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

by Don Kindell

MODIFIED FLOWER-CLASS CORVETTES, Part 2 of 3, Royal Canadian Navy (i)

HMCS Dittany (Photo Ships, click to enlarge)

on to Part 3

 
 

Part 2

Royal Canadian Navy - Atholl, Beauharnois (ii), Belleville, Cobourg, Dittany, Fergus, Frontenac, Giffard, Guelph, Hawkesbury, Lachute, Linaria, Lindsay, Louisburg (ii), Mimico (ii), Norsyd, North Bay (continued)

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

 

(Note on Convoys)

 


Part 1, Royal Navy - Arabis (ii), Arbutus (ii), Betony, Bugloss, Burnet, Charlock
Royal Indian Navy - Assam
United States Navy - Pert

 

Part 3, Royal Canadian Navy - Owen Sound, Parry Sound, Peterborough, Riviere Du Loup, Rosebay, Smilax, Smiths Falls, Statice, Stellarton, St Lambert, Strathroy, Thorlock, Trentonian, West York, Whitby, Willowherb


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS ATHOLL

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

22/12/43

24/12/43

HX 272

25/12/43

06/01/44

27/02/44

09/03/44

HX 281

12/03/44

15/03/44

07/04/44

08/04/44

ON 231

17/04/44

24/04/44

18/04/44

24/04/44

HX 288

03/05/44

04/05/44

11/05/44

12/05/44

ON 236

21/05/44

27/05/44

27/05/44

01/06/44

HX 293

09/06/44

09/06/44

18/06/44

19/06/44

ON 241

24/06/44

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

02/08/44

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

08/11/44

HX 317

13/11/44

13/11/44

23/11/44

26/11/44

ON 268

07/12/44

10/12/44

03/04/45

06/04/45

HX 348

07/04/45

20/04/45

08/04/45

13/04/45

HX 349

23/04/45

23/04/45

02/05/45

03/05/45

ONS 049

14/05/45

18/05/45

19/05/45

24/05/45

HX 357

27/05/45

03/06/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS BEAUHARNOIS (ii)

(ex-HMCS Buckingham (i))

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

02/09/44

02/09/44

ETC 087

03/09/44

03/09/44

04/12/44

10/12/44

HX 324

19/12/44

21/12/44

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

28/02/45

05/03/45

HX 341

15/03/45

15/03/45

22/03/45

23/03/45

ONS 045

06/04/45

11/04/45

13/05/45

13/05/45

XB 163

15/05/45

15/05/45

17/05/45

17/05/45

BX 163

19/05/45

19/05/45

21/05/45

01/06/45

ONS 051

03/06/45

04/06/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS BELLEVILLE

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

24/03/45

28/03/45

HX 346

07/04/45

07/04/45

17/04/45

18/04/45

ON 297

28/04/45

02/05/45

09/05/45

14/05/45

HX 355

25/05/45

25/05/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS COBOURG

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

25/08/44

28/08/44

HX 305

29/08/44

10/09/44

13/09/44

19/09/44

HX 308

27/09/44

28/09/44

12/10/44

13/10/44

ON 259

unknown

29/10/44

25/10/44

30/10/44

HX 316

09/11/44

10/11/44

18/11/44

19/11/44

ON 267

30/11/44

05/12/44

04/12/44

10/12/44

HX 324

19/12/44

21/12/44

28/12/44

31/12/44

ON 275

08/01/45

13/01/45

16/01/45

20/01/45

SC 165

30/01/45

31/01/45

13/02/45

14/02/45

ONS 042

28/02/45

05/03/45

04/03/45

09/03/45

HX 342

19/03/45

19/03/45

27/03/45

28/03/45

ON 293

09/04/45

15/04/45

17/04/45

28/04/45

ON 297

02/05/45

02/05/45

03/05/45

03/05/45

XB 161

05/05/45

05/05/45

07/05/45

07/05/45

BX 161

09/05/45

09/05/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS DITTANY

(ex-USN Beacon)

