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

by Don Kindell

ARMED MERCHANT CRUISERS, Part 2 of 3

HMS Ausonia as passenger line, repair ship from 1942  (Navy Photos, click to enlarge)

on to Part 3

 

Part 2

 

Chitral, Cilicia, Circassia, Comorin, Corfu, Derbyshire, Dunvegan Castle, Esperance Bay, Hector, Jervis Bay, Kanimbla (RAN), Laconia, Letitia, Maloja, Manoora (RAN), Montclare

 

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

 

(Note on Convoys)

 


Part 1 - Alaunia, Alcantara, Antenor, Arawa, Ascania, Aurania, Ausonia, Bulolo, California, Canton, Carnarvon Castle, Carthage, Cathay, Cheshire

 

Part 3 - 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

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

  HMS CHITRAL  

         

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

         

11/03/41

11/03/41

HX 114

24/03/41

30/03/41

09/04/41

09/04/41

SC 028

21/04/41

28/04/41

10/04/41

19/04/41

HX 120

21/04/41

29/04/41

14/05/41

14/05/41

BHX 127

20/05/41

20/05/41

27/05/41

27/05/41

HX 129

12/06/41

12/06/41

22/07/41

22/07/41

SC 038

02/08/41

08/08/41

10/08/41

19/08/41

SC 040

22/08/41

29/08/41

20/01/42

20/01/42

CM 026

03/02/42

03/02/42

24/02/42

24/02/42

AJ 003/1

04/03/42

04/03/42

16/08/42

25/08/42

CM 031

01/09/42

31/08/42

23/10/42

23/10/42

AB 003

30/10/42

30/10/42

19/12/42

19/12/42

CM 036B

28/12/42

28/12/42

31/12/42

31/12/42

AB 005

06/01/43

06/01/43

22/03/43

22/03/43

CM 040

23/03/43

01/04/43

13/06/43

13/06/43

BM 054

16/06/43

16/06/43

20/06/43

20/06/43

MB 038

23/06/43

23/06/43

13/07/43

13/07/43

BA 045

23/07/43

23/07/43

10/08/43

18/08/43

CM 044

26/08/43

26/08/43

20/10/43

20/10/43

CM 046

26/10/43

unknown

30/10/43

30/10/43

CM 046B

04/11/43

04/11/43

13/11/43

13/11/43

BA 054F

18/11/43

18/11/43

21/11/43

21/11/43

AKD 007

01/12/43

01/12/43

01/12/43

01/12/43

AKD 007F

06/12/43

06/12/43

22/12/43

22/12/43

KR 007A

30/12/43

30/12/43

20/01/44

20/01/44

MKF 028

01/02/44

07/02/44

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

  HMS CILICIA  

         

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

         

08/11/39

08/11/39

SL 008

unknown

24/11/39

12/12/39

12/12/39

SL 012F

24/12/39

25/12/39

10/09/40

13/09/40

AP 003/1

23/09/40

22/10/40

24/09/40

25/09/40

SL 049S

12/10/40

12/10/40

12/11/40

30/11/40

SL 055

02/12/40

02/12/40

08/12/40

08/12/40

SC 015

unknown

23/12/40

01/03/41

01/03/41

SL 067

19/03/41

26/03/41

09/04/41

09/04/41

SL 071

unknown

04/05/41

26/08/41

26/08/41

CF 002A

13/09/41

13/09/41

14/09/41

14/09/41

CF 002B

19/09/41

20/09/41

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 HMS CIRCASSIA 

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

         

30/04/41

30/04/41

HX 124

15/05/41

20/05/41

06/07/41

06/07/41

HX 137

17/07/41

22/07/41

21/07/41

26/07/41

OB 349

01/08/41

01/08/41

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 HMS COMORIN  

         

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

         

