Repeat
SHOREHAM-Class
Sloop ordered from built HM Dockyard
Devonport in
March 1931 under 1930 Programme in March
1930. The ship was laid down on 7th
September 1931 and was launched on 23rd
July 1932 by Lady Adddison
as the first RN ship to carry the name.
It had been intended to name this ship
WESTON SUPER MARE, but this was changed
before launch to WESTON. Build was
completed on 23rd February 1933 and the
ship was manned by the Portsmouth
Division. Until 1939 she served in the
south Atlantic and Red Sea. After a
WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign
in March 1942 she was adopted by the
civil community of Weston-super-Mare,
Somerset.
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NORTH
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1940 - ATLANTIC 1940-44 - ENGLISH
CHANNEL 1945
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1
9 3 9
September
3rd
Under
refit at Portsmouth.
13th
Nominated for convoy escort duty in North
Sea.
During passage to join Rosyth Escort Force
ran aground.
October
Deployed
on escort duty for OA Series convoys in
North Sea and English Channel
to.
(For details of naval activities in Home
waters in 1939-40 see the Naval Staff
History).
December
1
9 4 0
January
North Sea convoy escort in continuation.
February
Detached for escort of HM Auxiliary
Minelayer PRINCESS VICTORIA during passage
to carry out
minelay in East Coast Barrier
(Operation ID - See Naval Staff History
(MINING).
On release resumed North Sea convoy
defence.
March
North Sea deployment in continuation
to
(For details of North Sea activities see
THREE CORVETTES by N Monsarrat and THE
April
BATTLE OF THE EAST COAST by J P Foynes).
May
Pennant Number for visual signalling
purposes changes to U72.
31st
Sank U13 in position 52.27N 02.02E off
Lowestoft during escort of Convoy FN184.
(For details see U-BOATS DESTROYED by P
Kemp.)
June
North Sea convoy defence in continuation.
to
(Note: During this period extensive
anti-invasion patrols were maintained.)
December
1 9 4 1
January
Transferred to Northern Escort Force for
convoy escort in NW Approaches and North
Sea.
to
Deployed between Forth and Clyde through
Pentland Firth.
June
July
Transferred to Western Approaches Command
for Atlantic escort duty with the
to
Londonderry Sloop Division.
September
October
Joined 42nd Escort Group for escort of OS
Series outward convoys to West Africa
to
and SL Series return convoys to Liverpool.
December
(Note: Other ships in Group were HM Sloops
FOLKESTONE, LONDONDERRY,
WELLINGTON, HM Cutters SENNEN and TOTLAND
(both Ex US Navy).)
1
9 4 2
January
Deployed as part of escort for outward
Convoy OS18 to West Africa and return SL
Series convoy.
to
Continuation of Atlantic escort duty.
May
June
Under refit in Dundee during which surface
warning radar Type 271 was fitted.
to
(For details of development and use of
radar in RN see RADAR AT SEA by D Howse)
August
September
On completion of post refit trials
rejoined 42nd Escort Group.
to
Resumed Atlantic convoy escort.
December
(For details of weapons and tactics used
in North Atlantic see SEEK AND STRIKE by
W Hackmann, U-Boat WAR IN THE ATLANTIC
(HMSO) and HITLER’S U-BOAT WAR
by C Blair.)
1
9 4 3
January
Atlantic convoy defence in continuation..
February
Deployed as part of escort for Convoy UC1
with ships of 44th Escort Group.
See above references
March
Deployment with 44th Escort Group for
Atlantic convoy defence in continuation
April
Deployed for Atlantic convoy escort with
44th Escort Group.
16th
Joined joint military convoy KMF13 to
Gibraltar and WS29 to Freetown with HM
Destroyer
RAPID, VENOMOUS, LAUDERDALE, HM Sloop
WELLINGTON, HM Cutters GORLESTON ,
TOTLAND, HM Frigates EXE and NESS as
escort during passage in NW Approaches.
20th
Detached from joint convoy when it divided
into two sections for. onward passages and
continued convoy defence duties in NW
Approaches.
(Note:
HM Cruiser NEWCASTLE was deployed as Ocean
Escort.)
May
Atlantic convoy defence in continuation.
19th
Joined HM Destroyers ACTIVE, CLEVELAND,
BOADICEA, Polish
destroyer
ORP SLAZAK,
HM
Sloops LOWESTOFT, WELLINGTON, HM Frigates
EXE , NESS, HM Cutters
GORLESTON and TOTLAND as escort for joint
military convoy KMF15 to Gibraltar and
Convoy
WS30 to Freetown.
