Basil Owen Bell-Salter, RN
| Born | 28 Mar 1888 | Wyke Regis, England, U.K. | |
| Died | Sep 1976 | (88) | Kingsbridge, England, U.K. |
| Ranks
Retired: 1 Feb 1934 Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Basil Owen Bell-Salter, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Carthage (F 99) | Capt. (Retd.) | Armed Merchant Cruiser | 10 Nov 1939 | 19 Jan 1941 |
| HMS Carthage (F 99) | Capt. (Retd.) | Armed Merchant Cruiser | 19 Feb 1942 | 27 May 1942 |
Career information
Basil Owen Bell Salter was born on 28th March 1888 at Wyke Regis in Dorset, the son of the Rev. Thomas Morgan Bell Salter and his wife Georgina Mary nee Ward. He was therefore over 60 at the outbreak of WWII. In World War I he appears to have served on the Australian Light Cruiser RMAS Sydney which took part in the sinking of the German cruiser SMS Emden near the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean on 9th November 1914.
Events related to this officer
Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Carthage (F 99)
16 Dec 1939
At 0800F/16, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) is commissioned at the Garden Reach Ltd. shipyard at Calcutta, India.
She is still in the process of being fitted out as armed merchant cruiser. (1)
22 Dec 1939
HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) conducted compass adjustment trials off Calcutta on completion course was set for Trincomalee. (1)
25 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0945E/25, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) arrived at Trincomalee from Calcutta. (1)
29 Dec 1939
Around 1515E/29, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Trincomalee for Colombo. (1)
30 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1500E/30, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) arrived at Colombo from Trincomalee. (1)
3 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) conducted gunnery exercises off Colombo. (1)
11 Jan 1940
Around 1715E/11, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Colombo to make rendezvous with the (troop) transport Talma (British, 10000 GRT, built 1923) and her escort HMS Durban (Capt. A.C. Collinson, RN) coming from Singapore. HMS Carthage was then to take over the escort duties from HMS Durban.
Rendezvous was affected around 0615F/15. (2)
18 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0915E/18, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) and the (troop) transport Talma (British, 10000 GRT, built 1923) arrived at Colombo. (1)
19 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0700E/19, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Colombo. She was to escort the (troop) transport Talma (British, 10000 GRT, built 1923) towards the Gulf of Aden. (2)
25 Jan 1940
Around 1535D/25, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) parted company with the (troop) transport Talma (British, 10000 GRT, built 1923).
Around 1800D/25, HMS Carthage joined company with the (troop) transport Ettrick (British, 11229 GRT, built 1938) which she was to escort to Bombay. (2)
30 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0630E/30, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) and the (troop) transport (troop) transport Ettrick (British, 11229 GRT, built 1938) arrived at Bombay. (2)
6 Feb 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1300E/6, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Bombay to escort the (troop) transport Ettrick (British, 11229 GRT, built 1938) to Aden. (3)
11 Feb 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1300D/11, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) and the (troop) transport Ettrick (British, 11229 GRT, built 1938) arrived at Aden from Bombay. (3)
17 Feb 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 2345D/17, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Aden for Bombay. She was escorting the (troop) transport Neuralia (British, 9182 GRT, built 1912). (3)
23 Feb 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0615E/23, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) and the (troop) transport Neuralia (British, 9182 GRT, built 1912) arrived at Bombay from Aden. (3)
2 Mar 1940
Around 1715E/2, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Bombay. She was to escort the (troop) transport Talma (British, 10000 GRT, built 1923) towards the Gulf of Aden.