15/05/40

15/05/40

BHX 043

21/05/40

21/05/40

28/05/40

28/05/40

HX 046

02/06/40

12/06/40

12/06/40

12/06/40

BHX 050

17/06/40

17/06/40

24/06/40

24/06/40

BHX 053

29/06/40

29/06/40

07/07/40

07/07/40

HX 056

20/07/40

22/07/40

17/11/40

17/11/40

HX 089

28/11/40

01/12/40

16/12/40

16/12/40

BHX 097

22/12/40

22/12/40

01/01/41

10/01/41

HX 100

12/01/41

18/01/41

18/02/41

18/02/41

SL 066

10/03/41

14/03/41

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

  HMS CORFU 

         

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

         

08/07/40

09/07/40

SL 039

10/07/40

29/07/40

25/02/42

25/02/42

C 003

27/02/42

27/02/42

18/03/42

18/03/42

AJ 004/1

25/03/42

25/03/42

08/04/42

08/04/42

BA 020

14/04/42

14/04/42

02/06/42

11/06/42

CM 028

21/06/42

10/06/42

01/07/42

14/07/42

CM 029

21/07/42

21/07/42

28/07/42

28/07/42

BA 029

05/08/42

05/08/42

18/09/42

18/09/42

CF 005A

29/09/42

29/09/42

30/09/42

30/09/42

CF 005B

14/10/42

14/10/42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  HMS DERBYSHIRE  

         

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

         

31/10/40

09/11/40

HG 046

19/11/40

19/11/40

25/04/41

25/04/41

HX 123

09/05/41

13/05/41

01/06/41

01/06/41

SC 033

15/06/41

21/06/41

01/06/41

11/06/41

HX 130

15/06/41

20/06/41

16/06/41

23/06/41

OB 335

24/06/41

02/07/41

24/07/41

24/07/41

SL 082

10/08/41

15/08/41

21/02/42

21/02/42

SL 101

23/02/42

15/03/42

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

  HMS DUNVEGAN CASTLE 

         

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

         

28/01/40

28/01/40

SL 018F

08/02/40

08/02/40

27/02/40

27/02/40

SL 022

11/03/40

15/03/40

30/03/40

30/03/40

SL 026

12/04/40

15/04/40

17/05/40

17/05/40

SL 032

unknown

03/06/40

15/06/40

15/06/40

SL 036

unknown

03/07/40

08/07/40

10/07/40

SL 039

25/07/40

29/07/40

11/08/40

11/08/40

SL 043

27/08/40

31/08/40

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

   HMS ESPERANCE BAY 

         

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

         

08/01/40

08/01/40

SL 016

25/01/40

27/01/40

14/02/40

14/02/40

SL 020

25/02/40

28/02/40

14/02/40

25/02/40

SL 020F

28/02/40

28/02/40

22/03/40

22/03/40

SL 025

05/04/40

08/04/40

04/05/40

04/05/40

HX 040

11/05/40

19/05/40

02/06/40

02/06/40

HX 047

15/06/40

17/06/40

04/11/40

04/11/40

SL 054

25/11/40

26/11/40

22/12/40

22/12/40

SL 060

07/01/41

13/01/41

27/04/41

27/04/41

SL 073

unknown

25/05/41

18/06/41

18/06/41

SL 078

27/06/41

12/07/41

03/07/41

07/07/41

SL 080

22/07/41

29/07/41

16/10/42

16/10/42

SL 125

29/10/42

09/11/42

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 HMS HECTOR  

         

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

         

