Laid down (25)

1940: Corvette Quesnel (K 133)

1941: Torpedo boat Fortunale - Minesweeper Guide (AMc-83) - Patrol craft PC-490 (PC-490) - Patrol craft PC-491 (PC-491)

1942: Minesweeper BYMS 2049 (J 849) - Minesweeper BYMS 2050 (J 850) - Submarine Trenchant (P 331) - Corvette Danaide - Corvette Driade - Destroyer Burns (DD 588) - Destroyer Izard (DD 589) - Patrol craft PC-597 (PC-597) - Patrol craft PC-603 (PC-603) - Motor torpedo boat PT 125 - Motor torpedo boat PT 86 - Submarine chaser SC-729 (SC-729) - Submarine chaser SC-978 (SC-978)

1943: Minesweeper Specter (AM 306)

1944: Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L)-1012 (LCI(L)-1012) - Landing craft tank LCT 1295 (LCT 1295) - Landing craft tank LCT 699 (LCT 699) - Tank landing ship LST 708 (LST 708) - Motor torpedo boat PT 566

1945: Fleet tug Shakori (ATF 162)

Launched (28)

1914: MS Trawler Empyrean (FY 873)

1917: MS Trawler Montamo (4.171)

1925: Submarine Narval (i) - Submarine Morse - Submarine Narval

1929: ASW Whaler Risør (FY 209)

1933: Light cruiser Emile Bertin

1936: ASW Trawler Lord Essenden (FY 218) - Submarine Perch (i) (176)

1941: Landing Craft Tank LCT 115 (LCT 115)

1942: Minesweeper Constant (AM 86) - Patrol craft PC-600 (PC-600) - Minesweeper YMS-30 (YMS-30)

1943: Destroyer Escort Acree (DE 167) - Destroyer Escort Baron (DE 166) - Submarine Corvina (226) - Oiler Kennebago (AO 81) - Submarine Robalo (273) - Submarine chaser SC-1050 (SC-1050)

1944: Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L)-610 (LCI(L)-610) - Landing craft tank LCT 696 (LCT 696) - Medium landing ship LSM 310 (LSM 310) - Medium landing ship LSM 311 (LSM 311) - Tank landing ship LST 615 (LST 615) - Tank landing ship LST 699 (LST 699) - Motor torpedo boat PT 447 - Motor torpedo boat PT 479

1945: Minesweeper Mariner (ii) (J 380)

Commissioned (32)

1919: Destroyer Greene (AVD 13)

1935: Submarine L-6

1941: Corvette Matapedia (K 112) - Harbour Defence Motor Launch HDML 1021 (ML 1021) - Harbour Defence Motor Launch HDML 1027 (ML 1027) - Minesweeper Polruan (J 97) - ASW Trawler Tarantella (T 142)

1942: Escort destroyer Bicester (L 34) - Landing Craft Tank LCT 355 (LCT 355) - Corvette Lotus (ii) (K 130) - Escort destroyer Slazak (L 26) - Patrol craft PC-569 (PC-569) - Minesweeper YMS-18 (YMS-18)

1943: Motor Launch ML 437 (ML 437) - Minesweeper Tide (AM 125)

1944: Corvette Guelph (K 687) - Motor Torpedo Boat MTB 471 (MTB 471) - Destroyer Escort Chaffee (DE 230) - Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L)-682 (LCI(L)-682) - Medium landing ship LSM 253 (LSM 253) - Tank landing ship LST 513 (LST 513) - Tank landing ship LST 559 (LST 559) - Tank landing ship LST 738 (LST 738) - Escort carrier Makin Island (CVE 93) - Submarine Segundo (398)

1945: Medium landing ship (rocket) LSM(R) 407 (LSM(R) 407) - Medium landing ship (rocket) LSM(R) 408 (LSM(R) 408) - Tank landing ship LST 1141 (LST 1141) - Motor torpedo boat PT 701 - Net tender Tonawanda (AN 89) - Repair ship Xanthus (AR 19)

1946: Aircraft Carrier Triumph (ii) (16)

1940: Submarine Doris

1943: Motor Torpedo Boat MTB 61 (MTB 61)

1944: Patrol craft PC-558 (PC-558)

1945: Motor Launch ML 591 (ML 591) - Motor Launch ML 905 (ML 905)

More information on Allied Warships losses.

1940

Light cruiser HMS Capetown: HMS Capetown (Capt. T.H. Back, RN) arrived at Alexandria from Haifa.

Light cruiser HMS Caradoc: HMS Caradoc (Capt. E.W.L. Longley-Cook, RN) transited the Panama Canal eastbound and then set course for Kingston, Jamaica.

Light cruiser HMAS Perth: HMAS Perth (Capt. H.B. Farncomb, RAN) conducted 4" AA gunnery exercises while on patrol. On completion of these exercises she returned to Port Jackson.

Light cruiser HMS Sheffield: HMS Sheffield (Capt. C.A.A. Larcom, RN) conducted gunnery exercises (6" and 4" HA) off Scapa Flow.

Light cruiser HMAS Adelaide: Around 0800H/9, HMAS Adelaide (Capt. H.A. Showers, RAN) departed Fremantle harbour. A little over an hour later she anchored off Rottnest Island. Around 1600H/9, she departed to make rendezvous with convoy US 3. [For more info on this convoy see the event ' Convoy US 3 ' for 1 May 1940.]

Light cruiser HNMS Tromp: HrMs Tromp (Capt. J.W. Termijtelen, RNN) was undocked.

Submarine HNMS O 13: HrMs O 13 (Lt.Cdr. E.H. Vorster, RNN) is ordered to leave base (Den Helder) and take up a patrol position of the Dutch coast.

Aircraft Carrier HMS Eagle: HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, RN) departed Singapore for Colombo. [No logs of HMS Eagle are available for the months of May, June and July 1940, therefore some details for these months might be missing.]

Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Carthage: Around 1130D/9, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) made rendezvous with the (troop) transport Talamba (British, 8018 GRT, built 1924). Course was then set towards Aden.

Submarine HMS Olympus: HMS Olympus (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Dymott, RN) is taken in hand for refit at Malta.

Submarine HMS Osiris: HMS Osiris (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) departed Malta for Alexandria. For the daily positions of HMS Osiris during this passage see the map below.

Submarine HMS Otus: HMS Otus (Lt.Cdr. E.C.F. Nicolay, RN) is taken in hand for refit at Malta.

Submarine HMS Rainbow: HMS Rainbow (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Moore, RN) ended her 6th war patrol at Singapore.

Submarine HMS Severn: HMS Severn (Lt.Cdr. B.W. Taylor, RN) was ordered to return to base.

Submarine HMS Grampus: HMS Grampus (Lt.Cdr. C.A. Rowe, RN) arrived at Alexandria. She departed for Malta later the same day.

Submarine HMS Narwhal: HMS Narwhal (Lt.Cdr. R.J. Burch, RN) received a signal cancelling minefield F.D. 10. Minefield F.D. 12 had to be laid instead near Bud, Norway.

Submarine HMS Salmon: With her refit completed HMS Salmon (Cdr. E.O. Bickford, DSO, RN) shifted from the Chatham Dockyard to Sheerness.

Submarine HMS Tigris: Tigris (Lt.Cdr. H.F. Bone, RN) proceeded from the Chatham Dockyard to Sheerness.