(Note: HM Cruiser SUFFOLK, HM Aircraft
Carrier UNICORN and HM Armed Merchant
Cruiser ASTURIAS were deployed as Ocean
Escort for this joint convoy.)
25th
Detached from joint convoy when it divided
into two sections for onward passage and
returned to Clyde.
Nominated for refit.
June
Under refit in Belfast.
(Note:
HF D/F equipment fitted for detection of
radio signals from U-Boats.
VHF
Radio telephone equipment for inter-ship
communication.
Forward firing HEDGEHOG Anti-Submarine
Mortar outfit.
(See SEEK AND STRIKE).)
July
Under refit.
Nominated for return to Freetown for
convoy defence on completion.
August
Carried out post refit trials.
Resumed Atlantic convoy defence.
Nominated for escort of joint military
convoy KMF22 and WS33 during passage to
Gibraltar.
17lh
Deployed with HM Cruiser SHROPSHIRE, HM
Escort Aircraft Carrier HUNTER, HM
Destroyer
WRESTLER, HM Sloops CHANTICLEER , NARBADA
(RIN), HM Cutter TOTLAND, HM
Frigates BARLE, ETTRICK and USK for escort
of joint military convoy during passage to
Gibraltar.
(Note: HM Cruiser CHARYBDIS joined on 20th
and detached on 22nd.)
25th
Detached from joint convoy on arrival at
Gibraltar.
September
4th
Joined military convoy WS33 with HM
Destroyer BULLDOG, HM Frigates BANN ,
NESS, HM
Cutter TOTLAND and HM Corvette HYDRANGEA
as escort during passage to Freetown.
9th
Detached from WS33 on arrival at Freetown.
Joined Local Escort Force for convoy
defence based at Freetown.
October
Deployed for convoy defence of Ocean and
Local convoys, to December
to
December
1
9 4 4
January
Freetown deployment in continuation.
to
February
March
Transferred to 55th Escort Group at
Freetown in continuation.
to
Nominated for refit in Bermuda.
September
October
Passage to Bermuda
Taken in hand for refit by HM Dockyard,
Bermuda.
November
Under refit
December
Nominated for return to UK to complete
dockyard work and give leave.
(Note: Planned further deployment in West
African Command not implemented.
This may have been made necessary because
of the age of the ship and the
availability
of new construction ships.)
1 9 4 5
January
Passage to UK.
February
Outstanding refit work completed in HM
Dockyard Portsmouth.
March
Deployed for
escort of coastal convoys in
English
Channel and SW Approaches.
(Note: U-Boat operations by
Schnorkel-fitted submarines were being
concentrated in
UK coastal waters.
See BUSINESS IN GREAT WATERS by J Terraine
and SEEK AND STRIKE).
April
15th
Escorted Dutch Minelayer VAN DER ZANN for
continuation of lay of Deep
Anti-Submarine defensive minefield V2 in
SW Approaches to English Channel.
(Operation ARTIZAN - See Naval Staff
History (MINING).)
May
Withdrawn for operational; service after
VE-Day.
Paid-off and reduced to Reserve status at
Portsmouth.
July
Laid up at Portsmouth
to
August
P
o s t W a
r N o t e s
HMS WESTON remained in Reserve
until 1947 when placed on the Disposal
List. She was sold to BISCO
for demolition by Howells.on
22nd May 1947, and arrived in tow at Gelleswick
Bay later that year.
Addendum
CONVOY
ESCORT MOVEMENTS of
HMS
WESTON
by
Don Kindell
These
convoy lists have not been cross-checked
with the text above
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Date
convoy sailed
|
Joined
convoy as escort
|
Convoy
No.
