RCN), Gambia, Gardenia, Gardiner, Garland, Garland (as ORP), Garlies, Garth, Gascoyne (RAN), Gatineau (RCN), Genista, Gentian, Georgetown (also RCN), Geranium, Giffard (RCN), Gipsy, Glace Bay (RCN), Gladiolus, Glaisdale (Norwegian), Gloxinia, Glowworm, Goathland, Godavari (RIN), Godetia (i), Godetia (ii) (Belgian), Goodall, Good Hope (SANF), Goodson, Gore, Gorleston, Gould, Grafton, Grenade, Grenville (i), Grenville (ii), Greyhound, Griffin, Grindall, Grou (RCN), Grove, Guelph (RCN), Gurkha

 

H - Haida (RCN), Halifax (RCN), Halladale, Hallowell (RCN), Halsted, Hambledon, Hamilton (also RCN), Hardy (i), Hardy (ii), Hargood, Hartland, Hadleigh Castle, Harvester, Hastings, Hasty, Havant, Havelock, Havock, Hawkesbury (i) (RAN), Hawkesbury (ii) (RCN), Hawkins, Haydon, Heartsease, Heather, Hector, Helford, Heliotrope, Helmsdale, Hepatica (RCN), Hereward, Hermes, Hermione, Hero, Hespeler (RCN), Hesperus, Heythrop, Hibiscus, Highlander, Hindustan (RIN), Hobart (RAN), Holcombe, Holderness, Hollyhock, Holmes, Honeysuckle, Hood, Hoste, Hostile, Hotham, Hotspur, Howe, Humberstone (RCN), Hunter, Huntsville (RCN), Hurricane, Hursley, Hurst Castle, Hyacinth, Hyderabad (RIN), Hydrangea, Hyperion

 

I - Ibis, Illustrious, Inconstant, Indomitable, Inglis, Inman, Indus (RIN), Inver, Iroquois (RCN), Itchen,  Ithuriel

 

J - Jackal, Jaguar, Jamaica, Janus, Jasmine, Javelin, Jed, Jervis, Jervis Bay, Johan Maurits van Nassau (Dutch), Joliette (RCN), Jonquiere (RCN), Jonquil, Jumna (RIN), Juno, Jupiter

 

K - Kale, Kamloops (RCN), Kamsack (RCN), Kanaris (Greek), Kandahar, Kanimbla (RAN), Kashmir, Keats, Keith, Kelly, Kelvin, Kenogami (RCN), Kent, Kenya, Kempenfelt, Kempthorne, Kenilworth Castle,  Keppel, Khartoum, Kilbirnie, Kilbride, Kilchattan, Kilchrenan, Kildary, Kildwick, Kilham, Kilkenzie, Kilhampton, Kilmalcolm, Kilmarnock, Kilmartin, Kilmelford, Kilmington, Kilmore, Kimberley, Kincardine (RCN), Kingcup, King George V, Kingsmill, Kingston, Kipling, Kirkland Lake (RCN), Kistna (RIN), Kitchener (RCN), Knaresborough Castle, Kootenay (RCN), Krakowiak (Polish), Kriezis (Greek), Kriti (Greek) , Kujawiak (Polish)

 

L - Labuan, Lachute (RCN), Laconia, La Combattante (French), Laforey, Lagan, La Hulloise (RCN), La Malbaie (RCN), La Malouine, Lamerton, Lanark (RCN), Lancaster, Lancaster Castle, Lance, Landguard, Larkspur, La Salle (RCN), La Surprise (French), Lauderdale, Launceston Castle, Lauzon (RCN), Lavender, L'Aventure (French), Lawford, Lawrence (RIN), Lawson, Leamington (also RCN), Leander (RNZN), Leaside (RCN), Ledbury, Leeds, Leeds Castle, Legion, L'Escarmouche (French), Lethbridge (RCN), Letitia, Levis (i) (RCN), Levis (ii) (RCN), Lewes, Liddesdale, Lightning, Linaria (RCN), Lincoln (also Norwegian), Lindsay (RCN), Lively, Lobelia (French), Loch Achray, Loch Alvie, Loch CraggieLoch Dunvegan, Loch Eck, Loch Fada, Loch Fyne, Loch Glendhu, Loch Gorm, Loch Insh, Loch Katrine, Loch Lomond, Loch More, Loch Morlich, Loch Quoich, Loch Ruthven, Loch Shin, Lochy, London, Lookout, Loosestrife, Loring, Lossie, Lotus (ii), Louis, Louisburg (i) (RCN), Louisburg (ii) (RCN), Loyal, Ludlow, Lulworth, Lunenburg (RCN)

 

