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

by Don Kindell

SLOOP CLASSES, Part 1 of 6

HMS Bridgewater (Photo Ships, click to enlarge)

on to Part 2 

 

Part 1

Old-Flower-class - Foxglove, Rosemary (4 plus 1/2 RIN)

Despatch vessels, both RIN - Clive, Lawrence (2 in class)

Bridgewater-class - Bridgewater, Sandwich (2 in class)

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

 

(Note on Convoys)

 


Part 2, Hastings-class - Folkestone, Hastings, Hindustan (RIN), Penzance, Scarborough  (4 plus 1 RIN)

Part 3, Shoreham/Falmouth-class - Bideford, Dundee, Falmouth, Fowey, Milford, Rochester, Shoreham, Weston (8 in class)

Part 4, 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)

Part 5 - 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)

Part 6 - Modified Bittern-class, all RIN - Godavari, Jumna, Narbada, Sutlej (4 in class)
Modified Black Swan-class - Alacrity, (Actaeon), 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; six in italics without convoy escort movements)


 

 

OLD FLOWER-CLASS

(4 in class plus 1/2 RIN)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMS FOXGLOVE

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

26/12/39

26/12/39

SA 023

27/12/39

27/12/39

01/01/40

01/01/40

SA 024

03/01/40

03/01/40

25/01/40

25/01/40

SA 027

27/01/40

27/01/40

10/02/40

10/02/40

SA 029

12/02/40

12/02/40

18/02/40

18/02/40

SA 030

20/02/40

20/02/40

26/02/40

26/02/40

SA 031

28/02/40

28/02/40

05/03/40

05/03/40

SA 032

07/03/40

07/03/40

13/03/40

13/03/40

SA 033

15/03/40

15/03/40

21/03/40

21/03/40

SA 034

23/03/40

23/03/40

29/03/40

29/03/40

SA 035

31/03/40

31/03/40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMS ROSEMARY

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

26/12/39

26/12/39

SA 023

27/12/39

27/12/39

01/01/40

01/01/40

SA 024

03/01/40

03/01/40

18/01/40

18/01/40

SA 026

19/01/40

19/01/40

25/01/40

25/01/40

SA 027

27/01/40

27/01/40

10/02/40

10/02/40

SA 029

12/02/40

12/02/40

18/02/40

18/02/40

SA 030

20/02/40

20/02/40

05/03/40

05/03/40

SA 032

07/03/40

07/03/40

13/03/40

13/03/40

SA 033

15/03/40

15/03/40

21/03/40

21/03/40

SA 034

23/03/40

23/03/40

29/03/40

29/03/40

SA 035

31/03/40

31/03/40

10/01/41

01/02/41

SL 062

03/02/41

03/02/41

11/07/41

11/07/41

OG 068

12/07/41

26/07/41

27/01/42

16/02/42

SL 099

16/02/42

16/02/42

03/05/43

14/05/43

SL 128MK

14/05/43

14/05/43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

DESPATCH VESSELS/PATROL SLOOPS

both RIN (2 in class)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMIS CLIVE

