HMS Douglas and HMS Keppel arrived at Scapa Flow at 2345/5 having first escorted the minelayers back to Loch Alsh. whole: Nitrate. Empire Stevenson (6209 GRT, built 1941),
The ship transferred to the RN under the 1940 UK/US Land-Lease Agreement on 5th December 1940 and commissioned as HMS WELLS on that date at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. McLaughlin, RN) and the destroyers HMS Sikh (Cdr. They were now approaching the north-west corner of Iceland. At 2132/5 orders were given to abandon the operation. Yaka (5432 GRT, built 1920),
E.G. P.F. A Russian icebreaker (the Murman) was also there as was a Russian trawler (the Kerov). Rear-Admiral Hamilton was much concerned at the effect of the apparent desertion of the merchant ships had on morale. Shortly afterwards there came news at last of the German heavy ships. The RFA tanker Grey Ranger, which was to fuel the escorts, was now sailing independent from the convoy, she was escorted by the destroyer HMS Douglas (Lt.Cdr. A.V. But less than half the merchant ships reached even ‘horrid Zembla’s frozen realms’, for 17 in addition to the oiler RFA Aldersdale and the rescue ship Zaafaran were sunk during the next three days by bombing aircraft and U-boats. Jauncey, RN) and HMS Pozarica (A/Capt.(rtd.) Phibbs, RN), HMAS Nepal (Cdr. The Tirpitz and Admiral Hipper meanwhile had joined the Admiral Scheer at the Alternfjord but noting further could be done without the Führer’s approval. The ship however remained afloat and was finally finished off by U-457. How a Bottle & Tile from the HMS Repulse Came to Rest on the Ocean Floor On December 10, 1941, the battlecruiser HMS Repulse and battleship HMS Prince of Wales sank off the east coast of Malaysia. St. Clears (4312 GRT, built 1936),
F. Ratsey, RN), HMS Menestheus (Capt. They were escorted by the light cruiser HMS Arethusa (Capt. Underway at sea. Four days later (on the 28th) the Winston Salem was finally refloated.
Things were however not that bad as Commodore Dowding thought at that moment. Accordingly he ordered them to fuel from HMS London and HMS Norfolk. Hitler’s permission to lauch the operation had only been obtained in the forenoon of the 5th and the executive order was given at 1137 hours. Commander Broome, equally mystified by the course of events, soon began to feel that his place was with the merchant ships but he thought Rear-Admiral Hamilton was acting on fuller information then himself. W.H.D. The escort was reinforced by HMS Pozarica, HMS Bramble, HMS Hazard, HMS Leda, HMS Dianella and two Russian destroyers on the 22th. By the 7th of July, most of the escort, the rescue ship Zamalek and five merchant ships, the Ocean Freedom, Hoosier, Benjamin Harrison, El Capitan and Samual Chase, had reached Matochkin Strait. Lawford, RN) and submarine HMS P 614 (Lt. D.J. J.W. Whitworth, CB, DSO, RN) and the destroyers HMS Cossack (Capt. V. Hammersley-Heenan, RN) , Menestheus (Capt.(rtd.) HMS Charlestown (viirinumero I21) oli Britannian kuninkaallisen laivaston Town-luokan hävittäjä, joka palveli toisessa maailmansodassa.Alus oli alun perin Yhdysvaltain laivaston Wickes-luokan hävittäjä USS Abbot (DD-184), joka luovutettiin 23. syyskuuta 1940 Kuninkaalliselle laivastolle hävittäjiä tukikohdista -sopimuksen mukaisesti. (2111B/4)
Mount Evans (5598 GRT, built 1919), Russian
Hartlebury (5082 GRT, built 1934),
Selby, RN), HMS Middleton (Lt.Cdr. This was done. See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Southern Prince: Commands listed for HMS Southern Prince (M 47) Please note that we're still working on this section. Boyd, RNR), HMS Dianella (T/Lt. It had originally been intended that Aldersdale would take the role the Grey Ranger was now performing but Grey Ranger had been damaged by ice to the north of Iceland so both tankers swappd roles. Much fog was encountered during the passage which was uneventful except for two U-boat alarms. N.V. Grace, RN), destroyers Brighton (Cdr.(rtd). They were escorted by the British destroyer HMS Somali (Capt. Rear-Admiral Hamilton was still covering the convoy with his cruiser force some ten miles to the north-eastward, with orders by the Admiralty to do so until ordered otherwise. Petrovski (3771 GRT, built 1921),
