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Date of Arrival |
Place |
Date of Departure |
Orders, Remarks etc |
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27.4.36 |
Laid down at Devonport |
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29.10.36 |
Launched |
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Ship adopted by Hemsworth |
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6.9.37 |
She was transferred from
Portsmouth to Devonport for manning and commissioned for trials on 6
September 1937. |
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11.9.37 |
She paid off into Dockyard
Control on 11 September and exchanged crews with HALCYON In Reserve at
Chatham, she was
at 14 days notice. |
|
23.10.37 |
Completed. On completion
HEBE was assigned to the Home Command in the 1st M/S Flotilla. |
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1938 |
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for Annual
Report of Minesweeping 1st November 1937 - 31st October 1938
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Refitted in March/April
1938 and she then commissioned for service and started work in the
Channel with visits to south coast ports. |
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14.4.38 |
Captain Fitzroy,
the Hon. Robert Oliver; 2nd Viscount Daventry, became
commanding officer of HEBE and Senior Officer 1st MSF.
(Date of birth 10.1.93, later to become CO of the battleship HMS
Rodney)) |
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15.7.38 |
Rouen |
22.7.38 |
|
|
23.7.38 |
Portsmouth |
26.8.38 |
8/8 Taken in hand for
repairs, completes 22/8 |
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30.8.38 |
Copenhagen |
4.9.38 |
|
|
7.9.38 |
Invergordon |
20.9.38 |
9/9 1st MSF
are to be brought up to full complement |
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20.9.38 |
Nairn |
22.9.38 |
|
|
23.9.38 |
Inverness |
23.9.38 |
|
|
24.9.38 |
Scapa |
6.10.38 |
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|
8.10.38 |
Invergordon |
17.10.38 |
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18.10.38 |
Rosyth |
19.10.38 |
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21.10.38 |
Portland |
9.12.38 |
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9.12.38 |
Portsmouth |
14.1.39 |
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