1 9 3 9
September
In Reserve, awaiting
for conversion to WAIR.
to
December
1
9 4 0
January
In Reserve awaiting
conversion.
to
March
April
Taken in hand for refit and
conversion.
May
Under refit
to
Pennant
Number for visual signalling
purposes changed to L21
December
1
9 4 1
January
Post refit trials
Allocated for
convoy defence in North
Sea.
February
Deployed for escort of coastal
convoys and interception patrol.
to
December
1
9 4 2
January
North
Sea convoy defence and patrol duties in continuation
to
December
(Note: For details of defence of
east coast convoys see THE BATTLE OF
THE NARROW
SEAS by: Peter
Scott and WAR ON THE EAST COAST
by J P Foynes.
1
9 4 3
January
North
Sea duties in continuation
to
Nominated
for deployment in support of planned
Allied landings in Sicily
May
(Operation HUSKY)
June
Deployed for escort of military
convoys on
passage to Mediterranean
for assault landings.
July
Nominated for support of planned
allied
landings in Sicily.
(Operation HUSKY – For details see
Naval Staff History and BRITISH
INVASION FLEETS
by J de
Winser.)
Passage to Algiers
and joined Escort Group S.
(Note:
Escort Group S was part of Support
Force East)
5th
Sailed
from Algiers
as part of escort for military
Convoy KMS18
9th
Detached
from KMS18 and took passage to Malta
for repair.
10th
On
completion took passage from Malta
to join Escort Group V for provision
of AA defence
11th
Deployed
with Group for patrol, anchorage
defence and convoy escort.
August
HUSKY deployment with Support
Force East in continuation.
September
On release from HUSKY deployments
took passage to resume North
Sea
convoy defence.
October
North Sea Convoy escort and
patrol duties in continuation
to
December
1
9 4 4
January
North
Sea duties in continuation
to
(Note: This ship was not detached
for escort of assault or
December
build-up convoys during allied
landings in Normandy
(Operation NEPTUNE).
1
9 4 5
January
Deployed for convoy defence
and interception of enemy minelayers
in Nore Command
to
See
HOLD THE NARROW SEA
by P Smith, HITLER’S U-BOAT WAR by C
Blair and
March
Naval Staff History.
April
Deployed as escort for convoy
FS1784.
16th
Carried out attacks on U1274 in
position 55.36N 01.24W off Sunderland.
Submarine had attacked and sunk
tanker ATHELDUKE in convoy and
appeared to be.
stationary
on sea bed. Sinking
not therefore certain.
24th
Returned
to position of attacks and carried
out further depth charge attacks on
U1274 which was
still in same position.
Wreckage retrieved confirmed
submarine
had been
sunk. There were no survivors from
U1274.
May
Deployed in support of
re-occupation of Norway.
16th
Entered
Trondheim
after mine clearance operations by
9th
Minesweeping Flotilla.
June
Deployed in North Sea.
to
August