Submarine HMS Triad: At 0047A/9, HMS Triad (Lt.Cdr. E.R.J. Oddie, RN) sighted a submarine on the surface in position 53°22'N, 03°36'E. This was thought to be the French submarine Calypso (Lieutenant de Vaisseau (= Lt.) J.M. Petit) but this was not the case. In fact it was the German U-boat U-7 that also reported sighting a submarine at 0144B/9 in position 53°21N, 03°45'E.

Battleship HMS Revenge: The battleship HMS Revenge (Capt. E.R. Archer, RN), light cruiser HMS Emerald (Capt. A.W.S. Agar, VC, DSO, RN) and the destroyer HMCS Saguenay (Cdr. G.R. Miles, RCN) conducted exercises off Halifax. HMS Revenge returned to harbour in the afternoon. HMS Emerald and HMCS Saguenay remained out for night exercises on returning early on the 10th.

Battlecruiser HMS Repulse: In the morning HMS Repulse (Capt. E.J. Spooner, DSO, RN) conducted exercises off Scapa Flow. She was escorted by the destroyers HMS Gallant (Lt.Cdr. C.P.F. Brown, RN), HMS Fury (Cdr. E.W.B. Sim, RN), HMS Foresight (Lt.Cdr. G.T. Lambert, RN) and HMS Bulldog (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Wisden, RN).

Destroyer HMS Bulldog: During the night of 9/10 May, the destroyer was searching in the Skagerrak for German minelayers with other destroyers from Scapa Flow. During an attack by German MTBs at another Task Force with the same task, HMS Kelly was badly damaged by a torpedo and towed to Newcastle by HMS Bulldog.

Destroyer HMS Diana: HMS Diana (Lt.Cdr. E.G. Le Geyt, RN) and the RFA tanker Aldersdale (8402 GRT, built 1937) arrived in the Clyde.

Destroyer HMS Esk: The mine laying destroyers HMS Express (Cdr. J.G. Bickford, DSC, RN), HMS Esk (Lt.Cdr. R.J.H. Couch, RN) and HMS Intrepid (Cdr. R.G. Gordon, RN) lay 180 mines in known German swept channels in operation XMG.

Destroyer HMS Kelly: A group of German auxiliary minelayers with escorts has been reported to be west of Jutland, Denmark in position 56°39'N, 03°37'E. At 0900A/9 the light cruiser HMS Birmingham (Capt. A.C.G. Madden, RN) and the destroyers HMS Hyperion (Cdr. H.St.L. Nicolson, RN), HMS Hereward (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Greening, RN), HMS Havock (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Courage, RN) and HMS Janus (Cdr. J.A.W. Tothill, RN) departed Rosyth to intercept and attack them. Off Rosyth they were joined by four more destroyers; HMS Kelly (Capt. L.F.A.V.N. Mountbatten, GCVO, RN), HMS Kimberley (Lt.Cdr. J.S.M. Richardson, RN), HMS Kandahar (Cdr. W.G.A. Robson, RN) and HMS Hostile (Cdr. J.P. Wright, RN). HMS Kimberley however was short of fuel and she was soon sent to Rosyth. At 1200A/9 the destroyers HMS Mohawk (Cdr. J.W.M. Eaton, RN), HMS Gallant (Lt.Cdr. C.P.F. Brown, RN), HMS Fury (Cdr. E.W.B. Sim, RN), HMS Foresight (Lt.Cdr. G.T. Lambert, RN) and HMS Bulldog (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Wisden, RN) were sent from Scapa Flow to proceed to position 57°21'N, 02°33'E to intercept a group of German motor torpedo boats that had been reported and then join the 'Rosyth force'. When HMS Kandahar obtained an A/S contact she and HMS Kelly were ordered to hunt it down. They were later joined by HMS Bulldog who had lost touch with her group. At 2230A/9 HMS Kelly was torpedoed and badly damaged by the German motor torpedo boat S 31 in position 56°48'N, 05°09'E. She was taken in tow by HMS Bulldog. Shortly after midnight on the 10th the German motor torpedo boat S 33 collided in thick fog with HMS Bulldog and HMS Kelly. She was not able to inflict damage to the destroyers but she sustained heavy damage herself from the collision. The destroyers HMS Kandahar, HMS Gallant and HMS Fury were ordered to escort HMS Bulldog and HMS Kelly. At daylight on the 10th Kelly's wounded were transferred to HMS Kandahar. She had also suffered 27 casualties during the attack. The light cruisers HMS Manchester (Capt. H.A. Packer, RN, flying the flag of Vice Admiral G. Layton, CB, DSO, RN) and HMS Sheffield (Capt. C.A.A. Larcom, RN) departed Scapa Flow at 0330A/10 to provided cover for the damaged destroyer and her escorts. They joined at 1400A/10. By that time also coastal command Hudson aircraft were patrolling overhead. Shorlty before 0930A/10, HMS Birmingham, HMS Hyperion, HMS Hostile, HMS Hereward, HMS Havock, HMS Foresight and HMS Kimberley (this last one had apparently joined by this time having fuelled at Rosyth). HMS Kandahar was detached to refuel and land the wounded at Rosyth before sailing again to rejoin the damaged destroyer. She arrived at Rosyth of the 11th and departed again later the same day. Shortly after 1600A/11, HMS Manchester and HMS Sheffield parted company and proceeded to Rosyth where they arrived very early the following day. At 0500A/12 the tugs Watermeyer and Brahman arrived at relieved HMS Bulldog from towing the damaged destroyer about two hours later. HMS Kelly in tow of the Watermeyer and Brahman and screened by HMS Bulldog, HMS Fury, HMS Gallant and HMS Kandahar arrived at the Tyne at 1730A/13. She was then sent to her builders yard at Hebburn-on-Tyne for major repairs. This was now the third time in a little over 8 months that HMS Kelly was at a dockyard for major repairs.

Submarine ORP Orzel: At 2200A/9, ORP Orzel (Kpt.mar. (Lt.Cdr.) J. Grudzinski, DSO), left patrol to return to Rosyth.

1941

Light cruiser HMS Durban: HMS Durban (Capt. J.A.S. Eccles, RN) departed Penang to make rendezvous with the troopship Nieuw Amsterdam (Dutch, 36287 GRT, built 1938) which departed Singapore on the same day. They made rendezvous in the morning of the 10th in approximate position 06°35'N, 96°46'E. They parted company with each other in the afternoon of the 11th.

Heavy cruiser HMS Hawkins: Around 1615C/9, HMS Eagle (Capt. A.R.M. Bridge, CBE, RN) and HMS Hawkins (Capt. H.P.K. Oram, RN) arrived at Durban from Kilindini / Mombasa.

Light cruiser HMAS Sydney: Around 1730H/9, HMAS Sydney (Capt. J.A. Collins, CB, RAN) returned to Fremantle from patrol.

Light cruiser HMAS Adelaide: Around 0725K/9, HMAS Adelaide (Capt. H.A. Showers, RAN) and the (troop) transport Zealandia (Australian, 6660 GRT, built 1910) arrived at Sydney from Noumea. HMAS Adelaide was almost immediately docked in the Sutherland Dry Dock at the Cockatoo Island Dockyard.

Submarine HNMS O 24: HrMs O 24 (Lt.Cdr. O. de Booy, RNN) conducted exercises off Gibraltar.

