1
9 3 9
September
Withdrawn
from control ship duty.
Nominated
for
use as an escort.
October
Under
modification
to
Armament including depth charges fitted
December
1
9 4 0
January
On
completion deployed for escort of coastal
convoys.
to
April
May Transferred
to
Dover Command for evacuation of allied
troops from Dunkirk.
(Operation
DYNAMO - For details see
NINE DAYS AT DUNKIRK by
AD
Divine
and the Naval Staff History)
Pennant
Number for visual signalling purposes
changed to I85
28th
Began evacuation
duties.
June
1st
Rescued French soldiers from ss
PRAGUE
sinking off Gravelines
4th
Last RN warship
to leave Dunkirk.
Embarked
French soldiers.
Engaged
shore batteries.
On release from DYNAMO resumed coastal
convoy escort duties.
July
Convoy
escort and patrol duties in continuation
in Channel area.
August
Deployed
on anti-invasion patrols and convoy
defence.
September
Nominated
for service in Atlantic for convoy defence.
Modified to carry
increased depth charge outfit.
October
On
completion joined Western Approaches
Command.
Deployed
for
Atlantic convoy defence in NW
Approaches.
November
Atlantic convoy escort in
continuation.
to
December
1
9 4 1
January
Atlantic convoy escort in
continuation.
to
August
September
Deployed
with 1st Escort Group in NW Approaches.
October Atlantic
convoy
escort in co
24th
Sustained structural damage in heavy
weather south of Iceland
during the
escort of an
Atlantic convoy. After
funnel
was lost overboard.
November
Under repair at Belfast.
December
25th
On completion rejoined Group.
1
9 4 2
January
Resumed
convoy escort in NW Approaches with
Group
to
(Note: Other ships in Group included HM
Destroyers KEPPEL and ST ALBANS
December
(Ex US
Navy), HM Corvettes ANCHUSA, WALLFLOWER,
DAHLIA
and MEADOWSWEET)
1
9 4 3
January
Deployment
in NW Approaches and Irish Sea for convoy defence in continuation
to
March
April
12th
Joined military convoy WS29 at Avonmouth
for Local Escort during passage to
Clyde
prior to
Ocean passage.
14th
Detached from WS29
and resumed service in NW Approaches.
May
Transferred
for service in Iceland
with other destroyers of
this type.
Passage to Iceland.
,
June Atlantic
convoy
defence based in Iceland
in continuation.
to
Took part in support operations with
escorts of convoys under heavy
July
submarine
attacks (Operation ROSEGARDEN)
August
Returned
to Home waters
September
21st
Deployed with HM Destroyers
MATCHLESS and OBEDIENT in anti-
submarine
operations in NW Approaches,
October
Convoy defence deployment in
continuation.
to
December
1
9 4 4
January
Convoy
defence in continuation.
to
August
September
Withdrawn
from Atlantic convoy defence duties.
(Note: The
availability of new escorts including
CAPTAIN
Class Frigates built in
USA
and transferred to RN under
Lease-Lend enabled older destroyers of
this Class to
be taken out of Atlantic service).
Paid
off at Grangemouth and laid-up in
Reserve
(Note: One
source records deployment for training
purposes. This is
included
below but is to be confirmed.)
October
Not
deployed operationally
to
December
1
9 4 5
January
Not
deployed operationally
to
August
October
Reverted
to Training role.
November
Deployed
for training duties in Home Waters.
to
December