John Creswell, RN: 19 May 1941: 15 … By the 7th of July, most of the escort, the rescue ship Zamalek and five merchant ships, the Ocean Freedom, Hoosier, Benjamin Harrison, El Capitan and Samual Chase, had reached Matochkin Strait. Five minutes later a last signal from her, explaining her mistaken landfall and recommending a return to course 222° was handed to the convoy Commodore. (Note: HMS SOUTHERN PRINCE was torpedoed on return passage). the next day (27th) the Murmask section of convoy QP 13 also went to sea. HMS SOUTHERN PRINCE. As Commander Broome put it he expected to see the cruisers open fire and the enemy’s mast appear on the horizon at any moment. Exterminator (6115 GRT, built 1924),
D.C. Kinloch, RN), HMS Blankney (Lt.Cdr. RNethN), the escort destroyers Oakley (Lt.Cdr. The latter appeared to Admiral Tovey unlikely, for as it seemed certain that the Tirpitz, especially if damaged, would not be sailed down the Norwegian coast until adequate fighter cover and seaward reconnaissance were available. She was requisitioned by the Royal Navy for conversion to the auxiliary minelayer HMS Southern Prince.She joined the 1st Minelaying Squadron based at Kyle of Lochalsh (port ZA) laying mines for the World War II Northern Barrage.She was the largest of … Crawford, RN), HMS Kashmir (Cdr. The convoy scattered as laid down in the instructions, in perfect order, though it must have been apparent to the ships that had to turn to the south-west that they were heading towards where the most trouble might be expected. R.G. The ship however remained afloat and was finally finished off by U-457. R.M. D.C. Kinloch, RN), HMS Blankney (Lt.Cdr. H.T. They were escorted by the destroyers HMS Intrepid (Cdr. Histoire.
E.G.H. This force sailed eastward twice, on 30 June and 2 July, to about position 61°30’N, 01°30’E but was not spotted by the Germans. My 2323B/4. Meanwhile HMS Hussar had obtained a shore fix, led out the remaining merchant ships, which reformed on a southerly course for Reykjavik where they arrived without further misadventure.SourcesADM 199/376ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London. H.W. Applied filters . Damage was serious and the ship was finished off by the British submarine HMS P 614 which was part of the convoys escort while the rescue ship Zamalek took off the crew. A remainder of the fate that might be in store for any of them. The destroyers HMS Onslow (Capt. Shortly afterwards U-334 was also depth charged but she also escaped without damage. HMS Southern Prince. Nemaha (6501 GRT, built 1920),
The attacks lasted for four hours, the Hoosier and El Capitan were sunk by near misses some 60 nautical miles north of Cape Kanin. N.W. At 1740 hours a German Focke Wulf aircraft made contact and correctly reported the force in position 74°30’N, 07°40’E. Object associations. Fury then counter attacked with depth charges but U-255 sustained no damage. Dutch
Commodore Dowding wasted no time. Barraclough, RN) departed Port ZA (Loch Alsh) to lay two minefields; SN 6 (997 mines) and SN 65 (1028 mines) between Iceland and the Faroes. E.M.C. Pack-Beresford, RN), Catterick (Lt. A. Tyson, RN), and 4 A/S trawlers. In the evening of the 4th German aircraft made a successful attack on the convoy hitting the British merchant vessel Navarino, the American merchant William Hooper and the Russian tanker Azerbaidjan. The westerly course had led the convoy straight into the minefield. Beckley, RN). Pack-Beresford, RN), Catterick (Lt. A. Tyson, RN), and 4 A/S trawlers. 1939-45 Star With the information in Robert Browett Muir's record, it is likely that they were awarded the 1939-45 … 30th Withdrawn for service for examination of turbine machinery. Michigan (6419 GRT, built 1920),
At 0700/5, while in position 75°40’N, 16°00’E, Rear-Admiral Hamilton reduced to 20 knots and at 0930 hours set course for Jan Mayen Island. Tennant, RN). But it was too late, already explosions were occurring amongst the merchant ships. J.W.M. R.H.F. Hms Southern Prince during World War 2. That evening convoy PQ 17 also suffered its first attack from the air. At 2240/5 HMS Niger blew up and sank with heavy loss of life, including Commander Cubison. But the Allied sighting reports were intercepted and the Naval Staff calculated that Admiral Tovey would be able to close sufficiently to launch an air attack before they would be able to return to port I they continued operations against the merchant ships after 0100/6. Empire Byron (6645 GRT, built 1941),
