British Escort Movements WW2 - Flower-class corvettes

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

by Don Kindell

FLOWER-CLASS CORVETTES, Royal Navy, Part 5 of 10

HMS Gladiolus (Photo Ships, click to enlarge)

Part 5

Geranium, Gladiolus, Gloxinia, Godetia (i), Godetia (ii), Heartsease, Heather, Heliotrope, Hibiscus

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

(Note on Convoys)

Part 1 - Abelia, Alisma, Amaranthus, Anchusa, Anemone, Arabis, Arbutus, Armeria, Asphodel, Aster, Aubretia, Auricula, Azalea

Part 2 - Balsam, Begonia, Bellwort, Bergamot, Bluebell, Borage, Bryony, Burdock, Calendula, Camellia, Campanula, Campion

Part 3 - Candytuft, Carnation, Celandine, Clarkia, Clematis, Clover, Coltsfoot, Columbine, Convolvulus, Coreopsis, Cowslip, Crocus, Cyclamen

Part 4 - Dahlia, Delphinium, Dianella, Dianthus, Fleur De Lys, Freesia, Fritillary, Gardenia, Genista, Gentian

Part 6 - Hollyhock, Honeysuckle, Hyacinth, Hydrangea, Jasmine, Jonquil, Kingcup, La Malouine, Larkspur, Lavender

Part 7 - Loosestrife, Lotus (ii), Mallow, Marguerite, Marigold, Meadowsweet, Mignonette, Monkshood, Myosotis

Part 8 - Narcissus, Nasturtium, Nigella, Orchis, Pennywort, Pentstemon, Peony, Periwinkle, Petunia, Picotee, Pimpernel, Pink, Polyanthus, Poppy, Potentilla

Part 9 - Primrose, Primula, Rhododendron, Rockrose, Salvia, Samphire, Saxifrage, Snapdragon, Snowdrop, Snowflake, Spiraea, Starwort, Stonecrop

Part 10 - Sunflower, Sweetbriar, Tamarisk, Thyme, Tulip, Verbena, Veronica, Vervain, Vetch, Violet, Wallflower, Woodruff, Zinnia

