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SERVICE HISTORIES of ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS in WORLD WAR 2

by Lt Cdr Geoffrey B Mason RN (Rtd) (c) 2005

HMS KENT  - County-type Heavy Cruiser
including Convoy Escort Movements

Edited by Gordon Smith, Naval-History.Net

HMS Kent (Navy Photos, click to enlarge)return to Contents List 
 

KENT-Class cruiser ordered under the 1924-25 Estimates from HM Dockyard, Chatham and laid down on 15th November  1924. The ship was launched on 16th March 1926 as the 8th RN ship to bear the name, introduced in 1852 for a 40 gun  ship and last used by a 1901 cruiser sold in 1920. Build was completed on 22nd June 1928 and she was manned from Chatham Port Division. There is no record of an adoption by a civil community in UK after a successful WARSHIP WEEK  National Savings campaign between 1941 and 1942, but warships carrying this name have all had a close relationship with the County of Kent.

 

B a t t l e   H o n o u r s

PORTLAND 1653 - GABBARD 1653 - PORTO FARINA 1655 - LOWESTOFT 1665 - ORFORDNESS 1666 - BARFLEUR 1692 - VIGO 1702 - VELEZ MALAGA 1704 - CAPE PASSARO 1718 - FINISTERRE (2) 1747 - CHANDERNAGORE 1757 - EGYPT 1801 - FALKLANDS 1914 - ATLANTIC 1940 - MEDITERRANEAN 1940 - ARCTIC 1942-43

H e r a l d i c   D a t a

Badge The White Horse of Kent on a Field Red

 (Appropriately the Badge of the County of Kent.

 

M o t t o

Invicta:  'Unconquered'

 

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April                       Contractors Trials

                19th        Commissioned at Chatham for trials

 

May                       

                5th          Paid-off on completion of Acceptance Trials

                                (Note: Cost of build was £2,084,213)

 

June

                22nd       Commissioned at Chatham for service on the China Station with 5th Cruiser Squadron.

 

July                         Prepared for foreign service

                5th          Sailed from Sheerness after ammunitioning

                6th          Sailed from Spithead for Gibraltar

                11th        Sailed from Gibraltar for Malta

                14th        Deployed in Malta

                16th        Sailed from Malta for Port Said.

                20th        Sailed from Port Said for Colombo

                31st         At Colombo

 

August

                4th          Sailed from Colombo for Singapore

                12th        Sailed from Singapore for Hong Kong.

                17th        Arrived at Hong Kong

                                Joined Squadron as Flagship of CinC China Station..

                                (Note: Squadron included HM Cruisers SUFFOLK and BERWICK

 

September             Deployed with Squadron at Hong Kong.

to

October

 

November              Took passage from Hong to Yokohama for Official Visit.

 

December

                2nd         Arrived at Yokohama with Squadron to attend Coronation Review by Emperor Hirohito.

                4th          Present at Review to represent Great Britain.

                                Return passage to Hong Kong

 

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                                Deployed on China Station and carried out official visits and took part in exercises

                                with RN ships on the China Station

                                Carried out Guardship duties at Chinese ports with trade connections with Great Britain

                                and the Empire

 

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                                China Station deployment with Squadron in continuation.

                                Deployed as Guardship in Yangste in June

 

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January                  Squadron duties on China Station in continuation

to February

 

March                    Prepared for return passage to UK for re-commissioning and refit.

                15th        Sailed from Hong Kong.

 

April                       Passage in Mediterranean

                30th        Arrived at Chatham

 

May                        Paid off and taken in hand for refit at HM Dockyard, Chatham.

 

June                        Under refit

 

July                         Re-commissioned for service on China Station in 5th Cruiser Squadron.

                15th        Sailed from Sheerness to Hong Kong.

 

August                  On passage in Indian Ocean

                30th        Arrived at Hong Kong.

 

September             Resumed Squadron duties on China Station.

 

October                  Deployed with Squadron for visits, Guardship and Station exercises.

to

December

 

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                                China Station duties in continuation

 

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                                China Station deployment in continuation including visit to Yokohama

                                in September

 

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January                  China Station duties with Squadron

to

February

 

March                    Prepared for return passage to re commission

 

April                       Passage to Chatham

                                On arrival Paid-off and taken in hand for refit by HM Dockyard Chatham

 

May

                25th        Re-commissioned for service on China Station with 5th Cruiser Squadron.