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

30/07/43

01/08/43

HX 250

11/08/43

12/08/43

03/03/44

03/03/44

OS 070KM

15/03/44

15/03/44

15/03/44

15/03/44

KMS 044G

17/03/44

17/03/44

25/03/44

25/03/44

OS 071

04/04/44

04/04/44

07/04/44

07/04/44

STL 017

14/04/44

11/04/44

18/04/44

18/04/44

STL 020

23/04/44

23/04/44

23/04/44

23/04/44

LTS 017

29/04/44

29/04/44

05/06/44

05/06/44

STL 024

12/06/44

10/06/44

20/06/44

20/06/44

LTS 024

28/06/44

28/06/44

05/07/44

05/07/44

STL 027

10/07/44

10/07/44

19/07/44

19/07/44

LTS 028

27/07/44

27/07/44

21/08/44

21/08/44

TS 062

26/08/44

26/08/44

11/09/44

11/09/44

STL 029

14/09/44

14/09/44

18/09/44

18/09/44

LTS 030

25/09/44

25/09/44

04/10/44

04/10/44

ST 087

08/10/44

08/10/44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS FERGUS

(ex-HMCS Fort Francis (i))

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

01/02/45

13/02/45

ON 282

17/02/45

19/02/45

25/02/45

28/02/45

SC 168

12/03/45

13/03/45

22/03/45

24/03/45

ON 292

03/04/45

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

16/05/45

20/05/45

SC 176

29/05/45

29/05/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS FRONTENAC

 

 

 

 

 

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

30/03/44

31/03/44

ON 230

13/04/44

17/04/44

26/04/44

27/04/44

ON 234

06/05/44

12/05/44

10/05/44

16/05/44

HX 291

27/05/44

27/05/44

03/06/44

04/06/44

ON 239

15/06/44

22/06/44

19/06/44

24/06/44

HX 296

02/07/44

03/07/44

10/07/44

11/07/44

ON 244

18/07/44

23/07/44

25/07/44

31/07/44

HX 301

08/08/44

08/08/44

17/08/44

19/08/44

ON 249

27/08/44

02/09/44

31/08/44

06/09/44

HX 306

17/09/44

17/09/44

29/09/44

30/09/44

ONS 033

10/10/44

14/10/44

15/10/44

20/10/44

HX 314

29/10/44

29/10/44

08/11/44

10/11/44

ON 265

19/11/44

23/11/44

24/11/44

29/11/44

HX 322

07/12/44

08/12/44

18/12/44

21/12/44

ON 273

02/01/45

04/01/45

23/05/45

23/05/45

XB 165

25/05/45

25/05/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS GIFFARD

 (ex-HMS Buddleia)

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

08/01/44

09/01/44

ON 219

20/01/44

27/01/44

14/02/44

15/02/44

ON 224

26/02/44

02/03/44

28/02/44

02/03/44

SC 154

15/03/44

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

10/05/44

16/05/44

HX 291

27/05/44

27/05/44

03/06/44

04/06/44

ON 239

25/06/44

22/06/44

19/06/44

24/06/44

HX 296

02/07/44

03/07/44

10/07/44

11/07/44

ON 244

18/07/44

23/07/44

25/07/44

31/07/44

HX 301

08/08/44

08/08/44

17/08/44

19/08/44

ON 249

27/08/44

02/09/44

31/08/44

06/09/44

HX 306

17/09/44

17/09/44

29/09/44

30/09/44

ONS 033

10/10/44

14/10/44

15/10/44

20/10/44

HX 314

29/10/44

29/10/44

08/11/44

10/11/44

ON 265

19/11/44

23/11/44

09/05/45

14/05/45

HX 355

25/05/45

25/05/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS GUELPH

(ex-HMCS Sea Cliff (i))