Royal Indian Navy - Hyderabad

HMS GERANIUM

Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived

26/07/40	26/07/40	OG 039	29/07/40	06/08/40
21/07/40	30/07/40	HG 039	05/08/40	05/08/40
07/08/40	08/08/40	OB 195	12/08/40	12/08/40
19/08/40	19/08/40	OG 041	unknown	02/09/40
03/09/40	05/09/40	OG 042	07/09/40	16/09/40
15/09/40	15/09/40	OB 214	unknown	18/09/40
03/09/40	19/09/40	SL 046	23/09/40	23/09/40
25/09/40	26/09/40	OB 219	29/09/40	30/09/40
17/09/40	29/09/40	HX 074	21/09/40	02/10/40
09/10/40	09/10/40	OB 226	12/10/40	12/10/40
24/10/40	24/10/40	OB 234	30/10/40	30/10/40
08/11/40	10/11/40	OB 240	13/11/40	13/11/40
08/01/41	08/01/41	HG 050	12/01/41	26/01/41
26/01/41	02/02/41	SLG 001	05/02/41	05/02/41
20/02/41	20/02/41	HG 054	25/02/41	12/03/41
15/03/41	15/03/41	HG 056	16/03/41	02/04/41
15/04/41	15/04/41	HG 059	23/04/41	01/05/41
06/05/41	06/05/41	HG 061	12/05/41	20/05/41
05/05/41	14/05/41	OG 061	16/05/41	19/05/41
25/05/41	25/05/41	HG 063	31/05/41	09/06/41
25/05/41	01/06/41	OG 063	07/06/41	07/06/41
14/06/41	14/06/41	HG 065	22/06/41	29/06/41
14/06/41	22/06/41	OG 065	28/06/41	28/06/41
18/07/41	20/07/41	HG 068	31/07/41	02/08/41
22/02/42	22/02/42	HG 079	unknown	06/03/42
27/04/42	27/04/42	HG 082	08/05/42	08/05/42
12/06/42	12/06/42	HARPOON	16/06/42	16/06/42
30/06/42	30/06/42	HG 085	unknown	12/07/42
02/09/42	02/09/42	SL 120G	07/09/42	08/09/42
24/08/42	07/09/42	SL 120	15/09/42	15/09/42
16/09/42	16/09/42	GIBSPEC	26/09/42	26/09/42
25/10/42	10/11/42	KMS 002G	12/11/42	12/11/42
21/11/42	21/11/42	MKS 002	24/11/42	03/12/42
27/11/42	27/11/42	MKS 002A	07/12/42	07/12/42
07/01/43	08/01/43	KMS 007G	18/01/43	21/01/43
19/01/43	23/01/43	MKS 006	01/02/43	01/02/43
04/07/43	05/07/43	OS 051KM	13/07/43	13/07/43
13/07/43	13/07/43	OS 051	23/07/43	23/07/43
28/07/43	01/08/43	SL 134	19/08/43	19/08/43
27/08/43	28/08/43	OS 054KM	08/09/43	08/09/43
01/10/43	06/10/43	RS 010	07/10/43	07/10/43
13/10/43	13/10/43	SL 138	24/10/43	24/10/43
24/10/43	24/10/43	SL 138MK	05/11/43	05/11/43
16/11/43	16/11/43	OS 059KM	28/11/43	28/11/43
28/11/43	28/11/43	KMS 033G	29/11/43	29/11/43
03/12/43	03/12/43	MKS 032G	04/12/43	04/12/43
04/12/43	04/12/43	SL 141MK	17/12/43	17/12/43
25/12/43	26/12/43	OS 063KM	08/01/44	07/01/44
08/01/44	08/01/44	KMS 037G	09/01/44	09/01/44
12/01/44	12/01/44	SL 145MK	22/01/44	24/01/44
06/02/44	06/02/44	OS 067KM	15/02/44	15/02/44
16/02/44	16/02/44	KMS 041G	17/02/44	17/02/44
21/02/44	21/02/44	MKS 040G	22/02/44	22/02/44
22/02/44	22/02/44	SL 149MK	07/03/44	07/03/44
14/03/44	15/03/44	OS 071KM	25/03/44	25/03/44
26/03/44	26/03/44	KMS 045G	27/03/44	27/03/44
01/04/44	01/04/44	MKS 044G	02/04/44	02/04/44
02/04/44	02/04/44	SL 153MK	13/04/44	13/04/44
06/05/44	07/05/44	WP 518	08/05/44	08/05/44
