1
9 4 0
October
3rd
- Commissioned as HMS BUXTON at Halifax and
prepared for Atlantic.
18th
- Arrived at St. John's, Newfoundland with
defects. Returned to Halifax for repair.
November
to December
Under
repair at Halifax
1
9 4 1
January
to February
Under
repair. Completion of
work delayed by other priority work.
March
Nominated
for local convoy escort on completion.
3rd
- Escorted convoy from Halifax to Bermuda.
7th
- On arrival taken in hand for further defect
repair.
15th
- Passage to Halifax.
April
to July
Deployed
on escort duty with local Canadian convoys
based at Halifax.
August
Taken
in hand for refit at Boston, Mass., USA.
September
On
completion resumed local convoy escort.
October
Nominated
for duty with 6th Escort Group based at
Liverpool for escort
of North Atlantic convoys. Took passage as
part of escort
for Troop Convoy TC14. On arrival withdrawn
from service for refit and modification
November
to December
Under
refit by HM Dockyard Chatham. (Note: Surface
Warning Radar Type 271 and Aircraft
warning Type 286 installed. For details of
development and use of RN radar see RADAR AT
SEA by D
Howse.)
1
9 4 2
January
Under
refit
February
Carried
out post refit trials.
March
Worked-up
at Tobermory for convoy defence service.
Sustained structural damage
during work-up and taken in hand for repair.
April
Under
repair prior to service with 6th British
Escort Group.
May
Joined
Group at Liverpool for Atlantic convoy escort.
June
to July
Deployed
in NW Approaches with Group. Nominated for
service with Royal Canadian Navy in western
Atlantic.
S
e r v i c e a
s H M C S B U X T O
N
August
Transferred
to RCN Western Local Escort Force based at
Halifax.
September
to November
Deployed
In astern Atlantic for convoy defence
December
Under
refit at Boston.
1
9 4 3
January
to February
Under
refit
March
On
completion rejoined Western Local Escort
Force.
April
to July
Deployed
on escort duty between New York, Halifax and
Western Ocean Meeting
Point.
August
Withdrawn
from service and paid off. Ship's Company
transferred to a Canadian frigate.
September
Used
as static training ship for RN personnel at
Halifax.
1
9 4 4
January
to December
Training
role in continuation and transferred to Digby,
Nova Scotia.
1
9 4 5
January
Withdrawn
from training duties.
.
16th
- Placed on Disposal List by RCN.
P o s t W a r N
o t e s
HMS BUXTON was sold
far breaking up in
Baltimore
on 21st
March 1946
and taken in tow to the breaker’s
yard
later that year. This ship had
an undistinguished war record with bot RN
and RCN, punctuated by frequent
periods under repair.
Addendum
CONVOY
ESCORT MOVEMENTS of HMS BUXTON
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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30/03/41
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30/03/41
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SC
027
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31/03/41
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18/04/41
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27/05/41
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27/05/41
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HX
129
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28/05/41
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12/06/41
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21/06/41
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21/06/41
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TC
011
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30/06/41
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30/06/41
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21/07/41
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21/07/41
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TC
012
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23/07/41
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29/07/41
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09/10/41
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11/10/41
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TC
014
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17/10/41
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17/10/41
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22/10/41
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23/10/41
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ON
029
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28/10/41
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05/11/41
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22/10/41
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01/11/41
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HX
156
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04/11/41
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05/11/41
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19/06/42
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21/06/42
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SC
088
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28/06/42
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04/07/42
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and
as HMCS BUXTON
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16/08/42
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16/08/42
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XB
034
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18/08/42
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18/08/42
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19/08/42
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19/08/42
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BX
034
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21/08/42
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21/08/42
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23/08/42
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23/08/42
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XB
035
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25/08/42
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25/08/42
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26/08/42
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26/08/42
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BX
035
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28/08/42
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28/08/42
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30/08/42
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30/08/42
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HX
205
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02/09/42
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11/09/42
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22/08/42
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03/09/42
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ON
124
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06/09/42
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06/09/42
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08/09/42
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08/09/42
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BX
037B
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10/09/42
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10/09/42
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05/09/42
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20/09/42
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ON
128
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24/09/42
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24/09/42
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26/09/42
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26/09/42
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SC
103
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30/09/42
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14/10/42
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18/09/42
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01/10/42
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ON
131
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04/10/42
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04/10/42
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08/10/42
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08/10/42
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HX
211
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11/10/42
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24/10/42
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02/10/42
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17/10/42
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ON
135
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21/10/42
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21/10/42
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24/10/42
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24/10/42
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SC
107
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28/10/42
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10/11/42
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03/11/42
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03/11/42
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HX
214
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06/11/42
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18/11/42
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09/11/42
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12/11/42
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SC
109
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16/11/42
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30/11/42
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09/11/42
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20/11/42
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ON
145
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22/11/42
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25/11/42
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07/11/42
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25/11/42
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ON
144
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27/11/42
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27/11/42
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23/03/43
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23/03/43
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BX
038
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25/03/43
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25/03/43
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25/03/43
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27/03/43
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HX
231
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31/03/43
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10/04/43
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18/04/43
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02/05/43
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ON
179
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06/05/43
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06/05/43
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13/05/43
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13/05/43
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HX
239
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16/05/43
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28/05/43
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15/06/43
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17/06/43
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HX
244
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20/06/43
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30/06/43
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16/06/43
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24/06/43
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ON
189
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01/07/43
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01/07/43
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23/07/43
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23/07/43
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HX
249
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29/07/43
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06/08/43
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24/07/43
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02/08/43
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ON
194
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05/08/43
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07/08/43
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21/08/43
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21/08/43
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SC
140
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23/08/43
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05/09/43
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(Note
on Convoys)