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

07/07/40

07/07/40

BS 001

10/07/40

10/07/40

23/06/40

10/07/40

BN 001

12/07/40

12/07/40

31/07/40

31/07/40

BS 002

03/08/40

09/08/40

17/07/40

03/08/40

BN 002

05/08/40

05/08/40

18/08/40

18/08/40

BS 003

21/08/40

26/08/40

10/08/40

21/08/40

BN 003

23/08/40

23/08/40

05/09/40

05/09/40

BS 004

08/09/40

13/09/40

25/08/40

08/09/40

BN 004

11/09/40

11/09/40

20/09/40

20/09/40

BS 005

23/09/40

28/09/40

05/10/40

05/10/40

BS 006

11/10/40

13/10/40

23/09/40

09/10/40

BN 006

11/10/40

11/10/40

20/10/40

22/10/40

BS 007

24/10/40

28/10/40

10/10/40

23/10/40

BN 007

26/10/40

26/10/40

04/11/40

04/11/40

BS 008

unknown

12/11/40

19/11/40

19/11/40

BS 009

unknown

26/11/40

18/11/40

22/11/40

BN 009

25/11/40

25/11/40

04/12/40

04/12/40

BS 010

unknown

11/12/40

27/11/40

07/12/40

BN 010

10/12/40

10/12/40

19/12/40

19/12/40

BS 011

22/12/40

27/12/40

18/12/40

22/12/40

BN 011

25/12/40

25/12/40

27/12/40

27/12/40

BS 011B

unknown

29/12/40

03/01/41

04/01/41

BS 012

unknown

11/01/41

27/12/40

06/01/41

BN 012

09/01/41

09/01/41

10/01/41

10/01/41

BS 012B

13/01/41

13/01/41

19/01/41

20/01/41

BS 013

unknown

27/01/41

17/01/41

22/01/41

BN 013

24/01/41

24/01/41

09/02/41

10/02/41

BS 015

unknown

unknown

25/02/41

25/02/41

BS 017

25/02/41

04/03/41

04/03/41

04/03/41

BS 018

unknown

unknown

18/03/41

18/03/41

BS 020

19/03/41

26/03/41

01/04/41

01/04/41

BS 022

unknown

09/04/41

07/04/41

07/04/41

BS 023

12/04/41

14/04/41

09/02/42

12/02/42

MR 003

13/02/42

13/02/42

18/08/42

18/08/42

BM 027

23/08/42

23/08/42

14/09/42

14/09/42

BM 028

18/09/42

18/09/42

29/09/42

29/09/42

BP 056A

unknown

unknown

07/10/42

07/10/42

PB 005

unknown

14/10/42

07/10/42

07/10/42

PA 005

08/10/42

unknown

16/12/42

unknown

PB 017

22/12/42

22/12/42

29/12/42

29/12/42

BP 064A

unknown

unknown

30/01/44

30/01/44

BM 083A

03/02/44

03/02/44

22/02/44

22/02/44

BP 107

28/02/44

28/02/44

06/04/44

06/04/44

PB 074

12/04/44

12/04/44

15/11/44

15/11/44

CH 052

16/11/44

16/11/44

01/12/44

01/12/44

CH 057

02/12/44

02/12/44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMIS LAWRENCE

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

12/04/41

16/04/41

BM 007

17/04/41

17/04/41

21/04/41

25/04/41

BP 001

28/04/41

29/04/41

24/10/43

24/10/43

PB 060B

27/10/43

27/10/43

03/11/43

10/11/43

AB 018A

10/11/43

10/11/43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

BRIDGEWATER-CLASS

(2 in class)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMS BRIDGEWATER

click for ship history

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

01/03/40

12/03/40

SL 022F

15/03/40

15/03/40

21/11/40

21/11/40

SL 056

22/11/40

12/12/40

12/11/40

25/11/40

SL 055

04/12/40

02/12/40

28/11/40

28/11/40

SL 057