They parted company around 0200D/7. (4)
10 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1130E/10, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) returned to Bombay from escort duty. (4)
1 Apr 1940
HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) conducted gunnery exercises off Bombay on completion of which she departed for Aden (via Masirah) escorting the minesweepers HMS Abingdon (Capt. (Retd.) A.R. Farquhar, DSC, RN), HMS Bagshot (Lt.Cdr. J.F.B. Gage, RNVR), HMS Derby (Lt.Cdr. F.C.V. Brightman, RN), HMS Fareham (Lt. W.J.P. Church, RN) and HMS Stoke (Cdr.(Retd.) C.J.P. Hill, RN). (5)
5 Apr 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0900D/5, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN), HMS Abingdon (Capt. (Retd.) A.R. Farquhar, DSC, RN), HMS Bagshot (Lt.Cdr. J.F.B. Gage, RNVR), HMS Derby (Lt.Cdr. F.C.V. Brightman, RN), HMS Fareham (Lt. W.J.P. Church, RN) and HMS Stoke (Cdr.(Retd.) C.J.P. Hill, RN) arrived at Masirah from Bombay. (5)
7 Apr 1940
Around 070D/7, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN), HMS Abingdon (Capt. (Retd.) A.R. Farquhar, DSC, RN), HMS Bagshot (Lt.Cdr. J.F.B. Gage, RNVR), HMS Derby (Lt.Cdr. F.C.V. Brightman, RN), HMS Fareham (Lt. W.J.P. Church, RN) and HMS Stoke (Cdr.(Retd.) C.J.P. Hill, RN) departed Masirah to continue their passage to Aden.
The armed merchant cruiser and the minesweepers parted company around 0900D/9. (5)
9 Apr 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1900D/9, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) joined the (troop) transport Talma (British, 10000 GRT, built 1923) to escort her to Bombay. (6)
10 Apr 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1430D/10, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) parted company with the (troop) transport Talma (British, 10000 GRT, built 1923).
HMS Carthage was ordered to patrol in the Gulf of Aden to intercept and board all Danish and Norwegian ships encountered and then sent them to Aden. (6)
13 Apr 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0830C/13, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) arrived at Aden from patrol. (5)
17 Apr 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1250C/17, the armed merchant cruiser HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Aden to make rendezvous with the (troop) transport Karanja (British, 9891 GRT, built 1931) and her current escorted, the armed merchant cruiser HMS Ranchi (Capt.(Retd.) H.C. Legge, DSC, RN) coming from Durban. (6)
28 Apr 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0200C/28, in the Red Sea, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) parted company with the (troop) transport Karanja (British, 9891 GRT, built 1931). (5)
29 Apr 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 2245C/29, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) arrived at Aden from escort duty. (5)
3 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1830C/3, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Aden to provide cover and escort for various (troop) transports in the Gulf of Aden area. (7)
9 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
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. (8)
11 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0700C/11, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) and the (troop) transport Talamba (British, 8018 GRT, built 1924) arrived at Aden. (8)
12 May 1940
Around 1915C/12, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Aden to patrol off Kismayu, Italian Somaliland to prevent German merchant vessels from escaping from there. (7)
23 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0945C/23, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from patrol.
After fuelling she departed for Durban around 1445C/23. (8)
1 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0900B/1, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) arrived at Durban from Kilindini / Mombasa. She was immediately docked. (9)
3 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) is undocked. (9)
10 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1715B/10, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Durban for Kilindini / Mombasa. She was escorting the (troop) transport Takliwa (British, 7936 GRT, built 1924). (10)
16 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0900C/16, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) and the (troop) transport Takliwa (British, 7936 GRT, built 1924) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from Durban. (9)
17 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1515C/17, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa to patrol off Kismayu, Italian Somaliland. (9)
22 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0715C/22, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from patrol. (9)
27 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0815C/27, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa for Diego Suarez. (10)
29 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1400C/29, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) arrived at Diego Suarez from Kilindini / Mombasa. (10)
30 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1115C/30, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Diego Suarez to return to Kilindini / Mombasa. She had taken on board stores and mail for French units. (10)
3 Jul 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0915C/3, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from Diego Suarez. (11)
4 Jul 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1230C/4, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa for Durban.
The following day she was ordered to patrol off Diego Suarez with the object in intercept the French naval tanker Nivose (9131 GRT, built 1931) which was en-route to Diego Suarez from the Persian Gulf.
She patrolled off northern Madagascar until 10 July 1940 when she set course to continue her passage to Durban. (12)
16 Jul 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0700B/16, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) arrived at Durban. (13)
21 Jul 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1730B/21, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Durban for Kilindini / Mombasa. She is escorting the (troop) transports
Khedive Ismael (British, 7290 GRT, built 1922),
Nevasa (British, 9213 GRT, built 1913) and
Rohna (British, 8602 GRT, built 1926). (12)
28 Jul 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800C/28, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) and the (troop) transports
Khedive Ismael (British, 7290 GRT, built 1922),
Nevasa (British, 9213 GRT, built 1913) and
Rohna (British, 8602 GRT, built 1926) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from Durban. (12)
3 Aug 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1430C/3, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa for patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the southern entrance to the Mozambique Channel and then to end the patrol at Durban. (14)
15 Aug 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0700B/15, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) arrived at Durban from patrol. (14)
21 Aug 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0900B/21, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Durban escorting convoy RS 5.