M - MacKay, Magog (RCN), Magpie, Mahratta, Malaya, Malcolm, Mallow, Maloja, Manners, Manoora (RAN), Mansfield (also Norwegian and RCN), Maori, Margaree (RCN), Marguerite, Marigold, Marne, Martin, Mashona, Matabele, Matane (RCN), Matapedia (RCN), Matchless, Mauritius, Mayflower (RCN), Meadowsweet, Melbreak, Mendip, Meon, Meteor, Meynell, Miaoulis (Greek), Middleton, Midland (RCN), Mignonette, Milford, Milne,  Mimico (ii) (RCN), Mimosa (French), Mohawk, Moncton (RCN), Monkshood, Monnow, Montbretia (Norwegian), Montclare, Montgomery (also RCN), Montreal (RCN), Montserrat, Montrose, Mooltan, Moorsom, Moosejaw (RCN), Morden (RCN), Moreton Bay, Morpeth Castle, Mounsey, Mourne, Moyola, Musketeer, Myngs, Myosotis

 

N - Nada (Yugoslav), Nadder, Nairana, Nanaimo (RCN), Napanee (RCN), Napier (RAN), Narbada (RIN), Narbrough, Narcissus, Nasturtium, Natal (SANF), Navarinon (Greek), Nelson, Nene (also RCN), Nepal (RAN), Neptune, Ness, Nestor (RAN), Newark, Newfoundland, New Glasgow (RCN), Newmarket, Newport (also Norwegian), New Waterford (RCN), New Westminster (RCN), Niagara (RCN), Nigella, Nigeria, Nizam (RAN), Norfolk, Norman (RAN), Norsyd (RCN), North Bay (RCN), Nubian, Nyasaland,

 

O - Oakham CastleOakley (ii), Oakville (RCN), Odzani, Onslow, Obdurate, Obedient, Offa, Onslaught, Opportune, Orangeville (RCN), Orchis, Orillia (RCN), Orkney (RCN), Oribi, Orion, Orkan (Pol), Orwell, Ottawa (i) (RCN), Ottawa (ii) (RCN), Outremont (RCN), Owen Sound (RCN), Oxford Castle, Oxlip

 

P - Pakenham (leader), Paladin, Panther, Papua, Parramatta (RAN), Parrett, Parry Sound (RCN), Partridge, Pasley, Pathfinder, Peacock, Pegasus, Pelican, Penetang (RCN), Penn, Pennywort, Pentstemon, Penylan, Penzance, Peony, Perim, Periwinkle,  Perth (RAN), Petard, Peterborough (RCN), Petrolia (RCN), Petunia, Pevensey Castle, Pheasant, Phoebe, Picotee, Pictou (RCN), Pimpernel, Pindos (Greek), Pink, Piorun (Pol), Pitcairn, Plym, Polyanthus, Poppy, Port Arthur (RCN), Portchester Castle, Port Colborne (RCN), Potentilla (RN), Potentilla (in Norwegian service), Poundmaker (RCN), Premier, Prescott (RCN), Prestonian (RCN), Pretoria Castle, Primrose, Primula, Prince David (RCN), Prince Henry (RCN), Prince of Wales, Prince Robert (RCN), Prince Rupert (RCN), Puckeridge, Puncher, Punjabi, Pursuer, Pytchley,

 

Q - Quadrant, Quail, Quality, Quantock, Qu’Appelle (RCN),  Queen, Queenborough, Queen Elizabeth, Queen of Bermuda, Quentin, Quesnel (RCN), Quiberon (RAN), Quickmatch (RAN), Quilliam, Quorn

 

R - Racehorse, Raider, Rajputana, Ramillies, Ranchi, Ranpura, Rapid, Ravager, Reading, Reaper, Redmill, Redoubt, Redpole, Regina (RCN), Relentless, Renoncule (French), Renown, Resolution, Restigouche (RCN), Retalick, Revenge, Rhododendron, Ribble (RCN), Richmond (also RCN), Rimouski (RCN), Riou, Ripley, Riviere Du Loup (RCN), Rochester, Rocket, Rockingham, Rockrose, Rockwood, Rodney, Roebuck, Rose (Norwegian), Rosebay (RCN), Roselys (French), Rosemary, Rosthern (RCN), Rother, Rotherham, Rowley, Roxburgh, Royalist, Royal Mount (RCN), Royal Sovereign, Runnymede (RCN), Rupert, Rushen Castle, Rutherford

 