30/11/40

19/12/40

07/12/40

07/12/40

SL 058

08/12/40

28/12/40

22/12/40

22/12/40

SL 060

24/12/40

13/01/41

22/12/40

24/12/40

SL 060S

24/12/40

15/01/41

29/12/40

03/01/41

HG 049

03/01/41

15/01/41

18/06/41

18/06/41

SL 078

21/06/41

12/07/41

14/07/41

31/07/41

OB 346

01/08/41

01/08/41

23/09/41

23/09/41

ST 004

28/09/41

28/09/41

17/10/41

17/10/41

ST 006

22/10/41

22/10/41

11/11/41

11/11/41

ST 008

16/11/41

16/11/41

04/12/41

04/12/41

ST 010

09/12/41

09/12/41

25/04/42

25/04/42

LS 003

26/04/42

30/04/42

13/05/42

13/05/42

LS 005

20/05/42

20/05/42

25/06/42

01/07/42

SL 114

17/07/42

17/07/42

29/09/42

29/09/42

OS 042

09/10/42

09/10/42

16/10/42

19/10/42

SL 125

21/10/42

09/11/42

04/11/42

04/11/42

CF 007A

12/11/42

17/11/42

26/11/42

26/11/42

FTT 003

30/11/42

01/12/42

15/01/43

15/01/43

TF 001/2

16/01/43

16/01/43

10/02/43

10/02/43

SR 001/1

16/02/43

23/02/43

11/02/43

16/02/43

RS 001

19/02/43

19/02/43

24/02/43

24/02/43

SR 002/1

03/03/43

08/03/43

26/02/43

03/03/43

RS 002

08/03/43

08/03/43

21/03/43

21/03/43

SR 003/1

02/04/43

02/04/43

22/03/43

28/03/43

RS 003

31/03/43

31/03/43

03/05/43

03/05/43

ST 063A

07/05/43

06/05/43

05/05/43

05/05/43

TS 038

10/05/43

10/05/43

30/05/43

30/05/43

TS 042

02/06/43

02/06/43

23/06/43

23/06/43

ST 070

29/06/43

29/06/43

03/07/43

03/07/43

TS 046

08/07/43

08/07/43

11/07/43

11/07/43

ST 072

20/07/43

20/07/43

07/08/43

07/08/43

OSS 052

14/08/43

12/08/43

03/09/43

03/09/43

SL 136

25/09/43

14/09/43

14/09/43

14/09/43

SL 136MK

25/09/43

25/09/43

18/09/44

25/09/44

SL 170MK

26/09/44

26/09/44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMS SANDWICH

click for ship history

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

16/12/39

16/12/39

HG 011

24/12/39

24/12/39

26/01/40

26/01/40

OG 016F

31/01/40

01/02/40

29/01/40

31/01/40

HG 017F

05/02/40

07/02/40

05/02/40

17/02/40

SL 019F

20/02/40

20/02/40

24/02/40

26/02/40

OA 098GF

27/02/40

27/02/40

22/02/40

28/02/40

HG 020F

03/03/40

03/03/40

05/03/40

05/03/40

OG 021F

11/03/40

11/03/40

28/03/40

28/03/40

HG 024

07/04/40

07/04/40

14/04/40

14/04/40

OG 026F

20/04/40

20/04/40

07/05/40

07/05/40

HG 029

17/05/40

17/05/40

24/05/40

24/05/40

OB 154

27/05/40

28/05/40

16/05/40

27/05/40

HX 043

30/05/40

31/05/40

01/06/40

01/06/40

OB 159

04/06/40

04/06/40

24/05/40

05/06/40

HX 045

07/06/40

08/06/40

09/06/40

09/06/40

OB 164

12/06/40

12/06/40

02/06/40

14/06/40

HX 047

17/06/40

17/06/40

17/06/40

17/06/40

OB 169

20/06/40

22/06/40

09/06/40

20/06/40

HX 049

24/06/40

24/06/40

25/06/40

25/06/40

OB 174

28/06/40

28/06/40

16/06/40

29/06/40

HX 051

02/07/40

02/07/40

07/07/40

07/07/40

OB 180

10/07/40

10/07/40

29/06/40

11/07/40

HX 054

14/07/40

14/07/40

17/07/40

17/07/40

OA 186

21/07/40

21/07/40