20/05/44	21/05/44	WP 525	22/05/44	22/05/44
02/06/44	02/06/44	EBM 002	unknown	07/06/44
07/07/44	07/07/44	ECM 025	08/07/44	08/07/44
14/07/44	14/07/44	EPM 004	14/07/44	14/07/44
17/07/44	17/07/44	EPM 007	17/07/44	17/07/44
08/09/43	08/09/44	OS 054	17/09/44	17/09/43
03/11/44	05/11/44	ON 264	15/11/44	21/11/44
19/11/44	26/11/44	HX 321	05/12/44	05/12/44
14/12/44	16/12/44	ON 272	26/12/44	01/01/45
29/12/44	03/01/45	HX 329	12/01/45	12/01/45
22/01/45	23/01/45	ON 280	04/02/45	09/02/45
07/02/45	13/02/45	HX 337	21/02/45	21/02/45
02/03/45	07/03/45	ON 288	14/03/45	19/03/45
19/03/45	24/03/45	HX 345	02/04/45	02/04/45
11/04/45	12/04/45	ONS 047	27/04/45	30/04/45
29/04/45	04/05/45	HX 353	15/05/45	15/05/45
21/05/45	21/05/45	ONS 051	01/06/45	04/06/45



HMS GLADIOLUS

Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived

30/04/40	12/05/40	HX 039	15/05/40	15/05/40
12/05/40	24/05/40	HX 042	28/05/40	28/05/40
16/05/40	unknown	OA 149	unknown	unknown
28/05/40	28/05/40	OA 157	unknown	unknown
30/05/40	30/05/40	OA 158GF	02/06/40	02/06/40
28/05/40	03/06/40	HG 032F	06/06/40	06/06/40
07/06/40	07/06/40	OA 163GF	09/06/40	09/06/40
05/06/40	17/06/40	HX 048	20/06/40	20/06/40
21/06/40	21/06/40	OA 172	24/06/40	25/06/40
10/07/40	21/07/40	HG 038	27/07/40	27/07/40
31/07/40	31/07/40	OB 192	04/08/40	04/08/40
20/08/40	20/08/40	OB 201	24/08/40	25/08/40
01/09/40	01/09/40	OB 207	unknown	06/09/40
13/09/40	13/09/40	OB 213	unknown	18/09/40
05/09/40	17/09/40	HX 071	20/09/40	20/09/40
27/09/40	27/09/40	OB 220	30/09/40	01/10/40
19/09/40	01/10/40	HG 044	04/10/40	04/10/40
11/10/40	11/10/40	OG 044	14/10/40	24/10/40
21/10/40	21/10/40	OB 232	26/10/40	26/10/40
15/10/40	26/10/40	SC 008	31/10/40	31/10/40
15/02/41	15/02/41	OG 053	22/02/41	01/03/41
23/03/41	14/04/41	SL 069	16/04/41	unknown
23/04/41	24/04/41	OB 314	28/04/41	30/04/41
16/04/41	28/04/41	HX 121	01/05/41	03/05/41
08/05/41	08/05/41	OB 320	13/05/41	14/05/41
30/04/41	14/05/41	HX 124	18/05/41	20/05/41
29/04/41	18/05/41	SC 030	20/05/41	20/05/41
21/05/41	21/05/41	OB 325	25/05/41	29/05/41
10/05/41	23/05/41	HX 126	26/05/41	28/05/41
14/05/41	26/05/41	HG 062	02/06/41	02/06/41
11/06/41	12/06/41	OB 334	17/06/41	25/06/41
06/06/41	17/06/41	HX 131	18/06/41	23/06/41
16/06/41	27/06/41	HX 133	27/06/41	03/07/41
02/07/41	07/07/41	OB 341A	15/07/41	18/07/41
22/07/41	25/07/41	HX 140	02/08/41	06/08/41
22/07/41	25/07/41	SC 038	02/08/41	08/08/41
31/07/41	05/08/41	ON 003	13/08/41	14/08/41
29/08/41	29/08/41	HX 147	08/09/41	12/09/41
21/01/41	05/09/41	BHX 104	09/02/41	09/02/41
30/08/41	10/09/41	SC 042	16/09/41	20/09/41
17/09/41	21/09/41	ON 017	29/09/41	29/09/41
05/10/41	07/10/41	HX 153	08/10/41	19/10/41
05/10/41	08/10/41	SC 048	16/10/41	22/10/41



