1
9 4 3
June
Commissioned after acceptance trials
8th
Passage for work-up
at Scapa Flow.
11th
Joined 23rd Destroyer
Flotilla, Home Fleet.
On arrival.
commenced
work-up.
July
Deployed with Flotilla in Home Fleet
on completion.
8th
Joined HM Battleships ANSON, DUKE OF
YORK
and
MALAYA,
HM Aircraft
Carrier
FURIOUS for demonstration off Norwegian
coast, with Home Fleet cruisers
and destroyer
flotillas. US Navy Task Force attached to
Home
Fleet also took part.
Note: These
were battleships USS ALABAMA and SOUTH
DAKOTA,
cruisers
USS AUGUSTA and USS
TUSCALOOSA and five destroyers.
(Operation
CAMERA).
(Note:
This operation was intended as a diversion
during the allied landings in Sicily
and was
not detected by German aircraft).
25th
Joined Home Fleet ships including HM
Aircraft Carriers ILLUSTRIOUS
and UNICORN
for offensive
sweep off Norway
(Operation GOVERNOR)
August
11th
Escorted HM Aircraft Carriers ILLUSTRIOUS
and UNICORN, with HM Cruiser
SCYLLA and HM Destroyers SCORPION,
OPPORTUNE, OBDURATE and
OBEDIENT during
passage from the Clyde
to Gibraltar.
(Note: The two
aircraft carriers were being deployed in the
Mediterranean
to support
the allied
landings at Salerno
(Operation AVALANCHE).
.
18th
Passage to Scapa
Flow
with HMS SCORPION to rejoin Flotilla.
31st
Deployed in NW Approaches.
September
17th
Under repair at Rosyth.
23rd
On completion resumed duty in NW Approaches
October
NW Approaches deployment in continuation.
7th
Detached for escort of HM Battleship KING
GEORGE V from Gibraltar
to Scapa
Flow after duty in Mediterranean.
Took passage to Gibraltar.
13th
Part of escort for
HMS KING GEORGE
V.
18th
On arrival deployed for escort of merchant
ships left in North
Russia
during the
summer months.
Took passage to
Kola Inlet with HMS SCORPION.
(For details of all Russian Convoy
operations see CONVOYS TO RUSSIA by R
Ruegg,
THE RUSSIAN CONVOYS by B Schoefield
and CONVOY ! by
P Kemp
November
1st
Arrived
at Kola Inlet with HM Destroyers SCORPION
and SCOURGE.
3rd
Joined
the Ocean Escort for returning Convoy RA54A
with HM Destroyers
MAHRATTA,
MILNE, MATCHLESS,
MUSKETEER,
SAUMAREZ, SCORPION
and SCOURGE.
9th
Detached from RA54.
23rd
Joined escort for Russian Convoy JW54B with
HM Destroyers HARDY, SAUMAREZ
VENUS, SCORPION, SCOURGE, VIGILANT
and the
Norwegian destroyer STORD
(Ex HMS SUCCESS)
until arrival off Archangel.
December
3rd
Independent passage
to rejoin Home Fleet at Scapa
Flow.
Seaman
lost overboard.
8th
Rejoined Flotilla on arrival at Scapa
Flow.
12th
Joined destroyer screen for H M Battleship
DUKE OF YORK
and H M Cruiser
JAMAICA
to provide Distant Cover
for Russian Convoys JW55A and JW55B.
(See ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY
by Corelli Barnett).
26th
In action against SCHARNHORST at Battle of
North Cape and took part with
HMS SAUMAREZ, HMS SCORPION and the
Norwegian Destroyer STORD
in the torpedo
attacks which slowed and finally stopped the
enemy ship.
(For full details see FRASER OF NORTH
CAFE
by Humble and Naval Staff
History)
27th
Escorted damaged HMS SAUMAREZ to Kola Inlet.
28th
Passage to Scapa
Flow
with HMS SCORPION and Norwegian
destroyer STORD.
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9 4 4
January
1st
On arrival at Scapa
Flow
began Boiler clean.
12th
Resumed Fleet duties.
16th
Joined escort for Russian Convoy JW56A with
Norwegian destroyer STORD.
21st
Part of escort for JW56A from Iceland
to Kola Inlet with H M Destroyers HARDY,
INCONSTANT, OBDURATE, OFFA, VENUS,
VIGILANT, VIRAGO and
Norwegian destroyer
STORD.
27th
Detached on arrival
of local escort.
29th
Joined escort for Russian Convoy JW56B to
reinforce defence till arrival at
Kola Inlet.
February
1st
Detached from JW54B
on arrival.
3rd
Joined destroyer escort for returning Convoy
RA56 with H M Destroyers
OPPORTUNE,
OFFA, VENUS and
VIGILANT
9th
Detached from Convoy RA56 after enemy
submarines
failed to intercept due to an
incorrect
sighting report by Luftwaffe.
12th
Under repair in Hull
shipyard.
16th
Resumed Home Fleet
duties on completion.
22nd
Joined escort for Russian Convoy JW57 with
HM Cruiser BLACK PRINCE and
12 other Home Fleet
destroyers. HM Escort Carrier
CHASER and its escort joined
at the same
time (See above references).
28th
Detached with other
escorts on arrival at Kola Inlet.
March
2nd
Part of destroyer escort
with BLACK PRINCE for returning Convoy
RA57.
8th
Detached with HMS
CHASER and other Home Fleet destroyers.
16th
Part of escort for H M Battleship DUKE OF
YORK
with H M Destroyers
MATCHLESS,
OFFA, OBEDIENT and Norwegian
destroyer STORD.