For more info on this convoy see the event ' Convoy RS 5 ' for 24 July 1940.] (14)
31 Aug 1940
Around 0600C/31, the armed merchant cruiser HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) and the destroyer HMS Kingston (Lt.Cdr. P. Somerville, DSO, RN) arrived at Aden with convoy RS 5. (14)
6 Sep 1940
Convoy AK 1.
This convoy departed Aden on 6 September 1940.
It was made up of the following (troop) transports; Ethiopia (British, 5574 GRT, built 1922), Khosrou (British, 4043 GRT, built 1924) and Rahmani (British, 5463 GRT, built 1928).
On departure from Aden the convoy was escorted by the armed merchant cruiser HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) and the armed boarding vessel HMS Chantala (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) C.E.I. Gibbs, RN).
Around 1630C/6, HMS Chantala parted company.
The convoy arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa around 1000C/17. (15)
22 Sep 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0630C/22, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa so as to arrive at Durban on 1 October 1940. (15)
27 Sep 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) en-route from Kilindini / Mombasa to Durban, is ordered to patrol near position 30°00'S, 45°00'E due to a suspicious D/F bearing in that area probably indicating an enemy unit being present. She was ordered to arrive at Durban on 3 October 1940. (15)
3 Oct 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1400B/3, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) arrived at Durban from patrol. (15)
8 Oct 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1630B/8, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Durban to join convoy AP 3 the following day.
[For more info on this convoy see the event ' Convoy AP 3 ' for 10 September 1940.] (16)
15 Oct 1940
Around 1220C/15, near position 02°45'N, 50°00'E, the heavy cruiser HMS Shropshire (Capt. J.H. Edelsten, RN) and the armed merchant cruiser HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) exchanged convoys they were escorting.
HMS Shropshire taking over the escort of convoy AP 3 and HMS Carthage taking over the escort of convoy SW 2.
[For more info on these convoys see the event ' Convoy AP 3 ' for 10 September 1940 and ' Convoy SW 2 ' for 8 October 1940.] (17)
22 Oct 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0700B/22, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) arrived at Durban with convoy SW 2.
[For more info on this convoy see the event ' convoy SW 2 ' for 8 October 1940.] (16)
31 Oct 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1230B/31, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Durban to join convoy WS 3A at sea which she joined around 0700C/1.
[For more info on this convoy see the event ' Convoy WS 3A ' for 3 October 1940.]
Convoy WS 3A merged on 3 November with convoy WS 3 (Fast).
[For more info on this convoy see the event ' Convoy WS 3 (Fast) ' for 7 October 1940.] (18)
7 Nov 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0600C/7, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) and the (troop) transports Erinpura (British, 5143 GRT, built 1911) and Khedive Ismael (British, 7290 GRT, built 1922) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa. (19)
10 Nov 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0700C/10, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa escorting the (troop) transport Khedive Ismail (British, 7290 GRT, built 1922).
Around 1600C/16, the transport Clan Cameron (British, 7243 GRT, built 1937) joined at sea. Course was set to proceed to Aden. (19)
16 Nov 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800C/16, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) and the (troop) transports Clan Cameron (British, 7243 GRT, built 1937) and Khedive Ismail (British, 7290 GRT, built 1922) arrived at Aden. (19)
18 Nov 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0830C/18, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Aden to patrol to the east of Socotra and then in the Seychelles area and then to proceed to Mauritius afterwards. (20)
27 Nov 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800DE/27, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) arrived at Mauritius from patrol.
After fuelling she departed to patrol off Madagascar around 1445DE/27. (20)
4 Dec 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0830B/4, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) arrived at Durban from patrol. (21)
9 Dec 1940
Convoy CM 7.
This convoy departed Durban on 9 December 1940.
