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HMS Griffin Laid Down : 20th September 1934 Launched : 15th August 1935 Completed : 6th June 1936 Type : Destroyer Class : G Builder : Vickers Country : UK Pennants : H31, H60 Fate : To Canada (Ottawa) 2nd March 1943. Later became : HMCS Ottawa |
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  HMS Griffin, May 1937. |
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22nd April 1935 - 1st Destroyer Flotilla 22nd April 1935 - Sailed Gibraltar for Malta 25th April 1935 - Arrived Malta 16th July 1935 - Attended 1935 Spithead Fleet Review 29th July 1935 - Sailed St. Raphael for Malta 1st August 1935 - Arrived Malta 15th August 1935 - Launched 15th August 1935 - Pennant 28th December 1935 - Sailed Colombo for Aden 23rd March 1936 - Sailed Devonport for Portland 23rd March 1936 - Arrived Portland 26th August 1936 - Arrived Alicante 1st September 1936 - Sailed Alicante 8th September 1936 - Arrived Valencia 9th September 1936 - Arrived Barcelona 10th September 1936 - Sailed Barcelona for Marseilles 23rd October 1936 - Arrived Barcelona 22nd May 1937 - Arrived Plymouth 9th June 1937 - Sailed Plymouth 17th June 1937 - Arrived Gibraltar 29th June 1937 - Arrived Cadiz 29th June 1937 - Sailed Guadalquivir 11th July 1937 - Arrived Palma 7th December 1937 - Arrived Dragomesti 29th July 1938 - Sailed Plymouth for Gibraltar 1st January 1939 - Arrived Caldetas 10th January 1939 - Lt.Cdr. John Lee-Barber, RN In Command 10th January 1939 - Sailed Gandia for Caldetas 11th January 1939 - Arrived and sailed Caldetas for Marseilles 15th January 1939 - Arrived Caldetas 24th January 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar for Malta 1st August 1939 - Arrived Salonika 14th August 1939 - Sailed Latzi 31st August 1939 - At Aden 2nd September 1939 - 1st Destroyer Flotilla, Division 2, Mediterranean Fleet 2nd September 1939 - Sailed Aden 5th September 1939 - Arrived Port Said 3rd October 1939 - Arrived Malta 5th October 1939 - Sailed Malta to relieve Duchess and Defender 24th October 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar to escort convoy SL.5 24th October 1939 - Ordered back to stand by for Convoy SL.6 30th October 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar 30th October 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar escorting Convoy SL.6 8th November 1939 - Joined Convoy SL.6 9th November 1939 - Arrived Plymouth 12th November 1939 - Arrived at Harwich from Plymouth 13th November 1939 - Sailed Malta Escorting Alcantara to Alexandria 13th November 1939 - Arrived Alexandria 15th November 1939 - Attacked U-20 nine miles 90° from Tongue Light Vessel.Attack failed 19th November 1939 - Picked up survivors from Italian steamer Grazia, five miles north of North Foreland 20th November 1939 - Attacked a U-Boat contact at 51.55N, 1.46E 21st November 1939 - Sailed Harwich for a sweep in the North Sea in operation GT.1 26th November 1939 - Damaged by HMS PC.74 in a gale 30th November 1939 - At Woolwich repairing 17th December 1939 - Anti-submarine sweep from the Thames entrance to Yarmouth 18th December 1939 - Arrived back in the Thames 7th January 1940 - Off the Humber 15th January 1940 - Swept off the Dutch coast in Operation ST 2 19th January 1940 - Took part in Operation ST.3 19th January 1940 - Picked up survivors from HMS Grenville 2nd February 1940 - Sailed Harwich for Rosyth 2nd February 1940 - Picked up survivors from Tanker British Councillor 3rd February 1940 - Arrived Rosyth 6th February 1940 - Searched for steamer Highcliffe 7th February 1940 - Attacked a contact east of South Ronaldsay 8th February 1940 - Sailed Aberdeen to search for a submarine SSE of Buchanness 9th February 1940 - Sailed Aberdeen to sweep for a submarine reported one mile SSE of Buchan Ness 9th February 1940 - Stood by damaged steamer Cree 10th February 1940 - Arrived Aberdeen. Saoled same day ro relieve HMS Boreas off the northeast coast 13th February 1940 - Arrived at Rosyth 18th February 1940 - Hunted a submarine in the Forth of Forth 19th February 1940 - Arrived at Rosyth after a submarine hunt. 20th February 1940 - Sailed Rosyth for Scapa Flow to operate under the Orkneys and Shetlands Command. 21st February 1940 - Escorted steamer Cyprian Prince from Aberdeen to Kirkwall. At Kirkwall 23rd February 1940 - Attacked U.61 east of Copinsay and inflicted some damage. 24th February 1940 - Submarine hunting. 26th February 1940 - Submarine hunting in Moray Firth 29th February 1940 - Assisted in Attacking a submarine contact south, southeast of Duncansby Head 7th March 1940 - Made attacks on a contact sighted by aircraft ESE of Noss Head 12th March 1940 - Submarine hunting in Moray Firth after a report by a British aircraft 12th March 1940 - Searched for submarine reported by aircraft east of South Ronaldsay 18th March 1940 - Sailed Invergordon 18th March 1940 - Arrived Aberdeen 1st April 1940 - 1st Destroyer Flotilla 2nd Division 1st April 1940 - Lt. Cdr. J. Lee Barber in Command 20th October 1940 - Sank the Italian submarine Lafole 27th November 1940 - Force D 27th November 1940 - Battle Of Cape Spartivento, Sardinia 27th March 1941 - Participated in the Battle of Cape Matapan 19th November 1941 - Capt. Hugh St. Lawrence Nicolson, DSO, RN In Command 1942 - Lt. Paul Markham Whatley, RN In Command October 1942 - Lt.Cdr. Arthur Nichol Rowell, RN In Command 1946 - Broken up | |||
Database Currently Holds : 6284 ships and 6289 crew!
Last edited : 20:41, March 25, 2011
By : jbryce1437
First Added : 12:28, December 9, 2010
By : kc
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