 

June                        On passage to rejoin Squadron at Hong Kong

 

July                         Arrived at Hong Kong

 

August                  Deployed on China Station for Squadron duties based at Hong Kong.

to

December

 

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                                China Station duties in continuation.

 

 

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January                  China Station Squadron duties in continuation

to

September

 

October                  Sailed from Hong Kong to Chatham for refit and re-commissioning.

 

November              Passage delayed in Mediterranean because of Abyssinian crisis

 

December              Resumed passage

 

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January                  Paid off on arrival and taken in hand for major refit

 

February                Under refit

to                            (Note: Changes included:

December              4in Gun mounting between funnels replace by twin 4in mounting

                                Two eight barrelled Pom-Pom AA guns fitted on both sides of superstructure.

                                Narrow belt of armour plate fitted at waterline level over machinery spaces.

                                Torpedo Tube mountings removed.

                                High Angle Control Directors fitted in place of range finders for AA defence.

                                Two Cranes fitted one each either side of after funnel.

 

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January                  Under refit

to

April

 

May                        Harbour trials

 

                25th        Re-commissioned for service on China Station with 5th Cruiser Squadron.

                26th        Commenced sea trials and Shakedown. in Nore area.

 

June                        Deployed at Chatham and completed storing.

 

July                         Passage to Spithead.

                                Sailed for foreign service.

 

August                  Passage with calls at Malta, Port Said, Aden and Singapore.

 

September             Passage from Singapore to join Squadron at Hong Kong.

                4th          Arrived at Hong Kong and joined Squadron as Flagship.

                                Assisted French liner CHENONCEAU which had gone aground in the

                                entrance to Hong Kong harbour.

 

October                  Deployed as Flagship of Squadron based at Hong Kong.

to

December

 

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January                  Flagship duties in continuation

to                            (Note: Other ships in Squadron were HM Cruisers CORNWALL,

May                        DORSETSHIRE and BIRMINGHAM.)

 

June                        Embarked CinC China Station for passage from Hong Kong to Singapore.

                                (Note: Admiral Sir Percy Noble chaired an Anglo-French Defence Conference

                                considering Japanese activities in China.

 

July                         Carried out exercises in anticipation of hostilities

to                            Prepared to take up allocated war station.

August

 

September             Deployed as Flagship of 5th Cruiser Squadron on the China Station.

                                (Note: Other ships in Squadron were HM Cruisers BIRMINGHAM,

                                DORSETSHIRE and CORNWALL.)

                2nd         Sailed from Hong Kong to take up war station and deployed for interception

                                of German shipping on passage in China Sea.

 

 

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                3rd          Carried out patrols to intercept German shipping off Shantung

                11th        Returned to Hong Kong.

                13th        Sailed for interception patrol off Chinese Mainland.

                28th        Returned to Hong Kong

 

October

                1st           Resumed patrol

                24th        Returned to Hong Kong for routine docking

                31st         Sailed for interception patrol

 

November

                8th          Returned to Hong Kong from patrol.

                                Transferred to 4th Cruiser Squadron, East Indies Station based

                                at Colombo.

                12th        Took passage to Singapore.

                15th        Arrived at Singapore.

                16th        Deployed with French Cruiser SUFFREN, HM Australian Destroyers

                                VOYAGER and VAMPIRE to form Hunting Group for interception of

                                German shipping attempting to return to Europe from ports in Sumatra

                                and Java.

                23rd        Called at Nancowry.

 

December

                2nd         Arrived at Colombo to join 4th Cruiser Squadron.

                4th          Deployed for patrol in Indian Ocean for interception of commerce

                                raiders and support ships.

                14th        Returned to Colombo.

 

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January

                8th          Passage to Fremantle, Australia for escort of military convoy

                                during passage in Indian Ocean.

                17th        Arrived at Fremantle.

                20th        Relieved HM Australian Cruisers CANBERRA and AUSTRALIA off Fremantle

                                as escort for Convoy US1

                30th        Detached from US1 on relief by HM Aircraft Carrier EAGLE and HM Australian

                                Cruiser HOBART.

                                (Note: US1 was taking ANZAC troops for service in the Middle East.

 

February                Indian Ocean patrol deployment in continuation.

 

 March                   Returned to Colombo for refit.

 

                22nd       On completion resumed Squadron duties.

 

April

                27th        Took passage from Trincomalee to join military convoy US2 as escort during passage

                                to Colombo in Indian Ocean.

                                (Note: US2 was also taking ANZAC troops to Egypt.

 

May                        Transferred to 3rd Cruiser Squadron for service with Mediterranean Fleet.

