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Date of Arrival |
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Orders, Remarks etc |
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Ordered on 11th August 1937
Controllers list 7/9: To be built under 1937 New Construction
Programme at Devonport
D of D
22/11: Laid down 22.11.37
Anticipated completion date: Feb ‘39
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1938 |
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12.7.38 |
Devonport |
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Launched |
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18/7
Completion date under review |
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15/8
Completes end May ’39 approx |
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Ship adopted by Aireborough,
Yorkshire |
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Will
join 1st MSF as ship of SO 1st MSF, relieving
Niger |
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1939 |
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14.4.39 |
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Commissioned on 14/4 with a Devonport crew and paid off into dockyard
control 22/4 |
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Acceptance trial 15/6 |
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Revised
acceptance trial 22/6 |
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Sea
trial of Bow Defence Gear 23/6 |
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Commissions on 20/6. To join 1st MSF as private ship. To be
Senior Officer's ship at a later date |
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CLICK HERE TO SEE
SHIP'S LOG FOR JUNE 1939 |
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22.6.39 |
Plymouth |
29.7.39 |
Commissioned for trials at Plymouth
on 20.6 with a Devonport crew to relieve Niger in the 1st
MSF.
On completion of
trials and storing took passage to Portland to join BRITOMART, HAZARD,
HEBE, SEAGULL, SHARPSHOOTER and SPEEDY in 1st Minesweeping Flotilla.
Sails
for Liverpool on completion of leave to relieve Hebe on salvage
operation of Thetis. SO 1st MSF will transfer from Hebe to
BRAMBLE at Liverpool.
Source: Naval-History.Net G B Mason |
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CLICK HERE TO SEE
SHIP'S LOG FOR JULY 1939 |
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31.7.39 |
Liverpool |
2.8.39 |
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CLICK HERE TO SEE
SHIP'S LOG FOR AUGUST 1939 |
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4.8.39 |
Portland |
22.8.39 |
Carried out
minesweeping trial in Lyme Bay with ships of Flotilla. (Note : This
field had been specially laid to establish minesweeping capabilities.
50 mines were swept.)
Took passage to
War Station with Flotilla at Scapa Flow.
Source: Naval-History.Net G B Mason |
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24.8.39 |
Scapa |
15.9.39 |
Deployed with
Flotilla for minesweeping operations to ensure clear passage for Home
Fleet ships in and out of Fleet anchorage.
Source: Naval-History.Net G B Mason |
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CLICK HERE TO SEE
SHIP'S LOG FOR SEPTEMBER 1939 |
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19.9.39 |
Scapa |
1.10.39 |
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CLICK HERE TO SEE
SHIP'S LOG FOR OCTOBER 1939 |
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2.10.39 |
Scapa |
5.10.39 |
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6.10.39 |
Invergordon |
7.10.39 |
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7.10.39 |
Scapa |
7.10.39 |
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19.10.39 |
Scapa |
25.10.39 |
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Scapa |
27.10.39 |
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29.10.39 |
Clyde |
3.11.39 |
Transferred to
Clyde and cleared British deep anti-submarine mine field off
Gourock. (Note : Home Fleet units were moved to Clyde area after
the sinking of HM Battleship ROYAL OAK at anchor in Scapa Flow by a
torpedo from U47 which penetrated the anchorage.)
Source: Naval-History.Net G B Mason |
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4.11.39 |
Scapa |
6.11.39 |
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7.11.39 |
Rosyth |
11.11.39 |
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13.11.39 |
Clyde |
6.3.40 |
CLICK HERE to see report on sweeping in
Clyde |
