HMS Bickerton, (Navy Photos, click to enlarge)

on to Part 2 

Part 1

Affleck (K462), Aylmer (K463), Balfour (K464), Bayntun (K310), Bazeley (K311), Bentinck (K314), Bentley (K465), Berry (K312), Bickerton (K466), Blackwood (K313), Bligh (K467), Braithwaite (K468), Bullen (K469), Burges (K347), Byard (K315), Byron (K508), Calder (K349), Capel (K470), Conn (K509), Cooke (K471), Cosby (K559), Cotton (K510), Cranstoun (K511), Cubitt (K512), Curzon (K513), Dacres (K472), Dakins (K550)

 

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(Note on Convoys)

 

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Part 2 - Deane (K551), Domett (K473), Drury (K316), Duckworth (K351), Duff (K352), Ekins (K552), Essington (K353), Fitzroy (K553), Foley (K474), Gardiner (K478), Garlies (K475), Goodall (K479), Goodson (K480), Gore (K481), Gould (K476), Grindall (K477), Halsted (K556), Hargood (K582), Holmes (K581), Hoste (K566), Hotham (K583), Inglis (K570), Inman (K571), Keats (K482), Kempthorne (K483), Kingsmill (K484)

 

Part 3 - Lawford (K514), Lawson (K516), Loring (K565), Louis (K515), Manners (K568), Moorsom (K567), Mounsey (K569), Narbrough (K578), Pasley (K564), Redmill (K554), Retalick (K555), Riou (K557), Rowley (K560), Rupert (K561), Rutherford (K558), Seymour (K563), Spragge (K572), Stayner (K573), Stockham (K562), Thornborough (K574), Torrington (K577), Trollope (K575), Tyler (K576), Waldegrave (K579), Whitaker (K580)

 