The convoy was joined at sea by a close escort force made up of the following warships; destroyers HMS Keppel (Cdr. In the afternoon of 2 July, U-255 made a torpedo attack on one of the escorts, HMS Fury, two torpedoes were fire but both missed. Richard Henry Lee (7191 GRT, built 1941). At 1910/5 Commander Cubison (C.O. Construction. William Hooper in fact remained afloat and was finally finished off by U-334. E.N.V. By this time the Allied ships were well on their way home but an attempt to attack the enemy was once again made by submarines. The Benjamin Harrison soon got separated in fog and returned to the Matochkin Strait but the remainder were still in company when the fog temporarily cleared during the forenoon of the 8th, and course was shaped to pass east and south of Kolguyev Island. Gradwell, RNVR), HMS Lord Austin (T/Lt. In this belief he decided to take the destroyers of his escort group to reinforce the cruiser force, and ordered the two submarines to stay near the convoy when it scattered and to try to attack the enemy, while the rest of the escorting ships were to proceed independently to Archangel. I.G. Empire Selwyn (7167 GRT, built 1941),
Four ships were sunk, the Heffron, Hybert, Massmar and the Rodina and two were seriously damaged, the John Randolph and the Exterminator. Also, one of the escorts of convoy PQ 17 was found there, the British A/S trawler Ayrshire. As time went on without further developments Rear-Admiral Hamilton became more and more puzzled as to what have led to the sudden scattering of the convoy. The surviving ships arrived at Archangel the next day, 11 July. (1). de Salis, DSC and Bar, OBE, RN) and four merchant vessels (colliers ?). Descriptif produit : Conçu par Phinéas Pett, le HMS Prince est l'un des plus beaux navires anglais du XVIIe siècle.Il fut lancé à Chatham en 1670.Il s'agissait d'un navire de première classe, armé de 100 canons et avec un équipage de 780 hommes en temps de guerre.En 1672, il participa à sa première bataille en arborant le drapeau du Duc d'York lors de la troisième …
American Robin (5172 GRT, built 1919),
Glennie, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral W.J. F.B. After an uneventful passage, convoy QP 13 divided off the north-east coast of Iceland on 4 July. They were escorted by the destroyers HMS Sikh (Cdr. It was not until that forenoon that the situation as regards the enemy heavy ships was made clear to him. (Retd. ) Commander: From: To: 1: A/Capt. At 2152 hours, while in position 71°38’N, 31°05’E the German ships reversed course and returned to Altafjord. She claimed to have hit the Tirpitz with two torpedoes. This could not be known by the recipients, and the cumulative effect of these three signals – especially as the last one had a more important marking as the middle one – was to imply that pressing danger was actually upon them. 6 Sep 1940Having completed minelaying mission SN 5A, the auxiliary minelayers Menestheus (Capt. Dutch
John Witherspoon (7191 GRT, built 1942),
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HMS Beagle then departed almost immediately for the Clyde. That evening convoy PQ 17 also suffered its first attack from the air. W.H.D. HMS Southern Prince (M 47) (A/Capt John Creswell, RN) was not in a mercantile convoy but part of a minelaying task force which was returning from laying the minefield SN-70A in the Northern Barrage. She was the largest of … C.H.J. Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from HMS Southern Prince.. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! Empire Mavis (5704 GRT, built 1919),
de W. Kitcat, RN), ORP Garland (Lt.Cdr. I am a former law school student at Georgetown University in Washington DC, now … Exford (4969 GRT, built 1919),
MV Southern Prince was a cargo liner launched in 1929 for the Prince Line between New York City and Argentina. The destroyers HMS Onslow (Capt. Oxborrow, DSC, RN), at 2029/5 reported the Tirpitz and Admiral Hipper escorted by at least six destroyers and eight aircraft in position 71°30’N, 28°40’E steering a course of 060° at a speed of 22 knots. Graham, DSO, RN) departed Scapa Flow around 1730/23. Weather had been bad and many of the destroyers had sustained some weather damage. Komiles (3962 GRT, built 1932),
