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World War 2 at Sea - Convoy Escort Movements of Royal and Dominion Navy Vessels

by Don Kindell

RIVER-CLASS FRIGATES, Part 6 of 6, Royal Canadian & Allied Navies

FFS La Surprise, postwar (Photo Ships, click to enlarge)

back to Part 1

 

Part 6

Royal Canadian Navy (cont) - St Stephen (K454), Ste Therese (K366), Sea Cliff (K344), Springhill (K323), Stettler (K681), Stonetown (K531), Stormont (K327), Strathadam (K682), Sussexvale (K683), Swansea (K328), Thetford Mines (K459), Valleyfield (K329), Victoriaville (K684), Waskesiu (K330), Wentworth (K331)

Royal Netherlands Navy - Johan Maurits van Nassau (K251)

Free French Navy (Forces Navales Francaises Libres) - Croix de Lorraine (K258), La Surprise (K292), L'Aventure (K263), L'Escarmouche (K267), Tonkinois (K260)

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

 

(Note on Convoys)

 


Part 1, Royal Navy - Aire (K262), Avon (K97), Awe (K526), Ballinderry (K255), Bann (K256), Barle (K298), Cam (K264), Chelmer (K221), Cuckmere (K299), Dart (K21), Derg (K257), Deveron (K265), Dovey (K523), Ettrick (K254), Evenlode (K300), Exe (K92), Fal (K266), Findhorn (K301)

Part 2, Royal Navy - Halladale (K417), Helford (K252), Helmsdale (K253), Inver (K302), Itchen (K227), Jed (K235), Kale (K241), Lagan (K259), Lochy (K365), Lossie (K303), Meon (K269), Monnow (K441), Mourne (K261), Moyola (K260), Nadder (K392), Nene (K270), Ness (K219), Odzani (K356)

Part 3, Royal Navy - Parrett (K304), Plym (K271), Rother (K224), Shiel (K305), Spey (K246), Swale (K217), Taff (K637), Tavy (K272), Tay (K232), Tees (K293), Test (K239), Teviot (K222), Towy (K294), Trent (K243), Tweed (K250), Usk (K295), Waveney (K248), Wear (K230), Wye (K371)

Part 4, Royal Australian Navy - Barcoo (K375), Burdekin (K376), Gascoyne (K354), Hawkesbury (K363)
Royal Canadian Navy - Annan (ii) (K404), Antigonish (K661), Beacon Hill (K407), Buckingham (K685), Cap De La Madeleine (K663), Cape Breton (K350), Capilano (K409), Carlplace (K664), Charlottetown (ii) (K244), Chebogue (K317), Coaticook (K410), Dunver (K03), Eastview (K665), Ettrick (K254), Fort Erie (K670), Glace Bay (K414), Grou (K518), Hallowell (K666)

Part 5, Royal Canadian Navy (cont) - Joliette (K418), Jonquiere (K318), Kirkland Lake (K337), La Hulloise (K668), Lanark (K669), La Salle (K519), Lauzon (K371 or 671), Levis (ii) (K400), Magog (K673), Matane (K444), Montreal (K319), Nene (K270), New Glasgow (K320), New Waterford (K321), Orkney (K448), Outremont (K322), Penetang (K676), Port Colborne (K326), Poundmaker (K675), Prestonian (K662), Prince Rupert (K324), Ribble (K525), Royal Mount (K677), Runnymede (K678), St Catherines (K325)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY

