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Date of Arrival |
Place |
Date of Departure |
Orders, Remarks etc |
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9.1.41 |
HUSSAR saw out 1940 on
escort duties, and these continued in January 1941 when she is noted
as escorting Convoy FS83 on the 9th |
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10.1.41 |
Harwich |
11.1.41 |
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? |
Harwich |
14.1.41 |
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15.1.41 |
Harwich |
20.1.41 |
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21.1.41 |
Harwich |
22.1.41 |
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23.1.41 |
Harwich |
29.1.41 |
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30.1.41 |
Harwich |
? |
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5.2.41 |
Harwich |
6.2.41 |
In February HUSSAR
performed minesweeping duties in the War Channel with SELKIRK (old
'Hunt' Class) and others. |
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7.2.41 |
Harwich |
7.2.41 |
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8.2.41 |
Harwich |
8.2.41 |
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10.2.41 |
Harwich |
12.2.41 |
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13.2.41 |
Harwich |
15.2.41 |
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16.2.41 |
Harwich |
18.2.41 |
17/2 From C in C Nore:
Approved for HUSSAR to be diverted to Aberdeen for boiler cleaning
subject to any instructions received from C in C Rosyth |
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20.2.41 |
Harwich |
28.2.41 |
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1.3.41 |
Harwich |
5.4.41 |
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6.4.41 |
Rosyth |
18.4.41 |
6/4 Taken in hand for
fitting S A Gear, boiler cleaning and general defects
7/4 Lieutenant Ronald
Sylvester Mutford died age 34
16/4 From C in C Rosyth:
HUSSAR is to sail 1730/18.4 HUSSAR sailed from Rosyth in company with
S.S. City of Shanghai (carrying cargo of particular importance –
Convoy ‘Hatch’) and escort her at best speed to Oban for onward
routing. From Oban HUSSAR is to proceed to Greenock. |
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20.4.41 |
Oban |
20.4.41 |
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21.4.41 |
Greenock |
? |
HUSSAR was then reassigned
to W. Approaches escort duty. |
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? |
Stornoway |
9.5.41 |
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9.5.41 |
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18.5.41 |
Between 9 and 18 May she
escorted Convoys OB319 and SC30 |
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? |
Iceland |
15.5.41 |
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19.5.41 |
Loch Ewe |
? |
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? |
Stornoway |
24.5.41 |
25/5 From SO 1st
MSF: Return to Greenock and await further orders
27/5 From HUSSAR: Cannot
meet HX127 before a.m. 28/5 my position course and speed
1100/27 054˚ 17’ N, 017˚ 02’W, 250˚, 8 knots |
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1.6.41 |
Stornoway |
1.6.41 |
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2.6.41 |
Aberdeen |
16.6.41 |
2/6 from F O i/c
Aberdeen: HUSSAR has been taken in hand for boiler cleaning, repairs
etc at Aberdeen, anticipated completion 15/6
2/6 From HUSSAR: Repairs
to No. 2 boiler cannot be completed 15/6 intend sailing if possible
16/6. |
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17.6.41 |
Stornoway |
21.6.41 |
20/6 from C in C WA:
Douglas and HUSSAR will also join HX132 23/6 |
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27.6.41 |
Stornoway |
12.7.41 |
Escorting HX135
6/7 From SO 1st
MSF: HUSSAR available to sail from Stornoway 12/7 |
|
15.7.41 |
Portsmouth |
16.9.41 |
17/7 Taken in hand
Southampton, completes 3/9
21/8 Will now complete ex
sea trials 12/9 |
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? |
Dartmouth |
17.9.41 |
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? |
Milford Haven |
20.9.41 |
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20.9.41 |
Belfast |
22.9.41 |
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28.9.41 |
Iceland |
29.9.41 |
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29.9.41 |
At sea |
11.10.41 |
Britomart, Gossamer, Leda
and HUSSAR were part of the Ocean escort for PQ1, with Harrier
joining as the local eastern escort on 10th and 11th
Oct. to Archangel. No enemy action. |
|
11.10.41 |
Archangel |
? |
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29.10.41 |
At sea |
30.10.41 |
PQ2 - Gossamer, HUSSAR and Leda
joined from their base in Archangel to provide local eastern escort on
29th and 30th October. The convoy was not
attacked |
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... It
was about this time that the Gossamer and the Hussar tried to spend a
night alongside the Norfolk on the seaward and more ice-free part of
the river. Loose lumps of ice coming down with the tide piled up
between the ships, forcing their bows apart. Eventually six wires
parted simultaneously leaving the two minesweepers to drift down the
river.
Source
ADM 199/2112 |
|
16.11.41 |
Murmansk |
18.11.41 |
Gossamer,
HUSSAR and Speedy arrived Kola Inlet, departing again on 18/11
GOSSAMER, HUSSAR and SPEEDY were delayed sailing for minesweeping
prior to arrival of PQ3 for 36 hours owing to ice breakers not
being provided at the time promised. GOSSAMER and SPEEDY subsequently
grounded on the bar as Light Vessel had been removed without their
knowledge. If they had known they would have taken pilots.
Source: ADM 199/624 |
|
27.11.41 |
At sea |
9.12.41 |
Gossamer and HUSSAR
provided part of the Ocean escort for QP3 (10 ships) which left
Archangel on 27/11. |
|
7.12.41 |
Twice on 7 December HUSSAR
had to heave to in approximately 64.24N, 03.45E because of heavy
weather and to free a jammed steering engine. |
|
9.12.41 |
On dispersal of the
convoy, HUSSAR and Gossamer escorted two Russian ships to Kirkwall. No
enemy activity. |
|
9.12.41 |
Scapa |
10.12.41 |
15/12 From N O i/c
Hartlepool: HUSSAR will be taken in hand for refit 15/12. Estimated
completion 26/1
HUSSAR was sent down to
Hartlepool on 15 December to (belatedly) 'arcticise' until early
February 1942 (this entailed lagging, and the provision of
ice‑chipping tools and extra high pressure hoses).
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