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

17/08/44

17/08/44

HX 304

20/08/44

01/09/44

10/08/44

23/08/44

ON 248S

25/08/44

27/08/44

25/08/44

27/08/44

HX 305

30/08/44

10/09/44

24/08/44

02/09/44

ON 250

05/09/55

07/09/44

13/09/44

13/09/44

HX 308

17/09/44

28/09/44

21/09/44

23/09/44

HX 310

05/10/44

05/10/44

20/10/44

23/10/44

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

12/04/45

ONS 046

16/04/45

20/04/45

02/05/45

02/05/45

BX 160

04/05/45

04/05/45

02/05/45

14/05/45

ON 300

15/05/45

18/05/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS HAWKESBURY

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

13/09/44

19/09/44

HX 308

28/09/44

28/09/44

06/10/44

08/10/44

ON 258

17/10/44

24/10/44

20/10/44

24/10/44

HX 315

03/11/44

03/11/44

12/11/44

15/11/44

ON 266

26/11/44

03/12/44

02/12/44

06/12/44

SC 162

16/12/44

17/12/44

28/12/44

29/12/44

ONS 039

09/01/45

13/01/45

13/01/45

18/01/45

HX 332

28/01/45

28/01/45

05/02/45

07/02/45

ON 283

21/02/45

27/02/45

10/02/45

13/02/45

KMS 083G

16/02/45

16/02/45

23/02/45

28/02/45

HX 340

10/03/45

10/03/45

17/03/45

19/03/45

ON 291

30/03/45

06/04/45

03/04/45

08/04/45

HX 348

20/04/45

20/04/45

26/04/45

28/04/45

ON 299

07/05/45

13/05/45

13/05/45

17/05/45

HX 356

26/05/45

26/05/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS LACHUTE

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

01/01/45

05/01/45

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

18/02/45

27/02/45

07/03/45

08/03/45

ON 289

19/03/45

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

27/05/45

ON 305

07/06/45

10/06/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS LINARIA

(ex-USN Clash)

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

24/10/43

28/10/43

SC 145

06/11/43

07/11/43

25/11/43

26/11/43

OS 060KM

04/12/43

07/12/43

05/12/43

21/12/43

UGS 026

31/12/43

30/12/43

13/02/44

13/02/44

MB 065

18/02/44

18/02/44

20/02/44

20/02/44

BA 062

28/02/44

28/02/44

23/01/44

23/02/44

AJ 001/2

02/02/44

02/02/44

24/02/44

24/02/44

BM 087

29/02/44

29/02/44

06/03/44

08/03/44

CJ 019

14/03/44

14/03/44

23/03/44

23/03/44

MB 070

28/03/44

28/03/44

04/04/44

04/04/44

BM 092

09/04/44

09/04/44

15/04/44

17/04/44

CJ 024

22/04/44

22/04/44

24/04/44

24/04/44

MB 074

29/04/44

29/04/44

14/07/44

14/07/44

BM 095

18/07/44

unknown

22/07/44

22/07/44

RK 003

02/08/44

02/08/44

29/11/44

29/11/44

CM 059A

02/12/44

05/12/44

24/12/44

24/12/44

CM 059B

31/12/44

31/12/44

20/04/45

20/04/45

013C

21/04/45

21/04/45

25/05/45

25/05/45

KR 006A/

28/05/45

28/05/45

05/06/45

05/06/45

KR 008/1

08/06/45

08/06/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS LINDSAY

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

21/03/44

23/03/44

HX 284

26/03/44

06/04/44

23/03/44

01/04/44

ON 229

05/04/44

07/04/44

28/05/44

28/05/44

WP 529

30/05/44

30/05/44

25/06/44

25/06/44

EBC 022

27/06/44

27/06/44

10/07/44

10/07/44

EBC 037

12/07/44

12/07/44

24/07/44

24/07/44

EBC 051

26/07/44

26/07/44

31/07/44

31/07/44

EBC 058

01/08/44

02/08/44

09/08/44

09/08/44

EBC 067

09/08/44

11/08/44

16/08/44

16/08/44

EBC 074

18/08/44

18/08/44

19/08/44

19/08/44

FBC 059

21/08/44

21/08/44

26/08/44

26/08/44

EBC 084

27/08/44

28/08/44

29/08/44

29/08/44

EBC 087

30/08/44

31/08/44

06/09/44

06/09/44

EBC 095

06/09/44

08/09/44

21/12/44

21/12/44

BTC 014

24/12/44

24/12/44

21/12/44

28/12/44

MKS 072G

30/12/44

30/12/44

17/01/45

17/01/45

ON 279

20/01/45

05/02/45

08/01/45

20/01/45

HX 331

22/01/45

22/01/45

25/02/45

26/02/45

ON 287

07/03/45

14/03/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS LOUISBURG (ii)

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

13/03/44

15/03/44

HX 283

18/03/44

29/03/44

21/05/44

21/05/44

WP SP 31

23/05/44

23/05/44

11/08/44

11/08/44

EBC 069

11/08/44

13/08/44

15/08/44

15/08/44

FBC 055

17/08/44

17/08/44

23/08/44

23/08/44

EBC 081

25/08/44

25/08/44

26/08/44

26/08/44

FBC 064

28/08/44

28/08/44

31/08/44

31/08/44

EBC 089

01/09/44

02/09/44

06/09/44

07/09/44

EBC 095

08/09/44

08/09/44

11/12/44

11/12/44

BTC 004

14/12/44

14/12/44

30/12/44

30/12/44

TBC 023

02/01/45

02/01/45

31/12/44

31/12/44

TBC 024

03/01/45

03/01/45

04/01/45

04/01/45

BTC 028

07/01/45

07/01/45

08/01/45

08/01/45

TBC 032

11/01/45

11/01/45

22/01/45

22/01/45

ON 280

25/01/45

09/02/45

13/01/45

26/01/45

HX 332

29/01/45

28/01/45

02/02/45

02/02/45

OS 108KM

04/02/45

05/02/45

31/01/45

04/02/45

MKS 080G

07/02/45

07/02/45

10/02/45

10/02/45

OS 110KM

14/02/45

15/02/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS MIMICO (ii)

