D or DEFENDER-Class Destroyer Flotilla Leader
ordered from HM
Dockyard, Portsmouth in the 1930 Build Programme
on 2nd February 1931. The ship
was laid down on 29th September 1931 and was
launched on 7th July 1932. She was
the 5th RN ship to carry the name introduced in
1805 which had last been used
for a battleship sold in 1920. Her build was
completed on 31st August 1933 with
the propulsion machinery provided by Beardmore
at a cost of £139,768. The
contract price for commercially built ships of
this Class varied between
£223,000 and £290,000. After Acceptance
Trials and work-up the ship served in the
Mediterranean as Leader of the 1st
Flotilla until 1933 when she refitted in UK
prior to transfer with the Flotilla
to the China Station. As Leader of the 8th
Flotilla she remained in the Far
East until the outbreak of war in September
1939. This destroyer was adopted by
the civil community of the county of Angus.
Scotland after a successful WARSHIP WEEK
National Savings
campaign in May 1942.
B
a t t l e
H o n o u r s
SPARTIVENTO
1940
- MALTA
CONVOYS 1941 - MEDITERRANEAN 1941 - ATLANTIC
1941-45 - DIEGO
SUAREZ 1942
H
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Badge:
0n a Field Red,
a hunting horn Silver.
M
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Secundis
dubusque rectus: ‘Upright in prosperity and
peril’
D e t a i l s o f
W a r S e r v i c e
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9 3 9
September
Transferred to Mediterranean Station.
(Note: Flotilla had been redesignated 21st
Destroyer Flotilla before the
declaration of war with Germany.)
3rd
Took passage from Singapore with HM Destroyers
DAINTY, DIANA
and DARING.
30th
Arrived at Alexandria to join the Mediterranean
Fleet.
(Note: These ships were in poor state of
operational readiness due to
their age and the ocean passage.)
October
On completion of repair deployed for contraband
control duties to
enforce the blockade of shipping carrying
cargoes destined for Germany.
November
Fleet duties for contraband control with 21st
Flotilla in continuation.
December
Transferred to Home waters on relief by RAN
destroyers.
6th
Took passage from Gibraltar as escort for
HM Battle ship BARHAM
during passage to UK with HM Destroyer DUCHESS.
12th
Arrived in Clyde and transferred to 3rd
Destroyer Flotilla, Home Fleet
(Note: HMS DUCHESS was involved in collision
with HMS BARHAM
in dense for on 10th December and sank
with heavy loss of life.
16th
Deployed for Home Fleet Flotilla duties.)
(Note: Home Fleet destroyers were
deployed as escort for Norwegian
convoys and screening of major units.
1 9 4 0
January
Home Fleet duties with Flotilla in continuation.
17th
Involved in collision with mercantile whilst
part of escort for Convoy ON18
during passage to Norway. Position 58.27N 02.00W
18th
Taken in tow to Invergordon by HM Destroyer
IMPULSIVE escorted by HM
Destroyer EXMOUTH.
(Note: HMS EXMOUTH was sunk by U22 in Moray
Firth on 21st January
with no survivors.)
19th
Under temporary repair at Invergordon.
February
15th
Taken in tow by HM Tugs ST MELLONS and NORMAN
and escorted by HM
Destroyers DIANA and BRAZEN during passage to
Rosyth for repair by HM
Dockyard.
17th
Taken in hand for repair.
March
Under repair
to
Pennant Number for visual signalling purposes
changed to I99.
June
July
22nd
Carried out post refit trials on completion of
dockyard work.
Passage to Scapa Flow to resume Flotilla duties
with Home Fleet.
August
11th
Deployed as escort for ships of 1st Minelaying
Squadron with HM Destroyers
COSSACK, MAORI and SIKH during minelay at
northern end of East Coast
Barrier (Operation SN13 – For details see Naval
Staff History (Mining).)
September
Home Fleet Flotilla duties in continuation,
based at Scapa Flow.
October
Transferred to 13th Destroyer Flotilla based at
Gibraltar.
30th
Passage to Gibraltar to join Flotilla.
(Note: HM Aircraft Carrier ARK ROYAL, HM
Battleship BARHAM, HM
Cruisers BERWICK, GLASGOW and SHEFFIELD were
escorted to
Gibraltar from Clyde by Home Fleet destroyers.)
November
6th
Joined 13th Flotilla as Leader on arrival at
Gibraltar.