HMS GLOXINIA click for ship history

Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived

13/09/40	13/09/40	OB 213	unknown	18/09/40
05/09/40	16/09/40	HX 071	20/09/40	20/09/40
24/09/40	24/09/40	OB 218	26/09/40	29/09/40
27/09/40	unknown	SL 049	unknown	17/10/40
09/10/40	09/10/40	OB 226	12/10/40	12/10/40
23/10/40	23/10/40	OB 233	27/10/40	27/10/40
16/10/40	27/10/40	HX 081	01/11/40	02/11/40
25/11/40	25/11/40	COLLAR	28/11/40	28/11/40
05/05/41	06/05/41	MW 007B	09/05/41	09/05/41
27/01/42	27/01/42	TA 020/M	29/01/42	29/01/42
29/01/42	29/01/42	TA 021/M	31/01/42	31/01/42
08/02/42	08/02/42	AT 027/M	unknown	unknown
20/02/42	20/02/42	AT 029/M	23/02/42	unknown
23/02/42	23/02/42	TA 022/M	25/02/42	25/02/42
02/03/42	02/03/42	AT 032/M	04/03/42	04/03/42
04/03/42	04/03/42	TA 025/M	06/03/42	06/03/42
16/03/42	16/03/42	AT 034/M	18/03/42	18/03/42
18/03/42	18/03/42	TA 029/M	20/03/42	unknown
06/04/42	06/04/42	AT 037/M	08/04/42	08/04/42
09/04/42	09/04/42	TA 032/M	11/04/42	11/04/42
16/04/42	16/04/42	AT 039/M	18/04/42	18/04/42
18/04/42	18/04/42	TA 035/M	19/04/42	19/04/42
08/06/42	08/06/42	TA 047/M	09/06/42	09/06/42
17/06/42	17/06/42	TA 049/M	unknown	unknown
27/07/43	18/08/43	UGS 013	23/08/43	23/08/43
04/09/43	04/09/43	MKS 024	13/09/43	13/09/43
05/09/43	22/09/43	UGS 017	01/10/43	03/10/43
04/10/43	06/10/43	MKS 027	14/10/43	14/10/43
20/10/43	20/10/43	KMS 029	31/10/43	31/10/43
07/11/43	08/11/43	GUS 021	18/11/43	05/12/43
04/11/43	22/11/43	UGS 023	01/12/43	01/12/43
06/12/43	07/12/43	GUS 024	17/12/43	03/01/44
21/12/43	21/12/43	KMS 035	01/01/44	01/01/44
10/01/44	11/01/44	MKS 037	22/01/44	22/01/44
22/01/44	22/01/44	MKS 037G	23/01/44	23/01/44
28/01/44	28/01/44	KMS 039	06/02/44	07/02/44
14/02/44	14/02/44	GUS 031	22/02/44	18/03/44
13/02/44	03/03/44	UGS 033	12/03/44	12/03/44
06/04/44	06/04/44	KMS 046	16/04/44	16/04/44
19/05/44	20/05/44	MKS 050	31/05/44	31/05/44
06/06/44	06/06/44	KMS 052	15/06/44	16/06/44
24/06/44	25/06/44	GUS 044	01/07/44	18/07/44
12/06/44	01/07/44	UGS 045	07/07/44	07/07/44
18/07/44	19/07/44	MKS 056	29/07/44	29/07/44
02/08/44	02/08/44	KMS 058	11/10/84	12/08/44
23/08/44	24/08/44	GUS 050	30/08/44	18/09/44
13/08/44	02/09/44	UGS 051	08/09/44	08/09/44
22/09/44	24/09/44	GUS 053	28/09/44	17/10/44
12/09/44	03/10/44	UGS 054	09/10/44	10/10/44
16/10/44	17/10/44	MKS 065	28/10/44	28/10/44
02/11/44	06/11/44	KMS 067	12/11/44	12/11/44
16/04/45	16/04/45	WVC 124	17/04/45	17/04/45
17/04/45	17/04/45	BTC 131	20/04/45	20/04/45
17/04/45	17/04/45	VWC 129	18/04/45	18/04/45
17/04/45	17/04/45	TBC 131	20/04/45	20/04/45
22/04/45	22/04/45	VWC 134	23/04/45	23/04/45
08/05/45	08/05/45	BTC 152	11/05/45	11/05/45
14/05/45	14/05/45	TBC 158	17/05/45	17/05/45