Submarine HNMS O 14: HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. G. Quint, RNN(R)) conducted A/S exercises at / off Scapa Flow with HMS Escapade (Lt.Cdr. E.N.V. Currey, DSC, RN), HMS Farndale (Cdr. S.H. Carlill, RN), HMS Blankney (Lt.Cdr. P.F. Powlett, RN) and HMS Electra (Cdr. C.W. May, RN).

Submarine HNMS O 9: HrMs O 9 (Lt. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) conducted R.D.F. trials off Holyhead with HMS Radiant (Cdr.(Retd.) J.W. Hoskyns, RN) and HMS PC 74 (A/Cdr.(Retd.) C.E.H. White, RN).

Submarine HNMS O 10: HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Roxborough (Lt. V.A. Wight-Boycott, OBE, RN), HMS St. Elstan (T/Lt. G. Butcher, RNVR) and HMS St. Zeno (T/Lt. J.K. Craig, RNVR).

Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Ranchi: Around 0730C/9, HMS Ranchi (Capt.(Retd.) H.C. Legge, DSC, RN) departed Durban to makerendezvous with convoy SW 6. [For more info on this convoy see the event ' Convoy SW 6 ' for 1 May 1941.]

Submarine HMS Oberon: HMS Oberon (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Pizey, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) with HMS Cyclops (A/Capt. R.L.M. Edwards, RN) and HMS Breda (Capt.(Retd.) A. E. Johnston, RN).

Submarine HMS Thrasher: HMS Thrasher (Lt.Cdr. P.J. Cowell, DSC, RN) conducted trials in the Clyde area.

Submarine HMS Utmost: HMS Utmost (Lt.Cdr. R.D. Cayley, RN) ended her 8th war patrol (6th in the Mediterranean) at Malta. At 0941 hours, shortly before entering harbour Utmost was attacked by enemy aircraft. She crash dived to safety. Several bombs were dropped causing minor damage.

Submarine HMS H 28: HMS H 28 (Lt. D.S.R. Martin, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory.

Submarine HMS H 31: HMS H 31 (Lt. R.J. Hemingway, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle.

Submarine HMS H 33: HMS H 33 (Lt. C.H. Rankin, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown.

Submarine HMS H 34: HMS H 34 (Lt. C.P. Norman, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Tuscarora (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) N.T.B. Holt, RN) and HMS Spaniel (Skr. C. Coultas, DSC, RNR).

Submarine HMS H 44: HMS H 44 (Lt. W.N.R. Knox, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Mistral (Lt.Cdr. G.D. Anderson, RN).

Light cruiser HMS Neptune: HMS Neptune (Capt. R.C. O'Conor, RN) departed Sheerness for Scapa Flow.

Light cruiser HMS Hermione: HMS Hermione (Capt. G.N. Oliver, RN) conducted exercises at Scapa Flow.

Light cruiser HMS Kenya: During the night of 9/10 May 1941, HMS Hood (Capt. R. Kerr, CBE, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral W.J. Whitworth, CB, DSO, RN) and HMS Kenya (Capt. M.M. Denny, CB, RN) conducted gunnery exercises off Scapa Flow. It appears that the destroyers HMS Inglefield (Capt. P. Todd, DSO, RN), HMS Echo (Lt.Cdr. C.H.deB. Newby, RN) and HMS Antelope (Lt.Cdr. R.B.N. Hicks, DSO, RN) were also present for escort duty.

Destroyer HMAS Vampire: Convoy AS 30. This convoy departed Suda Bay on 9 May 1941. It was made up of the following merchant vessels; Belray (British, 2888 GRT, built 1926), Crista (British, 2590 GRT, built 1938), Kephallinia (Greek, 1055 GRT, built 1893), Kirkland (British, 1361 GRT, built 1934), Lesbos (Greek, 1106 GRT, built 1893), Pass of Balmaha (British (tanker), 758 GRT, built 1933), Popi (Greek, 1594 GRT, built 1896), Rodi (British, 3220 GRT, built 1928, former Italian), Rokos (Greek, 6426 GRT, built 1918), Runa (British, 1575 GRT, built 1930), Samos (Greek, 921 GRT, built 1889), Scottish Prince (British, 4917 GRT, built 1938) and Zealand (British, 2726 GRT, built 1930). On departure from Suda Bay the convoy was escorted by the destroyers HMAS Vampire (Cdr. J.A. Walsh, RAN), HMAS Voyager (Cdr. J.C. Morrow, DSO, RAN), sloops HMS Auckland (Cdr. E.G. Hewitt, RN), HMS Flamingo (Cdr. R.J.O. Otway-Ruthven, RN), minesweeper HMS Derby (Lt.Cdr. F.C.V. Brightman, RN), ASW trawler HMS Moonstone (Lt.Cdr. P.G. Britten, RNR). The Greek torpedo boat RHS Sfendoni was also with the convoy. The passage was undisturbed. The convoy split into two sections (Port Said and Alexandria) around 2100C/11. Both sections arrived at their destination on the 12th. The Port Said section was escorted by HMS Flamingo while the other escorts remained with the Alexandria section.

Destroyer HMS Bulldog: HMS Bulldog was responsible for the capture of U-110, her Sub Lt David Balme finding the Enigma code machine ciphers and code books. U-110 was taken on tow and Bulldog kept her afloat for 17 hours then let the towline slip. The intention was to tow U-110 into Iceland but Admiralty realised this would have been a massive error of judgement. In the event, allegedly, U-110 resolved the matter herself by sinking.

Destroyer HMS Bulldog: German U-boat U-110 was captured on 9 May 1941 in the North Atlantic south of Iceland by the British destroyers HMS Bulldog (Cdr. A.J.B. Cresswell, RN) and HMS Broadway (Lt.Cdr. T. Taylor, RN) and the British corvette HMS Aubretia (Lt.Cdr. V.F. Smith, RNR). The U-boat was allowed to sink the day after to preserve the secret capture.

Corvette HMS Nigella: HMS Nigella (T/Lt. T.W. Coyne, RNR) picks up 45 survivors from the British merchant Empire Cloud that was torpedoed by U-201 east-north-east of Cape Farwell in position 61°00'N, 32°30'W.

ASW Trawler HMS Daneman: HMS Daneman (Lt. A.H. Ballard, RNR) picks up 66 survivors from the British merchant Gregalia that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-201 east-north-east of Cape Farewell in position 60°24'N, 32°37'W.

Submarine HMS L 27: HMS L 27 (Lt. H.N. Edmonds, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Blyth.

1942

Submarine HNoMS Uredd: HNoMS Uredd (Lt. Røren) arrived at Dundee.

Heavy cruiser HMS Cumberland: HMS Cumberland (Capt. A.H. Maxwell-Hyslop, AM, RN) conducted AA gunnery exercises off Scapa Flow.

Light cruiser HMS Ceres: HMS Ceres (Capt. C.C.A. Allen, RN) departed Bombay for Bahrein for duty with the Persian Gulf Division. [We have been unable to find out when she arrived at Bahrein.]

Light cruiser HMS Colombo: Around 1230B/9, HMS Colombo (Capt. W.P. Carne, RN) arrived at Capetown from Simonstown. Before entering harbour D/G trials were carried out.

Light cruiser HMS Dauntless: HMS Dauntless (A/Capt. J.G. Hewitt, DSO, RN) arrived at Mombasa after convoy escort duty.