02/08/40

02/08/40

WS 001

06/08/40

06/08/40

25/08/40

25/08/40

BN 004

01/09/40

11/09/40

10/09/40

10/09/40

BN 005

19/09/40

26/09/40

23/09/40

23/09/40

BN 006

01/10/40

11/10/40

20/10/40

20/10/40

BM 002

26/10/40

30/10/40

12/11/40

12/11/40

BN 008A

16/11/40

23/11/40

27/11/40

27/11/40

BN 010

01/12/40

10/12/40

26/01/41

26/01/41

BNF 001

31/01/41

06/02/41

17/03/41

17/03/41

BM 005

20/03/41

25/03/41

01/05/41

11/05/41

SW 006

12/05/41

16/05/41

06/06/41

06/06/41

CM 010

12/06/41

12/06/41

29/06/41

29/06/41

CM 013

04/07/41

04/07/41

08/08/41

08/08/41

BA 004

12/08/41

12/08/41

25/08/41

25/08/41

BA 005

31/08/41

31/08/41

05/09/41

05/09/41

BP 014

unknown

11/09/41

12/02/42

12/02/42

AJ 002/1

20/02/42

20/02/42

25/02/42

26/02/42

BM 014

01/03/42

01/03/42

02/03/42

02/03/42

C 005

06/03/42

06/03/42

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 HMS JERVIS BAY  

         

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

         

20/01/40

20/01/40

SL 017F

31/01/40

04/02/40

09/03/40

09/03/40

SL 023F

19/03/40

19/03/40

05/03/40

19/03/40

SL 023

20/03/40

22/03/40

07/05/40

07/05/40

BHX 041

13/05/40

13/05/40

19/05/40

19/05/40

BHX 044

25/05/40

25/05/40

04/06/40

04/06/40

BHX 048

10/06/40

10/06/40

16/06/40

17/06/40

HX 051

28/06/40

02/07/40

14/07/40

14/07/40

BHX 058

19/07/40

19/07/40

09/09/40

09/09/40

HX 072

20/09/40

21/09/40

04/10/40

04/10/40

HX 078

14/10/40

18/10/40

28/10/40

28/10/40

HX 084

05/11/40

05/11/40

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

  HMS KANIMBLA 

         

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

         

08/08/40

25/08/40

WS 002S

27/08/40

27/08/40

30/08/40

02/09/40

WS 002A

02/09/40

14/09/40

31/08/40

03/09/40

WS 002B

15/09/40

15/09/40

19/09/40

19/09/40

BN 005A

25/09/40

29/09/40

24/09/40

28/09/40

SW 001

08/10/40

08/10/40

11/10/40

11/10/40

AP 003/A

13/10/40

26/10/40

30/04/41

30/04/41

BP 001A

03/05/41

06/05/41

06/05/41

06/05/41

BP 002

07/05/41

10/05/41

09/05/41

10/05/41

BP 003

16/05/41

15/05/41

26/05/41

26/05/41

BA 002

31/05/41

08/06/41

08/06/41

08/06/41

BP 006

16/06/41

16/06/41

10/07/41

10/07/41

BP 009

unknown

17/07/41

18/07/41

18/07/41

BP 010

unknown

26/07/41

02/08/41

02/08/41

BP 011

unknown

09/08/41

12/12/41

13/12/41

SM 001

15/12/41

16/12/41

10/01/42

10/01/42

MS 001

31/01/42

31/01/42

13/07/42

20/07/42

SCHOONER

01/08/42

07/08/42

23/08/42

23/08/42

US 016

02/09/42

02/10/42

01/12/42

11/12/42

SU 005

29/12/42

29/12/42

05/01/43

05/01/43

SU 005A

09/01/43

09/01/43

17/02/43

17/02/43

OW 004/1

26/02/43

05/03/43

08/03/43

08/03/43

OW 005/1

18/03/43

18/03/43

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 HMS LACONIA 

         

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

         

