HASTINGS-Class Sloop ordered under the 1928 Programme HM Dockyard, Devonport on 4th
April 1929 and laid down on 29th July of that year. Launched by Mrs. Backhouse
on 10th April 1930 she was the 3rd RN warship to carry the name, introduced in
1695 for a 6th Rate and then for a 5th Rate in 1747. She was completed on 15th
January 1931 for service in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea and deployed there
until 1938 when she returned to Chatham. Whilst in the Red Sea she carried out
a significant amount of salvage work in 1934 when HM Sloop HASTINGS which had
grounded and was not re-floated for nearly three months. Although intended to
remain in Home waters when she returned from South Africa in May 1938 the ship
was sent to the West Indies Station.
B a t
t l e H o n o u r s
MARTINIQUE 1762
- HAVANA 1762 - ATLANTIC 1940
H e r
a l d i c D a t a
Badge
: On a Field Black, the head of St John the Baptist Gold on a charger Silver.
M o t
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Diligenter Pensa : 'Think carefully '
D e t
a i l s o f W a r
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1 9 3 9
September Deployed in
West Indies for contraband control and patrol based at Trinidad.
October West
Indies deployment in continuation.
to
(Note : Several German mercantiles were in ports in southern USA and islands
December in the
Caribbean. These were subject to surveillance.
See THE BLOCKADERS BY K Poolman. )
1 9 4 0
January
Contraband control and surveillance in Caribbean area in continuation.
to
Nominated for convoy defence duties.
February
March Passage
to Bermuda for local escort of convoys to and from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
April
Bermuda based deployment in continuation
May Pennant
No for visual signalling purposes changed to U28.
Deployed at Bermuda in continuation.
June
Deployed at Bermuda for patrol and convoy defence.
to
Nominated for return to Home waters
July
August Passage to
Sydney, Cape Breton to join escort for 1st convoy of SC series.
15th Sailed
from Sydney with esc ort for Convoy SC1.
24th
Torpedoed by U37 in position 56.16N, 27.19W south of
Greenland during defence of
this Convoy.
There was heavy loss of life.
Addendum
Convoy
Escort Movements of HMS
PENZANCE
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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07/05/40
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07/05/40
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BHX 041
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07/05/40
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13/05/40
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11/05/40
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11/05/40
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BHX 042
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11/05/40
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17/05/40
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15/05/40
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15/05/40
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BHX 043
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15/05/40
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21/05/40
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19/05/40
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19/05/40
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BHX 044
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19/05/40
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25/05/40
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23/05/40
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23/05/40
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BHX 045
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23/05/40
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29/05/40
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31/05/40
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31/05/40
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BHX 047
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31/05/40
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08/06/40
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04/06/40
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04/06/40
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BHX 048
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04/06/40
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10/06/40
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08/06/40
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08/06/40
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BHX 049
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08/06/40
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13/06/40
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16/06/40
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16/06/40
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BHX 051
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16/06/40
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21/06/40
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20/06/40
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20/06/40
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BHX 052
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25/06/40
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25/06/40
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02/07/40
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02/07/40
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BHX 055
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07/07/40
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07/07/40
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10/07/40
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10/07/40
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BHX 057
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15/07/40
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15/07/40
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14/07/40
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14/07/40
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BHX 058
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19/07/40
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19/07/40
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22/07/40
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22/07/40
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BHX 060
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22/07/40
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27/07/40
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26/07/40
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26/07/40
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BHX 061
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31/07/40
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31/07/40
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30/07/40
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30/07/40
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BHX 062
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30/07/40
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04/08/40
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15/08/40
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15/08/40
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SC 001
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24/08/40
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29/08/40
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(Note on Convoys)