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HMS AFFLECK
Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived
19/11/43	25/11/43	HX 267	01/12/43	03/12/43
03/02/44	03/02/44	DS 049	05/02/44	05/02/44
06/02/44	06/02/44	SD 049	08/02/44	08/02/44
23/03/44	23/03/44	MKF 029A	29/03/44	29/03/44
30/09/44	07/10/44	SL 171MK	08/10/44	08/10/44
18/10/44	29/10/44	SC 159	01/11/44	02/11/44
13/11/44	14/11/44	ONS 036	15/11/44	03/12/44
HMS AYLMER
Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived
29/12/43	07/01/44	HX 273	11/01/44	14/01/44
08/01/44	11/01/44	ON 219	12/01/44	27/01/44
20/04/44	22/04/44	ON 233	25/04/44	09/05/44
13/09/44	14/09/44	ON 253	15/09/44	28/09/44
06/11/44	06/11/44	KMF 036	17/11/44	19/11/44
16/11/44	19/11/44	MKF 036	30/11/44	30/11/44
16/12/44	16/12/44	KMF 037	21/12/44	21/12/44
01/01/45	01/01/45	MKF 037	06/01/45	06/01/45
15/04/45	20/04/45	MKS 095G	21/04/45	23/04/45
HMS BALFOUR
Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived
29/12/43	03/01/44	HX 273	11/01/44	14/01/44
08/01/44	11/01/44	ON 219	12/01/44	27/01/44
23/03/44	23/03/44	MKF 029A	29/03/44	29/03/44
05/12/44	05/12/44	MKS 069G	06/12/44	06/12/44
06/12/44	10/12/44	SL 178MK	15/12/44	15/12/44
14/03/45	unknown	HX 344	unknown	28/03/45
07/04/45	07/04/45	TBC 121	10/04/45	10/04/45
23/04/45	unknown	HX 352	unknown	08/05/45
29/04/45	unknown	HX 353	unknown	15/05/45
HMS BAYNTUN
Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived
19/06/43	20/06/43	ONS 011	01/07/43	05/07/43
08/07/43	12/07/43	SC 136	22/07/43	23/07/43
30/07/43	30/07/43	HX 250	07/08/43	12/08/43
03/01/44	03/01/44	OS 064KM	17/01/44	15/01/44
08/01/44	16/01/44	KMS 037G	17/01/44	09/01/44
23/01/44	24/01/44	SL 146MK	02/02/44	02/02/44
12/02/44	12/02/44	OS 068KM	19/02/44	23/02/44
02/03/44	02/03/44	MKS 041G	03/03/44	03/03/44
03/03/44	03/03/44	SL 150MK	14/03/44	14/03/44
23/03/44	23/03/44	OS 072KM	05/04/44	04/04/44
05/04/44	05/04/44	KMS 046G	06/04/44	06/04/44
10/04/44	10/04/44	MKS 045G	11/04/44	11/04/44
11/04/44	11/04/44	SL 154MK	22/04/44	23/04/44
02/05/44	02/05/44	OS 076KM	13/05/44	13/05/44
13/05/44	13/05/44	KMS 050G	15/05/44	15/05/44
21/05/44	26/05/44	SL 158MK	unknown	04/06/44
11/06/44	12/06/44	OS 080KM	21/06/44	21/06/44
22/06/44	22/06/44	KMS 054G	23/06/44	23/06/44
29/06/44	29/06/44	MKS 053G	30/06/44	30/06/44
30/06/44	30/06/44	SL 162MK	12/07/44	12/07/44
21/07/44	22/07/44	OS 084KM	31/07/44	01/08/44
08/08/44	08/08/44	MKS 057G	09/08/44	09/08/44
09/08/44	09/08/44	SL 166MK	18/08/44	20/08/44
14/10/44	15/10/44	ONS 034	17/10/44	01/11/44
29/10/44	30/10/44	ONS 035	01/11/44	15/11/44
04/03/45	unknown	HX 342	unknown	19/03/45
21/04/45	22/04/45	OS 124KM	25/04/45	27/04/45
20/04/45	25/04/45	MKS 096G	26/04/45	28/04/45
HMS BAZELEY
Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived
