RIVER-Class
Frigate ordered on 13th December 1941
under the 1941 Build Programme from G. Brown of
Greenock and laid down on 30th
June 1942 as Job Number J1513, Yard No 226.The
ship was launched on 31st July
1943. and was one of the four of the Class
fitted with Steam Turbine instead of
Reciprocating propulsion machinery, Build was
completed on 21st January 1944
and had already been adopted by the civil community
of Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire following a
successful WARSHIP WEEK
National Savings campaign in March 1942.
B a t t l e
H o n o u r s
NORMANDY
1944
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ATLANTIC 1944
H e r
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Not
recorded
in Admiralty record of Heraldic Crests but
this
is by no means unusual for ships of the Class
which
entered
service during WW2, except those carrying a name
previously
used.
D
e t a i l s
o f W a r S e r
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e
(for more ship
information,
go
to
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type name in Site Search
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January
Contractor's Sea Trials
Commissioned for service
21st
Build completion and commenced Acceptance Trials
February
Passage to Tobermory on completion of trials and
storing.
Worked-up at Tobermory for operational service.
March
Joined Western Approaches Command for Atlantic
convoy defence.
to
Deployed in NW Approaches.
April
May
Atlantic convoy defence in continuation.
Nominated for support of Normandy landings
(Operation
NEPTUNE),
For details of naval activities before and
during NEPTUNE see OPERATION NEPTUNE
by K Edwards, LANDINGS IN NORMANDY, June 1944
(HMSO) and for for information
about all mercantiles and warships involved D-DAY SHIPS by J de Winser.).
June
Transferred to 15th Escort Group and joined HM
Frigates INGLIS, LAWSON, MOORSOM
and MOUNSEY.
Deployed in SW Approaches with Group to
intercept submarines on passage to attack convoy
traffic during NEPTUNE
See above references.
12th
Transferred to Plymouth Command with Group.
Deployed to set up new anti-submarine barrier on
the line Plymouth-Triagos.
July
On release from NEPTUNE took passage to resume
convoy defence duties in Western
Approaches.
During passage in North Sea detonated mine and
sustained major structural damage.
Towed to Tyne
August
After survey in Tyne commercial shipyard
declared Constructive Total Loss and Paid off.
September
Laid up in Tyne
to
December
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January
Laid up in Tyne.
to
Placed on Disposal List.
May
June
22nd Sold for
breaking-up by T Young and arrived in breaker’s
yard at Sunderland
for demolition.
Addendum
CONVOY
ESCORT MOVEMENTS
of HMS
CAM
by
Don Kindell
This convoy list has 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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14/03/44
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14/03/44
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KMF
029B
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22/03/44
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22/03/44
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(Note
on Convoys)