S - Sabre, Sackville (RCN), Saguenay (RCN), St Albans (also Norwegian), St Catherines (RCN), St Clair (RCN), St Croix (RCN), St Francis (RCN), St Helena, St Lambert (RCN), St Laurent (RCN),  St Mary's, St Stephen (RCN), St Thomas (RCN), Ste. Therese (RCN), Sakhtouris (Greek), Saladin, Salamis (Greek), Salisbury (also RCN), Salopian, Salvia, SamphireSandwich, Sarawak, Sardonyx, Saskatchewan (RCN), Saskatoon (RCN), Saumarez, Savage, Saxifrage, Scarborough, Scimitar, Scorpion, Scourge, Scylla, Sea Cliff (RCN), Searcher, Sennen, Serapis, Seychelles, Seymour, Shawnigan (RCN), Shediac (RCN), Sherbrooke (RCN), Sherwood, Shiel, Shikari, Shoreham, Shropshire, Sikh, Skate, Skeena (RCN), Slazak (Polish), Smilax (RCN), Smiths Falls (RCN), Snapdragon, Snowberry (RCN), Snowdrop, Snowflake, Somali, Somaliland, Sorel (RCN), Southdown, Southwold, Spartan, Spey, Spikenard (RCN), Spiraea, Spragge, Springhill (RCN), Stalker, Stanley, Starling, Starwort, Statice (RCN), Stayner, Stellarton (RCN), Stettler (RCN), Stevenstone, Stockham, Stonecrop, Stonetown (RCN), Stord (Norwegian), Stork, Stormont (RCN), Strathadam (RCN), Strathroy (RCN), Striker, Stuart (RAN), Sturdy, Sudbury (RCN), Suffolk, Summerside (RCN), Sunflower, Sussex, Sussexvale (RCN), Sutlej (RIN), Swale, Swan (RAN), Swansea (RCN), Sweetbriar, Swift, Sydney (RAN)

 

T - Taff, Talybont, Tamarisk, Tanatside, Tartar, Tavy, Tay, Teazer, Tees, Tenacious, Termagant, Terpsichore, Test, Teviot, The Pas (RCN), Thetford Mines (RCN), Thorlock (RCN), Thornborough, Thyme, Tillsonburg (RCN), Timmins (RCN), Tjerk Hiddes (Dutch), Tobago,  Tompazis (Greek), Tonkinois (French), Torrington, Tortola, Totland, Towy, Tracker, Trail (RCN), Trent, Trentonian (RCN), Trillium (RCN), Trinidad, Trollope, Troubridge, Trumpeter, Tulip, Tumult, Tunsberg Castle (Norwegian), Tweed, Tyler, Tynedale, Tyrian

 

U - Uganda, Ulysses, Undine, Unicorn, Urania, Urchin, Usk

 

V - Valentine, Valiant, Valleyfield (RCN), Valorous, Vampire (RAN), Vancouver (RCN), Vanessa, Van Galen (Dutch), Vanity, Vanoc, Vanquisher, Vansittart, Vega, Velox, Vendetta (RAN), Venetia, VenomousVenus, Verbena, Verdun, Verity, Veronica, Versatile, Verulam, Vervain, Vesper, Vetch, Veteran, Viceroy, Victoriaville (RCN), Victorious, Vidette, Vigilant, Ville De Quebec (RCN), Vimiera, Vimy, Vindex, Violet, Virago, Viscount, Vivacious, Vivien, Volage, Voltaire, Volunteer, Vortigern, Voyager (RAN)

 

W - Wakeful (i), Wakeful (ii), Waldegrave, Walker, Wallace, Wallflower, Walney, WalpoleWanderer, Warramunga (RAN), Warrego (RAN), Warspite, Warwick, Waskesiu (RCN), Watchman, Waterhen (RAN), Waveney, Wear, Wells, Wensleydale, Wentworth (RCN), Wessex (i), Wessex (ii), Westcott, Westminster, Weston, Westralia (RAN), West York (RCN), Wetaskiwin (RCN),  Weyburn (RCN),  Whaddon, Wheatland,  Whimbrel, Whirlwind, Whitaker, Whitby (RCN), Whitehall, Whitley, Whitshed, Wild Goose, Wild Swan, Willowherb (RCN), Wilton, Winchelsea, Winchester, Windflower (RCN), Windsor, Wishart, Witch, Witherington, Wivern, Wolfe, Wolfhound, Wolsey, Wolverine, Woodcock, Woodpecker, Woodruff, Woodstock (RCN), Woolston, Worcester, Worcestershire, Wren (i), Wren (ii)Wrestler, Wryneck, Wye

 

Y - Yarra (RAN), York

 

Z - Zambesi, Zanzibar, Zealous, Zebra, Zephyr, Zest, Zetland, Zinnia, Zodiac, Zulu

     

VESSELS by TYPE and CLASS
(major ships for which there are no convoy lists are in brackets)

 

BATTLESHIPS

Queen Elizabeth-class

(Barham), Malaya, Queen Elizabeth, Valiant, Warspite

Royal Sovereign-class

Ramillies, Resolution, Revenge, (Royal Oak), Royal Sovereign

Nelson-class

Nelson, Rodney

King George V-class

Anson, Duke of York, Howe, King George V, Prince of Wales

 

 

 

 

BATTLECRUISERS

Hood-class

Hood

Renown-class

Renown, (Repulse)

 

 

 

 

FLEET and OTHER AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

World War 1 period ships

Argus, Eagle, Hermes, Pegasus

-

Furious

-

Albatross (seaplane carrier)

-

Ark Royal

Illustrious-classes

(1) Formidable, Illustrious, Victorious, (2) Indomitable, (3) (Implacable), (Indefatigable)

 

 

 

 

LIGHT FLEET CARRIERS

-

Unicorn (built as aircraft maintenance ship)