08/08/43	09/08/43	OS 053KM	15/08/43	17/08/43
14/08/43	22/08/43	SL 135	06/09/43	27/08/43
27/08/43	27/08/43	SL 135MK	06/09/43	06/09/43
22/09/43	25/09/43	ON 203	30/09/43	10/10/43
09/10/43	10/10/43	ONS 020	22/10/43	26/10/43
24/10/43	29/10/43	HX 263	06/11/43	08/11/43
16/11/43	19/11/43	SL 139MK	26/11/43	26/11/43
24/11/43	27/11/43	SL 140MK	01/12/43	07/12/43
16/12/43	17/12/43	KMF 027	24/12/43	30/12/43
16/12/43	27/12/43	MKF 027	03/01/44	04/01/44
20/01/44	29/01/44	MKF 028	07/02/44	07/02/44
29/03/44	29/03/44	KMF 030	12/04/44	12/04/44
08/04/44	11/04/44	MKF 030	21/04/44	21/04/44
05/05/44	06/05/44	KMF 031	18/05/44	19/05/44
15/05/44	18/05/44	MKF 031	29/05/44	29/05/44
11/06/44	11/06/44	KMF 032	19/06/44	24/06/44
19/06/44	19/06/44	NSF 025	22/06/44	22/06/44
24/06/44	24/06/44	SNF 025	27/06/44	27/06/44
21/06/44	27/06/44	MKF 032	04/07/44	04/07/44
24/08/44	25/08/44	KMF 034	04/09/44	07/09/44
03/09/44	07/09/44	MKF 034	14/09/44	14/09/44
01/10/44	01/10/44	KMF 035	08/10/44	11/10/44
10/10/44	14/10/44	MKF 035	16/10/44	21/10/44
18/10/44	18/10/44	MKS 064G	19/10/44	19/10/44
19/10/44	19/10/44	SL 173MK	23/10/44	28/10/44
18/01/45	unknown	HX 333	unknown	01/02/45
06/03/45	11/03/45	MKF 040	12/03/45	12/03/45
28/02/45	unknown	HX 341	unknown	15/03/45
04/03/45	unknown	HX 342	unknown	19/03/45
21/04/45	21/04/45	ONS 048	23/04/45	04/05/45
12/05/45	12/05/45	JW 067	20/05/45	20/05/45
23/05/45	23/05/45	RA 067	30/05/45	30/05/45
HMS BENTINCK
Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived
05/09/43	05/09/43	UT 002	15/09/43	15/09/43
22/09/43	25/09/43	ON 203	30/09/43	10/10/43
09/10/43	10/10/43	ONS 020	22/10/43	26/10/43
24/10/43	29/10/43	HX 263	06/11/43	08/11/43
16/11/43	19/11/43	SL 139MK	26/11/43	26/11/43
16/11/43	23/11/43	OS 059KM	23/11/43	28/11/43
24/11/43	27/11/43	SL 140MK	01/12/43	07/12/43
16/12/43	17/12/43	KMF 027	24/12/43	30/12/43
16/12/43	27/12/43	MKF 027	03/01/44	04/01/44
15/01/44	15/01/44	KMF 028	25/01/44	29/01/44
20/01/44	29/01/44	MKF 028	07/02/44	07/02/44
21/02/44	21/02/44	KMF 029	02/03/44	05/03/44
05/03/44	05/03/44	SNF 016	07/03/44	08/03/44
02/03/44	07/03/44	MKF 029	16/03/44	16/03/44
29/03/44	29/03/44	KMF 030	12/04/44	12/04/44
08/04/44	11/04/44	MKF 030	21/04/44	21/04/44
05/05/44	06/05/44	KMF 031	18/05/44	19/05/44
15/05/44	18/05/44	MKF 031	29/05/44	29/05/44
11/06/44	11/06/44	KMF 032	19/06/44	24/06/44
19/06/44	19/06/44	NSF 025	22/06/44	22/06/44
24/06/44	24/06/44	SNF 025	27/06/44	27/06/44
18/07/44	18/07/44	KMF 033	28/07/44	31/07/44
31/07/44	31/07/44	SNF 028	03/08/44	03/08/44
28/07/44	03/08/44	MKF 033	10/08/44	11/08/44
24/08/44	25/08/44	KMF 034	04/09/44	07/09/44
03/09/44	07/09/44	MKF 034	14/09/44	14/09/44
01/10/44	01/10/44	KMF 035	08/10/44	11/10/44
10/10/44	14/10/44	MKF 035	21/10/44	21/10/44
25/10/44	08/11/44	HX 316	09/11/44	10/11/44
18/01/45	unknown	HX 333	unknown	01/02/45
