1 9 3 9
September
Deployed as Leader of 16th
Destroyer Flotilla based at Portsmouth of
convoys and antisubmarine
patrol in English
Channel
and SW Approaches
(Note: 18th
Flotilla comprised HM Destroyers AMAZON,
AMBUSCADE, ACHATES,
ANTELOPE, ARROW
and ANTHONY)
October
Channel escort and patrol
duties in continuation.
to
(For details of
naval activities in Home Waters in
1939-40 see ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE
December
CLOSELY
by Corelli
Barnett).
1
9 4 0
January
Channel escort and patrol duties
in continuation.
to
April
May
Transferred to Dover
Command to assist in evacuation from
Dutch ports..
15th
Deployed at Hook
of
Holland
during evacuation
(Operation ORDNANCE)..
26th
Assisted in evacuation of allied troops
from Dunkirk
until 4th June,
Pennant Number
for visual signalling purposes changed
to I19.
(For details see
THE NINE DAYS OF DUNKIRK by AD Divine.
BEF SHIPS by J de
Windsor
and Naval Staff History (HMSO – 2002).
June
Rejoined Flotilla at
Harwich on release from DYNAMO.
Deployed on North
Sea
convoy escort and anti-invasion patrol
duties.
(For details see
HMS WILD SWAN by P Smith and ENGAGE THE
ENEMY MORE
CLOSELY and above
references.).
July
Deployed
with HM Cruiser CARDIFF,
HM Destroyers ANTHONY, VETERAN, WILD
SWAN
WIVERN,
HM Corvettes MALLARD, PINTAIL, PUFFIN
and SHELDRAKE on anti-invasion
patrols in
Group 3 and convoy defence in North
Sea
with ships of 18th Flotilla.
August
Anti-invasion patrol and
convoy defence in continuation.
1st
On completion of patrol with HMS WILD
SWAN and HMS
AMBUSCADE reinforced escort
for Convoy
FS38 southbound from Forth.
4th
Anti-invasion patrol with Group 3.
September
10th
Attacked invasion barges off Ostend
with HMS WILD SWAN and HMS VETERAN.
12th
Searched for invasion barges off Boulogne
with HMS WILD SWAN and HMS VETERAN.
22nd
Nominated for transfer with HMS VETERAN,
HMS WILD SWAN and HMS
WYVERN to
Western
Approaches Command for Atlantic convoy
escort duty.
30th
Deployed at Liverpool
October
Deployed for Atlantic convoy
defence.
to
(For details of
Atlantic convoy operations see U-BOAT
WAR IN THE ATLANTIC (HMSO),
December
THE
BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC
by D Macintyre and ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE
CLOSELY).
1
9 4 1
January
Atlantic
convoy escort in continuation.
to
Joined HM
Destroyers WATCHMAN, SARDONYX, SCIMITAR,
ROCKINGHAM,
May
HM Corvettes ARABIS,
VERBENA, VIOLET, MONKSHOOD, PETUNIA and
DAHLIA in
8th Escort Group.
June
Deployed with escort for
Convoy HX133,
29th
Shared credit for sinking of U651 in
position 59.32N 18.36W
with HMS VIOLET, HMS
SCIMITAR, HMS
ARABIS and HM Minesweeper SPEEDWELL
during defence of HX133-
See U-0BOATS
DESTROYED by P Kemp.
July
Atlantic
convoy defence with Group In
continuation.
to
(For details of
development of new weapons and tactics
see SEEK AND
STRIKE by
December
W.
HACKMANN and
RADAR AT SEA
by D Howse).
1
9 4 2
January
Atlantic
convoy defence in continuation.
February
Converted for use as Short Range
Escort (See V AND
W DESTROYERS by A Preston).
3rd
In collision with BURNHAM during
defence of Atlantic convoy.
March
Atlantic convoy defence in
continuation.
to
(Note: 8th Escort
Group identity discontinued in re
organisation of Groups)
July
August
Detached for duty in support
of Malta
relief operations based at Gibraltar
11th
Deployed with HM Destroyers KEPPEL,
VENOMOUS, WOLVERINE and
WRESTLER to
escort HM
Aircraft Carrier FURIOUS for return
passage to Gibraltar
after SPITFIRE Malta
aircraft
delivery (Operation BELLOWS).
(Note: This
was part of Operation PEDESTAL, passage
of
relief convoyWS21S.
HMS FURIOUS had
been part of relief convoy prior to
arrival at flying off position.
For details see
PEDESTAL by P. Smith, ENGAGE THE ENEMY
MORE CLOSELY by
C Barnett,
MALTA
CONVOYS by R Woodman and me Naval Staff
History.)
12th
Under attack by Italian submarine
DAGABUR which was rammed
and sunk in a position NW of
Algiers
by HMS WOLVERINE.
See U-BOATS
DESTROYED by P Kemp.
16th
Part of screen
for HM Aircraft Carrier FURIOUS and HM
Cruiser CHARYBDIS with HM
Destroyers
LAFOREY, LOOKOUT, LIGHTNING, ANTELOPE,
WISHART, DERWENT
.
KEPPEL, BICESTER,
ESKIMO, SOMALI and VENOMOUS for Malta
aircraft delivery
(Operation
BARITONE).
September
Deployed with Horns Fleet for
escort of Russian Convoy.
2nd
Escorted Convoy PQ18 from Loch Ewe until
arrival of Ocean
Escort off Iceland,
with HM
Destroyers CAMPBELL,
ESKDALE and FARNDALE
(See CONVOYS TO RUSSIA
by RA Ruegg)
7th
Detached from PQ18 and resumed Atlantic
convoy escort duty.
October
Atlantic escort duty In
continuation.
Nominated for
support of allied landings in North
Africa.
Part of escort for
military convoys to Gibraltar
prior to landings.
November
Deployed with British Task Force
for cover of landings hi Algeria
and damaged by shore
batteries
(Operation TORCH
– For details see
Naval Staff History and BRITISH
INVASION FLEETS
by J de Winser.)
December
On release from TORCH returned to UK
for repair.
Under repair.
1
9 4 3
January
After repair deployed for
Atlantic convoy defence.
to
(Note: Fitted with
Surface warning radar Type 271.HEDGEHOG
weapon and H/F DF outfit.
February.
See SEEK and STRIKE by W
Hackmann
for details of weapons developed in
WW2.)
March
Passage to Gibraltar.
21st
Joined military convoy WS28 with HM
Destroyers QUADRANT,
WITCH and WOLVERINE
for escort to
Freetown
after WS28 had detached from convoy KMF
11 in 36.09N 09
.00W.
27th
Detached from WS28 on arrival at Freetown.
April
Deployed at Freetown
for Atlantic convoy defence.
May
6th
Joined military convoy WS29 on departure
from Freetown
with H M Destroyers RAPID and
WOLVERINE for escort
during passage to Capetown from Freetown.
17th
Detached from WS29 for return passage
to
Freetown
with same escorts.
June
Deployed at Freetown
for convoy defence.
to
December
1
9 4 4
January
Convoy defence in
continuation,
to
Returned to UK
for coastal convoy defence.
December
(Note:
Did not take part in support or convoy
escort during Normandy
landings in
June 1944
(Operation NEPTUNE.)
)
1
9 4 5
January
Coastal
Convoy defence in continuation.
to
(Note: Some sources
suggest deployment in a training role)
April
May
Withdrawn from
operational use after VE Day.
to
Paid-off Placed in
Reserve.
June
Placed on Disposal List
July
Sold to BISCO for
demolition at Barrow by T W Ward
27th
Arrived in tow at Breaker's Yard.