E.M.C. The attacks lasted for four hours, the Hoosier and El Capitan were sunk by near misses some 60 nautical miles north of Cape Kanin. He therefore stood to the eastward for half an hour while attemps were made to recall it but these were without success and at 2230 hours the force turned to a westerly course at 25 knots steering to pass to the southward of the convoy so as to be between it and the probable direction of the enemy. And finally HMS P 54 (Lt. C.E. A.A. Tait, DSO, RN), HMS Volunteer (Lt. A.S. Pomeroy, RN), the minesweepers HMS Niger (Cdr.ret.) Another RFA tanker, the. Four aircraft are believed to have been shot down. E.G.H. No attacks developed, the enemy focus was on the eastbound convoy. F. Ratsey, RN) , Port Quebec (A/Capt.(rtd.) This was the first time the Commander-in-Chief was informed of the fact the Commander Broome’s destroyers with with the force of Rear-Admiral Hamilton, a fact which he regretted. Bellingham (5345 GRT, built 1920),
Catalogue number FL 9914 Part of MINISTRY OF DEFENCE FOXHILL COLLECTION OF SHIP PHOTOGRAPHS. E.G. The escort was reinforced by HMS Pozarica, HMS Bramble, HMS Hazard, HMS Leda, HMS Dianella and two Russian destroyers on the 22th. Friedberger, RN), HMS Port Quebec (Capt. ... East of Iceland with HMS SOUTHERN PRINCE and HMS PORT QUEBEC. However, arrangements were made for the fleet to reverse its course if the approach of enemy aircraft was detected and at 0645/6 course was altered back to the north-eastward. This force was made up of; the auxiliary minelayers Southern Prince (A/Capt. Hickman, RN), FFS Roselys and the A/S trawlers Lady Madeleine (T/Lt. Nothing came of this, however, nor of a further patrol carried out by HMS Sturgeon on the night of 9/10 July close inshore some 70 nautical miles north of Trondheim in case of any German ships going to that port. But whatever the reason, the orders for his own force were clear, so he remained his westerly course at 25 knots. E.C. Alma Ata (3611 GRT, built 1920),
She stood them clear of the convoy, when they separated to patrol in its wake, while the corvette went on by itself. Also with the convoy was a British rescue ship
F.B. Valmistus Liverpoolilainen Furness, Withy & Co tilasi aluksen Lithgow'lta Port Glasgow'sta Skotlannista. O.B. Soon afterwards, Commander Cubison gave his estimated position at 2000/5 as 66°45’N, 22°22’W and suggested altering course 222° for Straumnes Point at that time.
Rear-Admiral Hamilton’s cruisers and eight destroyers were detached to Seidisfjord at 1230 hours and the battlefleet turned to the southward again shortly afterwards. MV Southern Prince was a cargo liner launched in 1929 for the Prince Line between New York City and Argentina. Rawson, RN) departed Port ZA (Loch Alsh) for minelaying mission SN 11 off Iceland. She joined the 1st Minelaying Squadron based at Kyle of Lochalsh (port ZA) laying mines for the World War II Northern Barrage. HMS Daniella was escorting the submarines, HMS P 614 and HMS P 615. Soon afterwards, Commander Cubison gave his estimated position at 2000/5 as 66°45’N, 22°22’W and suggested altering course 222° for Straumnes Point at that time. Harcourt, CBE, RN, with the Commander-in-Chief Home Fleet, Admiral Sir J. Tovey, KCB, KBE, DSO, RN on board), USS Washington (Capt. The convoy discipline and shooting had been admirable and a substantial toll had been taken on the enemy. About two hours later, at 2200 hours, HMS Niger which had gone ahead to try to make landfall leaving HMS Hussar as a visual link with the convoy, sighted what she took to be North Cape bearing 150° at a range of one mile and ordered the course of the convoy to be altered to 270°. She joined the 1st Minelaying Squadron based at Kyle of Lochalsh (port ZA) laying mines for the World War II Northern Barrage. Return to the Allied Warships section
MacKillican, DSC, RNR), the auxiliary AA ship HMS Alynbank (A/Capt.(rtd.) Fairfield City (5686 GRT, built 1920),
Rawson, RN). Capira (5625 GRT, built 1920),
The attacks ended at 0230/10 and half an hour later two Russian flying boats appeared.