                5th          Sailed from Colombo as escort for US2 with HM Battleship RAMILLIES and

                                FS SUFFREN.

                12th        Joined by HM Destroyers DECOY and DEFENDER to supplement escort during

                                passage in Red Sea.

                15th        Joined by HM Cruiser LIVERPOOL and HM Sloop SHOREHAM for added defence.

                17th        Detached from US2 on arrival at Suez.

                24th        Joined Squadron at Alexandria.

 

June                        Took part in preparatory exercises with ships of Mediterranean Fleet in

                                anticipation of outbreak of war with Italy. 

 

July                         Nominated for detached service in Indian Ocean.

                                Took passage from Alexandria to Aden.

                21st         Joined military convoy WS1 during passage to Ceylon in position 34.20S 33.00E.

                                (Note: WS1 comprised rms AQUITANIA, rms MAURETANIA and rms

                                QUEEN MARY taking troops to join 8th Army in EGYPT. As these ships

                                were not required to pass through the Red Sea they had been diverted to Trincomalee.

                29th        Detached from WS1 on arrival in Ceylon where troops were transferred

                                to smaller transports for onward passage.

                                Took passage to rejoin Squadron at Alexandria.

 

August                  Passage to Alexandria.

                                (Note: One source records that ship escorted troopships during passage.)

                15th        Sailed from Alexandria with HM Battleships WARSPITE, MALAYA and

                                RAMILLIES as part of Force A, Mediterranean Fleet

                17th        Provided cover during air attacks by HM Aircraft Carrier EAGLE and

                                bombardment of Bardia by Force A.

                18th        Under air attacks during return passage.

                30th        Deployed with ships of Squadron to cover passage of supply convoy to Malta

                                and transit of HM Battleship VALIANT, HM Aircraft Carrier ILLUSTRIOUS,

                                HM Cruisers CALCUTTA and COVENTRY during passage in Eastern

                                Mediterranean to reinforce Fleet at Alexandria

                                (Operation HATS –See Naval Staff History, THE BATTLE FOR THE

                                MEDITERRANEAN by D MacIntyre, MALTA CONVOYS by R Woodman)

 

September

                2nd         Detached from HATS to escort 5 ship convoy from Greece with HM

                                Cruisers GLOUCESTER, LIVERPOOL, HM Destroyers MOHAWK and NUBIAN

                5th          Arrived at Alexandria.

                9th          Deployed with HMS VALIANT and HM Aircraft Carrier ILLUSTRIOUS to provide

                                cover during air strikes and shore bombardment at Bardia.

                17th        Carried out bombardment of Fort Cappuzo.

                                Hit by torpedo from Italian aircraft during air attacks and disabled.

                                Taken in tow by HMS NUBIAN.

                19th        Arrived in tow at Alexandria, where emergency repairs were carried out.

 

                                (additions and corrections made to this account through to December 27th.

                                With thanks to Ella Kemp, whose father joined HMS KENT at  Alexandria

                                October 25th)

                               

October                 Under emergency repair at Alexandria.

                 26th       Sailed from Alexandria for Port Said

                 27th       Arrived Port Said.

                 28th       Departed Suez with convoy SW20

 

November    

                 2nd        Departed Aden

                  7th        Arrived Mombasa

                11th        Departed Mombasa

                18th        Arrived Simonstown      

                25th        Departed Simonstown

 

December

                  4th        Arrived Freetown

                  7th        Departed Freetown with convoy SL 58

                27th        Arrived at Plymouth.

 

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January                  Under repair by HM Dockyard, Portsmouth

to                            20mm Oerlikon guns fitted on turrets and after structure.

August                  Radar Type 284 fitted for fire-control of forward main armament mountings.

                                Radar Type 285 fitted for fire-control of secondary AA armament.

                                Radar Type 28 1 fitted for aircraft warning

                                (For details of development and use of radar by RN see RADAR AT SEA by

                                D Howse.)

 

September             Post refit trials.

                30th        Took passage from Portsmouth for work-up at Scapa Flow with ships of the

                                Home Fleet.

 

October                  Joined 1st Cruiser Squadron, Home Fleet on arrival.

                                Deployed at Scapa Flow for work-up.

 

November

                3rd          Sailed from Scapa Flow with HM Battleship KING GEORGE V, HM Cruisers

                                BERWICK, SUFFOLK and HM Aircraft Carrier VICTORIOUS after report that

                                German warships SHEER and TIRPITZ were expected to attempt breakout into

                                the Atlantic.