 

 

 

ESCORT CARRIERS

individual conversions

(Audacity), Activity, Campania, (Pretoria Castle)

Vindex-class

Nairana, Vindex

Archer/Avenger-class

Archer, Avenger, Biter, Dasher

Attacker/Tracker-class

Attacker, Battler, Chaser, Fencer, (Hunter), Pursuer, Ravager, Searcher, Stalker, Striker, Tracker

Ruler-class

(Ameer), (Arbiter), Atheling, Begum, Emperor, (Empress), (Khedive), (Nabob), (Patroller), Premier, Puncher, Queen, (Rajah), (Ranee), Reaper, (Ruler), (Shah), (Slinger), (Smiter), (Speaker), (Thane), (Trouncer), Trumpeter

 

 

 

 

HEAVY CRUISERS

County-types

Australia (RAN), Berwick, Canberra (RAN), Cornwall, Cumberland, Devonshire, Dorsetshire, Kent, London, Norfolk, Shropshire, Suffolk, Sussex

York-class

Exeter, York

 

 

 

LIGHT/AA CRUISERS

World War 1 Birmingham-class

Adelaide (RAN)

World War 1 C-types

Cairo, Calcutta, Caledon, (Calypso), Capetown, Caradoc, (Cardiff), Carlisle, Ceres, Colombo, Coventry, Curacoa, Curlew

World War 1 D-types

Danae, Dauntless, Delhi, Despatch, (Diomede), Dragon, Dunedin, Durban

Hawkins-class

Effingham, Frobisher, Hawkins,

World War 1 E-class

Emerald, Enterprise

Leander-class

Achilles (RNZN), Ajax, Leander (RNZN), Neptune, Orion

Leander/Perth-class

Hobart, Perth, Sydney (all RAN)

Arethusa-class

Arethusa, Aurora, Galatea, Penelope

Town-classes

Birmingham, Glasgow, Gloucester, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield, Southampton

Edinburgh-class

Belfast, Edinburgh

Dido-class

(Argonaut), Bonaventure, Charybdis, Cleopatra, Dido, Euryalus, Hermione, (Naiad), Phoebe, Scylla, (Sirius)

Colony/Fiji-class

Bermuda, (Ceylon), Fiji, Gambia, Jamaica, Kenya, Mauritius, Newfoundland, Nigeria, Trinidad, Uganda/Quebec (RCN)

Bellona/Improved Dido-class

Bellona, Black Prince, Diadem, Royalist, Spartan

 

 

 

DESTROYERS and FLOTILLA LEADERS

Shakespeare-class

Broke, Keppel, Wallace

Scott-class

Campbell, Douglas, MacKay, Malcolm, Montrose, Stuart (RAN)

Old R-class

Skate

Old S-class

Sabre, Saladin, Sardonyx, Scimitar, Shikari, Sturdy

V&W-classes

 

 

Valentine, Valorous, Vampire (RAN), Vanessa, Vanity, Vanoc, Vanquisher, Vansittart, Vega, Velox, Vendetta (RAN), Venetia, Venomous, Verdun, Verity, Versatile, Vesper, Veteran, Viceroy, Vidette, Vimiera, Vimy, Viscount, Vivacious, Vivien, Volunteer, Vortigern, Voyager (RAN), Wakeful (i), Walker, Walpole Wanderer, Warwick, Watchman, Waterhen (RAN), Wessex (i), Westcott, Westminster, Whirlwind (i), Whitehall, Whitley, Whitshed, Wild Swan, Winchelsea, Winchester, Windsor, Wishart, Witch, Witherington, Wivern, Wolfhound, Wolsey, Wolverine, Woolston, Worcester, Wren (i), Wrestler, Wryneck

Prototypes

Amazon, Ambuscade

A-class

Codrington (leader), Acasta, Achates, Acheron, Active Antelope, Anthony, Ardent, Arrow

Canadian ships

Saguenay, Skeena

B-class

Keith (leader), Basilisk, Beagle, Blanche, Boadicea, Boreas (later Greek Salamis), Brazen, Brilliant, Bulldog

C-class - all Canadian Assinboine (ex-Kempenfelt), Restigouche, Fraser, Ottawa (i), St Laurent 

D-class

Duncan (leader), Dainty, Daring, Decoy (later HMCS Kootenay), Defender, Delight, Diamond, Diana (later HMCS Margaree), Duchess

E-class

Exmouth (leader), Echo (later Greek Navarinon), Eclipse, Electra, Encounter, Escapade, Escort, Esk, Express (later HMCS Gatineau)

F-class

Faulknor (leader), Fame, Fearless, Firedrake, Foresight, Forester, Fortune (later HMCS Saskatchewan), Foxhound (later HMCS Qu’Appelle), Fury

G-class

Grenville (Leader), Gallant, Garland (later ORP), Gipsy, Glowworm, Grafton, Grenade, Greyhound, Griffin (later HMCS Ottawa (ii))

