BLACK SWAN-Glass Sloop ordered on 29th June
1939 from Furness Shipbuilders under
the 1939 Build Programme and laid down
on
22nd September 1939. She was launched
by Mrs McGovern on 28th November 1940
as
the 3rd RN warship to carry the name,
first used for a trawler hired during
WW1
.The build was completed on 30th
August. 1941. After a successful
WARSHIP WEEK
National Savings campaign in March
1942 this ship had been adopted by the
civil
community of Stoke Newington, Greater
London, now in the Metropolitan
Borough
of Hackney.
B a t t l e
H o n o u r s
ATLANTIC
1941-42 - NORTH AFRICA 1942 -
NORMANDY 1944*
(* Awarded to
Smoke-Making
Trawler HMS IBIS II used during
Normandy landings).
H e r
a l d i
c D a t a
Badge: On a Field
Blue Issuant from water in a base
barry
wavvy
of
four white and blue, an Ibis
Proper
D e t
a i l s o
f W a r
Service
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1
9 4 1
August
Contractors trials and commissioned
for service.
(Note: Original Pennant Number
allocated for visual signalling use
was L99 but had
been
changed
during build to U99)
31st
Build completion and commenced
Acceptance Trials.
September
On completion of trials and storing
took passage to Tobermory.
Carried out Work up for operational
service at Tobermory..
Passage to Londonderry on completion
of work-up
October
Joined 41st Escort Group at
Londonderry on completion.
to
Deployed with Group for escort of OS
Series convoys to Freetown and return
convoys in SL Series
December
to Liverpool.
(For details of development of new
weapons and anti-submarine defence of
convoys
see SEEK
AND STRIKE by W Hackmann, U-BOAT WAR
IN THE ATLANTIC (HMSO) and HITLER’S
U-BOAT WAR by C Blair.)
1
9 4 2
January
West African route convoy defence in
continuation.
to
June
July
Embarked gold bullion for transit to
UK and joined escort for return Convoy
SL116.
August
Passage to UK with SL116.
10th
Taken in hand for refit at Tilbury.
September
Under refit.
Nominated for support of allied
landings in North Africa (Operation
TORCH).
23rd
On completion of post refit trials
rejoined Western Approaches Command.
October
Part of escort for military convoy
KX1(?) to Gibraltar
(Note: This was part of the
preliminary build-up for TORCH.)
Joined escort for return convoy to UK.
November
Passage to Gibraltar with escort of
main assault convoy KMF1 for landings
in North Africa..
8th
Deployed with Eastern Task Force for
convoy defence and support during
landings
at
Algiers.
10th
Sunk 10 miles north of Algiers during
attacks by Italian torpedo bombers.
Ship capsized in position 36.55N
03.05E almost immediately.
102 members of ship's company
survived.
(For details of TORCH operation see
Naval Staff History, ENGAGE THE ENEMY
MORE
CLOSELY by C Burnett). and for
information about all mercantiles and
warships taking part
BRITISH INVASION FLEETS by J de
Winser.)
Addendum
CONVOY
ESCORT MOVEMENTS
of HMS
IBIS
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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07/11/41
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08/11/41
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OS
011
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26/11/41
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28/11/41
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30/11/41
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02/12/41
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SL
094
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20/12/41
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30/12/41
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05/01/42
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06/01/42
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OS
016
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20/01/42
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23/01/42
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27/01/42
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29/01/42
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SL
099
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02/02/42
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16/02/42
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09/02/42
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17/02/42
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SL
100
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19/02/42
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04/03/42
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19/02/42
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19/02/42
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SL
100F
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28/02/42
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28/02/42
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04/03/42
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11/03/42
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OS
021
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21/03/42
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24/03/42
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24/03/42
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26/03/42
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SL
104
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12/04/42
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12/04/42
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22/04/42
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23/04/42
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OS
026
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09/05/42
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09/05/42
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13/05/42
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13/05/42
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SL
110
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04/06/42
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04/06/42
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21/06/42
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21/06/42
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OS
032
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08/07/42
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08/07/42
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15/07/42
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15/07/42
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SL
116
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03/08/42
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04/08/42
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01/10/42
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04/10/42
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KX
001
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08/10/42
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14/10/42
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02/10/42
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08/10/42
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XK
001
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13/10/42
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14/10/42
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26/10/42
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26/10/42
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KMF
001
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08/11/42
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08/11/42
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(Note
on Convoys)