(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS ST STEPHEN

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

17/11/44

19/11/44

SC 161

03/12/44

04/12/44

13/12/44

14/12/44

ONS 038

27/12/44

02/01/45

01/01/45

06/01/45

SC 164

17/01/45

18/01/45

26/01/45

27/01/45

ON 281

07/02/45

12/02/45

12/02/45

17/02/45

HX 338

27/02/45

27/02/45

07/03/45

08/03/45

ON 289

20/03/45

25/03/45

24/03/45

29/03/45

HX 346

07/04/45

07/04/45

17/04/45

18/04/45

ON 297

28/04/45

02/05/45

03/05/45

09/05/45

HX 354

18/05/45

18/05/45

26/05/45

28/05/45

ON 305

05/06/45

10/06/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMS STE. THERESE

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

16/09/44

02/10/44

ON 254

unknown

05/10/44

30/10/44

04/11/44

HX 317

05/11/44

13/11/44

05/02/45

07/02/45

ON 283

10/02/45

27/02/45

03/04/45

03/04/45

HX 348

06/04/45

20/04/45

13/04/45

13/04/45

HX 350

18/04/45

28/04/45

03/05/45

unknown

HX 354

unknown

18/05/45

09/05/45

unknown

HX 355

unknown

25/05/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS SEA CLIFF

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

04/12/44

09/12/44

HX 324

11/12/44

21/12/44

19/12/44

24/12/44

HX 327

02/01/45

02/01/45

12/01/45

13/01/45

ON 278

24/01/45

31/01/45

31/01/45

04/02/45

SC 166

12/02/45

13/02/44

27/02/45

27/02/45

ONS 043

13/03/45

16/03/45

17/03/45

23/03/45

SC 170

30/03/45

31/03/45

12/04/45

12/04/45

ON 296

25/04/45

30/04/45

28/04/45

01/05/45

SC 174

14/05/45

14/05/45

21/05/45

23/05/45

ON 304

30/05/45

05/06/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS SPRINGHILL

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

29/11/44

10/12/44

ON 269

11/12/44

15/12/44

03/12/44

19/12/44

ON 270

20/12/44

22/12/44

02/01/45

13/01/45

ON 276

15/01/45

18/01/45

04/03/45

unknown

HX 342

unknown

19/03/45

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS STETTLER

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

03/12/44

19/12/44

ON 270

20/12/44

22/12/44

01/01/45

unknown

SC 164

unknown

18/01/45

02/01/45

13/01/45

ON 276

15/01/45

18/01/45

08/01/45

unknown

HX 331

unknown

22/01/45

04/03/45

unknown

HX 342

unknown

19/03/45

05/05/45

05/05/45

KMF 044

11/05/45

11/05/45

17/05/45

17/05/45

MKF 044

22/05/45

22/05/45

23/05/45

23/05/45

KMF 045

24/05/45

24/05/45

04/06/45

04/06/45

MKF 045

08/06/45

08/06/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS STONETOWN

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

20/10/44

22/10/44

ON 261

31/10/44

05/11/44

04/11/44

10/11/44

HX 318

19/11/44

19/11/44

29/11/44

30/11/44

ON 269

09/12/44

15/12/44

17/12/44

20/12/44

SC 163

30/12/44

31/12/44

12/01/45

13/01/45

ONS 040

25/01/45

30/01/45

28/01/45

02/02/45

HX 335

10/02/45

10/02/45

21/02/45

21/02/45

ON 286

04/03/45

09/03/45

09/03/45

14/03/45

HX 343

24/03/45

24/03/45

02/04/45

02/04/45

ONS 046

16/04/45

20/04/45

18/04/45

23/04/45

HX 351

03/05/45

03/05/45

11/05/45