HMS GODETIA (i) (lost 6/9/40)

Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived

16/07/40	04/08/40	SL 040	08/08/40	08/08/40
18/08/40	18/08/40	OA 201	22/08/40	unknown
12/08/40	20/08/40	HX 065	27/08/40	27/08/40
31/08/40	31/08/40	OA 207	unknown	unknown



HMS GODETIA (ii) (ex-HMS Dart (i)) (largely crewed by Belgian personnel enlisted in the Royal Navy Section Belge (RNSB) - see note under Belgian Navy Section)

Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived

16/04/42	16/04/42	ON 087	26/04/42	26/04/42
22/05/42	22/05/42	OT 002	26/05/42	26/05/42
27/05/42	27/05/42	TO 002	30/05/42	30/05/42
19/06/42	19/06/42	TO 008	21/06/42	21/06/42
24/06/42	24/06/42	OT 011	27/06/42	27/06/42
02/07/42	02/07/42	TAW 001	10/07/42	10/07/42
14/07/42	14/07/42	WAT 005	23/07/42	23/07/42
27/07/42	27/07/42	TAW 009	05/08/42	05/08/42
09/08/42	09/08/42	WAT 013	19/08/42	19/08/42
27/08/42	27/08/42	TAW 016	30/08/42	30/08/42
31/08/42	31/08/42	GN SPEC1	06/09/42	06/09/42
19/09/42	19/09/42	GN 005	26/09/42	26/09/42
14/01/43	17/01/43	MKS 005X	25/01/43	25/01/43
21/02/43	22/02/43	ON 168	06/03/43	12/03/43
05/03/43	12/03/43	SC 122	22/03/43	24/03/43
08/04/43	13/04/43	SC 126	23/04/43	23/04/43
07/05/43	08/05/43	ONS 007	21/05/43	25/05/43
26/05/43	29/05/43	SC 132	11/06/43	11/06/43
24/06/43	26/06/43	KMS 018B	03/07/43	10/07/43
27/07/43	12/08/43	UGS 013	unknown	24/08/43
25/08/43	25/08/43	MKS 022G	26/08/43	26/08/43
05/09/43	05/09/43	XK 011	20/09/43	20/09/43
28/09/43	28/09/43	UA 001	09/10/43	09/10/43
02/12/43	03/12/43	ON 214	13/12/43	20/12/43
15/12/43	19/12/43	SC 149	29/12/43	30/12/43
09/06/44	09/06/44	ETM 004	10/06/44	10/06/44
15/06/44	15/06/44	ETC 010	16/06/44	16/06/44
17/06/44	17/06/44	FTM 010	18/06/44	18/06/44
27/06/44	27/06/44	ETC 020	28/06/44	28/06/44
29/06/44	29/06/44	FTC 021	30/06/44	30/06/44
05/07/44	05/07/44	ETC 028	06/07/44	06/07/44
07/07/44	07/07/44	FTC 029	08/07/44	08/07/44
10/07/44	10/07/44	ETC 033	11/07/44	11/07/44
12/07/44	12/07/44	FTC 034	13/07/44	13/07/44
15/07/44	15/07/44	ETM 037	16/07/44	16/07/44
17/07/44	18/07/44	ETM 039	18/07/44	18/07/44
19/07/44	19/07/44	FTM 042	20/07/44	20/07/44
22/07/44	22/07/44	ETC 045	23/07/44	23/07/44
24/07/44	24/07/44	FTC 046	25/07/44	25/07/44
01/08/44	01/08/44	ETM 052	02/08/44	02/08/44
03/08/44	03/08/44	FTM 057	04/08/44	04/08/44
07/08/44	07/08/44	ETC 061	08/08/44	08/08/44
15/08/44	15/08/44	ETC 069	16/08/44	16/08/44
17/08/44	17/08/44	FTC 070	18/08/44	18/08/44
22/08/44	22/08/44	ETC 076	23/08/44	23/08/44
25/08/44	25/08/44	FTC 078	26/08/44	26/08/44
31/08/44	31/08/44	ETC 085	01/09/44	01/09/44
02/09/44	02/09/44	FTC 086	03/09/44	03/09/44
09/09/44	09/09/44	ETC 093	10/09/44	10/09/44
11/09/44	11/09/44	FTC 005A	12/09/44	12/09/44
16/09/44	16/09/44	ETC 100	17/09/44	17/09/44
18/09/44	18/09/44	FTC 012A	19/09/44	19/09/44
21/02/45	21/02/45	TBC 076	24/02/45	24/02/45
25/02/45	25/02/45	BTC 080	28/02/45	28/02/45
04/03/45	04/03/45	TBC 087	07/03/45	07/03/45
07/03/45	07/03/45	BTC 090	10/03/45	10/03/45
16/03/45	16/03/45	TBC 099	19/03/45	19/03/45
19/03/45	19/03/45	BTC 102	20/03/45	22/03/45
20/03/45	22/03/45	BTC 103	23/03/45	23/03/45
30/03/45	30/03/45	TBC 113	02/04/45	02/04/45
01/04/45	01/04/45	TBC 115	04/04/45	04/04/45
05/04/45	05/04/45	BTC 119	08/04/45	08/04/45
11/04/45	11/04/45	TBC 125	14/04/45	14/04/45
13/04/45	13/04/45	TBC 127	16/04/45	16/04/45
17/04/45	17/04/45	BTC 131	20/04/45	20/04/45
21/04/45	21/04/45	TBC 135	24/04/45	24/04/45
25/04/45	25/04/45	BTC 139	28/04/45	28/04/45
19/05/45	19/05/45	TBC 163	22/05/45	22/05/45
22/05/45	22/05/45	TBC 166	25/05/45	25/05/45
23/05/45	23/05/45	BTC 167	26/05/45	26/05/45