7th
Deployed as Force B with HM Destroyers ISIS,
FOXHOUND, FORESTER,
FIREDRAKE, FAULKNOR, FURY and FORTUNE as screen
for HMS ARK
ROYAL and HMS SHEFFIELD to provide cover for
passage in the western
Mediterranean of warships to reinforce the Fleet
at Alexandria and to carry
out an attack on Cagliari (Operation COAT).
15th
Joined Force A with HM Destroyers WISHART and
FURY as screen for HM
Aircraft Carrier ARGUS and HM Cruiser DESPATCH
during aircraft delivery
to Malta (Operation WHITE)
19th
Returned to Gibraltar with ships of Force B
which had provided cover for
WHITE.
(Note: Owing to failure of an arrangement for an
aircraft from Malta to meet
the incoming HURRICANE aircraft this delivery
failed and sustained
losses. See MALTA CONVOYS by R Woodman.)
24th
Deployed with HM Destroyers HOTSPUR, HM
Corvettes GLOXINIA,
HYACINTH, PEONY and SALVIA as escort for three
mercantiles
during passage in the western Mediterranean.
(Part of Operation COLLAR- See Naval Staff
History.)
27th
Detached after Italian warships reported on
passage to attack British units
and joined Force B covering passage of HM
Cruisers MANCHESTER
and SOUTHAMPTON taking troops to Malta and on
passage to reinforce
Fleet at Alexandria. (Operation COLLAR)
27th
After rejoining ship disabled by machinery
defect and taken in tow.
Later propulsion was restored
(Note: As Battle Honour SPARTIVENTO was awarded
it is assumed
that ship must have been deployed with screen
for Force B
during the brief engagement. For details see
ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE
CLOSELY by C Barnett, THE BATTLE FOR THE
MEDITERRANEAN by D
Macintyre and Naval Staff History. The conduct
of this engagement by Admiral
Somerville was criticised but a Board of Enquiry
later agreed that
his decisions at the time were correct.)
December
On return deployed at Gibraltar for escort
duties with Flotilla.
20th
Detached for duty with Force H and deployed in
Group II with HM
Destroyers ENCOUNTER, WISHART, ISIS and JAGUAR.
Sailed east from Gibraltar with Group II
independent for Force H units
which had left earlier and carried out diversion
into the Atlantic.
(Operation HIDE – Provision of cover for HM
Battleship MALAYA and
Convoy MG1 during passage in western
Mediterranean to Gibraltar
21st
Joined main body of Force H which had overtaken
Group II.
Detached from Force H main body to carry out
anti-submarine operations
In Sicilian Narrows to deter enemy submarine
activity threatening passage
Of westbound ships (Operation SEEK)
1 9 4 1
January
1st
Deployed with Flotilla to intercept Vichy
French convoy off
Oran.
6th
Detached for duty with Force H and deployed with
HM Cruiser
BONAVENTURE, HM Destroyers HEREWARD. HASTY and
HERO as escort for four mercantiles during
passage in western
Mediterranean (Operation EXCESS – Deployed as
Force F.)
(Note: These four ships comprised a military
convoy taking stores
including tanks and ammunition to Piraeus and
Alexandria.
See above references)
8th
Detached from Force F and joined screen of Force
H providing cover.
(Note: Force H comprised HM Battlecruiser
RENOWN.
HM Battleship MALAYA, HMS ARK ROYAL and HMS
SHEFFIELD)
9th
Force H ships detached from covering off
Bizerta.
Under Italian air attacks which were
ineffective.
11th
Returned to Gibraltar with Force H and resumed
Local Flotilla duties.
31th
Detached for service with Force H and joined HM
Destroyers ISIS,
ENCOUNTER and JUPITER as Group 3 as escort
during Malta aircraft
Delivery by HMS ARK ROYAL (Operation PICKET).
(Note: A joint operation to carry out a
bombardment of Genoa was
cancelled. Operation RESULT. See above
references.).
February
9th
Joined HM Destroyers ISIS, FIREDRAKE and JUPITER
to form Group
3 of Force H as escort for HMS ARK ROYAL during
air operations at
Livorno.
(Part of operation GROG (ex-RESULT) for Genoa
bombardment.)
March
Nominated for escort duty at Freetown.
10th
Detached for escort of HM Battlecruiser REPULSE
during passage with
HM Aircraft Carrier FURIOUS taking replacement
aircraft to Takoradi
for delivery to Middle East.
On arrival to passage to commenced convoy escort
duties based at
Freetown.