H-class

Hardy (leader), Hasty, Havock, Hereward, Hero (later HMCS Chaudiere), Hostile, Hotspur, Hunter, Hyperion

I-class

Inglefield (leader), Icarus, Ilex, Imogen, Imperial, Impulsive, Intrepid, Isis, Ivanhoe

ex-Brazilian H-type

Harvester, Havant, Havelock, Hesperus, Highlander, Hurricane

ex-Turkish I-type

Inconstant, Ithuriel

Tribal-class

Afridi, Ashanti, Bedouin, Cossack (i), Eskimo, Gurkha, Maori, Mashona, Matabele, Mohawk, Nubian, Punjabi, Sikh, Somali, Tartar, Zulu

Tribal-class, 2nd Group

Arunta (RAN), Haida (RCN), Iroquois (RCN), Warramunga (RAN)

J-class

Jervis (leader), Jackal, Jaguar, Janus, Javelin, Juno, Jupiter

K-class

Kelly (leader), Kandahar, Kashmir, Kelvin, Khartoum, Kimberley, Kingston, Kipling

L-class

Laforey (leader), Lance, Legion, Lightning, Lively, Lookout, Loyal

M-class

Milne (leader), Mahratta, Marne, Martin, Matchless, Meteor, Musketeer, Orkan, ex-Myrmidon (Polish)

N-class

Napier (leader, RAN), Nepal (RAN), Nestor (RAN), Nizam (RAN)Piorun (Polish, ex-Nerissa), Van Galen (Dutch, ex-Noble), Tjerk Hiddes (Dutch - ex-Nonpareil), Norman (RAN)

O-class

Onslow (leader), Obdurate, Obedient, Offa, Onslaught, Opportune, Oribi, Orwell

P-class

Pakenham (leader), Paladin, Panther, Partridge, Pathfinder, Penn, Petard

Q-class

Quilliam (leader), Quadrant (RAN postwar), Quail, Quality (RAN postwar), Queenborough (RAN postwar), Quentin, Quiberon (also RAN), Quickmatch (also RAN)

R-class

Racehorse, Raider, Rapid, Redoubt, Relentless, Rocket, Roebuck, Rotherham,

S-class

Saumarez (leader), Savage, Scorpion, Scourge, Serapis, Stord (Norwegian, ex-Success), Swift

T-class

Troubridge (leader), Teazer, Tenacious, Termagant, Terpsichore, Tumult, Tyrian

U-class

Grenville (ii) (leader), Ulysses, Undine, Urania, Urchin

V-class

Hardy (ii) (leader), Venus, Verulam, Vigilant, Virago, Volage

W-class

Wakeful (ii), Wessex (ii)

Z-class

Myngs (leader), Zambesi, Zealous, Zebra, Zephyr, Zest, Zodiac

C-classes

Cavendish (leader), Caesar, Cambrian, Caprice, Carron, Cassandra, Cavalier,

ex-US Town-class

Annapolis (RCN), Bath (also Norwegian), Belmont, Beverley, Bradford, Brighton, Broadwater, Broadway, Burnham, Burwell, Buxton (also RCN), Caldwell (also RCN), Campbeltown, Castleton, Charlestown, Chelsea (also RCN), Chesterfield, Churchill, Clare, Columbia (RCN), Georgetown (also RCN), Hamilton (also RCN), Lancaster, Leamington (also RCN), Leeds, Lewes, Lincoln (also Norwegian), Ludlow, Mansfield (also Norwegian and RCN), Montgomery (also RCN), Newark, Newmarket, Newport (also Norwegian), Niagara (RCN), Ramsey, Reading, Richmond (also RCN), Ripley, Rockingham, Roxburgh, St Albans (also Norwegian), St Clair (RCN), St Croix (RCN), St Francis (RCN), St Mary's, Salisbury (also RCN), Sherwood, Stanley, Wells


 

 

ESCORT DESTROYERS

Hunt-class

 
Type I Atherstone, Berkeley, Cattistock, Cleveland, Cotswold, Cottesmore, Eglinton, Exmoor (i), Fernie, Garth, Hambledon, Holderness, Mendip, Meynell, Pytchley, Quantock, Quorn, Southdown, Tynedale, Whaddon, also listed as Type II's - Blencathra, Brocklesby, Liddesdale
Type II Avon Vale, Badsworth (also Norwegian Arendal), Beaufort, Slazak (Polish, ex-Bedale), Bicester, Blackmore, Blankney, Bramham (also Greek Themistocles),  Calpe, Chiddingfold, Cowdray, Croome, Dulverton, Eridge, Exmoor (ii), Farndale, Grove, Heythrop, Hursley (also Greek Kriti), Hurworth, Lamerton, Lauderdale, Ledbury, Middleton, Kujawiak (Polish, ex-Oakley (i)), Oakley (ii), Puckeridge, Krakowiak (Polish, ex-Silverton), Southwold, Tetcott, Wheatland, Wilton, Zetland
Type III Airedale, Albrighton, Aldenham, Belvoir, Blean, Bleasdale, Pindos (Greek, ex-Bolebroke), Adrias (Greek, ex-Border), Catterick, Derwent, Easton, Eggesford, Eskdale Norwegian), Glaisdale (Norwegian), Goathland, La Combattante (French, ex-Haldon), Kanaris (Greek, ex-Hatherleigh), Haydon, Holcombe, Limbourne, Melbreak, Miaoulis (Greek, ex-Modbury), Penylan, Rockwood, Stevenstone, Talybont, Tanatside, Wensleydale