06/03/45	11/03/45	MKF 040	12/03/45	12/03/45
28/02/45	unknown	HX 341	unknown	15/03/45
04/03/45	unknown	HX 342	unknown	19/03/45
21/04/45	21/04/45	ONS 048	23/04/45	04/05/45
12/05/45	12/05/45	JW 067	20/05/45	20/05/45
23/05/45	23/05/45	RA 067	30/05/45	30/05/45
21/06/44	27/06/66	MKF 032	04/07/44	04/07/44
HMS BENTLEY
Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived
29/12/43	03/01/44	HX 273	11/01/44	14/01/44
08/01/44	11/01/44	ON 219	12/01/44	27/01/44
18/09/44	23/09/44	SL 170MK	24/09/44	26/09/44
18/10/44	29/10/44	SC 159	01/11/44	02/11/44
13/11/44	14/11/44	ONS 036	15/11/44	03/12/44
14/03/45	unknown	HX 344	unknown	28/03/45
24/03/45	unknown	HX 346	unknown	07/04/45
23/04/45	unknown	HX 352	unknown	08/05/45
HMS BERRY
Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived
19/07/43	20/07/43	OS 052KM	28/07/43	28/07/43
28/07/43	28/07/43	OS 052	07/08/43	07/08/43
14/08/43	14/08/43	SL 135	26/08/43	27/08/43
27/08/43	27/08/43	SL 135MK	06/09/43	06/09/43
09/10/43	10/10/43	ONS 020	22/10/43	26/10/43
24/10/43	29/10/43	HX 263	06/11/43	08/11/43
02/12/43	12/12/43	SC 148	12/12/43	16/12/43
02/12/43	12/12/43	HX 269	12/12/43	16/12/43
15/01/44	15/01/44	MKF 027A	27/01/44	27/01/44
03/02/44	16/02/44	MKF 028A	20/02/44	20/02/44
13/02/44	23/02/44	SC 153	25/02/44	02/03/44
23/03/44	25/03/44	ON 229	29/03/44	07/04/44
21/03/44	29/03/44	HX 284	05/04/44	06/04/44
13/09/44	14/09/44	ON 253	15/09/44	28/09/44
11/11/44	14/11/44	RA 061A	16/11/44	17/11/44
17/11/44	02/12/44	SC 161	03/12/44	04/12/44
02/12/44	03/12/44	SC 162	05/12/44	17/12/44
16/01/45	28/01/45	SC 165	28/01/45	31/01/45
28/01/45	28/01/45	KMF 039	31/01/45	04/02/45
12/05/45	12/05/45	ON 302	12/05/45	27/05/45
03/05/45	15/05/45	HX 354	18/05/45	18/05/45
HMS BICKERTON click for ship history
Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived
13/01/44	18/01/44	HX 275	27/01/44	28/01/44
20/04/44	22/04/44	ON 233	25/04/44	09/05/44
HMS BLACKWOOD
Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived
08/08/43	09/08/43	OS 053KM	17/08/43	17/08/43
17/08/43	17/08/43	OS 053	21/08/43	27/08/43
14/08/43	22/08/43	SL 135	26/08/43	27/08/43
27/08/43	27/08/43	SL 135MK	06/09/43	06/09/43
22/09/43	25/09/43	ON 203	30/09/43	10/10/43
22/09/43	01/10/43	HX 258	02/10/43	06/10/43
09/10/43	10/10/43	ONS 020	22/10/43	26/10/43
24/10/43	29/10/43	HX 263	06/11/43	08/11/43
16/11/43	19/11/43	SL 139MK	26/11/43	26/11/43
24/11/43	27/11/43	SL 140MK	01/12/43	07/12/43
15/01/44	15/01/44	MKF 027A	27/01/44	27/01/44
13/02/44	23/02/44	SC 153	25/02/44	02/03/44
03/02/44	16/03/44	MKF 028A	20/02/44	20/02/44
HMS BLIGH
Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived
06/01/44	11/01/44	HX 274	21/01/44	21/01/44
20/04/44	22/04/44	ON 233	25/04/44	09/05/44
13/09/44	14/09/44	ON 253	15/09/44	28/09/44
06/11/44	06/11/44	KMF 036	17/11/44	19/11/44