Heavy cruiser HMS Hawkins: HMS Hawkins (Capt. G.A. French, RN) is undocked.

Light cruiser HMS Manchester: HMS Manchester (Capt. H. Drew, DSC, RN) conducted torpedo firing exercises at Scapa Flow.

Light cruiser HNMS Tromp: HrMs Tromp (Cdr. J.B. de Meester, RNN) was docked at Sydney.

Submarine HNMS K XI: During 9 to 14 May 1942 HrMs K XI (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Deketh, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Colombo.

Submarine HNMS O 19: HrMs O 19 (Lt.Cdr. H.F. Bach Kolling, RNN(R)) ended her 6th war patrol at Colombo.

Submarine HNMS O 23: HrMs O 23 (Lt.Cdr. A.M. Valkenburg, RNN) arrived at Colombo.

Submarine HNMS O 14: HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) conducted A/S exercises at / off Scapa Flow with HMS Derwent (Cdr. R.H. Wright, DSC, RN), HMS Bleasdale (Lt. P.B.N. Lewis, RN), HMS Pathfinder (Cdr. E.A. Gibbs, DSO and Bar, RN) and HMS Quentin (Lt.Cdr. A.H.P. Noble, DSC, RN).

Submarine USS Sailfish: USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Voge, USN) arrived of Tarakan but soon of of the periscopes became defective. It was noted that in the water near Tarakan there were a lot of floating logs and tree trunks. A signal was sent to requist permission to patrol further to the south due to not risking to damage the sole remaining periscope. The requist was granted.

Submarine HMS Otus: HMS Otus (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Alexandria together with HMS Jackal (Cdr. C.T. Jellicoe, DSC, RN). HMS Jackal returned to Alexandria at 1855 hours. She had already sailed for (these) exercises at 1900/8.

Submarine HMS Safari: HMS P 211 (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSC, RN) was undocked.

Submarine HMS Thunderbolt: HMS Thunderbolt (Lt.Cdr. C.B. Crouch, DSO and Bar, RN) conducted exercises off Dartmouth.

Submarine HMS Trident: HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Hezlet, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. These included A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS L'Incomprise (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) F.S. Deveson, RNR).

Submarine HMS Thrasher: At 2130C/9, HMS Thrasher (Lt. H.S. Mackenzie, RN) received Capt. S.1's signal timed 1931C/9 cancelling the order to patrol in position 36°06'N, 17°20'E by dawn on the 12th and ordering HMS Thrasher to establish patrol in position 34°24'N, 18°02'E by 1600C/11. This could only be achieved by running on the surface during daylight on either the 10th or the 11th. Lt. Mackenzie decided to do this on the 10th for the reason that if HMS Thrasher would be sighted from the air by enemy aircraft she should still be well clear of the ordered patrol position which therefore would not be compromised.

Submarine HMS Turbulent: Around 0710C/9, HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSC, RN) arrived at Alexandria.

Submarine HMS Unrivalled: HMS P 45 (Lt. H.B. Turner, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Arrochar.

Submarine HMS H 28: HMS H 28 (Lt. R.E. Boddington, RN) shifted from Rothesay to Moville, North Ireland.

Submarine HMS H 32: HMS H 32 (Lt. J. Whitton, RN) departed Rothesay for Tobermory. She was escorted by HMS Breda (Capt.(Retd.) A. E. Johnston, RN).

Submarine HMS H 43: HMS H 43 (Lt. F.D.G. Challis, DSC, RN) proceeded to the Sheerness Dockyard where she was taken in hand for refit.

Submarine HMS H 44: HMS H 44 (Lt. R.P. Webb, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory.

Submarine HMS H 50: HMS H 50 (Lt. M.L.C. Crawford, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle.

Submarine HMS P 511: HMS P 511 (Lt. D.E.O. Watson, DSC, RN) was docked at Kames Bay.

Minelayer HMS Manxman: HMS Manxman (Capt. R.K. Dickson, RN) arrived at Durban from Simonstown.

Minelayer HMS Welshman: Around 1000B/9, HMS Welshman (Capt. W.H.D. Friedberger, RN), which was disguised as a French destroyer, was closedly examined by a German Ju.88 aircraft. Later another aircraft carried out another examination but from greater range. Fire was not opened on the enemy and she was not attacked herself.

Light cruiser HMS Penelope: With her temporary repairs completed, HMS Penelope (Capt. A.D. Nicholl, RN), is undocked.

Battleship HMS Malaya: HMS Malaya (Capt. J.W.A. Waller, RN) departed Freetown for Gibraltar. She was escorted by the destroyers HMS Boreas (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Jones, DSC, RN) and HMS Wild Swan (Lt.Cdr. C.E.L. Sclater, RN).

Battleship HMS Revenge: HMS Revenge (Capt. L.V. Morgan, CBE, MVO, DSC, RN), HMS Arrow (Cdr. A.M. McKillop, RN) and HrMs Isaac Sweers (Cdr. W. Harmsen, RNN) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa.

Submarine USS S-41: USS S-41 (Lt. G.M. Holley, Jr.) departed from Brisbane for her 3rd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Solomons.

Submarine USS R-2: USS R-2 (Lt. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted trials off Key West.

Submarine USS R-10: USS R-10 (Lt. B.E. Lewellen, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.

Submarine USS R-14: USS R-14 (Lt. G.W. Kehl, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.

Destroyer ORP Piorun: Piorun reached Greenock.

Submarine HMS L 26: HMS L 26 (Lt. H.D. Verschoyle, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners.

Submarine HMS P 611: HMS P 611 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) arrived at Iskanderun, Turkey where she was decommissioned and handed over to the Turkish Navy.

Patrol vessel USCGC Icarus: German U-boat U-352 was sunk south of Cape Hatteras, in position 34°13'N, 76°34'W, by depth charges from the US Coast Guard cutter USCGC Icarus (Lt.Cdr. M.D. Jester, USCG).

1943

Heavy cruiser HMS Devonshire: HMS Devonshire (Capt. D. Young-Jamieson, RN) arrived at Greenock.

Light cruiser HMS Durban: HMS Durban (Capt. G.F. Stevens-Guille, DSO, OBE, RN) proceeded from Sharjah to Henjam Island.

Battleship USS Iowa: USS Iowa (Capt. J.L. McCrea, USN) conducted trials and exercises in Chesapeake Bay.

Light cruiser HNMS Tromp: HrMs Tromp (Capt. J.B. de Meester, RNN) returned to Fremantle.

Submarine HNMS Dolfijn: HrMs Dolfijn (Lt.Cdr. H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede, RNN) ended her 7th war patrol (5th in the Mediterranean) at Algiers.

Submarine USS Gar: USS Gar (Lt.Cdr. P.D. Quirk) torpedoed and sank the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Aso Maru (703 GRT, built 1932, offsite link) south-east of Cagayan Island in position 09°09'N, 122°50'E.

Submarine USS Seadragon: USS Seadragon (Cdr. R.L. Rutter, USN) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 6th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Caroline / Marshall Islands area. For daily and attack positions (though incomplete) for USS Seadragon during this patrol see the map below.

Submarine USS Barracuda: USS Barracuda arrived at New London, Connecticut from Casco Bay, Maine.