HMS HEARTSEASE (ex-HMS Pansy, USS Courage from 1942)

Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived

13/06/40	25/06/40	HX 050	27/06/40	30/06/40
29/06/40	01/07/40	OA 176	02/07/40	unknown
15/07/40	15/07/40	OB 184	18/07/40	18/07/40
07/07/40	19/07/40	HX 056	22/07/40	22/07/40
27/07/40	27/07/40	OB 190	30/07/40	31/07/40
19/07/40	31/07/40	HX 059	03/08/40	03/08/40
12/08/40	13/08/40	OB 197	16/08/40	16/08/40
04/08/40	16/08/40	HX 063	19/08/40	19/08/40
24/08/40	24/08/40	OB 203	27/08/40	28/08/40
04/09/40	04/09/40	OB 209	08/09/40	09/09/40
28/08/40	09/09/40	HX 069	12/09/40	12/09/40
17/09/40	17/09/40	OB 215	21/09/40	21/09/40
09/09/40	21/09/40	HX 072	21/09/40	21/09/40
10/09/40	23/09/40	SC 004	26/09/40	26/09/40
03/10/40	03/10/40	OB 223	05/10/40	08/10/40
02/10/40	06/10/40	OA 223	unknown	unknown
26/09/40	07/10/40	HX 076	10/10/40	10/10/40
13/10/40	13/10/40	OB 228	16/10/40	17/10/40
05/10/40	18/10/40	SC 007	21/10/40	21/10/40
24/10/40	24/10/40	OB 234	30/10/40	30/10/40
08/11/40	08/11/40	OB 240	13/11/40	13/11/40
20/11/40	21/11/40	OB 246	24/11/40	24/11/40
04/11/40	24/11/40	SL 054	26/11/40	26/11/40
04/12/40	04/12/40	OB 254	05/12/40	08/12/40
28/11/40	18/12/40	SL 057S	22/12/40	22/12/40
30/12/40	30/12/40	OB 267	02/01/41	02/01/41
15/12/40	02/01/41	SL 059S	07/01/41	07/01/41
12/01/41	12/01/41	OB 273	16/01/41	16/01/41
05/01/41	17/01/41	HX 101	22/01/41	22/01/41
03/03/41	17/03/41	HG 055	22/03/41	22/03/41
28/03/41	28/03/41	OB 303	03/04/41	03/04/41
21/03/41	04/04/41	HX 116	09/04/41	09/04/41
27/07/41	30/07/41	ON 002	02/08/41	08/08/41
22/07/41	02/08/41	HX 140	06/08/41	06/08/41
22/07/41	02/08/41	SC 038	07/08/41	08/08/41
15/08/41	16/08/41	ON 007	21/08/41	25/08/41
10/08/41	22/08/41	HX 144	29/08/41	30/08/41
01/09/41	01/09/41	ON 012	07/09/41	14/09/41
29/08/41	08/09/41	HX 147	12/09/41	12/09/41
17/09/41	18/09/41	ON 017	21/09/41	29/09/41
11/09/41	22/09/41	SC 044	27/09/41	30/09/41
08/10/41	08/10/41	ON 024	13/10/41	15/10/41
28/10/41	28/10/41	ON 031	04/11/41	15/11/41
28/10/41	08/11/41	HX 157	13/11/41	13/11/41
19/11/41	19/11/41	ON 038	26/11/41	30/11/41
16/11/41	30/11/41	SC 055	04/12/41	05/12/41
09/12/41	09/12/41	ON 045	16/12/41	16/12/41
08/12/41	17/12/41	HX 164	22/12/41	23/12/41
05/10/41	17/10/42	SC 048	21/10/41	22/10/41