16/11/44	19/11/44	MKF 036	30/11/44	30/11/44
16/12/44	16/12/44	KMF 037	21/12/44	21/12/44
01/01/45	01/01/45	MKF 037	06/01/45	06/01/45
23/01/45	unknown	HX 334	unknown	06/02/45
18/02/45	unknown	HX 339	unknown	03/03/45
21/03/45	21/03/45	BTC 104	24/03/45	24/03/45
21/03/45	21/03/45	TBC 104	22/03/45	24/03/45
23/03/45	23/03/45	TBC 106	26/03/45	26/03/45
15/04/45	20/04/45	MKS 095G	21/04/45	23/04/45
HMS BRAITHWAITE
Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived
14/10/44	15/10/44	ONS 034	17/10/44	01/11/44
29/10/44	30/10/44	ONS 035	01/11/44	15/11/44
04/03/45	unknown	HX 342	unknown	19/03/45
24/03/45	24/03/45	TBC 107	27/03/45	27/03/45
21/04/45	22/04/45	OS 124KM	25/04/45	27/04/45
20/04/45	25/04/45	MKS 096G	26/04/45	28/04/45
HMS BULLEN
Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived
06/01/44	11/01/44	HX 274	21/01/44	21/01/44
13/03/44	14/03/44	TU 009	15/03/44	25/03/44
23/03/44	24/03/44	ON 229	01/04/44	07/04/44
05/04/44	09/04/44	HX 286	17/04/44	20/04/44
28/04/44	28/04/44	DS 052	30/04/44	30/04/44
01/05/44	01/05/44	SD 052	03/05/44	03/05/44
28/05/44	28/05/44	DS 053	30/05/44	30/05/44
31/05/44	31/05/44	SD 053	01/06/44	01/06/44
10/06/44	10/06/44	ON 240	12/06/44	28/06/44
02/06/44	17/06/44	HX 294	18/06/44	19/06/44
24/06/44	24/06/44	DS 054	26/06/44	26/06/44
27/06/44	27/06/44	SD 054	29/06/44	29/06/44
23/07/44	23/07/44	DS 055	26/07/44	26/07/44
26/07/44	26/07/44	SD 055	29/07/44	29/07/44
01/08/44	04/08/44	OS 085KM	11/08/44	11/08/44
12/08/44	12/08/44	KMS 059G	13/08/44	13/08/44
18/08/44	18/08/44	MKS 058G	19/08/44	19/08/44
19/08/44	19/08/44	SL 167MK	29/08/44	29/08/44
16/09/44	16/09/44	DS 057	19/09/44	19/09/44
21/09/44	21/09/44	SD 057	23/09/44	23/09/44
HMS BURGES
Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived
23/07/43	29/07/43	HX 249	04/08/43	06/08/43
22/09/43	25/09/43	ON 203	30/09/43	10/10/43
22/09/43	01/10/43	HX 258	02/10/43	06/10/43
09/10/43	10/10/43	ONS 020	22/10/43	26/10/43
24/10/43	29/10/43	HX 263	06/11/43	08/11/43
16/12/43	17/12/43	KMF 027	24/12/43	30/12/43
16/12/43	27/12/43	MKF 027	03/01/44	04/01/44
15/01/44	15/01/44	KMF 028	25/01/44	29/01/44
20/01/44	29/01/44	MKF 028	07/02/44	07/02/44
21/02/44	21/02/44	KMF 029	02/03/44	05/03/44
18/02/44	01/03/44	UGS 033A	03/03/44	29/02/44
05/03/44	05/03/44	SNF 016	07/03/44	08/03/44
02/03/44	07/03/44	MKF 029	16/03/44	16/03/44
05/05/44	06/05/44	KMF 031	unknown	19/05/44
20/08/44	20/08/44	DS 056	22/08/44	22/08/44
22/08/44	22/08/44	SD 056	24/08/44	24/08/44
18/01/45	unknown	HX 333	unknown	01/02/45
23/02/45	unknown	HX 340	unknown	10/03/45
18/04/45	unknown	HX 351	unknown	03/05/45
09/05/45	unknown	HX 355	unknown	25/05/45
16/05/45	27/05/45	SC 176	29/05/45	29/05/45
19/05/45	unknown	HX 357	unknown	03/06/45
HMS BYARD
Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived
