1 9 4 3
June
Contractor's
trials.
Commissioned for RIN service.
26th - Build
completion and commenced Acceptance Trials.
July to August
On completion
of trials and storing took passage to Scapa Flow.
Worked-up
with ships of Home Fleet at Scapa Flow.
Nominated
for deployment in Home waters for Atlantic convoy defence on UK-Gibraltar
route.
September to November
Atlantic convoy
defence in continuation.
December
22nd - Involved
in collision with ss MANCHESTER PROGRESS and sustained structural damage,
24th - Under
repair at Londonderry.
1 9 4 4
January
Under repair. Nominated for transfer to Eastern Fleet.
February
On completion
of post repair trials joined escort for convoy UK-Port Said convoy.
March
On arrival
detached and remained under RN control.
Retained
for convoy defence and took passage to UK for further escort of military
convoy.
Joined escort for Port Said convoy
after arrival in UK.
April
Part of escort
for convoy to Port Said.
Onward passage
to India approved.
Joined escort for convoy to Bombay
at Port Said.
25th - Joined
Royal Indian Navy for and nominated for convoy defence in Indian Ocean.
May to July
Deployment in
Indian Ocean in continuation.
August
Redeployed on
anti-submarine patrol in Indian Ocean with HM Escort Carrier SHAH, Eastern Fleet destroyers and frigates of Force 66.
12th - Took part
in sinking of U198 with HM Frigates FINDHORN and PARRET after sighting by Avenger aircraft from HMS SHAH.
September to October
Anti-submarine
patrol in Indian Ocean continued.
November
Remained in
Eastern Fleet after formation of British Pacific Fleet.
December
Eastern Fleet
deployment in continuation. Under refit in
HM Dockyard Bombay.
1 9 4 5
January to March
Under refit. Nominated for support of military operations in Burma.
April
Carried out
post refit harbour and Sea trials.
28th - Rejoined
Eastern Fleet at Trincomalee.
May
Prepared for
support operations.
Part of escort for assault convoy
taking 26th Indian Division to Rangoon with HM Indian Sloops CAUVERY, NARBADA, KISTNA, SUTLEJ and HINDUSTAN. (Operation DRACULA, for details see OPERATION PACIFIC
by E Gray. THE FORGOTTEN FLEET by J
Winton and WAR WITH JAPAN (HMSO).)
June
Deployed with
same Sloops covered initially by HM Cruiser PHOEBE and later by HM Cruiser CEYLON to intercept Japanese craft carrying out supply
and evacuation of Andamans
July
Deployed for
patrol in Malacca Strait for support of minesweeping operations. (Operation COLLIE: See above references).
August
Nominated for
support of allied landings in Malaya. (Operation
ZIPPER: This landing operation planned to take place before surrender of Japan was postponed because of indecision in London and US
insistence. See above references and Supreme
Commander SEAC Final Report, Section E (HMSO).)
Joined
escort for assault convoy for landings in southern Malaya.
P o s
t W a r
N o t e s
HMIS GODAVARI was deployed after VJ-Day for support of repatriation of allied personnel from
Dutch East Indies and later for patrol duties with other RIN
ships. She returned to Bombay later in 1945 and was deployed with a RIN Flotilla. On
partition in 1947 this ship was transferred to Pakistan and was renamed PS SIND. She was retained in commission until 1959 when sold
for breaking-up locally.
Addendum
CONVOY ESCORT MOVEMENTS of HMIS
GODAVERI
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. |
Left convoy
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Date convoy arrived
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17/09/43
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17/09/43
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OS 055KM
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28/09/43
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28/09/43
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28/09/43
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28/09/43
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KMS 027G
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29/09/43
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29/09/43
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04/10/43
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04/10/43
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MKS 026G
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05/10/43
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05/10/43
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05/10/43
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05/10/43
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SL 137MK
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17/10/43
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17/10/43
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15/12/43
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20/12/43
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OS 062KM
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22/12/43
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02/01/44
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14/03/44
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14/03/44
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KMF 029B
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22/03/44
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22/03/44
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04/03/44
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23/03/44
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UGS 035
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31/03/44
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31/03/44
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19/04/44
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19/04/44
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AB 038A
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25/04/44
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25/04/44
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30/04/44
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30/04/44
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PB 076B
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02/05/44
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02/05/44
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03/05/44
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03/05/44
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BA 069A
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09/05/44
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09/05/44
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11/05/44
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11/05/44
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AB 039B
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16/05/44
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16/05/44
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16/06/44
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16/06/44
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AP 072
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23/06/44
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23/06/44
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(Note on Convoys)