HMS HEATHER

Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived

10/12/40	11/12/40	OB 257	13/12/40	13/12/40
03/12/40	13/12/40	HX 093	16/12/40	18/12/40
24/12/40	24/12/40	OB 264	29/12/40	29/12/40
15/12/40	29/12/40	SC 016	31/12/40	31/12/40
07/01/41	08/01/41	OG 049	11/01/41	21/01/41
29/12/40	11/01/41	HG 049	15/01/41	15/01/41
12/01/41	26/01/41	SC 019	01/02/41	02/02/41
03/02/41	04/02/41	OB 282	08/02/41	08/02/41
20/01/41	09/02/41	SL 063	10/02/41	09/02/41
18/02/41	19/02/41	OB 288	unknown	22/02/41
08/02/41	24/02/41	SC 022	28/02/41	28/02/41
07/03/41	07/03/41	OG 055	12/03/41	20/03/41
20/03/41	20/03/41	OB 300	25/03/41	26/03/41
10/03/41	26/03/41	SC 025	29/03/41	29/03/41
15/04/41	15/04/41	OG 059	20/04/41	28/04/41
29/03/41	20/04/41	SL 070	20/04/41	23/04/41
30/04/41	02/05/41	OB 317	06/05/41	06/05/41
17/05/41	18/05/41	OB 323	23/05/41	25/05/41
02/07/41	02/07/41	OB 341A	07/07/41	18/07/41
16/07/41	16/07/41	OB 347	22/07/41	31/07/41
11/07/41	23/07/41	HX 138	26/07/41	27/07/41
06/08/41	07/08/41	ON 004	12/08/41	18/08/41
01/08/41	12/08/41	HX 142	15/08/41	18/08/41
20/08/41	21/08/41	ON 009	25/08/41	25/08/41
16/08/41	26/08/41	HX 145	30/08/41	31/08/41
07/09/41	09/09/41	ON 014	14/09/41	14/09/41
21/09/41	22/09/41	ON 019	27/09/41	07/10/41
22/09/41	01/10/41	HX 151	05/10/41	07/10/41
14/10/41	14/10/41	ON 026	20/10/41	29/10/41
11/10/41	22/10/41	SC 049	27/10/41	27/10/41
03/11/41	04/11/41	ON 033	11/11/41	23/11/41
03/11/41	13/11/41	HX 158	17/11/41	18/11/41
25/11/41	26/11/41	ON 040	30/11/41	04/12/41
22/11/41	06/12/41	SC 056	09/12/41	10/12/41
15/12/41	16/12/41	ON 047	23/12/41	23/12/41
15/12/41	24/12/41	HX 165	26/12/41	30/12/41
06/01/42	07/01/42	ON 054	12/01/42	17/01/42
26/01/42	27/01/42	ON 060	31/01/42	15/02/42
23/01/42	04/02/42	SC 066	08/02/42	09/02/42
04/02/42	16/02/42	SC 068	20/02/42	20/02/42
25/02/42	26/02/42	ON 070	11/03/42	15/03/42
18/03/42	24/03/42	SC 075	03/04/42	03/04/42
06/07/42	07/07/42	ON 110	20/07/42	26/07/42
24/07/42	26/07/42	SC 093	05/08/42	07/08/42
12/08/42	13/08/42	ON 121	17/08/42	27/08/42
09/08/42	27/08/42	HX 202	21/08/42	21/08/42
29/08/42	30/08/42	ON 126	13/09/42	18/09/42
13/09/42	16/09/42	HX 207	24/09/42	25/09/42
11/10/42	13/10/42	ON 138	28/10/42	03/11/42
26/10/42	31/10/42	HX 213	08/11/42	10/11/42
23/11/42	24/11/42	ON 148	04/12/42	13/12/42
13/12/42	19/12/42	HX 219	28/12/42	29/12/42
04/01/43	05/01/43	ON 159	14/01/43	20/01/43
12/01/43	24/01/43	ON 161	25/01/43	31/01/43
12/01/43	29/01/43	SC 117	02/02/43	03/02/43
03/03/43	03/03/43	ON 170	15/03/43	20/03/43
14/03/43	21/03/43	SC 123	01/04/43	03/04/43
13/04/43	14/04/43	ONS 004	29/04/43	05/05/43
02/05/43	06/05/43	SC 129	21/05/43	21/05/43
28/05/43	29/05/43	ONS 009	07/06/43	09/06/43
16/06/43	20/06/43	SC 134	29/06/43	01/07/43
26/09/43	26/09/43	KMS 028G	07/10/43	07/10/43
14/10/43	14/10/43	MKS 027G	25/10/43	28/10/43
15/11/43	15/11/43	JW 054A	24/11/43	24/11/43
26/11/43	27/11/43	RA 054B	09/12/43	09/12/43
15/12/43	17/12/43	ONS 025	30/12/43	03/01/44
29/12/43	03/01/44	HX 273	14/01/44	14/01/44
24/01/44	25/01/44	ON 221	06/02/44	11/02/44
05/02/44	10/02/44	HX 278	20/02/44	20/02/44
29/02/44	01/03/44	ON 226	10/03/44	15/03/44
14/03/44	17/03/44	SC 155	28/03/44	29/03/44
27/04/44	27/04/44	WP SP 30	29/04/44	29/04/44
01/06/44	01/06/44	EBM 001	unknown	unknown
02/07/44	02/07/44	EBC 029	04/07/44	04/07/44
27/08/44	27/08/44	ETC 081	28/08/44	28/08/44
29/08/44	29/08/44	FTC 082	30/08/44	30/08/44
06/09/44	06/09/44	ETC 090	07/09/44	07/09/44
08/09/44	08/09/44	FTC 002A	09/09/44	09/09/44
12/09/44	12/09/44	ETC 096	13/09/44	13/09/44
14/09/44	14/09/44	FTC 008A	15/09/44	15/09/44
19/09/44	19/09/44	ETC 103	20/09/44	20/09/44
12/11/44	12/11/44	ON 266	16/11/44	03/12/44
04/11/44	17/11/44	HX 318	19/11/44	19/11/44
08/12/44	08/12/44	ON 271	11/12/44	28/12/44
29/11/44	12/12/44	HX 323	23/12/44	13/12/44
18/12/44	18/12/44	TBC 011	21/12/44	21/12/44
22/12/44	22/12/44	BTC 015	25/12/44	25/12/44
21/12/44	29/12/44	MKS 072G	30/12/44	30/12/44
02/01/45	02/01/45	ON 276	05/01/45	18/01/45
24/12/44	05/01/45	HX 328	08/01/45	08/01/45
14/01/45	14/01/45	TBC 038	17/01/45	17/01/45
18/01/45	18/01/45	BTC 042	21/01/45	21/01/45
31/01/45	31/01/45	TBC 055	03/02/45	03/02/45
04/02/45	04/02/45	BTC 059	07/02/45	07/02/45
12/02/45	12/02/45	TBC 067	15/02/45	15/02/45
16/02/45	16/02/45	BTC 071	19/02/45	19/02/45
24/02/45	24/02/45	TBC 079	27/02/45	27/02/45
28/02/45	28/02/45	BTC 083	03/03/45	03/03/45
12/03/45	12/03/45	TBC 095	15/03/45	15/03/45
16/03/45	16/03/45	BTC 099	19/03/45	19/03/45
24/03/45	24/03/45	TBC 107	27/03/45	27/03/45
28/03/45	28/03/45	BTC 111	31/03/45	31/03/45
05/04/45	05/04/45	TBC 119	08/04/45	08/04/45
09/04/45	09/04/45	BTC 123	12/04/45	12/04/45
01/05/45	01/05/45	TBC 145	04/05/45	04/05/45
06/05/45	06/05/45	BTC 150	09/05/45	09/05/45
13/05/45	13/05/45	TBC 157	16/05/45	16/05/45
17/05/45	17/05/45	BTC 161	20/05/45	20/05/45