Type IV

Brecon, Brissenden


 

 

SLOOPS, including PATROL SLOOPS

All available Sloop class convoy escort movements, in 6 parts

Old-Flower-class

Foxglove, Rosemary (4 plus 1/2 RIN)

Despatch vessels/Patrol sloops

Clive (RIN), Lawrence (RIN) (2 in class)

Bridgewater-class

Bridgewater, Sandwich (2 in class)

Hastings-class

Folkestone, Hastings, Hindustan (RIN), Penzance, Scarborough (4 plus 1 RIN)

Shoreham/Falmouth-class

Bideford, Dundee, Falmouth, Fowey, Milford, Rochester, Shoreham, Weston (8 in class)

Grimsby-class

Aberdeen, Deptford, Fleetwood, Grimsby, Indus (RIN), Leith, Londonderry, Lowestoft, Parramatta (RAN), Swan (RAN), Warrego (RAN), Wellington, Yarra (RAN) (8 plus 4 RAN, 1 RIN)

Bittern-class

Bittern, Enchantress, Stork (3 in class)

Egret-class

Auckland, Egret, Pelican (3 in class)

Black Swan-class

Black Swan, Erne, Flamingo, Ibis (4 in class)

Modified Bittern-class

Godavari, Jumna, Narbada, Sutlej (4 in class, all RIN)

Modified Black Swan-class

(Actaeon), Alacrity, Amethyst, Cauvery (RIN), Chanticleer, Crane, Cygnet (ii), Hart, Hind, Kistna (RIN), Kite, Lapwing, Lark, Magpie, Mermaid, (Modeste), (Nereide), (Opossum), Peacock, Pheasant, Redpole, (Snipe), (Sparrow), Starling, Whimbrel, Wild Goose, Woodcock, Woodpecker, Wren (ii) (27 plus 2 RIN)

 

 

   

COAST GUARD CUTTERS

All available Coast Guard cutter convoy escort movements

Banff-class (ex-US Coast Guard)

Banff, Culver, Fishguard, Gorleston, Hartland, Landguard, Lulworth, Sennen, Totland, Walney

 

 

 

 

FRIGATES

All available River-class convoy escort movements, in 6 parts

River-class

Royal Navy - Aire, Avon, Awe, Ballinderry, Bann, Barle,  Cam, Chelmer, Cuckmere, Dart, Derg, Deveron, Dovey, Ettrick (also RCN), Evenlode, Exe, Fal, Findhorn, Halladale, Helford, Helmsdale, Inver, Itchen, Jed, Kale, Lagan, Lochy, Lossie, Meon, Monnow, Mourne, Moyola, Nadder, Nene (also RCN), Ness, Odzani, Parrett, Plym, Rother, Shiel, Spey, Swale, Taff, Tavy, Tay, Tees, Test, Teviot, Towy, Trent, Tweed, Usk,  Waveney, Wear, Wye


Royal Australian Navy - Barcoo, Burdekin, Gascoyne, Hawkesbury (i)


Royal Canadian Navy - Annan, Antigonish, Beacon Hill, Buckingham, Cap De La Madeleine, Cape Breton, Capilano, Carlplace, Charlottetown (ii), Chebogue, Coaticook, Dunver, Eastview, Fort Erie, Glace Bay, Grou, Hallowell, Joliette, Jonquiere, Kirkland Lake, La Hulloise, Lanark, La Salle, Lauzon, Levis (ii), Magog, Matane, Montreal, New Glasgow, Nene, New Waterford, Orkney, Outremont, Penetang, Port Colborne, Poundmaker, Prestonian, Prince Rupert, Ribble, Royal Mount, Runnymede, St Catherines, St Stephen, Ste. Therese, Sea Cliff, Springhill, Stettler, Stonetown, Stormont, Strathadam, Sussexvale, Swansea, Thetford Mines, Valleyfield, Victoriaville, Waskesiu, Wentworth
 

Free French Navy - Croix de Lorraine, La Surprise, L'Aventure, L'Escarmouche, Tonkinois
 

Royal Netherlands Navy - Johan Maurits van Nassau

 

All available Loch-class convoy escort movements

Loch-class

Royal Navy - Loch Achray, Loch Alvie, Loch CraggieLoch Dunvegan, Loch Eck, Loch Fada, Loch Fyne, Loch Glendhu, Loch Gorm, Loch Insh, Loch Katrine, Loch Lomond, Loch More, Loch Morlich, Loch Quoich, Loch Ruthven, Loch Shin
 

