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HMS Bittern |
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HMS Bittern Laid Down : 27th August 1936 Launched : 14th July 1937 Completed : 15th March 1938 Type : Sloop Class : Bittern Builder : White Country : UK Pennants : L07 Fate : Sunk 30th April 1940. |
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  HMS Bittern, June 1938. |
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27th August 1936 - Laid down at J.S. White & Co. (Cowes, U.K.) 14th July 1937 - Pennant L07 14th July 1937 - Launched 3rd January 1938 - Assumed Command Cdr. George Frederick Stevens-Guille, OBE, RN 15th March 1938 - Commissioned 11th April 1938 - Arrived Portland 5th January 1939 - Sailed Methil escorting Convoy FS.32 30th March 1939 - Arrived Portsmouth 30th March 1939 - Sailed Portland for Portsmouth 27th July 1939 - Arrived Portland 9th August 1939 - Attended Review of the British Reserve Fleet 18th August 1939 - At Portland September 1939 - Escort Group 2, RosythCommand 3rd September 1939 - Convoy C Escorts, Home Fleet, Rosyth Command 3rd September 1939 - At Rosyth 20th October 1939 - Sailed Methil escorting Convoy FS.24 22nd October 1939 - Arrived Southend escorting Convoy FS.24 30th October 1939 - Sailed Methil escorting Convoy FS.29 1st November 1939 - Arrived Southend with Convoy FS.29 7th November 1939 - Arrived Southend with Convoy FS.32 7th November 1939 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy FN.33 9th November 1939 - Arrived Methil with Convoy FN.33 15th November 1939 - Sailed Methil escorting Convoy FS.37 17th November 1939 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy FN.38 19th November 1939 - Arrived Methil with Convoy FN.38 20th November 1939 - Sailed the Tyne escorting Convoy FS.40 21st November 1939 - Sailed the Tyne escorting Convoy FS.40 23rd November 1939 - Picked up survivors from steamer Hookwood in convoy FS.40, 3½ miles ENE of Tongue Light Vessel 23rd November 1939 - Arrived Southend with Convoy FN.40 25th November 1939 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy FN.41 27th November 1939 - Arrived Methil with Convoy FN.41 1st December 1939 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy FN.47 3rd December 1939 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy FN.48 3rd December 1939 - Arrived in the Tyne 4th December 1939 - Arrived on the Tyne with Convoy FN.48 7th December 1939 - Sailed the Tyne escorting Convoy FS.51 8th December 1939 - Arrived Southend with Convoy FN.51 9th December 1939 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy FN.52 10th December 1939 - Arrived on the Tyne with Convoy FN.52 13th December 1939 - Sailed the Tyne escorting Convoy FS.54 14th December 1939 - Arrived Southend with Convoy FS.54 15th December 1939 - Escorted Convoy FN.55 16th December 1939 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy FS.55 17th December 1939 - Arrived on the Tyne with Convoy FS.55 25th December 1939 - Sent to investigate submarine sighting close to Spurn Point 25th December 1939 - Sailed the Tne escorting Convoy FS.59 27th December 1939 - Arrived Southend with Convoy FS.59 28th December 1939 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy FN.60 29th December 1939 - Arrived in the Tyne with Convoy FN.56 31st December 1939 - Sailed Rosyth for the Tyne to escort Convoy FS.62 1st January 1940 - Sailed the Tyne escorting Convoy FS.62 2nd January 1940 - Arrived Southend with Convoy FS.62 4th January 1940 - Attacked a submarine contact, Southeast of Shipwash Light Vessel in 51-57N, 01-48. 7E 4th January 1940 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy FN.63 5th January 1940 - Joined Convoy FS.64 5th January 1940 - Arrived in the Tyne with Convoy FN.63 5th January 1940 - Arrived Southend with Convoy FS.64 12th January 1940 - Sailed the Tyne escorting Convoy FS.70 13th January 1940 - Arrived Southend with Convoy FS.70 13th January 1940 - Found a German mine which she towed towards Sheerness 15th January 1940 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy FN.72 18th January 1940 - Arrived on the Tyne with Convoy FN.71 19th January 1940 - Sailed the Tyne escorting Convoy FS.76 20th January 1940 - Arrived Southend with Convoy FS.76 21st January 1940 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy FN.77 23rd January 1940 - Arrived on the Tyne 24th January 1940 - Sailed the Tyne escorting Convoy FS.80 26th January 1940 - Arrived Southen with Convoy FS.80 27th January 1940 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy FN.81 28th January 1940 - Arrived on the Tyne with Convoy FN.81 29th January 1940 - Sailed the Tyne escortin Convoy FS.83A 31st January 1940 - Arrived Southend with Convoy FS.83A 9th February 1940 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy FN.89 11th February 1940 - Arrived Methil with Convoy FN.89 12th February 1940 - Arrived on the Tyne with Convoy MT.9 12th February 1940 - Sailed the Tyne escorting Convoy FS.94 12th February 1940 - Sailed Methil escorting Convoy MT.9 15th February 1940 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy FN.95 17th February 1940 - Arrived on the Tyne with Convoy FN.95 March 1940 - Lt.Cdr. Robert Henry Mills, RN Assumed Command March 1940 - Cdr. George Frederick Stevens-Guille, OBE, RN Relinquished Command 1st April 1940 - Rosyth Escort Force 1st April 1940 - Lt. Cdr. R.H. Mills in Command 30th April 1940 - Lt.Cdr. Robert Henry Mills, RN Relinquished Command 30th April 1940 - Bombed by German aircraft and subsequently scuttled | |||
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Last edited : 15:50, February 28, 2011
By : jbryce1437
First Added : 14:35, January 19, 2011
By : kc
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