|
Left
convoy
|
Date
convoy arrived
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22/10/39
|
22/10/39
|
FS
0025
|
24/10/39
|
24/10/39
|
|
28/10/39
|
28/10/39
|
FS
0028
|
30/10/39
|
30/10/39
|
|
13/11/39
|
13/11/39
|
FS
0036
|
15/11/39
|
15/11/39
|
|
26/11/39
|
26/11/39
|
FN
0042
|
28/11/39
|
28/11/39
|
|
30/11/39
|
30/11/39
|
FS
0045
|
01/12/39
|
01/12/39
|
|
20/12/39
|
20/12/39
|
FN
0057
|
22/12/39
|
22/12/39
|
|
30/12/39
|
30/12/39
|
FS
0061
|
31/12/39
|
31/12/39
|
|
03/01/40
|
03/01/40
|
FS
0063
|
05/01/40
|
05/01/40
|
|
20/01/40
|
20/01/40
|
FS
0077
|
21/01/40
|
21/01/40
|
|
03/02/40
|
03/02/40
|
FS
0086
|
05/02/40
|
05/02/40
|
|
15/02/40
|
15/02/40
|
MT
012
|
16/02/40
|
16/02/40
|
|
16/02/40
|
16/02/40
|
FS
0098
|
18/02/40
|
18/02/40
|
|
11/04/40
|
11/04/40
|
MT
049
|
12/04/40
|
12/04/40
|
|
12/04/40
|
12/04/40
|
FS
0144
|
14/04/40
|
14/04/40
|
|
20/04/40
|
20/04/40
|
FS
0151
|
22/04/40
|
22/04/40
|
|
19/04/40
|
20/04/40
|
MT
055
|
20/04/40
|
19/04/40
|
|
01/05/40
|
01/05/40
|
FS
0160
|
03/05/40
|
03/05/40
|
|
01/05/40
|
01/05/40
|
MT
062
|
01/05/40
|
01/05/40
|
|
05/05/40
|
05/05/40
|
MT
064
|
05/05/40
|
05/05/40
|
|
08/05/40
|
08/05/40
|
FS
0166
|
10/05/40
|
10/05/40
|
|
16/05/40
|
16/05/40
|
FS
0172
|
18/05/40
|
18/05/40
|
|
27/05/40
|
27/05/40
|
FS
0181
|
29/05/40
|
29/05/40
|
|
07/06/40
|
07/06/40
|
FS
0190
|
09/06/40
|
09/06/40
|
|
07/06/40
|
07/06/40
|
MT
084
|
07/06/40
|
07/06/40
|
|
15/06/40
|
15/06/40
|
FS
0196
|
17/06/40
|
17/06/40
|
|
18/06/40
|
18/06/40
|
FN
0199
|
19/06/40
|
19/06/40
|
|
26/06/40
|
26/06/40
|
FS
0205
|
28/06/40
|
28/06/40
|
|
29/06/40
|
29/06/40
|
FN
0208
|
01/07/40
|
01/07/40
|
|
06/07/40
|
06/07/40
|
FN
0215
|
08/07/40
|
08/07/40
|
|
10/07/40
|
10/07/40
|
FS
0218
|
11/07/40
|
11/07/40
|
|
13/07/40
|
13/07/40
|
FN
0221
|
15/07/40
|
15/07/40
|
|
20/07/40
|
20/07/40
|
OA
187
|
22/07/40
|
unknown
|
|
29/07/40
|
29/07/40
|
FS
0236
|
31/07/40
|
31/07/40
|
|
01/08/40
|
01/08/40
|
FN
0239
|
03/08/40
|
03/08/40
|
|
06/08/40
|
06/08/40
|
FS
0244
|
08/08/40
|
08/08/40
|
|
09/08/40
|
09/08/40
|
FN
0247
|
11/08/40
|
11/08/40
|
|
17/08/40
|
17/08/40
|
FS
0255
|
19/08/40
|
19/08/40
|
|
20/08/40
|
20/08/40
|
FN
0258
|
22/08/40
|
22/08/40
|
|
24/08/40
|
24/08/40
|
FS
0261
|
26/08/40
|
26/08/40
|
|
27/08/40
|
27/08/40
|
FN
0264
|
29/08/40
|
29/08/40
|
|
31/08/40
|
31/08/40
|
FS
0268
|
01/09/40
|
02/09/40
|
|
01/09/40
|
13/09/40
|
HX
070
|
16/09/40
|
16/09/40
|
|
08/09/40
|
unknown
|
OA
211
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
|
22/09/40
|
22/09/40
|
OA
218
|
