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HMS Gleaner
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DATE OF ARRIVAL |
LOCATION |
DATE OF DEPARTURE |
ORDERS, REMARKS ETC |
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11.1.43 |
Scapa |
11.1.43 |
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13.1.43 |
Grimsby |
24.2.43 |
14/1 GLEANER taken in
hand for refit Consolidated Fisheries, Grimsby D/C 10/2
12/2 D/C now 23/2 |
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26.2.43 |
Scapa |
6.3.43 |
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In early March GLEANER
sailed up to Hvalfjord and operated there locally as a minesweeper
until mid June when ships of the 15th M/S Flotilla arrived in the
area. |
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9.3.43 |
Hvalfjord |
8.5.43 |
18/3 Two mines cut by
GLEANER while carrying out sweeps, clearance sweep of area will be
carried out on completion of boiler cleaning |
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11.5.43 |
Scapa |
27.5.43 |
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30.5.43 |
Hvalfjord |
5.6.43 |
GLEANER can be taken in
hand about 19/6 by Messrs Consolidated Fisheries, Grimsby for making
good defects |
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8.6.43 |
Hvalfjord |
9.6.43 |
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14.6.43 |
Scapa |
17.6.43 |
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18.6.43 |
Humber |
22.7.43 |
Maintenance: D of D 12/7
Completes 21/7 |
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24.7.43 |
Scapa |
28.7.43 |
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29.7.43 |
Londonderry |
3.9.43 |
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Gleaner, Halcyon, Salamander 6.8.43
Londonderry (IWM A18557/9)
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DATE OF ARRIVAL |
LOCATION |
DATE OF DEPARTURE |
ORDERS, REMARKS ETC |
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4.9.43 |
Scapa |
12.9.43 |
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14.9.43 |
Scapa |
14.9.43 |
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17.9.43 |
Reykjavik |
17.9.43 |
She returned to Iceland
for further local duties |
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19.9.43 |
Seidisfjord |
21.9.43 |
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? |
Seidisfjord |
2.10.43 |
GLEANER can be taken in
hand for refit on 10/10 Green and Silley Weir, Tilbury |
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8.10.43 |
Scapa |
8.10.43 |
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14.10.43 |
Sheerness |
? |
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15.10.43 |
Tilbury |
6.12.43 |
GLEANER taken in hand for
refit by Green and Silley Weir, Tilbury. Date of completion 30/11 |
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? |
Sheerness |
10.12.43 |
GLEANER completes today
for sailing 1/12 |
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12.12.43 |
Scapa |
17.12.43 |
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18.12.43 |
Aultbea |
20.12.43 |
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22.12.43 |
At sea |
30.12.43 |
GLEANER joined as part of
Ocean escort for JW55B. Although not attacked, the convoy was pursued
by the Scharnhorst which was sunk on 26/12,
the gun flashes being
visible to the escorts of the convoy. Eastern local escort 28/12
to 30/12 included Halcyon and Hussar. |
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? |
Kola Inlet |
7.1.44 |
GLEANER then acted as
local escort for the homeward bound RA55B, and she also performed
other local escort tasks in Jan/Feb 1944 |
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