Submarine USS Wahoo: USS Wahoo (Cdr. D.W. Morton) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant cargo ships Takao Maru (3204 GRT) and Jimmu Maru (1912 GRT) off Kone Zaki, north-eastern Honshu, Japan in position 38°57'N, 141°49'E.

Submarine USS Harder: USS Harder (Cdr. S.D. Dealey, USN) transited the Panama Canal.

Submarine USS Pogy: USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. G.H. Wales) torpedoed and damaged the Japanese troop transport Uyo Maru (6376 GRT) off Iwaki, Japan in position 37°05'N, 141°06'E.

Aircraft Carrier HMS Unicorn: Vice Admiral A.L.St.G. Lyster, CB, CVO, DSO, RN, the Flag Officer Carrier Training, transferred his flag from HMS Unicorn (Capt. Q.D. Graham, CBE, DSO, RN) to HMS Indomitable (Capt. G. Grantham, CB, DSO, RN).

Submarine HMS Sealion: HMS Sealion (Lt. N.J. Coe, DSC, RNR) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) during which HMS Breda (Capt.(Retd.) A.E. Johnston, RN) served as the target.

Submarine HMS Saracen: HMS Saracen (Lt. M.G.R. Lumby, DSO, DSC, RN) departed Algiers for her 11th war patrol (9th in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to patrol off the North-East coast of Sardinia. For the daily positions of HMS Saracen during this patrol see the map below.

Submarine HMS Sceptre: HMS Sceptre (Lt. I.S. McIntosh, MBE, DSC, RN) conducted noise trials in Loch Goil. Upon completion she returned to Holy Loch.

Submarine HMS Stubborn: HMS Stubborn (Lt. A.A. Duff, RN) is undocked.

Submarine HMS Tally-Ho: HMS Tally-Ho (Lt.Cdr. L.W.A. Bennington, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area including night exercises.

Submarine HMS United: HMS United (Lt. J.C.Y. Roxburgh, DSC, RN) departed Malta for her 16th war patrol (also 16th in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to perform a special operation. A party of 10 SAS troops was to be landed on Pantelleria. After they had completed their objective they were to be taken off again (Operation Snapdragon). No log is available for this period so map for this patrol can be displayed.

Submarine HMS Unrivalled: HMS Unrivalled (Lt. H.B. Turner, RN) torpedoed and sank the small Italian passenger ship Santa Marina Salina (763 GRT, built 1929) south-east off Lipari, Italy. There were forty-eight victims, eleven sailors, fourteen military and twenty-one civilian passengers were picked up by the motorboats M.3 and M.5 and two German patrol boats. The rescue boats were then missed by two torpedoes. Later a schooner towing two other vessels was attacked with one torpedo which missed. (All times are zone -2) 1524 hours - Sighted the same small 800 tons auxiliary we had seen during the forenoon. She was bound for Milazzo. Started attack. 1540 hours - In position 38°25'N, 15°03'E fired three torpedoes. Two hits were obtained and the ship sank. The third torpedo was heard to explode on Vulcano Island. 1618 hours - Sighted a two-masted schooner coming out of Lipari. Closed and commenced attack. The schooner was towing two other vessels. All three were flying the Italian Naval Ensign. 1642 hours - In position 38°25'N, 15°02'E fired one torpedo. The schooner saw the track and altered away to comb it. The torpedo missed. Unrivalled then drew clear to the northward.

Submarine HMS Unruffled: At 0215 hours (zone -1), HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN), re-embarked her folbot.

Submarine HMS Usurper: HMS Usurper (Lt. D.R.O. Mott, DSC, RN) ended her 1st war patrol at Lerwick.

Submarine HMS Upstart: HMS Upstart (Lt. P.C. Chapman, DSC and Bar, RN) conducted A/S exercises in Lough Foyle with HMS Lowestoft (A/Cdr.(Retd.) L.H. Phillips, RN), HMS Bergamot (Lt. R.T. Horan, RNR) and HMS Bryony (T/Lt. T. Hand, RNR).

Submarine HMS H 32: HMS H 32 (Lt. T.G. Ridgeway, RN) participated in special trials / exercises off Dartmouth with aircraft.

Submarine HMS H 44: HMS H 44 (Lt. R. Bannar-Martin, RN) shifted from Campbeltown to Ardrishaig where she participated in A/S exercises.

Minelayer HMS Abdiel: HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) arrived at Suez from Port Said.

Battleship HMS Rodney: Around 2000B/9, the destroyer ORP Piorun (Cdr. S.T. Dzienisiewicz) joined HMS Rodney (Capt. J.W. Rivett-Carnac, DSC, RN), HMS Anthony (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Wallace, DSC, RN), HMS Meteor (Lt.Cdr. D.J.B. Jewitt, RN) and HMS Tuscan (Lt.Cdr. G.I.M. Balfour, RN). HMS Anthony then parted company to proceed to Gibraltar. HMS Rodney, HMS Meteor, HMS Tuscan and ORP Piorun arrived at Plymouth around 1930B/11.

Destroyer HMAS Vendetta: From 9 to 15 May 1943, HMAS Vendetta (Lt.Cdr. G.L. Cant, RAN) (Lt.(Emgy.) D. Logan, RAN) cleaned boilers at Brisbane.

Destroyer HMS Kelvin: HMS Kelvin (Lt.Cdr. J.T.B. Birch, DSO, DSC, RN) arrived at Alexandria. She departed again later the same day. [No further details available.]

Destroyer HMAS Nizam: Around 0700B/9, HMS Resolution (Capt. J.W. Durnford, RN), HMAS Nizam (Cdr. C.H. Brooks, RAN) and HMAS Quickmatch (Lt.Cdr. R. Rhoades, DSC, RAN) arrived at Durban from Kilindini.

Escort destroyer HMS Bicester: At 0820 hours, while off Zembra Island in the Gulf of Tunis, HMS Bicester (Lt.Cdr. S.W.F. Bennetts, RN) was attacked by American Warhawk fighters, a 500lb bomb went through starboard side at water line level then passed through P.O mess then through lower deck then through No. 3 & No. 5 fuel tanks before coming to rest in No. 6 fuel oil tank. The bomb failed to explode. HMS Bicester steamed with a 15 degree list to Sousse harbour where she anchored overnight and then entered harbour proper at daylight on the 10th. the bomb could not be defused and was lifted manually out of the ship by six volunteers. HMS Bicester had been dive bombed twice and machine gunned three times in this friendly fire incident. At first it was thought that this had been British Spitfires but on subsequent investigation it turned out to have been American aircraft. She had been escorted to Sousse by HMS Oakley (Lt.Cdr. T.A. Pack-Beresford, RN). They had arrived off Sousse at 2315 hours. HMS Bicester entered the harbour at 0600/10.

Submarine USS R-4: USS R-4 (Lt.Cdr. P.W. Garnett, USN) was put on the slipway at Key West.

Destroyer HNMS Van Galen (ii): Around 1430K/9, HrMs Van Galen (Lt.Cdr. F.T. Burghard, RNethN) departed Melbourne for Fremantle. She was escorting the controlled minelayer base ship HMS Atreus (Cdr.(Retd. J.D. Campbell, OBE, DSC, RN).

Submarine HMS Graph: HMS Graph (Lt. D. Swanston, DSC and Bar, RN) departed from Holy Loch for Barrow.