                6th          Deployed in Iceland and available to provide cover for passage of Russian

                                Convoy PQ3 to Archangel.

                                (Note: For details of all Russian Convoys see CONVOYS TO RUSSIA by RA

                                Ruegg, THE RUSSIAN CONVOYS by B Schofield, ARCTIC CONVOYS

                                by R Woodman and CONVOY ! by P Kemp.

                                Embarked military mission for passage to Archangel.

                24th        Landed Mission and returned to Scapa Flow.

 

December

                8th          Embarked Foreign Secretary (Anthony Eden) and Russian Ambassador

                                for passage to Kola Inlet to attend meeting in Moscow.

                12th        Arrived at Kola Inlet and disembarked passengers.

                17th        Despatched from Kola Inlet with two Russian destroyers to assist HM Minesweepers

                                SPEEDY and HAZARD which were under attack by German destroyers Z23,

                                Z24, Z25 and Z27.

                                Returned to Kola Inlet after unsuccessful search

                25th        Took passage from Kola Inlet for UK with Foreign Secretary embarked.

 

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January                  After arrival returned to Iceland to resume covering duties and for interception of

                                German warships attempting to enter Atlantic for attacks on Atlantic traffic.

 

February                Iceland deployment in continuation.

 

                18th        Deployed with HM Battleships KING GEORGE V, DUKE OF YORK, HMS

                                VICTORIOUS, HM Battlecruiser RENOWN, HM Cruiser EDINBURGH, HM

                                Destroyers ASHANTI, BEDOUIN, ESCAPADE, ECHO, ESKIMO,

                                FAULKNOR, FORESIGHT, ICARUS, INGLEFIELD, LEDBURY, MARNE,

                                MIDDLETON, PUNJABI, TARTAR and WHEATLAND to provide Distant

                                Cover for passage of Russian Convoy PQ 13 and return convoy QP9 from Kola

                                Inlet

 

March                    Deployed for Patrol WHITE in Denmark Strait with HM Cruiser LONDON and three

                                USN ships.

                                Ordered to set up stations east of Bear Island after refuelling in Iceland to refuel

                                destroyers deployed for the interception of German battleship TIRPITZ which posed a

                                threat to convoys to and from North Russia. See ARCTIC DESTROYERS by R Woodman.

                                On release from refuelling resumed patrol off Iceland.

 

April                       Returned to Scapa Flow after QP9 had arrived in Iceland.

                9th          Provided Distant Cover for passage of Russian Convoy PQ14 and return

                                Convoy QP10 with HMS KING GEORGE V, HMS DIKE OF YORK, HMS

                                VICTORIOUS, HM Cruiser NIGERIA screened by twelve Home Fleet

                                destroyers: 'See above references.

                                Returned to Scapa Flow on release from covering duty.

                22nd       Deployed with HM Cruiser NIGERIA, HM Destroyers ESKIMO ESCAPADE

                                and FAULKNOR as screen for HMS DUKE OF YORK during passage from

                                Scapa Flow to Iceland.

May                        Deployed in Iceland.

                13th        Carried out covering patrol west of Bear Island during return passage of damaged

                                cruiser HMS TRINIDAD with HM Cruisers NORFOLK, NIGERIA and LIVERPOOL

                                screened by four destroyers.

                15th        Joined ships of Home Fleet and returned to Iceland after loss of HMS TRINIDAD

                                Came under air attacks on return passage.

                23rd        Deployed with HM Cruisers LIVERPOOL, NIGERIA and NORFOLK screened

                                by HM Destroyers MARNE, ONSLOW and ORIBI to provide cruiser cover during

                                passage of Russian Convoy PQ16 and return Convoy QP12 from Kola Inlet.

                28th        On release from covering duties returned to Iceland

 

June                        Return passage to Scapa Flow and prepared for refit at Liverpool.

 

July                         Taken in hand for refit.

 

August                  Under refit

to                            Surface warning centimetric radar Type 273 fitted aft on mainmast platform.

September             Single 20mm Oerlikon weapons fitted to improve close range AA defence.

October                  Post Refit Trials and setting to work

                21st         Refit work completed.

 

November

                8th          Arrived at Scapa Flow to complete weapon and radar trials during work-up for

                                operational deployment with Squadron in Home Fleet.

 

December              Deployed at Scapa Flow for interception and patrol in NW Approaches.

                                Sailed from Scapa Flow with HM Cruiser BERWICK to relieve HM Cruisers

                                JAMAICA and SHEFFIELD providing Cruiser Cover for passage of return

                                Convoy RA51 from Kola Inlet.