28/09/40
|
unknown
|
|
10/09/40
|
27/09/40
|
SL
047
|
30/09/40
|
28/09/40
|
|
06/10/40
|
06/10/40
|
OA
225
|
11/10/40
|
unknown
|
|
30/09/40
|
11/10/40
|
HX
077
|
15/10/40
|
15/10/40
|
|
20/10/40
|
20/10/40
|
OA
232
|
23/10/40
|
26/10/40
|
|
21/10/40
|
23/10/40
|
OB
232
|
26/10/40
|
26/10/40
|
|
15/10/40
|
26/10/40
|
SC
008
|
31/10/40
|
31/10/40
|
|
18/11/40
|
18/11/40
|
FS
0338
|
20/11/40
|
20/11/40
|
|
21/11/40
|
21/11/40
|
FN
0339
|
23/11/40
|
23/11/40
|
|
30/11/40
|
30/11/40
|
FS
0348
|
02/12/40
|
02/12/40
|
|
03/12/40
|
03/12/40
|
FN
0349
|
05/12/40
|
05/12/40
|
|
08/12/40
|
08/12/40
|
FS
0356
|
10/12/40
|
10/12/40
|
|
11/12/40
|
11/12/40
|
FN
0357
|
13/12/40
|
13/12/40
|
|
17/12/40
|
17/12/40
|
FS
0363
|
19/12/40
|
19/12/40
|
|
29/12/40
|
29/12/40
|
FS
0374
|
01/01/41
|
01/01/41
|
|
01/01/41
|
01/01/41
|
FN
0373
|
03/01/41
|
03/01/41
|
|
07/01/41
|
07/01/41
|
FS
0382
|
09/01/41
|
09/01/41
|
|
15/01/41
|
15/01/41
|
EN
057/1
|
17/01/41
|
17/01/41
|
|
26/01/41
|
26/01/41
|
EN
062/1
|
30/01/41
|
30/01/41
|
|
31/01/41
|
31/01/41
|
EN
065/1
|
03/02/41
|
04/02/41
|
|
05/02/41
|
05/02/41
|
OG
052
|
10/02/41
|
21/02/41
|
|
23/02/41
|
23/02/41
|
OB
290
|
27/02/41
|
27/02/14
|
|
07/03/41
|
07/03/41
|
OG
055
|
12/03/41
|
20/03/41
|
|
19/03/41
|
20/03/41
|
OB
299
|
24/03/41
|
25/03/41
|
|
11/03/41
|
24/03/41
|
HX
114
|
unknown
|
30/03/41
|
|
10/03/41
|
26/03/41
|
SC
025
|
29/03/41
|
29/03/41
|
|
23/03/41
|
14/04/41
|
SL
069
|
16/04/41
|
unknown
|
|
24/07/41
|
26/07/41
|
OS
001
|
09/08/41
|
10/08/41
|
|
15/08/41
|
20/08/41
|
SL
084
|
08/09/41
|
08/09/41
|
|
23/09/41
|
24/09/41
|
OS
007
|
12/10/41
|
14/10/41
|
|
15/10/41
|
18/10/41
|
SL
090
|
06/11/41
|
06/11/41
|
|
18/11/41
|
19/11/41
|
OS
012
|
07/12/41
|
11/12/41
|
|
12/12/41
|
15/12/41
|
SL
095
|
31/12/41
|
31/12/41
|
|
18/01/42
|
20/01/42
|
OS
017
|
05/02/42
|
07/02/42
|
|
09/02/42
|
11/02/42
|
SL
100
|
19/02/42
|
04/03/42
|
|
13/03/42
|
14/03/42
|
OS
022
|
01/04/42
|
01/04/42
|
|
09/04/42
|
09/04/42
|
SL
106
|
29/04/42
|
02/05/42
|
|
12/05/42
|
12/05/42
|
OS
028
|
30/05/42
|
30/05/42
|
|
04/06/42
|
04/06/42
|
SL
112
|
23/06/42
|
23/06/42
|
|
09/09/42
|
10/09/42
|
OS
040
|
27/09/42
|
27/09/42
|
|
03/10/42
|
03/10/42
|
SL
124
|
22/10/42
|
22/10/42
|
|
14/11/42
|
14/11/42
|
KMF
003
|
22/11/42
|
23/11/42
|
|
23/11/42
|
26/11/42
|
MKF
003
|
03/12/42
|
03/12/42
|
|
12/12/42
|
12/12/42
|
KMF
005
|
20/12/42
|
20/12/42
|
|
20/12/42
|
20/12/42
|
KMF
005A
|
20/12/42
|
22/12/42
|
|
24/12/42
|
24/12/42
|
MKF
005
|
31/12/42
|
31/12/42
|
|
08/01/43
|
08/01/43
|
KMF
007
|