Motor torpedo boat USS PT 206: USS PT 206 sank the Italian auxiliary minesweeper Vanna Galleano (419 GRT) off the Skerkibank in the central Mediterranean.

1944

Heavy cruiser HMS Devonshire: HMS Devonshire (Capt. D.K. Bain, DSO, RN) conducted underway refuelling exercises at Scapa Flow with the destroyer HMS Whelp (Cdr. G.A.F. Norfolk, RN). HMS Devonshire also conducted gunnery exercises at Scapa Flow.

Light cruiser HMS Caledon: Convoy MKS 49. This convoy departed Port Said on 9 May 1944. On departure from Port Said the convoy was made up of the transports / tankers; Benrinnes (British, 5410 GRT, built 1921), Boskoop (Dutch, 5620 GRT, built 1927), City of Norwich (British, 6726 GRT, built 1913), Elise (Norwegian (tanker), 7910 GRT, built 1931), Empire Ballad (British, 6700 GRT, built 1942), Fort Turtle (British, 7181 GRT, built 1942), Hart Crane (American, 7207 GRT, built 1944) and Modasa (British, 9070 GRT, built 1921). On departure from Port Said the convoy was escorted by the corvettes HMS Delphinium (Cdr. V.F. Smith, DSO, RD, RNR) and HMS Hyderabad (Lt. G.H. Taylor, RNR). At 2230C/9, the Elise and HMS Hyderabad collided between Port Said and Alexandria. HMS Hyderabad put into Alexandria but was later able to rejoin the convoy. On 10 May 1944 the following transports departed Alexandria to join the convoy; Bialystok (Polish, 7174 GRT, built 1942), Fort Grant (British, 7133 GRT, built 1943), Gorjistan (British, 5888 GRT, built 1929), J.C. Osgood (American, 7207 GRT, built 1944), John A. Brown (British (tanker), 10455 GRT, built 1938), Nordnes (Norwegian, 4147 GRT, built 1932) and Ocean Stranger (British, 7178 GRT, built 1942). The boom carrier HMS Kirriemoor (4970 GRT, built 1935, Cdr.(Retd.) H.M. Montague, OBE, RN) was also in company with the convoy. Also the escort destroyer RHS Kriti, frigate HMS Usk (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Pattinson, DSC, RD, RNR), A/S whalers HMSAS Protea (Lt. A. Thomas, DSC, SANF) and HMSAS Southern Sea (Lt.Cdr. M.R.J. Terry-Lloyd, SANF) and A/S trawler HMS Bream (A/Skr.Lt. S.C. Larner, RNR) joined coming from Alexandria. On 11 May 1944, the Empire Ballad arrived at Alexandria after having been detached due to engine trouble. On 15 May 1944, the

Light cruiser HMS Dauntless: HMS Dauntless (Cdr. D.C. Kinloch, DSO, RN) and HMS Diomede (Cdr. R.A. Ewing, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Methil. On completion of the exercises course was set for Scapa Flow.

Heavy cruiser HMS Hawkins: Around 1500B/9, HMS Hawkins (Capt. J.W. Josselyn, DSC, RN) departed Plymouth for Scapa Flow.

Light cruiser HMS Sheffield: HMS Sheffield (Capt. C.T. Addis, DSO, RN) departed Greenock for Scapa Flow.

Light cruiser HMS Belfast: Around 1620B/9, HMS Belfast (Capt. F.R. Parham, DSO, RN, flying the flag of flying the flag of Rear-Admiral F.H.G. Dalrymple-Hamilton, CB, RN) departed Rosyth for Scapa Flow where she arrived around 0615B/10.

Destroyer USS Laffey (ii): USS Laffey (Cdr. F.J. Beston) departed from Norfolk for New London.

Submarine HNMS K XI: From 9 May to 11 May 1944, HrMs K XI (Lt.Cdr. P.G. de Back, RNN), participated in A/S exercises off Varsova, near Bombay.

Submarine HNMS O 10: HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Altena, RNN(R)) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Spaniel and HMS Bretwalda (Skr. J.B. Henderson, RNR).

Submarine HNMS Zwaardvisch: HrMs Zwaardvisch (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) and HMS Venturer (Lt. J.S. Launders, DSC, RN) departed from Dundee bound for Holy Loch / Rothesay. They were escorted by HMS Loch Monteith (T/Lt. K.W. Richardson, RNR).

Submarine USS Searaven: USS Searaven (T/Cdr. M.H. Dry, USN) arrived at Midway.

Submarine USS Cavalla: USS Cavalla (Lt.Cdr. H.J. Kossler) arrived at Pearl Harbor.

Submarine USS Flounder: USS Flounder (Cdr. C.A. Johnson) ended her 1st war patrol at Milne Bay.

Submarine USS Mingo: USS Mingo (Lt.Cdr. J.J. Staley) ended her 3rd war patrol at Brisbane, Australia.

Submarine USS Tinosa: USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Weiss) sank a Japanese trawler with gunfire north of the Mariana Islands in position 22°20'N, 146°40'E.

Submarine USS Cabrilla: USS Cabrilla (Cdr. W.C. Thompson, Jr., USN) Topped off with fuel at Exmouth Gulf before proceeding towards her patrol area.

Submarine USS Dragonet: USS Dragonet (T/Cdr. J.H. Lewis, USN) conducted special depth charge trials with USS Chewick (T/Lt. W.P. Baron, USN).

Aircraft Carrier HMS Indefatigable: HMS Indefatigable (Capt. Q.D. Graham, CBE, DSO, RN) conducted flying trials in the Clyde area.

Aircraft Carrier HMS Unicorn: HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) is docked in the Hughes graving dock at Bombay.

Escort Carrier HMS Trouncer: HMS Trouncer (Cdr. B.J. Fisher, DSO, RN) conducted exercises in English Bay off Vancouver.

Submarine HMS Ursula: On board HMS Ursula (Lt. A.G. Davies, RN) the training of the new Russian crew is to to take her over begins.

Submarine HMS Sealion: HMS Sealion (Lt. P.E. Newstead, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown.

Submarine HMS Safari: HMS Safari (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) conducted attack exercises for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) in the Clyde area during which HMS Braithwaite (Lt.Cdr. E.M. Mackay, RD, RNR) and HMS United (Lt. N.R. Wood, RN) served as the targets.

Submarine HMS Satyr: HMS Satyr (Lt. T.S. Weston, RN) is undocked.

Submarine HMS Shalimar: HMS Shalimar (Lt. W.G. Meeke, DSC, MBE, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area during which HMS Bridgewater (Cdr.(Retd.) R.H. Mack, RN) served as the target. These included night exercises.

Submarine HMS Sturdy (ii): HMS Sturdy (Lt. W.St.G. Anderson, DSC, RNR) arrived at Port Said.

Submarine HMS Tribune: HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Eade, RNR) conducted exercises off Blyth with a training class of new submariners.

Submarine HMS Tuna: HMS Tuna (A/Lt.Cdr. L.F.L. Hill, RNR) conducted exercises off Blyth.

Submarine HMS Trusty: HMS Trusty (Lt. E.T. Stanley, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted attack exercises at / off Scapa Flow.

Submarine HMS Templar: HMS Templar (Lt. T.G. Ridgeway, RN) ended her 9th war patrol (6th in the Far East) at Trincomalee.

