Modified
BLACK SWAN-Class Sloop ordered from
Denny at Dumbarton under 1941 Build
Programme on 11th
February 1942. She was laid down on 31st
August 1942 and launched on 30th
September 1943 by Mrs Denny as
the 20th RN ship to carry the name,
introduced in 1545. It had last been
used
by a destroyer sold in 1921. Build was
completed on 11th April 1944. An
anti-submarine Ahead Throwing Mortar
(HEDGEHOG) as well as the latest design
of
surface warning radar and a
standard fire control
radar were fitted during build.
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April
Contractors Trials
Commissioned for service in Western
Approaches Command.
(Note: Fitting cut after launch was
carried out at Clydebank in John Brown's
yard.
11th
Build completion and commenced
Acceptance Trials.
On completion of trials and storing took
passage to Tobermory.
May
Deployed for work-up at Tobermory.
Nominated
for service in support of allied
landings in Normandy on completion of work-up
Transferred to Force G for planned
allied landings in Normandy (Operation
NEPTUNE).
(For details of naval activities prior
to and during landings, see LANDINGS IN
NORMANDY, JUNE 1944 (HMSO) , OPERATION
NEPTUNE by K Edwards, and for
information about all mercantiles and
warships.)
Took part in preliminary exercises for
NEPTUNE with ships of Force G and allocated for
deployment with Escort Group 112 during
landings.
(Note: Other ships in Group were HM
Sloop MAGPIE, HM Destroyer HAMBLEDON and
HM Frigate
SPRAGGE.)
June
Passage to Solent for briefing.
4th
Operation delayed 24 hours.
6th
Escorted Convoy G3 through Swept
Channel.
(Note: Convoy was taking Pre-loaded US
Build-up Division to Western Task Force
area.
and comprised 24 Landing Craft.)
7th
On arrival in Assault Area took passage
to
Plymouth.
Returned to Plymouth and rejoined ships
of Escort Group.
7th(?)
Deployed with Group for escort of
Build-up convoys to Assault area
27th
On termination of NEPTUNE retained in
Channel for escort duties in Plymouth
Command.
July
Deployed in Channel
Nominated for service in Eastern Fleet.
August
Passage to Holyhead for repair.
September
On completion of repair prepared for
foreign service
Nominated for escort of military convoy
to Port Said.
Took passage to Clyde to join
escort for Convoy KMF35.
October
1st
Sailed from Clyde with KMF35.
11th
Detached from KMF35 and took independent
passage to
Aden.
November
Joined Eastern Fleet and deployed for
convoy defence in Indian
Ocean.
Deployed as escort for Convoy AP75 from
Aden to Hormuz at entrance to Persian
Gulf.
Returned to Aden.
Joined escort for military Convoy ABF6
for escort during passage in Indian
Ocean.
December
Detached with Ceylon section of ABF6 as
escort during passage to Colombo
5th
On arrival transferred to Calcutta for
convoy defence in Bay of Bengal.
Deployed for escort of convoys to
Chittagong from Calcutta in support of
military operations
in Burma. See WAR WITH JAPAN (HMSO).
On re-organisation of Easter Fleer
joined 60th Escort Group.
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January
Deployed for convoy defence and patrol
in
Indian Ocean with Group.
(For details see OPERATION PACIFIC by E
Gray and ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE
CLOSELY by C Barnett)
February
Withdrawn from operations for repair of
defects.
March
Under repair at Colombo.
(Note: As local facilities were
insufficient to complete repair,
completion of work was
arranged at
Alexandria.
April
7th
Passage to Alexandria
23rd
Taken in hand for repair
May
Under repair
to
Nominated for service with British
Pacific Fleet on completion.
July
August
1st
Took passage to Colombo after post
repair trials.
P o s t W a r
N o t e s
HMS HIND joined the Fleet at
Hong Kong in September 1945 and was
deployed on patrol and support of
repatriation operations. She transferred
to 32nd Escort Flotilla at the end of
the year and went to refit in Brisbane
in February 1946. This ship rejoined her
Flotilla on completion and later joined
1st Escort Flotilla. When the Far East
Fleet replaced the British Pacific Fleet
in 1949
this Flotilla was renumbered 3rd Frigate
Flotilla. The ship remained in Far
East until 1951
when she left the Station to return
to UK. On arrival she was Paid-off and
reduced to Reserve status at Portsmouth.
In 1951 she went to the Reserve
Fleet Sub-Division at Hartlepool.
Placed on the
Disposal List in 1957, she was sold
to BISCO for demolition by
Clayton
and Davie at Dunston
on Tyne and arrived at the
breaker’s yard on 10th December
1959.
Addendum
CONVOY
ESCORT MOVEMENTS
of HMS HIND
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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01/10/44
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01/10/44
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KMF
035
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11/10/44
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11/10/44
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08/11/44
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08/11/44
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AP
075
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14/11/44
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14/11/44
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01/12/44
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01/12/44
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AJ
006/2
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05/12/44
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05/12/44
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13/12/44
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13/12/44
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CH
061A
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14/12/44
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14/12/44
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24/12/44
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24/12/44
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CJ
044B
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01/01/45
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01/01/45
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(Note
on Convoys)