South African Naval Force - Good Hope, Natal

 

All available Captain-class convoy escort movements, in 3 parts

Captain-class

Affleck, Aylmer, Balfour, Bayntun, Bazeley, Bentinck, Bentley, Berry, Bickerton, Blackwood, Bligh, Braithwaite, Bullen, Burges, Byard, Byron, Calder, Capel, Conn, Cooke, Cosby, Cotton, Cranstoun, Cubitt, Curzon, Dacres, Dakins, Deane, Domett, Drury, Duckworth, Duff, Ekins, Essington, Fitzroy, Foley, Gardiner, Garlies, Goodall, Goodson, Gore, Gould, Grindall, Halsted, Hargood, Holmes, Hoste, Hotham, Inglis, Inman, Keats, Kempthorne,  Kingsmill, Lawford, Lawson, Loring, Louis, Manners, Moorsom, Mounsey, Narbrough, Pasley, Redmill, Retalick, Riou, Rowley, Rupert, Rutherford, Seymour, Spragge, Stayner, Stockham, Thornborough, Torrington, Trollope, Tyler, Waldegrave, Whitaker



All available Colony-class convoy escort movements

Colony-class

Anguilla, Antigua, Ascension, Bahamas, Barbados, Caicos, Cayman, Dominica, Labuan, Montserrat, Nyasaland, Papua, Perim, Pitcairn, Sarawak, Seychelles, Somaliland, St Helena, Tobago,  Tortola, Zanzibar

   

 

 

CORVETTES

All available RN Flower-class convoy escort movements, in 10 parts

Flower-class (mainly Royal Navy, includes some ships later transferred to Allied Navies)

Royal Navy - Abelia, Alisma, Amaranthus, Anchusa, Anemone, Arabis (i), Arbutus (i), Armeria, Asphodel, Aster, Aubretia, Auricula, Azalea, Balsam, Begonia, Bellwort, Bergamot, Bluebell, Borage, Bryony, Burdock, Calendula, Camellia, Campanula, Campion, Candytuft, Carnation, Celandine, Clarkia, Clematis, Clover, Coltsfoot, Columbine, Convolvulus, Coreopsis, Cowslip, Crocus, Cyclamen, Dahlia, Delphinium, Dianella, Dianthus, Fleur De Lys, Freesia, Fritillary, Gardenia, Genista, Gentian, Geranium, Gladiolus, Gloxinia, Godetia (i), Godetia (ii) (Belgian), Heartsease, Heather, Heliotrope, Hibiscus, Hollyhock, Honeysuckle, Hyacinth, Hydrangea, Jasmine, Jonquil, Kingcup, La Malouine, Larkspur, Lavender, Loosestrife, Lotus (ii), Mallow, Marguerite, Marigold, Meadowsweet, Mignonette, Monkshood, Myosotis, Narcissus, Nasturtium, Nigella, Orchis, Oxlip, Pennywort, Pentstemon, Peony, Periwinkle,  Petunia, Picotee, Pimpernel, Pink, Polyanthus, Poppy, Potentilla, Primrose, Primula, Rhododendron, Rockrose, Salvia, Samphire, Saxifrage, Snapdragon, Snowdrop, Snowflake, Spiraea, Starwort, StonecropSunflower, Sweetbriar, Tamarisk, Thyme, Tulip, Verbena, Veronica, Vervain, Vetch, Violet, Wallflower, Woodruff, Zinnia


Royal Indian Navy - Hyderabad

 

All available RCN Flower-class convoy escort movements, in 7 parts

Flower-class (RCN)

Agassiz, Alberni, Alcoma, Amherst, Arrowhead, Arvida, Baddeck, Barrie, Battleford, Bittersweet, Brandon, Brantford, Buctouche, Calgary, Camrose, Chambly, Charlottetown (i), Chicoutimi, Chilliwack, Cobalt, Collingwood, Dauphin, Dawson, Drumheller, Dundas, Dunvegan, Edmundston, Eyebright, Fennel, Fredericton, Galt, Halifax, Hepatica, Kamloops, Kamsack, Kenogami, Kitchener, La Malbaie, Lethbridge, Levis (i), Louisburg (i), Lunenburg, Matapedia, Mayflower, Midland, Moncton, Moosejaw, Morden, Nanaimo, Napanee, New Westminster, Oakville, Orillia, Pictou, Port Arthur, Prescott, Quesnel, Regina, Rimouski, Rosthern, Sackville, Saskatoon, Shawnigan, Shediac, Sherbrooke, Snowberry, Sorel, Spikenard, Sudbury, Summerside, The Pas, Timmins, Trail, Trillium, Vancouver, Ville De Quebec, Wetaskiwin, Weyburn, Windflower, Woodstock

 

All available Allied Navy Flower-class convoy escort movements

Flower-class (Allied Navies,
mostly transferred while building)