12/05/45

ONS 050

25/05/45

29/05/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS STORMONT

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

13/05/44

14/05/44

OS 077KM

19/05/44

23/05/44

29/11/44

29/11/44

JW 062

07/12/44

07/12/44

10/12/44

10/12/44

RA 062

17/12/44

19/12/44

18/12/44

21/12/44

ON 273

30/12/44

04/01/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS STRATHADAM

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

02/02/45

unknown

HX 336

unknown

14/02/45

16/02/45

17/02/45

ON 285

18/02/45

05/03/45

18/02/45

21/02/45

KMF 040

24/02/45

24/02/45

22/03/45

23/03/45

ONS 045

24/03/45

11/04/45

29/04/45

unknown

HX 353

unknown

15/05/45

05/05/45

12/05/45

MKS 099G

12/05/45

12/05/45

10/05/45

15/05/45

MKS 100G

17/05/45

17/05/45

07/05/45

18/05/45

SC 175

20/05/45

21/05/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS SUSSEXVALE

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

19/03/45

unknown

HX 345

unknown

02/04/45

24/03/45

06/04/45

HX 346

07/04/45

07/04/45

23/04/45

unknown

HX 352

unknown

08/05/45

03/05/45

unknown

HX 354

unknown

18/05/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS SWANSEA

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

28/02/44

09/03/44

SC 154

11/03/44

15/03/44

27/02/44

12/03/44

HX 281

12/03/44

15/03/44

13/05/44

14/05/44

OS 077KM

19/05/44

23/05/44

06/09/44

19/09/44

HX 307

20/09/44

20/09/44

03/11/44

08/11/44

ON 264

11/11/44

21/11/44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS THETFORD MINES

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

16/09/44

02/10/44

ON 254

unknown

05/10/44

30/10/44

04/11/44

HX 317

05/11/44

13/11/44

02/02/45

unknown

HX 336

unknown

14/02/45

16/02/45

17/02/45

ON 285

18/02/45

05/03/45

18/02/45

21/02/45

KMF 040

24/02/45

24/02/45

22/03/45

23/03/45

ONS 045

24/03/45

11/04/45

29/04/45

unknown

HX 353

unknown

15/05/45

07/05/45

18/05/45

SC 175

20/05/45

21/05/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS VALLEYFIELD

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

14/02/44

14/02/44

XB 096

17/02/44

17/02/44

28/02/44

02/03/44

SC 154

05/03/44

15/03/44

28/03/44

29/03/44

ONS 032

13/04/44

18/04/44

26/04/44

27/04/44

ON 234

06/05/44

12/05/44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS VICTORIAVILLE

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

17/01/45

29/01/45

ON 279

05/02/45

05/02/45

07/02/45

07/02/45

HX 337

10/02/45

21/02/45

25/02/45

28/02/45

SC 168

12/03/45

13/03/45

22/03/45

24/03/45

ON 292

02/04/45

08/04/45

06/04/45

10/04/45

SC 172

20/04/45

22/04/45

02/05/45

03/05/45

ON 300

11/05/45

18/05/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS WASKESIU

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

22/09/43

28/09/43

HX 258

29/09/43

06/10/43

13/11/43

14/11/43

ON 211

24/11/43

29/11/43

26/11/43

01/12/43

HX 268

10/12/43

11/12/43

25/12/43

30/12/43

SL 143MK

03/01/44

06/01/44

29/12/43

02/01/44