HMS HELIOTROPE (USS Surprise from 1942)

Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived

03/10/40	03/10/40	OB 223	06/10/40	08/10/40
26/09/40	07/10/40	HX 076	10/10/40	10/10/40
15/10/40	15/10/40	OB 229	18/10/40	18/10/40
08/10/40	19/10/40	HX 079	23/10/40	23/10/40
29/10/40	29/10/40	OB 236	01/11/40	02/11/40
20/10/40	01/11/40	HX 082	03/11/40	06/11/40
18/11/40	19/11/40	OB 245	22/11/40	22/11/40
11/11/40	23/11/40	HX 085/1	25/11/40	25/11/40
30/11/40	01/12/40	OB 252	04/12/40	04/12/40
22/11/40	05/12/40	SC 013	07/12/40	07/12/40
20/12/40	21/12/40	OB 262	23/12/40	23/12/40
07/12/40	25/12/40	SL 058	26/12/40	28/12/40
08/03/41	08/03/41	OB 295	14/03/41	14/03/41
06/04/41	06/04/41	OG 058	12/04/41	21/04/41
30/04/41	12/05/41	HX 124	14/05/41	20/05/41
12/05/41	18/05/41	OB 322	20/05/41	20/05/41
10/05/41	21/05/41	HX 126	23/05/41	28/05/41
19/05/41	29/05/41	SC 032	07/06/41	07/06/41
01/06/41	15/06/41	HX 130	20/06/41	20/06/41
01/07/41	13/07/41	SC 036	17/07/41	19/07/41
24/07/41	25/07/41	OS 001	28/07/41	10/08/41
18/07/41	28/07/41	HG 068	02/08/41	02/08/41
13/07/41	30/07/41	SL 081	08/08/41	08/08/41
19/08/41	20/08/41	OG 072	01/09/41	01/09/41
02/09/41	08/09/41	HG 072	17/09/41	17/09/41
25/08/41	11/09/41	SL 085	17/09/41	17/09/41
27/09/41	27/09/41	OG 075	12/10/41	13/10/41
22/10/41	22/10/41	HG 075	27/10/41	03/11/41
01/11/41	04/11/41	SL 091G	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 091GF	16/11/41	18/11/41
25/11/41	25/11/41	OG 077	13/12/41	13/12/41
31/12/41	31/12/41	HG 077	12/01/42	12/01/42



HMS HIBISCUS (USS Spry from 1942)

Date convoy sailed	Joined convoy as escort	Convoy No.	Left convoy	Date convoy arrived

24/05/40	07/06/40	HX 045	08/06/40	08/06/40
31/05/40	14/06/40	SL 034	15/06/40	15/06/40
18/06/40	18/06/40	OA 170	20/06/40	unknown
25/06/40	25/06/40	OA 174	27/06/40	unknown
08/07/40	08/07/40	OA 179	12/07/40	13/07/40
26/07/40	26/07/40	OA 190	30/07/40	unknown
19/07/40	31/07/40	HX 059	03/08/40	03/08/40
04/08/40	16/08/40	HX 063	19/08/40	19/08/40
22/08/40	22/08/40	OA 203	27/08/40	27/08/40
16/08/40	27/08/40	HX 066	31/08/40	31/08/40
17/09/40	29/09/40	HX 074	21/09/40	02/10/40
14/10/40	14/10/40	OA 229	19/10/40	unknown
08/10/40	19/10/40	HX 079	23/10/40	23/10/40
11/11/40	11/11/40	OB 242	unknown	15/11/40
17/11/40	17/11/40	OB 244	21/11/40	22/11/40
11/11/40	22/11/40	HX 086	26/11/40	26/11/40
12/12/40	12/12/40	OB 258	15/12/40	15/12/40
28/11/40	15/12/40	SL 057	20/12/40	19/12/40
06/04/41	17/04/41	HX 119A	22/04/41	22/04/41
26/04/41	26/04/41	OG 060	30/04/41	10/05/41
09/04/41	30/04/41	SL 071	05/05/41	04/05/41
11/05/41	11/05/41	OB 321	16/05/41	17/05/41
06/05/41	16/05/41	HG 061	20/05/41	20/05/41
25/05/41	25/05/41	OG 063	30/05/41	07/06/41
10/05/41	30/05/41	SL 074	04/06/41	04/06/41
14/06/41	15/06/41	OG 065	17/06/41	28/06/41
30/05/41	19/06/41	SL 076	21/06/41	21/06/41
30/06/41	01/07/41	OB 341	06/07/41	06/07/41
14/07/41	15/07/41	OB 346	21/07/41	01/08/41
03/07/41	23/07/41	SL 080	29/07/41	29/07/41
03/08/41	04/08/41	OS 002	08/08/41	22/08/41
28/07/41	08/08/41	HG 069	11/08/41	11/08/41
29/08/41	02/09/41	OG 073	13/09/41	13/09/41
17/09/41	17/09/41	HG 073	30/09/41	01/10/41
16/10/41	17/10/41	ON 027	24/10/41	02/11/41
16/10/41	25/10/41	HX 155	30/10/41	31/10/41
07/11/41	07/11/41	ON 034	10/11/41	21/11/41
04/11/41	20/11/41	SC 053	24/11/41	24/11/41
03/12/41	04/12/41	ON 043	12/12/41	15/12/41
31/12/41	31/12/41	ON 052	05/01/42	11/01/42
27/12/41	09/01/42	SC 062	12/01/42	12/01/42
20/01/42	21/01/42	ON 058	21/01/42	21/01/42
20/01/42	30/01/42	HX 171	31/01/42	01/02/42

(Note on Convoys)

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revised 25/3/13