April
Deployed at Freetown for convoy defence
1st
Joined military convoy WS7 as Local Escort
during passage into
Freetown with HM Destroyer FOXHOUND.
2nd
HM Destroyers VIDETTE and WISHART joined Local
Escort.
4th
Detached from WS7 on arrival at Freetown.
7th
Deployed with HM Destroyers FOXHOUND, VIDETTE
and BOREAS
for Local Escort of WS7 during initial phase of
passage from Freetown.
9th
Detached with ships of Local Escort and returned
to Freetown.
(Note: HM Battleship NELSON and HM Destroyer
ARROW provided
Ocean Escort.)
May
5th
Provided Anti-submarine cover passage of
military convoy WS8A into
Freetown with HMS WISHART
6th
HM Destroyer HIGHLANDER joined anti-submarine
operations.
9th
Arrived at Freetown
(Note: HM Cruiser MAURITIUS was deployed as
Ocean Escort.)
June
2nd
Joined military convoy WS8B with HMS BOREAS as
Local Escort
during passage into Freetown.
3rd
HM Corvette MARGUERITE joined Local Escort.
4th
Detached with Local Escort on arrival at
Freetown.
6th
Deployed with HM Destroyers BOREAS and
HIGHLANDER as Local
Escort during initial phase of passage to Cape
of Good Hope.
8th
Detached from WS8B with Local Escort and
returned to Freetown.
(Note: HM Cruiser EXETER deployed as Ocean
Escort.)
July
Passage to Gibraltar to resume Local Flotilla
duties.
21st
Deployed at Gibraltar and joined HM Destroyer
FAME, FAULKNOR,
FEARLESS, FIREDRAKE, FORESIGHT, FORESTER,
FOXHOUND,
FURY (of 8th Flotilla) and HM Destroyer
LIGHTNING and as screen for
HMS RENOWN, HM Battleship to provide cover for
passage in western
Mediterranean of Malta supply convoy.
(Operation SUBSTANCE – See above references.)
23rd
Under air attacks.
24th
Detached with ships of Force H and took return
passage to Gibraltar.
25th
Under air attacks.
27th
Resumed Flotilla duties on arrival at Gibraltar.
August
4th
Resumed Flotilla duties at Gibraltar for convoy
defence and patrol.
September
24th
Detached for service with Force H and joined HM
Destroyers GURKHA,
FORESIGHT, FORESTER, ZULU, LANCE. LIVELY,
LEGION as
screen for HM Battleship RODNEY during
provision of cover
for passage of Malta supply convoy GM2 during
passage to Sicilian
Narrows (Operation HALBERD).
25th
Deployed with Close Escort for GM2.
(Note: Covering Force included HMS NELSON, HMS
ARK ROYAL
and HM Cruiser HERMIONE.)
27th
Under air attacks and rescued pilot of FULMAR
aircraft shot down by
Friendly Fire from HMS RODNEY.)
29th
Carried out attacks on Italian submarines
DISPARO and SERPENTE
without result.
30th
Resumed Local Flotilla duties on return to Malta
with Force H ships.
October
Deployed with Flotilla at Gibraltar for convoy
defence and anti-submarine Patrol duties.
Nominated for refit in UK.
22nd
Deployed with HM Destroyers COSSACK, LAMERTON,
VIDETTE, HM
Sloop ROCHESTER, HM Corvettes HELIOTROPE.
MALLOW
BLUEBELL and CARNATION as escort for inward
Convoy HG75 to UK from Canada.
(Note: HM Catapult Armed Merchant Ship
ARIGUANI was also part of the escort for
this convoy which was under threat from
BRESLAU U-BOAT Group.)
23rd
Drove off night attacks by U-Boats with ships
of escort.,
HMS COSSACK hit by torpedo from U653 and taken
in tow
(Note: Attempts to save this famous destroyer
failed and she sank on 27th.)
25th
Convoy shadowed by KONDOR aircraft.
Threat of attack by Italian submarine FERRARIS
foiled by CATALINA
aircraft and later sunk by HMS LAMERTON.)
26th
Carried out anti-submarine operations with HMS
ROCHESTER and HMS
MALLOW during night attacks.
(Note ; HMS ARIGUANI was hit by torpedo from
U83 and sustained
damage. See HITLER’S U-BOAT WAR by C Blair for
details
of HG75 defence.
November
3rd
Detached from HG 75 on arrival in Clyde and
took passage to Thames.
(Note: 4 mercantiles of the 17 which sailed
from Gibraltar were lost
during passage of HG75.)