Submarine HMS Thule: HMS Thule (Lt. A.C.G. Mars, DSO, DSC, RN) departed from Plymouth for Holy Loch. She was escorted by HMS Cutty Sark (Cdr.(Retd.) R.H. Mack, RN).

Submarine HMS Tudor: HMS Tudor (Lt. S.A. Porter, DSC, RN) is undocked. She then proceeded to Loch Goil for noise trials. Upon completion of these she retuned to Holy Loch.

Submarine HMS Tally-Ho: HMS Tally-Ho (Lt.Cdr. L.W.A. Bennington, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departed from Trincomalee for her 8th war patrol. She is to patrol in the Malacca Straits. She is also to perform a mine laying mission. For the daily and attack positions of HMS Tally-Ho during this patrol see the map below.

Submarine HMS Tantivy: HMS Tantivy (Cdr. M.G. Rimington, DSO, RN) encounters a submerged submarine. She is not able to attack. (all times are zone -6,5) 0530 hours - Dived 1400 hours - Surfaced 1548 hours - Dived to periscope depth upon sighting of periscope. H.E. (= Hydrophone Effect) was heard and echo contact was obtained until 1850 hours. During a cat and mouse game neither submarine was able to attack 1910 hours - The other submarine was heard to increase speed and make off. Contact was lost soon afterwards 2115 hours - Surfaced

Submarine HMS Trenchant: HMS Trenchant (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSC, RN) is undocked.

Submarine HMS United: HMS United (Lt. N.R. Wood, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area together with HMS Safari (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN).

Submarine HMS Unrivalled: HMS Unrivalled (Lt. D.S. Brown, RNVR) conducted exercises off Morecambe Bay.

Submarine HMS Unruffled: HMS Unruffled (Lt. R.F. Park, RN) shifted from the Chatham Dockyard to Sheerness. Later the same day she departed Sheerness for Portland.

Submarine HMS Unsparing: HMS Unsparing (Lt. A.D. Piper, DSC and 2 bars, RNR) departed Malta for her 11th war patrol (10th in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to patrol in the southern Aegean. For the daily and attack positions of HMS Unsparing during this patrol see the map below.

Submarine HMS Universal: HMS Universal (Lt. C. Gordon, RN) departed La Maddalena for her 11th war patrol (10th in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to patrol off southern France. As no log is available for this period no map for this patrol can be displayed.

Submarine HMS Visigoth: HMS Visigoth (Lt. J.R.H. Haddow, DSC, RN) participated in exercises off Larne.

Submarine HMS Voracious: HMS Voracious (Lt. F.D.G. Challis, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises at/off Scapa Flow with HMS Kelvin (Lt.Cdr. R.M.W. MacFarlan, RN), HMS Wizard (Lt.Cdr. D.T. McBarnet, DSC, RN), HMS Whelp (Cdr. G.A.F. Norfolk, RN) and HMS Danae (Capt. J.R.S. Haines, RN).

Submarine HMS H 44: HMS H 44 (Lt. P.N. Joyce, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Ardrishaig.

Submarine HMS H 50: HMS H 50 (T/Lt. A.F. Wicker, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS Saskatchewan (T/Lt.Cdr. A.H. Easton, DSC, RCNR), HMCS Skeena (A/Lt.Cdr. P.F.X. Russell, RCN) and HMCS Qa'Appelle (Cdr. A.M. McKillop, RN).

Submarine HMS P 511: HMS P 511 (Lt. E.A. Hobson, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown.

Battleship HMS Rodney: Briefly welcomed General Sir Bernard Montgomery on board at Scapa Flow during a visit to "pay respects to the senior service".

Submarine USS R-11: USS R-11 (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Parham, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.

Submarine USS R-13: USS R-13 (Lt.Cdr. D.L. Mehlop, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.

Submarine USS R-14: USS R-14 (Lt.Cdr. R. Holden, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.

Submarine USS R-20: USS R-20 (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Dudley, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.

1945

Heavy cruiser HMS Devonshire: Around 2120B/9, the heavy cruiser HMS Devonshire (Capt. G.M.B. Langley, OBE, RN), light cruiser HMS Diadem (Capt. A.M. Knapp, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral A.E.M.B. Cunninghame-Graham, CBE, RN) and destroyer HMCS Iroquois (Capt. K.F. Adams, RCN) departed Scapa Flow for Rosyth where they arrived around 0730B/10.

Heavy cruiser HMS Frobisher: HMS Frobisher (Capt. J.G. Hewitt, DSO, RN) conducted exercises off the Firth of Forth on completion of which she proceeded to Leith.

Destroyer USS De Haven (ii): USS De Haven (Cdr. J.B. Dimmick) departed from Ulithi again the TF 58.

Destroyer USS Lyman K. Swenson: USS Lyman K. Swenson departed from Ulithi with TG 58.1.

Destroyer USS Mansfield: USS Mansfield departed from Ulithi again the TF 58.

Destroyer USS Taussig: USS Taussig departed from Ulithi with TG 58.1.

Battleship USS Iowa: USS Iowa (Capt. J.L. Holloway, Jr., USN) Topped off two of the destroyers of the Task Group, USS Heerman (Cdr. A.T. Hathaway, USN) and USS McCord (Cdr. F.D. Michael, USN), with fuel.

Submarine HNMS Zwaardvisch: HrMs Zwaardvisch (Lt. J. van Dapperen, RNN) ended 7th war patrol at Fremantle.

Submarine USS Searaven: USS Searaven (T/Lt.Cdr. R.C. Smallwood, Jr., USN) conducted / participated in excercises off Pearl Harbour.

Submarine USS Cobia: USS Cobia (Lt.Cdr. A.L. Becker) departed from Subic Bay for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the gulf of Siam.

Submarine USS Gurnard: USS Gurnard (Lt.Cdr. G.D. Simmons III) ended her 9th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She is now ordered to the Mare Island Navy Yard for a major overhaul.

Submarine USS Bowfin: USS Bowfin (Cdr. A.K. Tyree, USN) departed her patrol area to return to Guam.

Submarine USS Lionfish: At 1915I/9, USS Lionfish (T/Lt.Cdr. E.D. Spruance, USN) and USS Ray (T/Cdr. W.T. Kinsella, USN). USS Lionfish then took over 10 airmen (B-29 crew) from USS Ray and set course to continue her passage to Japan. However at 2330I/9, USS Lionfish is ordered to take up a position off Kyushu for lifeguard duties.

Submarine USS Manta: USS Steelhead (Lt.Cdr. R.B. Byrnes, USN), USS Manta (T/Lt.Cdr. E.P. Madley, USN) and USS Skate (T/Cdr. R.B. Lynch, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Pruitt (Lt. D.B. Harby, USNR), USS Coolbaugh (Lt.Cdr. S.T. Hotchkiss, USNR) and USS Loeser (Lt.Cdr. J. Proctor, USNR).

Submarine USS Cabezon: USS Cabezon (Cdr. G.W. Lautrup, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Whitman (Lt. E.A. Sandor, USNR), USS Florikan (Lt. D. Hima, USN) and USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf, USN).

Submarine USS Carbonero: USS Carbonero (Cdr. C.L. Murphy, USN) arrived at Pearl Harbor.

Submarine USS Bang: USS Bang (Lt.Cdr. O.W. Bagby, Jr., USN) departed Saipan for Pearl Harbour. She was escorted out by USS LCI(L)-1098.