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January

                2nd         Relieved HMS JAMAICA and HMS SHEFFIELD.

                                Returned to Scapa Flow on release from covering duties.

                                (Note: Distant Cover was provided by Home Fleet units. See references.)

                17th        Sailed from Scapa Flow with HM Cruisers GLASGOW and BERMUDA to provide Cruiser

                                Cover during passage of Russian Convoy JW52 during passage to Kola Inlet.

                24th        Under air and U-boat attacks which failed.

                27th        Arrived at Kola Inlet.

                30th        Provided Cruiser Cover for passage of return convoy RA52 from Kola Inlet with HM

                                Cruisers BERMUDA and GLASGOW,

 

February

                2nd         Released from covering duties and returned to Scapa Flow.

 

March                    Deployed at Scapa Flow for Home Fleet duties.

to

May

 

June                        Passage to Iceland for interception patrol and covering duties.

 

July

                7th          Deployed with HM Cruisers LONDON and BELFAST in Home Fleet operation off

                                Norwegian coast to divert enemy attention during allied landings in Sicily

                                (Operation CAMERA)

                9th          Returned to Scapa Flow.

 

August                  Passage to Halifax, NS.

                14th        Deployed with HM Destroyers MATCHLESS, OBDURATE and OPPORTUNE as

                                escort for HM Battlecruiser RENOWN during passage from Halifax to UK.

                                (Note: HMS RENOWN was taking the Prime Minister back to the Clyde after

                                QUADRANT conference at Quebec with the US President)

                19th        Passage to Scapa after arrival in Clyde.

                25th        Taken in hand for refit by HM Dockyard Chatham

 

September

                                Under refit.

                                Four Radar Type 283 to provide Barrage control of 4in AA Directors fitted.

 

October

                4th          On completion of post refit trials took passage to resume Squadron duties with

                                Home Fleet at Scapa Flow.

                8th          Released from Cruiser Cover and returned to Scapa Flow.

 

November

                2nd         Provided Cruiser Cover during passage of return convoy RA54A from Kola Inlet with

                                HM Cruisers BELFAST and NORFOLK.

                19th        Provided Cruiser Cover during passage of Russian Convoy JW54A to Kola Inlet

                                with HM Cruisers BERMUDA and JAMAICA.

                24th        Arrived at Kola Inlet.

                26th        Embarked gold bullion as payment for supplies to Russia.

                27th        Deployed with HMS BELFAST and HMS JAMAICA to provide Cruiser Cover during

                                passage of return convoy RA54B from Kola Inlet and inward Convoy JW54B on

                                passage from UK

 

December

                3rd          Released from covering duties and took passage to Scapa Flow to resume Squadron

                                duties.

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January

                12th        Provided Cruiser Cover for passage of Russian Convoy JW56A and JWS6B during

                                their passages to Kola Inlet and that of the return convoy RA56, with HMS BERMUDA

                                and HMS BERWICK.

                                (Note: HMS BERWICK detached later and returned to Scapa Flow with defects.)

                                Convoy JW56B sailed 14 days later.)

 

February

                11th        On release from covering duties returned to Scapa Flow.

 

March                    Squadron duties with Home Fleet in continuation.

 

April                       Nominated for support of planned allied landings in Normandy. (Operation NEPTUNE)

                                (Note: Deployed as Flagship of 1st Cruiser Squadron (Rear Admiral RR

                                McGrigor) with HMS BERWICK and HMS DEVONSHIRE.)

                30th        Took part in preparatory exercises with Home Fleet ships.

 

May                        Squadron deployment at Scapa Flow in continuation.

 

June                        Remained with Home Fleet based at Scapa Flow during landings to provide Distant

                                Cover for NEPTUNE in the event of any attempt by major German warships to

                                interfere with this operation.

                                (Note: For details of naval activities before and during landings see LANDINGS IN

                                NORMANDY, June 1944 (HMSO) and OPERATION NEPTUNE by K Edwards.)

                28th        At Rosyth

 

July                         Squadron deployment in continuation at Scapa Flow.