It was made up of the troop transports; Nieuw Holland (Dutch, 11066 GRT, built 1927), Selandia (South African, 8482 GRT, built 1938) and Westernland (Dutch, 16479 GRT, built 1918).
On departure from Durban the convoy was escorted by the light cruiser HMS Colombo (Capt. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN) and the armed merchant cruiser HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN).
Around 1730C/12, HMS Carthage parted company with the convoy. She then set course to proceed to patrol off the southern entrance to the Mozambique Channel.
The convoy arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa on 15 December 1940. (22)
19 Dec 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0730B/19, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) arrived at Durban from patrol. (21)
21 Dec 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1000B/21, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Durban for patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Mozambique Channel and then onwards towards the Seychelles. (21)
28 Dec 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0900D/28, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) arrived at Port Victoria, Seychelles.
After fuelling she departed for Colombo around 1400D/28. (21)
2 Jan 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0730EF/2, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) arrived at Colombo from Port Victoria, Seychelles. (23)
3 Jan 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1630EF/3, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Colombo for Bombay. (23)
6 Jan 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800EF/6, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) arrived at Bombay from Colombo. (23)
7 Jan 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) is taken in hand for refit at the Bombay Dockyard. (24)
14 Jan 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) is docked in the Hughes Dry Dock at Bombay. (23)
4 Mar 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1930B/4, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN), which was to return to the U.K. to refit, departed Durban. She was to escort the troop transport Dempo (Dutch, 17024 GRT, built 1931) to Capetown. (25)
7 Mar 1942
Around 1130B/7, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) arrived at Capetown from Durban. Before entering harbour D/G trials were carried out. The troop transport Dempo (Dutch, 17024 GRT, built 1931) had entered harbour immediately on arrival (around 0830B/7). (25)
11 Mar 1942
Around 1100A/11, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Durban for Freetown. She was to escort the troop transport Dempo (Dutch, 17024 GRT, built 1931). (25)
17 Mar 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1200Z/17, the corvettes HMS Rockrose (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Birch, RNR) and HMS Bergamot (Lt. R.T. Horan, RNR) joined the armed merchant cruiser HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) and the troop transport Dempo (Dutch, 17024 GRT, built 1931) in approximate position 00°34'N, 08°10'W. (25)
20 Mar 1942
Around 0900Z/20, the armed merchant cruiser HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN), corvettes HMS Rockrose (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Birch, RNR), HMS Bergamot (Lt. R.T. Horan, RNR) and the troop transport Dempo (Dutch, 17024 GRT, built 1931) arrived at Freetown. (25)
21 Mar 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1730Z/21, the troop transport Dempo (Dutch, 17024 GRT, built 1931) departed Freetown for the U.K. She was escorted by the armed merchant cruiser HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) and the destroyer HMS Boreas (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Jones, DSC, RN).
HMS Boreas parted company around 1900N/22. (25)
31 Mar 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1521N/31, the troop transport Dempo (Dutch, 17024 GRT, built 1931) and her escort, the armed merchant cruiser HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN), were joined by the destroyer HMS Scimitar (Lt.Cdr. R.D. Franks, OBE, RN).
Around 1100NZ/1, the destroyer HMS Saladin (Lt.Cdr. G.V. Legassick, RNR) also joined.
Around 0500A/2, HMS Carthage parted company to proceed to the Clyde. The destroyers and the troop transport continued on to Liverpool. (26)
2 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1130A/2, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) arrived at Greenock from Freetown. (27)
4 Apr 1942
Around 1015A/4, the armed merchant cruiser HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) departed Greenock for Southampton where she was to refit.
Around 1430A/4, she was joined by the AA ship HMS Tynwald (A/Capt.(Retd.) F.T. Peters, DSO, DSC, RN).
Around 2000A/5, in position 49°56'N, 04°47'W, they were joined by the armed merchant cruiser HMS Ausonia (Capt.(Retd.) G.H. Freyberg, OBE, RN) which was to proceed to Portsmouth. She had departed Plymouth around 1700A/5.
They entered The Solent around 0930A/5. (28)
5 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1115A/5, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) arrived at Southampton where she was taken in hand for refit at the Thornycroft Shipyard. (27)
14 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) is docked in No.6 Dry Dock at Southampton. (27)
7 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) B.O. Bell-Salter, RN) is undocked. (29)
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