12/02/40

12/02/40

HXF 020

22/02/40

25/02/40

05/03/40

05/03/40

HX 025

18/03/40

20/03/40

14/04/40

14/04/40

HX 035

26/04/40

29/04/40

12/05/40

12/05/40

HX 042

24/05/40

28/05/40

27/07/40

27/07/40

HX 061

08/08/40

11/08/40

20/08/40

20/08/40

HX 067

31/08/40

04/09/40

28/09/40

28/09/40

BHX 077

03/10/40

03/10/40

12/10/40

12/10/40

HX 080

22/10/40

27/10/40

08/11/40

08/11/40

BHX 087

13/11/40

13/11/40

21/11/40

21/11/40

HX 090

02/12/40

05/12/40

22/12/40

22/12/40

HX 098

29/12/40

29/12/40

02/01/41

02/01/41

HX 098/1

14/01/41

17/01/42

02/01/41

02/01/41

SC 018

14/01/41

19/01/41

03/02/41

03/02/41

HX 107

16/02/41

20/02/41

10/03/41

10/03/41

SC 025

24/03/41

29/03/41

10/04/41

12/04/41

HX 120

21/04/41

29/04/41

19/05/41

19/05/41

SC 032

31/05/41

07/06/41

14/06/41

14/06/41

BHX 133

20/06/41

20/06/41

29/08/41

29/08/41

HX 147

12/09/41

12/09/41

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 HMS LETITIA 

         

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

         

25/11/39

25/11/39

HXF 010

04/12/39

09/12/39

04/01/40

04/01/40

HXF 015

13/01/40

15/01/40

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

  HMS MALOJA 

         

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

         

10/12/39

10/12/39

K 6

15/12/39

26/12/39

04/07/40

04/07/40

SL 038F

17/07/40

20/07/40

02/08/40

08/08/40

SL 042

20/08/40

21/08/40

19/09/40

19/09/40

SL 048

08/10/40

09/10/40

19/11/40

19/11/40

BHX 090

24/11/40

24/11/40

01/12/40

01/12/40

BHX 093

07/12/40

07/12/40

23/12/40

23/12/40

SC 017

03/01/41

08/01/41

28/01/41

28/01/41

BHX 106

02/02/41

02/02/41

09/02/41

09/02/41

HX 108

18/02/41

27/02/41

08/06/41

08/06/41

BHX 132

13/06/41

13/06/41

20/06/41

20/06/41

HX 134

04/07/41

09/07/41

02/07/41

08/07/41

OB 341A

15/07/41

18/07/41

01/08/41

01/08/41

SC 039

04/08/41

19/08/41

10/08/41

10/08/41

HX 144

22/08/41

30/08/41

30/08/41

04/09/41

ON 011

11/09/41

11/09/41

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 HMS MANOORA 

         

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

         

09/01/42

09/01/42

SR 002

11/01/42

11/01/42

14/01/42

14/01/42

SR 003

16/01/42

16/01/42

28/01/42

28/01/42

SR 004

29/01/42

29/01/42

26/01/42

29/01/42

MR 001

30/01/42

31/01/42

02/02/42

02/02/42

MR 002

05/02/42

06/02/42

01/03/42

03/03/42

SU 001

19/03/42

15/03/42

24/08/42

28/08/42

US 017

11/09/42

23/09/42

23/08/42

02/09/42

US 016

11/09/42

02/10/42

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

  HMS MONTCLARE 

         

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

         

31/10/39

31/10/39

SL 007

16/11/39

16/11/39

03/07/40

03/07/40

HX 055

15/07/40

18/07/40

30/07/40

30/07/40

BHX 062

04/08/40

04/08/40

11/08/40

11/08/40

BHX 065

16/08/40

16/08/40

23/08/40

23/08/40

BHX 068

28/08/40

28/08/40

01/09/40

10/09/40

HX 070

05/09/40

16/09/40

17/09/40

17/09/40

HX 074

29/09/40

02/10/40

08/10/40

09/10/40

HX 079

18/10/40

23/10/40

03/11/40

03/11/40

BHX 086

05/11/40

05/11/40

12/11/40

12/11/40

BHX 088

17/11/40

17/11/40

29/11/40

29/11/40

HX 092

08/12/40

12/12/40

30/12/40

30/12/40

BHX 100

04/01/41

04/01/41

13/01/41

13/01/41

BHX 103

18/01/41

18/01/41

31/01/41

31/01/41

SC 021

13/02/41

18/02/41

06/04/41

13/04/41

HX 119B

15/04/41

22/04/41

18/05/41

18/05/41

BHX 128

27/05/41

27/05/41

27/07/41

27/07/41

HX 141

06/08/41

11/08/41

06/08/41

11/08/41

ON 005

14/08/41

14/08/41

 

 

 

 

 

(Note on Convoys)

 

 

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