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F.W.H. Jessel, RN) (31 August – 4 September), HMS Lively (Lt.Cdr. The other ships of the convoy; Empress of Russia, Franconia, Highland Brigade, Ormonde, Perseus, Richmond and Samaria then proceeded to Durban where they arrived on 3 November escorted by the armed merchant cruiser HMS Derbyshire (Capt.(Retd.)
J.S.C. ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London. Witt, Largs Bay, Nieuw Zeeland Orion and with barrels and cork before commission. of these, the Barrister was unable to keep up with the convoy and was detached on 18 Bunbury, RN). The convoy was now made up of the merchants Barrister, Bhutan, City of Edinburgh, City of Manchester, Duchess of York, Empress of Australia, Glaucus, Glenorchy, Kina II, Largs Bay, Manchester Progress, Mooltan, Orontes, Otranto, Scythia, Viceroy of India and the Dutch liner (troopship) Nieuw Zeeland (11069 GRT, built 1928) joined the convoy at Freetown. H.A.C. During this repair, the crew learn the fate of the S.W.F. On 27 October 1941 the convoy departed Bombay for Colombo escorted by the armed W.A.F. Hawkins, OBE, DSC, RN) (31 August – 2 September), HrMs Isaac Sweers (Cdr. You can help improve our commands section On 17 December 1940 the transport Rangitiki (16698 GRT, built 1929) departed Avonmouth. On 3 October 1941, Bhutan, City of Edinburgh, City of Manchester, Given Meanwhile HMS Tartar, on the starboard quarter, saw six torpedoes fired at close range at 1640 hours, and the next destroyer in the screen, HMS Lookout sighted a periscope. In fact the following Italian ships had been at sea; heavy cruisers Gorizia, Trieste, Bolzano, light cruisers Eugenio di Savoia Raimondo Montecuccoli, Muzio Attendolo. Santa Elisa (8379 GRT, built 1941),
The damaged tanker Ohio was slowly catching up. August 1940, and sunk in July 1942, by the (2). Richardson, DSO, DSC, RN) arrived at Gibraltar. ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London. After passing the Straits of Gibraltar the convoy was organized as follows; Many of these fine men and their ships were lost. The Ohio meanwhile managed to struggle on. At dusk on the 10th both destroyers were detached to join the local escort.
P.A. The convoy was made up of the following merchant ships; Abosso (11330 GRT, built 1935), Barrister (6348 GRT, built 1939), Bhutan (6104 GRT, built 1929), City of Edinburgh (8036 GRT, built 1938), City of Manchester (8917 GRT, built 1935), Duchess of York (20021 GRT, built 1929), Empress of Australia (21833 GRT, built 1914), Glaucus (7596 GRT, built 1921), Glenorchy (8982 GRT, built 1939), Kina II (9823 GRT, built 1939), Largs Bay (14182 GRT, built 1921), Manchester Progress (5620 GRT, built 1938), Mooltan (20952 GRT, built 1923), Northumberland (11558 GRT, built 1915), Orontes (20097 GRT, built 1929), Otranto (20026 GRT, built 1925), Scythia (19761 GRT, built 1920), Viceroy of India (19627 GRT, built 1929).
HMS Ithuriel, stationed on the quarter, then attacked, forced the enemy to surface and finally rammed her.
Holms, RCN) and HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. The destroyers HMS Gurkha (Cdr. Spooner, DSO, RN), aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. On the way back HMS Javelin attacked a submarine contact in position 34°45’N, 31°04’E between 0654 and 0804 hours. Before Prince of Wales rejoined the convoy HMS Rodney had departed the convoy and also headed for Gibraltar escorted by the destroyers ORP Piorun, ORP Garland and HrMs Isaac Sweers. They arrived at Singapore on 6 November 1941. it was one of ours. HMS Repulse. Escort for the fast section of convoy WS 5A joined around dawn on the 20th and was provided by the aircraft carrier HMS Argus (Capt. Swain, RN) and HMS Quentin (Lt.Cdr. by the Japanese in 1942. They were to rendez-vous with convoy WS 21S at sea on 3 August. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN), the light cruiser HMS Sheffield (Capt. R.G. HMS Ledbury saved some of her crew out of the blazing sea. career Esperance Bay (2) was clad in a most novel form of camouflage. allowed in the harbour, as she was loaded with ammunition, prior to sailing to Clarke, DSC, RN), light cruiser HMS Emerald (Capt. Palmer, DSC, RN), HMS Devonshire (Capt.
HMS Jervis Fishermen on Largs jetty, South Australia, Florence Conlon sitting on the beach at Largs Bay, South Australia, Soldiers of Fort Largs Garrison Artillery, South Australia, Naval cadets at Largs Bay, South Australia, Officers and men of Fort Largs garrison wearing their walking out uniform and white helmets. They returned to Halifax with the Canadian destroyers. Duck, RD, RNR) also joined the escort.
H. Hickling, DSO, RN) made rendez-vous with convoy WS 12. Mooltan, Otranto and Scythia arrived at Durban on 3 October escorted by
Largs Bay would have G. D’Oyly-Hughes, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) also departed the Clyde for operations. Around 20 aircraft attacking single or in pairs.
HMS Repulse, R.L.S. T.B. E.B.K. The remained of the passage to Gibraltar was uneventful and the convoy arrived at Gibraltar shortly before noon on 14 August 1942. According to The Internet Movie Database [21], in the last days before she was scrapped, Largs Dowler, RN), HMS Kingston (Lt.Cdr.
HMS Imperial (Lt.Cdr. Falcon-Stewart, RN), HMS Wolverine (Lt.Cdr. Meanwhile HMS Dunedin laid a smokescreen to cover the ships of the convoy. Almeria Lykes (7773 GRT, built 1940), S.G.C. Captain Fegen meeting the The other six submarines were given alternative patrol lines south of Pantelleria, one od which they were to take up at dawn on 13 August 1942, according to the movements of enemy surface ships that might threathen the convoy from the westward. J.A. They departed Gibraltar around 0400/24 and rejoined the convoy west of Gibraltar around 1200/24. St.J.A. de Wolf, RCN). Finally, at 1345 hours, the two Reggiane fighters approached HMS Victorious as if to land on. relatively uneventful war despite her thousands of miles patrolling the HMS Royal Scotsman (3288 GRT, built 1936) (T/Cdr. Stanley, DSO, MVO, RN) which had joined them off Capetown early on 31 October. K.L. Merchant vessels City of Edinburgh (8036 GRT, built 1938), City of Lincoln (8039 GRT, built 1938) and City of Pretoria (8049 GRT, built 1937) escorted by the light cruisers HMS Arethusa (Capt. Between 1430/10 and and 2030/11 no less then three cruisers and twenty-four destroyers fuelled from the two oilers of ‘Force R’. HMS Penn was delayed by a defect and after topping off with fuel at Moville, Northern Ireland overtook the force and joined at sea.
F. Ratsey, RN) and the Canadian destroyers HMCS Assiniboine (A/Lt.Cdr.
fleet possess 'Bay' suffixed names none of these are derived from Waimarama (12843 GRT, built 1938), V.A.C. The submarine Dessie attacked a freighter with four torpedoes and claimed three hits. Escort was provided by the heavy cruiser HMS Devonshire which joined the convoy early on 20 October after having patrolled south of Freetown since 16 October.