21st
Taken in hand for
refit at Immingham shipyard.
April
Under refit.
May
Resumed
Fleet duties with Flotilla on completion.
8th
Escorted HM Aircraft Carriers FURIOUS and
SEARCHER with HM Cruiser
BERWICK,
H M Destroyers WIZARD, WAKEFUL, ALGONQUIN (RCN),
Polish
destroyer PIORUN and the Polish destroyer
BLYSKAWICA during two
successful air
strikes on convoys off Kristandsund
North.
June
Detached for duty in Dover Command with H
M Destroyers OPPORTUNE,
OBEDIENT and ORWELL for patrol duty
between Dungeness and Worthing
support
of the allied landings in Normandy.
(See Operation
NEPTUNE-See LANDINGS IN NORMANDY
(HMSO) and
OPERATION NEPTUNE
by K Edwards).
6th
Deployed in Channel to prevent enemy surface
warship attacks during the assault
and
build-up phases.
July
Deployment in English
Channel
in continuation.
26th
In action with 6th German MTB
Flotilla off Dungeness with HMS OBEDIENT
and HMS
OPPORTUNE which
had attacked
a west bound coastal convoy.
August
Rejoined Home Fleet when released
from Dover Command.
September
Deployed
with Home Fleet in NW Approaches. October
24th
Part of screen for HM Aircraft Carrier
IMPLACABLE
and HM Cruiser BELLONA
with
HM Destroyers
VENUS, SCOURGE,
VERULAM, CAPRICE, CASSANDRA,
CAMBRIAN and ZAMBESI
during air attacks on Sorreisa
and Bardufoss
airfield.
November
3rd
Independent passage to Kola with HMS
SCORPION
to take Norwegian troops for
an
attack on Norway
with Russian troops (Operation FREEMAN)
6th
Arrived at Kola Inlet.
11th
Escorted ss
EMPRESS
OF AUSTRALIA
and ss SCYTHIA
to UK
(Convoy RA61A)
17th
Resumed Home Fleet
duties after arrival at Greenock.
December
7th
Deployed in Force 1 with HM Aircraft
Carriers
IMPLACABLE, TRUMPETER and
PREMIER, HM Cruiser DIADEM and HM
Destroyers ZEALOUS, ZAMBESI,
VIGILANT, SERAPIS, SIOUX (RCN),
ALGONQUIN (RCN)
and the Norwegian
destroyer
STORD for a joint aircraft minelay in Karmsund
and a shipping
strike
between
Bergen
and Stavanger.
(Operation URBANE).
14th
Deployed in Force 2 with HM Cruiser DEVONSHIRE,
HM Aircraft Carriers
TRUMPETER and PREMIER, HM Destroyers
ZEALOUS, ZEPHYR, SIOUX (RCN),
ALGONQUIN (RCN)
and SERAPIS during joint air minelay and
air strikes in
Ramosund
and Skatestronmen.
(Operation LACERATE).
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9 4 5
January
1st
Joined escort for Russian Convoy JW63
with HMS DIADEM, HM Escort Carrier
VINDEX, HM Destroyers MYNGS, SCOURGE,
SERAPIS, ZAMBESI, ZEBRA,
Norwegian destroyer
STORD and HM Canadian Destroyer ALGONQUIN.
8th
Arrived at Kola Inlet without enemy
detection.
11th Joined return
Convoy RA63
with HMS
DIADEM, HMS VINDEX and the same Home Fleet
destroyers in
addition
to H M Destroyer SCORPION.
21st
Arrived at Loch Ewe
after delay by wearier and returned to
Home Fleet.
February
12th
Joined Force land escorted HM Cruisers
NORFOLK
and DIDO for a night
shipping
strike off Bud
(Operation SELENIUM).
No targets found.
21st
Joined escort for returning Convoy RA64
for part of passage.
(See CONVOYS TO
RUSSIA).
26th
Detached and returned to Home Fleet duties.
March
12th
Escorted HM Escort Carrier TRUMPETER with
HMS SCOURGE to provide
air cover
during the
passage
of Russian Convoy JW65.
21st
Detached on arrival
at Kola Inlet.
23rd
Escorted return Convoy RA65 with HMS DIADEM,
HM Escort Carriers
CAMPANIA
and TRUMPETER, HM Destroyers MYNGS,
OPPORTUNE,
ORWELL, SCORPION, SCOURGE, ZAMBESI,
SIOUX (RCN)
and Norwegian
destroyer
STORD.
30th
Detached and returned to Home Fleet duty.
April
Deployed with Home Fleet in NW Approaches.
May
4th
Escorted HM Escort Carriers SEARCHER, QUEEN
and TRUMPETER with HM
Cruisers NORFOLK,
DIADEM. HM Destroyers CARYSFORT, OPPORTUNE,
ORWELL, OBEDIENT, SCOURGE and ZAMBESI
during offensive strike
against
shipping west of Narvik. (Operation
JUDGEMENT).
12th
Escorted H M Cruiser DEVONSHIRE
and H M Minelaying Cruisers APOLLO
and ARIADNE
with HMS IROQUOIS (RCN), HMS SCOURGE and Norwegian
destroyer
ARENDAL to Oslo.
(Note:
These ships had the Crown Prince of Norway
and the British Flag Officer
(Norway)
embarked.
June
Taken in hand for refit by HM Dockyard,
Chatham
July
Under refit
to
August
Nominated
for use as Firing Ship attached to HMS
EXCELLENT, Gunnery
School
at Portsmouth on completion.