08/08/43	13/08/43	HX 251	21/08/43	23/08/43
22/09/43	25/09/43	ON 203	30/09/43	10/10/43
22/09/43	01/10/43	HX 258	02/10/43	06/10/43
09/10/43	10/10/43	ONS 020	22/10/43	26/10/43
24/10/43	29/10/43	HX 263	06/11/43	08/11/43
16/11/43	19/11/43	SL 139MK	26/11/43	26/11/43
16/11/43	23/11/43	OS 059KM	23/11/43	28/11/43
24/11/43	27/11/43	SL 140MK	01/12/43	07/12/43
16/12/43	17/12/43	KMF 027	24/12/43	30/12/43
16/12/43	27/12/43	MKF 027	03/01/44	04/01/44
15/01/44	15/01/44	KMF 028	25/01/44	29/01/44
20/01/44	29/01/44	MKF 028	07/02/44	07/02/44
21/02/44	21/02/44	KMF 029	02/03/44	05/03/44
18/02/44	01/03/44	UGS 033A	03/03/44	29/02/44
05/03/44	05/03/44	SNF 016	07/03/44	08/03/44
02/03/44	07/03/44	MKF 029	16/03/44	16/03/44
29/03/44	29/03/44	KMF 030	12/04/44	12/04/44
08/04/44	11/04/44	MKF 030	21/04/44	21/04/44
05/05/44	06/05/44	KMF 031	18/05/44	19/05/44
15/05/44	18/05/44	MKF 031	18/05/44	29/05/44
11/06/44	11/06/44	KMF 032	19/06/44	24/06/44
19/06/44	19/06/44	NSF 025	22/06/44	22/06/44
24/06/44	24/06/44	SNF 025	27/06/44	27/06/44
21/06/44	27/06/44	MKF 032	04/07/44	04/07/44
18/07/44	18/07/44	KMF 033	23/07/44	31/07/44
31/07/44	31/07/44	SNF 028	03/08/44	03/08/44
28/07/44	03/08/44	MKF 033	10/08/44	11/08/44
24/08/44	25/08/44	KMF 034	04/09/44	07/09/44
01/10/44	01/10/44	KMF 035	08/10/44	11/10/44
10/10/44	14/10/44	MKF 035	21/10/44	21/10/44
25/10/44	08/11/44	HX 316	09/11/44	10/11/44
28/02/45	unknown	HX 341	unknown	15/03/45
04/03/45	unknown	HX 342	unknown	19/03/45
06/03/45	11/03/45	MKF 040	12/03/45	12/03/45
12/05/45	12/05/45	JW 067	20/05/45	20/05/45
23/05/45	23/05/45	RA 067	30/05/45	30/05/45
HMS BYRON
Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived
13/01/44	18/01/44	HX 275	27/01/44	28/01/44
28/01/44	08/02/44	HX 277	10/02/44	13/02/44
29/01/44	11/02/44	SC 152	12/02/44	15/02/44
20/02/44	22/02/44	JW 057	26/02/44	28/02/44
20/10/44	22/10/44	JW 061	28/10/44	28/10/44
02/11/44	02/11/44	RA 061	07/11/44	09/11/44
12/02/45	unknown	HX 338	unknown	27/02/45
18/02/45	18/02/45	KMF 040	24/02/45	24/02/45
07/03/45	20/03/45	SC 169	20/03/45	21/03/45
02/05/45	03/05/45	ONS 049	04/05/45	18/05/45
HMS CALDER
Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived
16/11/43	19/11/43	SL 139MK	26/11/43	26/11/43
16/11/43	23/11/43	OS 059KM	23/11/43	28/11/43
24/11/43	27/11/43	SL 140MK	01/12/43	07/12/43
16/12/43	17/12/43	KMF 027	24/12/43	30/12/43
16/12/43	27/12/43	MKF 027	03/01/44	04/01/44
15/01/44	15/01/44	KMF 028	25/01/44	29/01/44
20/01/44	29/01/44	MKF 028	07/02/44	07/02/44
21/02/44	21/02/44	KMF 029	02/03/44	05/03/44
18/02/44	01/03/44	UGS 033A	03/03/44	29/02/44
05/03/44	05/03/44	SNF 016	07/03/44	08/03/44
02/03/44	07/03/44	MKF 029	16/03/44	16/03/44
29/03/44	29/03/44	KMF 030	12/04/44	12/04/44
08/04/44	11/04/44	MKF 030	21/04/44	21/04/44
05/05/44	06/05/44	KMF 031