15th
Arrived at Sheerness and de-ammunitioned.
16th
Taken in hand for refit by HM Dockyard,
Chatham.
December
Under refit
1 9 4 2
January
Post refit trials
23rd
On completion of trials and ammunitioning took
passage to Greenock
from Sheerness.
24th
Sustained weather damage on passage to Clyde.
27th
Taken in hand for repair to weather damage at
Greenock.
February
Under repair.
Nominated for Ocean Escort of military convoy
WS16.
(Note: This convoy was destined for Aden and
Bombay.)
17th
Joined convoy in Clyde with HM Battleship
MALAYA, HM Aircraft
Carrier EAGLE, HM Cruiser HERMIONE, HM
Destroyers ACTIVE
ANTHONY, BLANKNEY, CROOME, FIREDRAKE, LAFOREY,
LIGHTNING for Ocean Escort in Atlantic.
21st
Detached from WS16 with same ship and took
passage to Gibraltar
to resume Flotilla duties as Leader of 13th
Flotilla.
(Note: Ships of Ocean Escort were relieved by HM
Cruiser NEWCASTLE
and HM Destroyer PALADIN. HM Aircraft Carrier
FORMIDABLE
was also with Ocean Escort and remained with
WS16 until arrival in
Freetown.)
27th
Deployed with HM Destroyers LAFOREY, LIGHTNING.
ACTIVE,
ANTHONY, WHITEHALL, WISHART, BLANKNEY and
CROOME
as screen for HM Battleship MALAYA. HM Aircraft
Carriers ARGUS
and EAGLE as escort during Malta aircraft
delivery
(Operation SPOTTER I).
28th
Returned to Gibraltar with same ships.
(Note: SPOTTER I was cancelled when it was
discovered that aircraft
were fitted with incorrect fuel tanks.)
March
20th
Detached for service with Force H and joined
HM Destroyers LAFOREY
ACTIVE, ANTHONY, WHITEHALL, WISHART, BLANKNEY,
EXMOOR and CROOME for screening of HMS MALAYA,
HMS Aircraft
Carriers EAGLE and FURIOUS during two Malta
aircraft deliveries.
(Operations PICKET I –see above references.)
22nd
Operation aborted due to aircraft fuel tank
problems.
23rd
Returned to Gibraltar with Force H ships.
27th
Sailed from Gibraltar for screening duties during Malta
aircraft delivery
(Operation PICKET II replacing PICKET I.)
30th
Returned to Gibraltar with Force H ships.
April
Nominated for further detached service in
support of planned landings
in Madagascar (Operation IRONCLAD.)
Passage to join ships of Force 121 on passage
to Durban.
May
On arrival prepared for support of landings at
Diego Suarez.
5th
Deployed with screen for Covering Force during
passage.
7th
Present during landings as escort for HM
Cruiser DEVONSHIRE.
For details of IRONCLAD see Naval Staff
History, ENGAGE THE
ENEMY MORE CLOSELY by C Barnett, RELUCTANT
ENEMIES
by W Tute and THE WATERY MAZE by B
Fergusson.).
22nd On
release from IRONCLAD transferred to Eastern
Fleet for convoy
escort and patrol duties in Indian Ocean with
22nd Destroyer Flotilla
based at Kilindini.
June
Deployed with Flotilla for convoy escort and
patrol in Indian Ocean..
to
July
August
Indian Ocean deployment in continuation
20th
Deployed with HM Cruiser ENTERPRISE and HM
Corvette CYCLAMEN
and joined HM Armed Cruiser ALAUNIA and HM
Corvette THYME in
Ocean Escort for military convoy WS21PG during
passage from
Durban
to Persian Gulf.
(Note: HMS THYME detached.)
25th
Detached from WS21PG with HMS ENTERPRISE
before arrival at entrance
to Persian Gulf.
(Note: HMS ALAUNIA remained with 21PG which
arrived in Strait of
Hormuz on 1st September. This three ship
convoy had been part of
military convoy WS21 from UK destined for
Aden..
September
Indian Ocean convoy defence in continuation.
Nominated for conversion to Anti-submarine
escort.
October
Joined HM Battleship ROYAL SOVEREIGN as escort
during passage
to UK
November
Passage in Atlantic
16th
Detached from escort on arrival at Greenock and took passage to Tilbury.
24th
Taken in hand at Thames commercial shipyard
for conversion after call at
Sheerness to land ammunition.
December
Under refit and conversion.
1 9 4 3
January
Refit and conversion in continuation.
to
February
March
Carried out post refit harbour and sea trials.