ONS 026

03/01/44

18/01/44

31/12/43

04/01/44

ON 218

05/01/44

18/01/44

03/01/44

08/01/44

OS 064KM

12/01/44

15/01/44

06/01/44

11/01/44

SL 144MK

13/01/44

18/01/44

14/01/44

15/01/44

OS 065KM

19/01/44

26/01/44

12/01/44

19/01/44

SL 145MK

22/01/44

24/01/44

15/01/44

19/01/44

KMF 028

23/01/44

29/01/44

28/01/44

09/02/44

HX 277

10/02/44

13/02/44

12/02/44

15/02/44

ONS 029

19/02/44

29/02/44

14/02/44

19/02/44

ON 224

20/02/44

02/03/44

13/02/44

21/02/44

SC 153

25/02/44

02/03/44

28/04/44

28/04/44

RA 059

06/05/44

06/05/44

25/08/44

25/08/44

ETM 066

26/08/44

26/08/44

13/09/44

14/09/44

ON 253

26/09/44

28/09/44

08/04/45

13/04/45

HX 349

23/04/45

23/04/45

06/05/45

07/05/45

ON 301

17/05/45

22/05/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS WENTWORTH

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

27/05/44

01/06/44

HX 293

08/06/44

09/06/44

18/06/44

19/06/44

ON 241

26/06/44

02/07/44

03/07/44

08/07/44

HX 298

17/07/44

18/07/44

25/07/44

26/07/44

ON 246

03/08/44

09/08/44

11/08/44

17/08/44

HX 303

26/08/44

27/08/44

01/09/44

02/09/44

ON 251

13/09/44

19/09/44

16/09/44

22/09/44

HX 309

02/10/44

03/10/44

14/10/44

15/10/44

ONS 034

27/10/44

01/11/44

30/10/44

04/11/44

HX 317

12/11/44

13/11/44

23/11/44

26/11/44

ON 268

04/12/44

10/12/44

09/12/44

14/12/44

HX 325

23/12/44

23/12/44

02/01/45

04/01/45

ON 276

13/01/45

18/01/45

18/01/45

23/01/45

HX 333

01/02/45

01/02/45

10/02/45

11/02/45

ON 284

23/02/45

01/03/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

ROYAL NETHERLANDS NAVY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HNethMS JOHAN MAURITS VAN NASSAU (ex-HMS Ribble)

 

 

 

 

 

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

17/09/43

17/09/43

OS 055KM

28/09/43

28/09/43

28/09/43

28/09/43

OS 055

08/10/43

08/10/43

02/11/43

02/11/43

SL 139

16/11/43

14/11/43

19/11/43

19/11/43

KMS 032

25/11/43

30/11/43

01/12/43

02/12/43

MKS 033

13/12/43

13/12/43

05/12/43

21/12/43

UGS 026

31/12/43

30/12/43

05/01/44

05/01/44

GUS 027

16/01/44

04/02/44

05/01/44

21/01/44

UGS 029

30/01/44

31/01/44

09/02/44

10/02/44

MKS 040

21/02/44

21/02/44

25/02/44

25/02/44

KMS 042

06/03/44

06/03/44

15/03/44

15/03/44

GUS 034

26/03/44

14/04/44

14/03/44

30/03/44

UGS 036

09/04/44

09/04/44

19/04/44

20/04/44

MKS 047

01/05/44

01/05/44

01/05/44

01/05/44

MKS 047G

03/05/44

03/05/44

06/05/44

06/05/44

KMS 049

16/05/44

16/05/44

24/05/44

25/05/44

GUS 041

01/06/44

19/06/44

13/05/44

02/06/44

UGS 042

07/06/44

09/06/44

28/05/44

03/06/44

KMS 051

08/06/44

09/06/44

18/06/44

19/06/44

MKS 053

29/06/44

29/06/44

04/07/44

04/07/44

KMS 055

14/07/44

14/07/44

17/08/44

18/08/44

MKS 059

28/08/44

28/08/44

04/09/44

04/09/44

KMS 061

06/09/44

14/09/44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

FREE FRENCH NAVY

(Forces Navales Francaises Libres)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFS CROIX DE LORRAINE

(ex-HMS Strule)