Aircraft Carrier HMS Implacable: Around 0630K/9, HMS Implacable (Capt. C.C. Hughes-Hallett, RN), HMS Terpsichore (Cdr. R.T. White, DSO and 2 Bars, RN), HMS Tumult (Lt.Cdr. A.S. Pomeroy DSC, RN) and HMS Ulysses (Lt.Cdr. B.G.B. Bordes, DSC, RN) departed Jervis Bay for Sydney where they arrived around 1200K/9.

Aircraft Carrier HMS Victorious: While operating off Sakishima Gunto with TF 57, at 1657 hrs she was impacted by a suicide plane, which struck alongside the island then skidded along the deck and fell overboard. Its bomb exploded in the water and caused no damage. At 1656 hrs another suicide crashed into the deck, blowing a hole of 2.3 m? and causing a depression in the deck over an area of 13.3 m?, with ancillary damage to a bulkhead and a catapult. At 1657 hrs a third plane crashed to port but caused no damage. There were 3 killed and 19 wounded from the 3 impacts, Victorious was able to launch planes within 1 hour and land them 12 hours later, being back in full action within 2 days. Full repairs required 1 month.

Escort Carrier HMS Fencer: Around 1545K/9, HMS Fencer (A/Cdr.(Emgy.) A.M. Harris, RN) arrived at Sydney from Brisbane.

Submarine HMS Clyde: After repairs had been completed, HMS Clyde (Lt. R.H. Bull, DSC, RN), departed Trincomalee to resume her 32nd war patrol (7th in the Far East).

Submarine HMS Safari: HMS Safari (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) conducted attack exercises for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) in the Clyde area during which HMS Kihna (Cdr.(Retd.) T.J.T.C. Jenks, RN) and HMS Bridgewater (Cdr.(Retd.) M.W. Ewart-Wentworth, RN) served as targets.

Submarine HMS Seraph: HMS Seraph (Lt. T. Russell-Walling, RN) shifted from Loch Alsh to Tobermory.

Submarine HMS Surf: HMS Surf (Lt. H.W. Wilkinson, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area.

Submarine HMS Statesman: HMS Statesman (Lt. R.G.P. Bulkeley, RN) sank a sailing vessel with demolition charges in the Malacca Strait. (All times are zone -6.5) 0510 hours - Closed buoy and recovered our lantern. Then sank the buoy with machine gun fire as we would not be needing it any longer. 0535 hours - After the buoy had sank 3 sails were sighted to the South-West. Closed to investigate. They were soon seen to be 3 sampans. 0615 hours - Went alongside the nearest sampan and put off the 7 Chinese captured on May 5th. ------------------------------------- 1128 hours - Sighted sail to the Northward. Altered course to investigate. 1210 hours - it was now seen to be a 50 tons junk. Her crew abandoned ship when they sighted us. 1225 hours - Put the boarding party on board the junk in position 03°44'N, 99°45'E. 1245 hours - Recovered the boarding party and proceeded. Left the crew of the junk in their small boat as there was a fishing sampan about 5 nautical miles away. 1257 hours - The junk exploded and sank.

Submarine HMS Thorough: HMS Thorough (Lt. A.G. Chandler, RNR) is put on the slipway at Fremantle.

Submarine HMS Tiptoe: HMS Tiptoe (Lt. R.L. Jay, RN) called at Exmouth Gulf to be Topped off with fuel.

Submarine HMS Taciturn: HMS Taciturn (Lt.Cdr. E.T. Stanley, DSO, DSC, RN) is put on the slipway at Fremantle.

Submarine HMS Unrivalled: HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) returned to Plymouth.

Submarine HMS Unshaken: HMS Unshaken (Lt. J.S. Pearce, RNR) participated in A/S exercises off Newhaven.

Submarine HMS Universal: HMS Universal (Lt. A.J.D'A. Burdett, RN), HMS Votary (Lt. P.M. Staveley, RN), HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN), HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) and HMS Satyr (Lt. T.S. Weston, DSO, DSC, RN) shifted from Loch Alsh to Tobermory. They were escorted by HMS Biggal (Lt. J.B. Powell, RNR).

Submarine HMS Amphion: HMS Amphion (Cdr. R.H. Dewhurst, DSO, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials at the torpedo firing range off Arrochar.

Light cruiser HMS Kenya: HMS Kenya (Capt. C.L. Robertson, RN) arrived at Casablanca.

Light cruiser HMS Newfoundland: Around 1430K/9 the destroyer HMAS Arunta (Cdr. A.E. Buchanan, DSO, RAN) departed Manus followed around 1800K/9 by the light cruiser HMS Newfoundland (Capt. R.W. Ravenhill, CBE, DSC, RN). Around 1720K/9, the light cruiser HMAS Hobart (Capt. R.S. Dowling, RAN, flying the broad pendant of Commodore H.B. Farncomb, DSO, MVO, RAN) and the destroyer HMAS Warramunga (Cdr. M.J. Clark, DSC, RAN) departed Hollandia. Both forces made rendezvous off Cape Wom around 0800K/10 and the 'Wewak support force' arrived off Wewak around 1300K/10. After a preliminary run along the coast to search for the targets the sheduled bombardment commenced. Around 1600K/10, the force retired to seaward for the night. At 0630K/11, the 'Wewak support force' made rendezvous with the 'Wewak force' made up of the sloop HMAS Swan (Lt. W.J. Dovers, RAN) and minesweepers/corvettes Colac (Lt. K.J. Hopper, RANR(S)) and HMAS Dubbo (T/Lt. F.W. Roberts, RANR(S)) and the assault forces proceeded to their fire support areas. From 0730K/11, targets were successfully engaged to cover the assault on Red Beach. The bombardment was completed at 0840K/11. After the landing the 'Wewak support force' retired to seaward. Around 1230K/11, HMS Newfoundland obtained an A/S contact which was subsequently depth charged by HMAS Arunta. Both destroyers then continued to search the area during the afternoon, but no further contact was obtained. Around 1700K/11, HMAS Hobart and HMS Newfoundland carried out another bombardment after which the force was released around 1900K/11 and proceeded to Hollandia arriving there at 0700I/12.

Destroyer HMS Beagle: HMS Beagle headed the liberation of Jersey.

Destroyer HMS Bulldog: The surrender of the Channel Islands was signed on board her.

Destroyer HMAS Nizam: HMAS Nizam (A/Lt.Cdr. W.F. Cook, RAN) conducted exercises in Leyte Gulf.

Submarine USS R-9: USS R-9 departed Guantanamo Bay for New London, Connecticut via Port Everglades, Florida.

Submarine USS R-10: USS R-10 (Lt. R.D. McWenthy, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.

Submarine USS R-18: USS R-18 conducted exercises off Key West.

Submarine USS R-20: USS R-20 (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Dudley, USN or Lt. R.G. Black, USNR) conducted exercises off Key West.

Submarine USS Argonaut (ii): USS Argonaut (ii) conducted exercises off Key West.

Submarine HMS P 614: HMS P 614 (Lt. J.F. Michell, RN) was decommissioned at Barrow and handed over to the Turkish Government.

Motor Anti-Submarine Boat HMS MA/SB 32: MA/SB 32 took part in the Liberation of Jersey on 9th of May 1945.