11/07/40

23/07/40

HX 057

26/07/40

26/07/40

30/07/40

30/07/40

OA 192

03/08/40

03/08/40

23/07/40

04/08/40

HX 060

07/08/40

07/08/40

15/08/40

15/08/40

OA 199

19/08/40

unknown

08/08/40

20/08/40

HX 064

23/08/40

23/08/40

29/08/40

29/08/40

OA 206

03/09/40

unknown

18/08/40

03/09/40

SL 044

07/09/40

07/09/40

14/09/40

14/09/40

OA 214

19/09/40

unknown

02/10/40

02/10/40

OA 223

06/10/40

unknown

15/10/40

15/10/40

SC 008

31/10/40

31/10/40

17/11/40

17/11/40

OB 244

22/11/40

22/11/40

04/12/40

04/12/40

OB 254

07/12/40

08/12/40

15/04/41

15/04/41

OG 059

28/04/41

28/04/41

06/05/41

06/05/41

HG 061

20/05/41

20/05/41

08/06/41

10/06/41

OB 332

19/06/41

23/06/41

20/06/41

24/06/41

HX 134

04/07/41

09/07/41

30/06/41

13/07/41

HX 136

unknown

18/07/41

01/07/41

13/07/41

SC 036

17/07/41

19/07/41

03/08/41

04/08/41

OS 002

19/08/41

22/08/41

25/08/41

28/08/41

SL 085

11/09/41

17/09/41

02/09/41

11/09/41

HG 072

17/09/41

17/09/41

03/10/41

04/10/41

OS 008

20/10/41

26/10/41

27/10/41

27/10/41

SL 091

08/11/41

08/11/41

08/11/41

08/11/41

SL 091G1

12/11/41

12/11/41

12/11/41

12/11/41

SL 091GS

19/11/41

19/11/41

30/11/41

01/12/41

OS 013

18/12/41

20/12/41

26/12/41

28/12/41

SL 096

13/01/42

13/01/42

24/03/42

25/03/42

OS 023

11/04/42

11/04/42

16/04/42

16/04/42

SL 107

05/05/42

07/05/42

22/05/42

22/05/42

OS 029

10/06/42

11/06/42

15/06/42

15/06/42

SL 113

29/06/42

05/07/42

21/07/42

25/07/42

OS 035

12/08/42

10/08/42

14/08/42

14/08/42

SL 119

05/09/42

04/09/42

19/09/42

20/09/42

OS 041

01/10/42

01/10/42

23/09/42

04/10/42

SL 123

10/10/42

14/10/42

25/10/42

26/10/42

KMS 002G

12/11/42

12/11/42

28/11/42

28/11/42

TE 007

unknown

03/12/42

30/12/42

30/12/42

GUF 003

01/01/43

13/01/43

01/01/43

05/01/43

CF 010A

08/01/43

08/01/43

18/01/43

18/01/43

GUS 003

19/01/43

07/02/43

07/02/43

08/02/43

MKS 007

17/02/43

17/02/43

31/08/43

31/08/43

ST 075

unknown

unknown

08/09/43

08/09/43

LTS 001

15/09/43

15/09/43

10/09/43

10/09/43

STL 001

15/09/43

15/09/43

23/09/43

23/09/43

SL 137

05/10/43

05/10/43

05/10/43

05/10/43

SL 137MK

17/10/43

17/10/43

27/10/43

31/10/43

OS 057KM

09/11/43

09/11/43

09/11/43

09/11/43

OS 057

18/11/43

19/11/43

23/11/43

23/11/43

SL 141

04/12/43

04/12/43

19/12/43

19/12/43

OS 061

29/12/43

29/12/43

01/01/44

01/01/44

SL 145

12/01/44

12/01/44

26/01/44

26/01/44

OS 065

06/02/44

06/02/44

11/02/44

11/02/44

SL 149

22/02/44

22/02/44

05/03/44

05/03/44

OS 069

15/03/44

15/03/44

22/03/44

22/03/44

SL 153

02/04/44

02/04/44

16/04/44

16/04/44

OS 073

25/04/44

25/04/44

01/05/44

01/05/44

SL 157

10/05/44

11/05/44

23/05/44

23/05/44

OS 077

02/06/44

02/06/44

11/06/44

11/06/44

SL 161

22/06/44

21/06/44

 

 

 

 

 

(Note on Convoys)

 

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