Belgian Section of Royal Navy - Buttercup (also Norwegian), Godetia (ii)

Free French Navy - Aconit, Alysse, Commandant D'Estienne D'Orves, Commandant Detroyat, Commandant Drogou, Lobelia, Mimosa, Renoncule, Roselys


Royal Hellenic Navy - Apostolis, Kriezis, Sakhtouris, Tompazis


Royal Netherlands Navy - Friso


Royal Norwegian Navy
-
Acanthus, Buttercup (also Belgian), Eglantine, Montbretia, Potentilla, Rose


Royal Yugoslavian Navy -
Nada

 

All available modified Flower-class convoy escort movements, in 3 parts

Modified Flower-class

 

Royal Navy - Arabis (ii), Arbutus (ii), Betony, Bugloss, Burnet, Charlock


Royal Canadian Navy -
Atholl, Beauharnois (ii), Belleville, Cobourg, Dittany, Fergus, Frontenac, Giffard, Guelph, Hawkesbury (ii), Lachute, Linaria, Lindsay, Louisburg (ii), Mimico (ii), Norsyd, North Bay, Owen Sound, Parry Sound, Peterborough, Riviere Du Loup, Rosebay, Smilax, Smiths Falls, Statice, Stellarton, St Lambert, Strathroy, Thorlock, Trentonian, West York, Whitby, Willowherb

 
Royal Indian Navy - Assam

 

All available Castle-class convoy escort movements, in 2 parts

Castle-class

Royal Navy - Allington Castle, Alnwick Castle, Amberley Castle, Bamborough Castle, Berkeley Castle, Caister Castle, Carisbrooke Castle, Denbigh Castle, Dumbarton Castle, Farnham Castle, Flint Castle, Hadleigh Castle, Hurst Castle, Kenilworth Castle, Knaresborough Castle, Lancaster Castle, Launceston Castle, Leeds Castle, Morpeth Castle, Oakham Castle, Oxford Castle, Pevensey Castle, Portchester Castle, Rushen Castle


Royal Canadian Navy -
Arnprior, Bowmanville, Coppercliff, Hespeler, Humberstone, Huntsville, Kincardine, Leaside, Orangeville, Petrolia, St Thomas, Tillsonburg


Royal Norwegian Navy - Tunsberg Castle

 

 

   

PATROL VESSELS

All available Kil-class convoy escort movements

Kil-class

Kilbirnie, Kilbride, Kilchattan, Kilchrenan, Kildary, Kildwick, Kilham, Kilkenzie, Kilhampton, Kilmalcolm, Kilmarnock, Kilmartin, Kilmelford, Kilmington, Kilmore

   

ARMED MERCHANT CRUISERS

All available AMC convoy escort movements, in 3 parts

converted liners

Alaunia, Alcantara, Antenor, Arawa, Ascania, Aurania, Ausonia, Bulolo, California, Canton, Carnarvon Castle, Carthage, Cathay, Cheshire, Chitral, Cilicia, Circassia, Comorin, Corfu, Derbyshire, Dunvegan Castle, Esperance Bay, Hector, Jervis Bay, Kanimbla (RAN), Laconia, Letitia, Maloja, Manoora (RAN), Montclare, Mooltan, Moreton Bay, Pretoria Castle, Prince David (RCN), Prince Henry (RCN), Prince Robert (RCN), Queen of Bermuda, Rajputana, Ranchi, Ranpura, Salopian, Voltaire, Westralia (RAN), Wolfe, Worcestershire

 

 

 
 

Note on Convoys

Lists of Convoy Escort Movements for many of the capital ships, cruisers, escort carriers, armed merchant cruisers, destroyers, frigates, sloops, corvettes etc. of the Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy and some Allied Navies have been compiled by Don Kindell, Naval History Researcher . These are taken from the databases of the late Arnold Hague that are in his possession, and have now been uploaded in full on Naval-History.Net.

Please note: the convoy lists do not always cover every year of the wartime career of some vessels.

The visitor will find that Don Kindell's lists have been added as addenda to the "Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2" researched by by Lt Cdr Geoffrey B Mason RN (Rtd). This way, both sets of information for a given ship are on the same page.

Where Service Histories do not exist, the escort movements are grouped together eg British corvettes, Canadian corvettes, armed merchant cruisers.

However, a word of caution is necessary. The visitor will find discrepancies between the two sets of convoy information.

Don Kindell informs me that:

"The basis of the lists was the comprehensive convoy database compiled by the late Arnold Hague (naval historian and author, ex-Lt Cdr, RNR, Rtd). However, since Arnold deliberately concentrated on merchant ships and not the escorts, this, plus his death cut short further research, and a number of convoys did not have the escorts listed. I have filled in many series from information not entered from Arnold's files, from the War Diaries (notably, Rosyth War Diary and Mediterranean War Diary), and from various other primary documents."

and Geoff Mason that:

"With his earlier histories, he used Blair's two volumes plus other published sources, but later referred to Arnold Hague's publications." 

 

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