Nominated for service in 7th Escort Group as
Senior Officer’s ship.
On completion of trials and storing took
passage to Tobermory to
work-up for operational service.
April
Deployed at Tobermory.
On completion of work-up joined B7 as Leader.
(Note: This Group had a most successful record
of service in defence
of Atlantic convoys. See THE BATTLE OF THE
ATLANTIC
by D MacIntyre, U-BOAT WAR IN THE ATLANTIC
(HMSO),
HITLER’S U-BOAT WAR by C Blair and SEEK AND
STRIKE
by W Hackmann.)
28th
Deployed with HM Destroyer VIDETTE, HM Frigate
TAY, HM Corvettes
PINK, SUNFLOWER, SNOWFLAKE, LOOSESTRIFE and
two Trawlers.
29th
Under heavy attack by STAR Group of U-Boats and engaged U650 and U532. See above
references and CONVOY ESCORT COMMANDER b y P
Gretton.
(Note: Peter Gretton was in command of this
ship and later was promoted to Commander
for his distinguished service. He retired from
the RN as a Vice Admiral and one of
his most renowned appointments was as Flag
Officer Sea Training at Portland where
he was responsible for the training of ships
companies of newly built warships or those
others before starting a new commission.)
May
3rd
Detached from convoy with HM Destroyers PENN,
IMPULSIVE and
PANTHER due to shortage of fuel.
(Note: This ship had not been fitted with
additional storage for fuel during
her conversion and was classified as a Long
Range Escort.)
17th
Deployed with Group as escort for inward
Convoy SC130.
18th
Took part in anti-submarine operations in
defence of heavy U-Boat attacks.
19th
Shared credit with HMS SNOWFLAKE for sinking
of U381 in position
54.41N 34.45W. There were no survivors.
See U-BOATS DESTROYED by P Kemp and above
references.
(Note: This publication states that records
that submarine was in fact U636
and that circumstances of loss of U381 is not
known.).
June
Atlantic convoy defence with Group in
continuation.
to
September
October
Deployed in Atlantic with Group in support role.
(Note: Support Groups were available to
provide additional support for
convoys under attack or know to be under
direct threat.)
15th
Provided support for defence of outward Convoy
ON206 with HMS
VIDETTE, SUNFLOWER, LOOSESTRIFE and PINK.
(Note: This convoy was under attack from
several submarines.)
16th
Rescued 15 survivors from U470 which had been
sunk by aircraft attack.
Detached and took passage to support Escort
Group B4 in defence of outward Convoy ON20.
17th
Took part in anti-submarine operations against
SCHLIEFFEN Group
of submarines in conjunction with aircraft.
23rd
Deployed with Group and LIBERATOR aircraft in
support of outward
Convoy ON207 under threat of attack by
SIEGFRIED U-Boat Group.
Took part in sinking of U274 with HMS VIDETTE
and aircraft of
24 Squadron RAF. See above references.
28th
Redeployed for defence of outward Convoy ON208
29th
Shared credit for sinking U282 in position
55.28N 31.57W with HMS
SUNFLOWER and HMS VIDETTE. There were no
survivors.
(Note: U282 was attempting to carry out attack
on U208.)
On release took passage to support inward
Convoy HX263.
See HITLER’S U-BOAT WAR by C Blair for details
of these attacks.
November
Condition of ship gave rise to concern and
refit was required before ship
Could continue Atlantic convoy defence duties.
Passage to Thames commercial shipyard for
repair
12th
Taken in hand for repair at Woolwich by
Harland and Wolf.
December
Under repair
1 9 4 4
January
Under repair
to
(Note: One source indicates ship was
operational in February with 7th Escort Group
in
August
Western Approaches which included HM Escort
Aircraft Carriers FENCER and
STRIKER and deployed in support of inward
Convoy HX277 and outward
Convoy ON223.)
May
Carried out post refit harbour and sea trials.
17th
Passage to Tobermory to work-up after
completion of storing and ammunitioning.
24th
Worked up at Tobermory as a Private ship.
Nominated for service in 14th Escort Group in
Western Approaches.
June
Joined Group for Atlantic convoy escort.
(Note: This ship was not involved directly in
support of the allied
landings in Normandy (Operation NEPTUNE.)
July
Deployed for Atlantic convoy defence and
anti-submarine operations.
to
December.
1 9 4 5
January
Convoy defence and patrol duties in
continuation.
to
March
April
Transferred to Coastal Escort Pool based at
Greenock.