                17th        Deployed with HMS DUKE OF YORK, HM Cruisers DEVONSHIRE, JAMAICA and

                                BELLONA as part of Home Fleet Distant Cover during air attacks from HM Aircraft

                                Carriers FORMIDABLE, FURIOUS and VICTORIOUS on the German battleship

                                TIRPITZ in Altenfjord, Norway (Operation MASCOT)

                                (Note: These attacks were unsuccessful)

 

August

                10th        Deployed with HMS DEVONSHIRE to provide cover during air operations by

                                HM Aircraft Carrier INDEFATIGABLE , HM Escort Aircraft Carriers TRUMPETER

                                and NABOB on airfields at Goosen, Norway and air minelay near Lepsoy Island

                                (Operation OFFSPRING)

                18th        Escorted HMS NABOB and HMS TRUMPETER during air strikes on TIRPITZ by

                                HMS FORMIDABLE, HMS FURIOUS and HMS INDEFATIGABLE

                                (Operation GOODWOOD)

                22nd       Returned to Scapa Flow with Home Fleet units.

                                (Note: These attacks were also unsuccessful.)

 

September

                5th          Deployed as escort for rms QUEEN MARY with HMS DEVONSHIRE and HMS

                                BERWICK during passage in Atlantic

                                (Note: rms QUEEN MARY was taking the Prime Minister to attend the OCTAGON

                                conference with the US President.)

                11th        Resumed Fleet duties at Scapa Flow.

 

October                  Home Fleet deployment in continuation.

                12th        Deployed to provide cover for shipping strikes near Stadtlandet and an air minelay

                                south of Vorso Island, Norway by HMS FURIOUS HMS AVENGER and HMS

                                TRUMPETER.

                                (Operation BEGONIA)

November

                12th        Deployed with HM Cruiser BELLONA to carry out offensive operation against

                                shipping off Norway. screened by HM Destroyers MYNGS, VERULAM, ZAMBESI

                                and Canadian ALGONQUIN.

                15th        Attacked German convoy KS357 off Listerfjord, sinking two mercantiles and five

                                escorts See Naval Staff History and RADAR AT SEA.

 

December              Deployed with Squadron for Home Fleet duties.

                                To be withdrawn from operational service and Paid-off.

 

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January                  Passage to Clyde to reduce to Category B Reserve.

                5th          Reducing to Reserve status in Gareloch

 

February

                16th        Placed in Category B Reserve and at 4 months Notice for return to operational use

 

March                    Laid up in Gareloch.

 

P o s t   Wa r   N o t e s

 

HMS KENT remained in Category B Reserve in the Gareloch until placed on the Disposal List in 1947. She was sold to BISCO on 22nd January 1948 and arrived at Dalmuir for demolition on 31st January that year On 1st March 1948 she was towed to Troon for breaking-up by the West of Scotland Shipbreakers. This name was carried forward on 27th September 1961 when given to a COUNTY Class Guided Weapon Destroyers. The 12th HMS KENT served on the Active List until 1980 when she was relegated to the Training role at Portsmouth before being also being placed on the Disposal List. 

 

 


 

Addendum

 

CONVOY ESCORT MOVEMENTS of HMS KENT

by Don Kindell

 

These convoy lists have not been cross-checked with the text above

 

 

 

 

 

Date convoy sailed

Joined convoy as escort

Convoy No.

Left convoy

Date convoy arrived

 

 

 

 

 

06/06/40

06/06/40

BC

19/06/40

10/06/40

22/06/40

22/06/40

CMA

01/07/40

01/07/40

29/06/40

21/07/40

WS 001

29/07/40

29/07/40

28/10/40

28/10/40

SW 002A

30/10/40

01/11/40

07/12/40

07/12/40

SL 058

23/12/40

28/12/40

10/03/42

23/03/42

PQ 013

28/03/42

31/03/42

21/03/42

23/03/42

QP 009

28/03/42

03/04/42

26/03/42

12/04/42

PQ 014

20/04/42

19/04/42

10/04/42

17/04/42

QP 010

18/04/42

21/04/42

21/05/42

23/05/42

PQ 016

26/05/42

30/05/42

21/05/42

26/05/42

QP 012

28/05/42

29/05/42

17/01/43

21/01/43

JW 052

24/01/43

27/01/43

29/01/43

30/01/43

RA 052

02/02/43

09/03/43

01/11/43

02/11/43

RA 054A

08/11/43

14/11/43

15/11/43

19/11/43

JW 054A

24/11/43

24/11/43

22/11/43

27/11/43

JW 054B

03/12/43

03/12/43

26/11/43

27/11/43

RA 054B

03/12/43

09/12/43

12/01/44

23/01/44

JW 056A

26/01/44

28/01/44

22/01/44

unknown

JW 056B

unknown

01/02/44

03/02/44

05/02/44

RA 056

07/02/44

11/02/44

 

 

 

 

 

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