(ex-HMS Bulrush)

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

12/06/44

12/06/44

FWM 005

13/06/44

13/06/44

19/06/44

19/06/44

FTM 012

19/06/44

20/06/44

16/07/44

16/07/44

FTM 039

16/07/44

17/07/44

20/10/44

20/10/44

ON 261

23/10/44

05/11/44

10/10/44

23/10/44

HX 313

25/10/44

24/10/44

09/12/44

09/12/44

TBC 002

12/12/44

12/12/44

13/12/44

13/12/44

BTC 006

16/12/44

16/12/44

01/01/45

01/01/45

TBC 025

04/01/45

04/01/45

06/01/45

06/01/45

BTC 030

09/01/45

09/01/45

15/01/45

15/01/45

TBC 039

18/01/45

18/01/45

19/01/45

19/01/45

BTC 043

22/01/45

22/01/45

21/02/45

22/02/45

OS 112KM

24/02/45

24/02/45

19/02/45

24/02/45

MKS 084G

27/02/45

27/02/45

25/02/45

25/02/45

TBC 080

28/02/45

28/02/45

01/03/45

01/03/45

BTC 084

04/03/45

04/03/45

11/03/45

11/03/45

ON 290

15/03/45

29/03/45

04/03/45

16/03/45

HX 342

19/03/45

19/03/45

22/03/45

22/03/45

TBC 105

25/03/45

25/03/45

26/03/45

26/03/45

BTC 109

29/03/45

29/03/45

12/04/45

12/04/45

ON 296

14/04/45

30/04/45

03/04/45

18/04/45

HX 348

20/04/45

20/04/45

23/04/45

23/04/45

TBC 137

26/04/45

26/04/45

27/04/45

27/04/45

BTC 141

30/04/45

30/04/45

03/05/45

03/05/45

TBC 147

06/05/45

06/05/45

07/05/45

07/05/45

BTC 151

10/05/45

10/05/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS NORSYD

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

02/06/44

04/06/44

HX 294

09/06/44

19/06/44

03/06/44

15/06/44

ON 239

22/06/44

22/06/44

24/06/44

24/06/44

HX 297

27/06/44

11/07/44

03/07/44

05/07/44

HX 298

08/07/44

18/07/44

03/07/44

12/07/44

ON 243

18/07/44

18/07/44

25/07/44

25/07/44

HX 301

28/07/44

08/08/44

04/08/44

06/08/44

HX 302

08/08/44

17/08/44

07/09/44

18/09/44

ON 252

19/09/44

22/09/44

22/09/44

04/10/44

ON 255

09/10/44

09/10/44

15/10/44

15/10/44

HX 314

19/10/44

29/10/44

20/10/44

22/10/44

HX 315

26/10/44

03/11/44

15/10/44

27/10/44

ON 260

01/11/44

30/10/44

09/11/44

09/11/44

HX 319

13/11/44

25/11/44

17/11/44

17/11/44

SC 161

19/11/44

04/12/44

29/11/44

05/12/44

HX 323

13/12/44

13/12/44

23/12/44

24/12/44

ON 274

03/01/45

08/01/45

08/01/45

13/01/45

HX 331

22/01/45

22/01/45

01/02/45

01/02/45

ON 282

13/02/45

19/02/45

16/02/45

19/02/45

SC 167

02/03/45

02/03/45

11/03/45

14/03/45

ON 290

27/03/45

29/03/45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMCS NORTH BAY

 

 

 

 

 

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

07/04/44

08/04/44

ON 231

17/04/44

24/04/44

18/04/44

24/04/44

HX 288

03/05/44

04/05/44

11/05/44

12/05/44

ON 236

21/05/44

27/05/44

27/05/44

01/06/44

HX 293

09/06/44

09/06/44

18/06/44

19/06/44

ON 241

24/06/44

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

28/10/44

01/11/44

30/10/44

04/11/44

HX 317

13/11/44

13/11/44

23/11/44

26/11/44

ON 268

07/12/44

10/12/44

27/03/45

31/03/45

SC 171

09/04/45

10/04/45

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Note on Convoys)

 
 

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added 9/5/11