(Note: Increasing U-Boat operations against
coastal traffic in
Home waters made necessary an increase in the
number
of ships to be available to meet the new
threat, especially
by SCHNORKEL fitted submarines.)
May
13th
Nominated for reduction to Reserve status.
June
Passage to Home port to Pay off and destore
9th
Paid off and reduced to Reserve.
19th
Laid up awaiting disposal
(Note: Excessive ingress of water due to
structural condition made
necessary an early decision regarding disposal.
July
8th
Approval given to scrap and placed on Disposal
List.
P
o s t W a r N o t e s
HMS
DUNCAN was sold to
BISCO in September 1945 for demolition at
Barrow by T W Ward. The ship arrived
at the Breaker’s yard in November and
demolition was not completed until
1949. In May 1957 this name was carried
forward when given to a Type 14
Anti-submarine BLACKWOOD Class
Frigate when launched at Woolston by J I
Thornycroft. She was then deployed a s Leader
of the
Fishery Protection Squadron and took part in
the first Cod War in 1958-59. She later was
used for Harbour Training before being
scrapped in the 1980’s.
Addendum
CONVOY ESCORT MOVEMENTS of
HMS DUNCAN
by
Don Kindell
These
convoy lists have not been cross-checked
with the text above
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Date
convoy sailed
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Joined
convoy as escort
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Convoy No.
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Left
convoy
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Date
convoy arrived
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11/10/39
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11/10/39
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BLUE
004
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17/10/39
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21/10/39
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15/01/40
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15/01/40
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ON
008/1
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17/01/40
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19/01/40
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25/11/40
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25/11/40
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COLLAR
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27/11/40
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28/11/40
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27/04/41
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29/04/41
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SL
073
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01/05/41
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25/05/41
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28/07/41
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29/07/41
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HG
069
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02/08/41
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11/08/41
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09/08/41
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15/08/41
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HG
070
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19/08/41
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23/08/41
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19/08/41
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22/08/41
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OG
072
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31/08/41
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01/09/41
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29/08/41
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08/09/41
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OG
073
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13/09/41
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13/09/41
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17/09/41
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17/09/41
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HG
073
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20/09/41
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01/10/41
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24/09/41
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24/09/41
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HALBERD
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27/09/41
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27/09/41
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02/10/41
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06/10/41
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HG
074
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09/10/41
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18/10/41
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22/10/41
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25/10/41
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HG
075
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29/10/41
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03/11/41
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01/11/41
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01/11/41
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SL
091G
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08/11/41
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08/11/41
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23/02/42
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07/03/42
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OG
080
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08/03/42
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08/03/42
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04/08/42
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04/08/42
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RT
001
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06/08/42
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13/08/42
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02/11/42
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02/11/42
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UGF
002
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08/11/42
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18/11/42
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21/04/43
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22/04/43
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ONS
005
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03/05/43
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12/05/43
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11/05/43
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15/05/43
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SC
130
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25/05/43
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26/05/43
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08/06/43
|
09/06/43
|
ONS
010
|
23/06/43
|
27/06/43
|
27/06/43
|
01/07/43
|
SC
135
|
10/07/43
|
11/07/43
|
26/07/43
|
27/07/43
|
ONS
014
|
05/08/43
|
09/08/43
|
09/08/43
|
13/08/43
|
SC
139
|
24/08/43
|
24/08/43
|
01/09/43
|
03/09/43
|
EN
200
|
12/09/43
|
18/09/43
|
15/09/43
|
19/09/43
|
SC
142
|
28/09/43
|
29/09/43
|
11/10/43
|
13/10/43
|
ON
206
|
17/10/43
|
27/10/43
|
09/10/43
|
17/10/43
|
ONS
020
|
20/10/43
|
26/10/43
|
18/10/43
|
22/10/43
|
ON
207
|
25/10/43
|
04/11/43
|
24/10/43
|
27/10/43
|
ON
208
|
28/10/43
|
07/11/43
|
24/10/43
|
30/10/43
|
HX
263
|
02/11/43
|
08/11/43
|
10/06/44
|
11/06/44
|
ON
240
|
12/06/44
|
28/06/44
|
13/12/44
|
15/12/44
|
ONS
038
|
16/12/44
|
02/01/45
|
08/01/45
|
unknown
|
HX
331
|
unknown
|
22/01/45
|
23/01/45
|
unknown
|
HX
334
|
unknown
|
06/02/45
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Note
on Convoys)