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

21/03/45

21/03/45

VWP 101

22/03/45

22/03/45

28/03/45

28/03/45

VWP 108

29/03/45

29/03/45

02/04/45

02/04/45

WVP 104

03/04/45

unknown

15/04/45

15/04/45

VWP 126

16/04/45

16/04/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFS LA SURPRISE

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

13/06/44

13/06/44

ECM 006

14/06/44

14/06/44

16/03/45

16/03/45

VWP 106

17/03/45

17/03/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFS L'AVENTURE

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

23/04/44

09/05/44

SL 155MK

09/05/44

03/05/44

15/06/44

15/06/44

ECM 008

16/06/44

16/06/44

18/06/44

18/06/44

FCM 008

18/06/44

18/06/44

13/07/44

13/07/44

EPM 003

13/07/44

13/07/44

14/07/44

14/07/44

FPM 004

15/07/44

15/07/44

16/07/44

16/07/44

EPM 006

16/07/44

16/07/44

19/07/44

19/07/44

EPM 009

19/07/44

19/07/44

22/07/44

22/07/44

EPM 012

22/07/44

22/07/44

25/07/44

25/07/44

EPM 015

25/07/44

25/07/44

06/08/44

06/08/44

EPM 027

06/08/44

06/08/44

07/08/44

07/08/44

FPM 029

08/08/44

08/08/44

09/08/44

09/08/44

EPM 030

09/08/44

09/08/44

10/08/44

10/08/44

FPM 032

11/08/44

11/08/44

12/08/44

12/08/44

EPM 033

12/08/44

12/08/44

13/08/44

13/08/44

FPM 035

14/08/44

14/08/44

15/08/44

15/08/44

EPM 036

15/08/44

15/08/44

15/08/44

15/08/44

FPM 037

16/08/44

16/08/44

19/08/44

19/08/44

EPM 040

19/08/44

19/08/44

19/08/44

19/08/44

FPM 041

20/08/44

20/08/44

25/08/44

25/08/44

EPM 044

25/08/44

25/08/44

26/08/44

26/08/44

FWM 015

27/08/44

27/08/44

29/08/44

29/08/44

EPM 048

29/08/44

29/08/44

30/08/44

30/08/44

FWM 017

30/08/44

30/08/44

31/08/44

31/08/44

FPM 046

01/09/44

01/09/44

01/09/44

01/09/44

EPM 051

01/09/44

01/09/44

02/09/44

02/09/44

FWM 019

03/09/44

03/09/44

03/09/44

03/09/44

EPM 053

03/09/44

03/09/44

06/09/44

06/09/44

FWM 021

07/09/44

07/09/44

07/09/44

07/09/44

EPM 057

07/09/44

07/09/44

09/09/44

09/09/44

FBC 077

11/09/44

11/09/44

19/09/44

19/09/44

EPM 068

19/09/44

19/09/44

28/03/45

28/03/45

VWP 108

29/03/45

29/03/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFS L'ESCARMOUCHE

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

23/04/44

09/05/44

SL 155MK

09/05/44

03/05/44

22/05/44

22/05/44

WP 526

24/05/44

24/05/44

15/06/44

15/06/44

ECM 008

16/06/44

16/06/44

18/06/44

18/06/44

FCM 008

18/06/44

18/06/44

16/07/44

16/07/44

EPM 006

16/07/44

16/07/44

19/07/44

19/07/44

EPM 009

19/07/44

19/07/44

25/07/44

25/07/44

EPM 015

25/07/44

25/07/44

28/07/44

28/07/44

EPM 018

28/07/44

28/07/44

31/07/44

31/07/44

EPM 021

31/07/44

31/07/44

05/08/44

05/08/44

FPM 027

06/08/44

06/08/44

17/08/44

17/08/44

EPM 038

17/08/44

17/08/44

20/08/44

20/08/44

EPM 041

20/08/44

20/08/44

24/08/44

24/08/44

EPM 043

24/08/44

24/08/44

27/08/44

27/08/44

EPM 046

27/08/44

27/08/44

30/08/44

30/08/44

EPM 049

30/08/44

30/08/44

05/09/44

05/09/44

EPM 055

05/09/44

05/09/55

07/09/44

07/09/44

FWM 022

08/09/44

08/09/44

09/09/44

09/09/44

EPM 059

09/09/44

09/09/44

16/09/44

16/09/44

EPM 065

16/09/44

16/09/44

13/02/45

13/02/45

BTC 068

16/02/45

16/02/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFS TONKINOIS

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

30/12/44

30/12/44

TBC 023

02/01/45

02/01/45

21/03/45

21/03/45

VWP 101

22/03/45

22/03/45

23/03/45

23/03/45

VWP 103

24/03/45

24/03/45

28/03/45

28/03/45

VWP 108

29/03/45

29/03/45

02/04/45

03/04/45

WVP 104

02/04/45

unknown

15/04/45

15/04/45

VWP 126

16/04/45

16/04/45

17/04/45

17/04/45

VWL 144

18/04/45

18/04/45

 

 

 

(Note on Convoys)

 

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