Treminnard (British, 4964 GRT, built 1922), Rimfakse (Norwegian, 1334 GRT, built 1921), Rhineland (British, 1381 GRT, built 1922), Ocean Coast (British, 1173 GRT, built 1935), Margareta (British, 1173 GRT, built 1904), On departure from Gibraltar the convoy was made up of the following merchant vessels Īry Lensen (British, 3214 GRT, built 1930),īaron Haig (British, 3391 GRT, built 1926),īaron Nairn (British, 3164 GRT, built 1925),īaron Pentland (British, 3410 GRT, built 1927),īruce M. This convoy departed Gibraltar on 15 March 1941 and arrived in U.K. Willmott, RN) conducted exercises off Tobermory with HMS Bretwalda (Skr. Willmott, RN) conducted exercises off Tobermory with HMS Violet (Lt.Cdr. Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page.
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Please note that we're still working on this sectionĪnd that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War. Sold to Flatamentos Maritimos SA Spain, renamed Claudio Sabadellįor crew lists and more info on this ship see this link (off site). Sold to Industrias Pesqueras Africanas SA, Spain and renamed La Guera. Sailed from Colombo after boiler clean to the Cocos Islands in readiness for the invasion of Singaporeĩ September, arrived Cocos Island Air-Sea Rescue Patrol off Sumatra and Java, crossing the Equator nine times every four days (setting a record) sailing for 24 hours and drifting for 16 to conserve fuel.ġ0 February, arrived Harwich to reduce to category C reserve.ġ4 October, towed from Harwich after being sold on 17 May to Zubi Shipping Co., London and renamed La Aguerra. January, ran aground at the mouth of the Niger whilst heading for Fernando Po to pick up two small Freightersĩ February sailed for escort duties between Lagos and Freetown with convoy SL100 followed by OS18, Sl102, OS20, SL104, OS22Ģ5 April, convoy LS3 followed by SL109, LS5, SL112Ĩ July, refit at Sheerness (armament 1 x 4 inch, 1 x 2 pdr, 4 x 20mm, 2 x 6 pdr and Hedgehog)Ĥ October, allocated to Western Approaches, 36 escort group in the Irish SeaĢ5 December, 37 Escort Group convoy KMS6.ġ6 April, to 38 Escort Group, Western Approaches, escort for OS46/KMS13Ģ5 April, OS46, followed by SL129, OS50, SL133, MKS18, OS53, ST75, STL1 and SL137Ģ0 October, refit at Sheerness (armament 1 x 4 inch, 1 x 2 pdr, 4 x 20mm, 2 x 6 pdr and Hedgehog).ġ5 January, allocated to Eastern Fleet Sailed from Londonderry to Gibraltar, escorting KMS 39ġ9 January, sank U-641 in North Atlantic (50-15N, 18-49W) Convoys OS65/KMS39Ĩ March, convoy duties to and from Aden RV BA64ġ8 March, sailed with convoy AB33B to BombayĢ8 April, escorted Italian submarine Giada to Colomboġ5 November, sailed to Bombay to join the East Indies Fleetġ February, arrived Bombay to operate between Masirah and Colomboģ1 March arrived Diego Suarez, MadagascarĢ9 July, arrived Diego Suarez, Madagascar She was scuttled the following month as the Germans retreated from Genoa.Ordered under the 1939 emergency war programme.ħth Royal Navy ship to be so called, the first dating from 1588.ġ7 February, arrived Tobermory for work upĩ March, allocated to Western Approaches Command 12th Escort Group, based on Londonderryĩth March, convoy duties with OB293, followed by HG55, OB301, HG56, OB311, SC29, HX124/SC30, HX130, OB338 and HX133Ģ9 June, with HMS Arabis, HMS Malcolm, HMS Scimitar and HMS Speedwell sunk U-651 in North Atlantic (59-52N, 18_36W)ġ0 July, transferred to 8th Escort Group 13 July, further escort for SC36, followed by ON1, HX140, ON6 and HX143Ģ6 September, allocated to South Atlantic Commandġ0 October, at 03.25 hrs picked up survivors of the Nailsea Manor In March 1945, the ship took part in the Battle of the Ligurian Sea against two Royal Navy destroyers. After the Italian surrender to the Allies in September 1943, the destroyer was seized by Germany and commissioned into the German Navy as TA32. Premuda was the most important and effective Italian war prize ship of World War II. In June 1942, she joined the Italian force that attacked the Allied Operation Harpoon convoy attempting to relieve the island of Malta. After a refit, she was commissioned into the Royal Italian Navy as Premuda. During the German-led Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941, Dubrovnik was captured by the Italians. One of the largest destroyers of the time, she was a fast ship with a main armament of four Czechoslovak-built Škoda 140 mm (5.5 in) guns in single mounts. The Wikipedia article of the day for Apis Yugoslav destroyer Dubrovnik.ĭubrovnik was a flotilla leader built for the Royal Yugoslav Navy by Yarrow Shipbuilders in Glasgow in 19.
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