HMS Halcyon 1939 Minesweeper

Date of Arrival	Place	Date of Departure	Remarks, Orders etc
1.5.39	Chatham		Taken in hand for docking for cleaning and coating bottom, completes 9/5
20.6.39	Harwich	22.6.39
22.6.39	Harwich		Commissioned with R.F.R (D) crew on 15/6 for service in the 5^th MSF under administration of the C in C Nore.
13.7.39	Sheerness	24.7.39	Taken in hand 15/7 for repairs. Completes 22/7 approx. At 24 hours notice.
24.7.39	Harwich	8.8.39	For exercises with Home Fleet
12.8.39	Sheerness	14.8.39
14.8.39	Dover	23.8.39
24.8.39	Sheerness	27.8.39	5^th Minesweeping Flotilla
27.8.39	Harwich	28.8.39
29.8.39	Harwich	30.8.39
30.8.39	Nore	30.8.39
31.8.39	Harwich	1.9.39
			13/9 From Valorous - HALCYON is standing by Weston (aground on Shipwash) 13/9 From C in C Nore – Stand by Wallace off Yarmouth until she enters harbour and then return to Harwich (Wallace has been in collision with merchant ship).
13.9.39	Harwich	15.9.39
16.9.39	Harwich	17.9.39
17.9.39	Harwich	?	From C in C Nore – HALCYON is to proceed to Dover arriving there by 1600 today Thursday 21/9. She will be required at Dover for 2 or 3 days.
20.9.39	Harrier and Skipjack sank two floating mines near the South Godwin Light Vessel. Later that day Harrier took on board 39 survivors of the torpedoed sloop Kittiwake. A few days later Harrier, HALCYON, Speedwell, Skipjack, Salamander and Hussar commenced sweeping across the channel towards Calais.
21.9.39	Dover	19.10.39
19.10.39	Harwich	20.10.39
21.10.39	Grimsby	23.10.39
24.10.39	Sheerness	22.11.39
?	Sheerness	25.11.39	25/10: Taken in hand for docking and repairs to boilers and defects 25/10. 26/10: Time required to complete A/S apparatus is 4 days. 12/11: Date for completion 15/11 subject to complete delivery of A/S gear. 16/11: HALCYON revised date for completion 21/11 consequent upon fitting depth charge throwers.
25.11.39	Humber		13/12: From S.O. 5^th MSF – HALCYON is to refit at Tyne timing arrival so as to enter S. Eastern approach to Channel at daylight 15/12 In hand at N Shields 27/12

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