Some 350 miles to the westward the main cover force was cruising in the area south-west of Spitzbergen. Stokes, RN), HMS Eskimo (Lt.Cdr. Seymour, RN). Griffen, USN on board), aircraft carrier HMS Victorious (Capt. British
At more or less the same time U-376 was also depth charged by two or three escorts, she was not damaged. B.R. The Empire Tide, which had a lot of survivors from sunken ships aboard joined the convoy early the next day. The auxiliary minelayers The Auxiliary minelayers HMS Agamemnon (Capt. Crombie, DSO, RN), HMS Seagull (Lt.Cdr. From time to time boatloads of survivors from other ships already sunk were encountered and picked up. Dans la nuit du 26 août, il envoie une torpille sur le HMS Southern Prince, un navire de charge reconverti en mouilleur de mines qui est simplement endommagé. S.H. But it was too late, already explosions were occurring amongst the merchant ships. Now turning to the Germans. J.H. One aircraft was shot down, most likely by the destroyer USS Rowan which was en-route from the cruiser force to the convoy to fuel from the Aldersdale. The other two ships had to be sunk, most of their crews were picked up by the rescue vessels. As Commander Broome put it he expected to see the cruisers open fire and the enemy’s mast appear on the horizon at any moment. A.J. Nothing came of this, however, nor of a further patrol carried out by HMS Sturgeon on the night of 9/10 July close inshore some 70 nautical miles north of Trondheim in case of any German ships going to that port. R.H. Jameson, RNR) and HMS Northern Gem (Skr.Lt. H.T. Rankin, RNR), HMS La Malouine (T/Lt. R.A. Ewing, RN), HMS Fury (Lt.Cdr. The Repulse group was to the north-east of the minelaying to provide cover. Rear-Admiral Hamilton’s cruisers were then known to be moving to the westward and Admiral Tovey’s covering force was some 450 miles away from the convoy. Exterminator (6115 GRT, built 1924),
An hour later they passed the merchant vessels which were now on widely divergent courses. Actually the cruise of the German ships was of short duration. Selby, RN). Written by Malcolm Mabbott. [3] She was torpedoed by German submarine U-652 shortly after midnight on 26 August 1941 while returning from laying minefield SN-70A; but was escorted to Belfast for repair. Escort was provided by the minesweepers HMS Britomart (Lt.Cdr. On the 3rd several U-Boats were in contact for short periods but three were driven off by the escorts in the afternoon.
Now back to the ships of convoy PQ 17. Considerable confusion prevailed, some thinking that a U-boat attack was in progress, other imagining a surface raider. No sights had been obtained since 1800/2 and the convoys position was considerably in doubt. Watson, RN), Southern Prince (A/Capt.
Lancaster (7516 GRT, built 1918),
Servaes, CBE, RN), HMS Norfolk (Capt. Damage was serious and the ship was finished off by the British submarine HMS P 614 which was part of the convoys escort while the rescue ship Zamalek took off the crew. She was the largest of five ships requisitioned for this minelaying operation. By 1630 hours the fueling of HMS Ledbury, HMS Wilton, USS Rowan and HMS Keppel had been completed. A.V. A. St. Clair-Ford, RN). Displacement: 11447 tons. At first the different groups spread on courses ranging from north to east, a few steering afterwards for Archangel, most seeking shelter in Novaya Zemlya. ÉRIMÈTRE DU BIEN N13 A84 N13 N174 ZONE TAMPON BIENS CULTURELS MARITIMES CAEN BAYEUX CARENTAN Ravenoville Sainte-Marie du-Mont Cricqueville-en-Bessin Colleville-sur-Mer Longues-sur-Mer Arromanches-les-Bains Ver-sur-Mer Courseulles-sur-Mer Ouistreham UTAH BEACH OMAHA BEACH BATTERIE DE … During the night of 5/6 July the Admiralty made three signals to the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet suggesting that the Tirpitz might be ‘reluctant to go as far as the convoy’ if the battlefleet was sighted steering to the eastward, and that aircraft from HMS Victorious might be able to attack her if she had ben damaged by the Russian submarines. W.G.Ogden, RNVR) and St. Elstan (Lt. R.M. A distant cover force had meanwhile sailed from Scapa Flow late on the 29th to take up a cover position north-east of Jan Mayen Island. Following … Sinking of the HMS Repulse Read More » It was an anxious passage, much fog and ice was encountered and U-boats were known to be about. The auxiliary minelayers HMS Agamemnon (Capt. After a stormy passage they arrived at Byelushya Bay on the 19th. About two hours later, at 2200 hours, HMS Niger which had gone ahead to try to make landfall leaving HMS Hussar as a visual link with the convoy, sighted what she took to be North Cape bearing 150° at a range of one mile and ordered the course of the convoy to be altered to 270°.