17/01/43
|
17/01/43
|
|
18/01/43
|
18/01/43
|
MKF
007
|
25/01/43
|
25/01/43
|
|
15/02/43
|
15/02/43
|
UC
001
|
06/03/43
|
06/03/43
|
|
16/04/43
|
20/04/43
|
KMF
013
|
23/04/43
|
23/04/43
|
|
24/04/43
|
24/04/43
|
MKF
013
|
02/05/43
|
02/05/43
|
|
19/05/43
|
25/05/43
|
KMF
015
|
28/05/43
|
27/05/43
|
|
28/05/43
|
28/05/43
|
MKF
015
|
05/06/43
|
05/06/43
|
|
19/09/43
|
23/09/43
|
LTS
002
|
24/09/43
|
24/09/43
|
|
27/09/43
|
27/09/43
|
STL
002
|
02/10/43
|
02/10/43
|
|
05/10/43
|
05/10/43
|
LTS
003
|
10/10/43
|
10/10/43
|
|
15/10/43
|
15/10/43
|
STL
004
|
21/10/43
|
21/10/43
|
|
03/11/43
|
03/11/43
|
LTS
004
|
10/11/43
|
10/11/43
|
|
13/11/43
|
13/11/43
|
STL
006
|
18/11/43
|
18/11/43
|
|
21/11/43
|
21/11/43
|
LTS
006
|
24/11/43
|
28/11/43
|
|
20/12/43
|
20/12/43
|
STL
008
|
28/12/43
|
28/12/43
|
|
31/12/43
|
31/12/43
|
LTS
008
|
04/01/44
|
04/01/44
|
|
22/01/44
|
22/01/44
|
SL
147
|
25/01/44
|
02/02/44
|
|
02/02/44
|
02/02/44
|
ST
078
|
07/02/44
|
07/02/44
|
|
11/02/44
|
11/02/44
|
LTS
010
|
19/02/44
|
19/02/44
|
|
03/03/44
|
03/03/44
|
STL
013
|
10/03/44
|
07/03/44
|
|
12/03/44
|
12/03/44
|
LTS
013
|
20/03/44
|
20/03/44
|
|
28/03/44
|
28/03/44
|
STL
016
|
02/04/44
|
02/04/44
|
|
11/04/44
|
11/04/44
|
LTS
016
|
18/04/44
|
18/04/44
|
|
28/04/44
|
28/04/44
|
STL
021
|
05/05/44
|
05/05/44
|
|
09/03/44
|
19/05/44
|
ST
080
|
24/05/44
|
14/03/44
|
|
10/06/44
|
10/06/44
|
LTS
023
|
17/06/44
|
17/06/44
|
|
25/06/44
|
25/06/44
|
STL
025
|
01/07/44
|
01/07/44
|
|
09/07/44
|
09/07/44
|
LTS
026
|
12/07/44
|
15/07/44
|
|
10/08/44
|
10/08/44
|
TS
060
|
15/08/44
|
15/08/44
|
|
24/08/44
|
24/08/44
|
ST
085
|
28/08/44
|
28/08/44
|
|
10/09/44
|
10/09/44
|
TS
064
|
16/09/44
|
16/09/44
|
|
13/04/45
|
13/04/45
|
WVC
121
|
14/04/45
|
14/04/45
|
|
26/04/45
|
26/04/45
|
VWC
138
|
27/04/45
|
27/04/45
|
|
28/04/45
|
28/04/45
|
WVL
139
|
29/04/45
|
29/04/45
|
|
29/04/45
|
29/04/45
|
VWL
156
|
30/04/45
|
30/04/45
|
|
30/04/45
|
30/04/45
|
BTC
144
|
03/05/45
|
03/05/45
|
|
02/05/45
|
02/05/45
|
BTC
146
|
05/05/45
|
05/05/45
|
|
02/05/45
|
02/05/45
|
TBC
146
|
05/05/45
|
05/05/45
|
|
07/05/45
|
07/05/45
|
WVC
144
|
08/05/45
|
08/05/45
|
|
08/05/45
|
08/05/45
|
VWC
150
|
09/05/45
|
09/05/45
|
|
11/05/45
|
11/05/45
|
BTC
155
|
14/05/45
|
14/05/45
|
|
11/05/45
|
11/05/45
|
TBC
155
|
15/05/45
|
14/05/45
|
|
13/05/45
|
13/05/45
|
TBC
157
|
16/05/45
|
16/05/45
|
|
15/05/45
|
15/05/45
|
WVC
152
|
16/05/45
|
16/05/45
|
|
22/05/45
|
22/05/45
|
BTC
166
|
25/05/45
|
25/05/45
|
|
22/05/45
|
22/05/45
|
TBC
166
|
25/05/45
|
25/05/45
|
(Note
on Convoys)
