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HMS Bideford |
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HMS Bideford Laid Down : 10th June 1930 Launched : 1st April 1931 Completed : 23rd February 1932 Type : Sloop Class : Shoreham Builder : Devonport Country : UK Pennants : L43, U43 Fate : Sold for scrap 14th July 1949. |
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10th June 1930 - Laid down at Devonport Dockyard (Plymouth, U.K.): J.S. White & Co. (Cowes, U.K.) 1st April 1931 - Pennant L43 1st April 1931 - Launched 25th November 1931 - Cdr. Donal Scott McGrath Assumed Command January 1932 - Cdr. Donal Scott McGrath Relinquished Command 6th January 1932 - Arrived Aden 9th February 1932 - Arrived Abadan 10th February 1932 - Sailed Abadan for Basra 10th February 1932 - Arrived Basra 23rd February 1932 - Commissioned 29th March 1932 - Arrived Henjam 3rd April 1932 - Arrived Ras-Al-Kraimah 3rd April 1932 - Arrived and sailed Sharja 4th April 1932 - Sailed Ras-Al-Khaimah for Dibbah 5th April 1932 - Arrived Dibbah 7th April 1932 - Arrived Henjam 7th April 1932 - Sailed Ras-Al-Khaimah 15th April 1932 - Sailed Halul for Koweit 17th April 1932 - Arrived Koweit 21st April 1932 - Arrived Fao 21st April 1932 - Sailed Koweit 22nd April 1932 - Sailed Fao 22nd April 1932 - Arrived Abadan 1st October 1932 - East Indies Station 1st October 1932 - Capt. E. C. Denison, MVO in Command 26th February 1933 - Arrived Henjam 7th March 1933 - Arrived Shatja 10th March 1933 - Arrived Henjam 7th April 1933 - Arrived Abadan 15th April 1933 - Arrived Koweit 21st April 1933 - Arrived Bahrein 26th April 1933 - Sailed Bahrein for Basidu 26th April 1933 - Sailed Bahrein for Basidu 28th April 1933 - Arrived Henjam 23rd June 1933 - Sailed Henjam for Basra 29th July 1933 - Sailed Ras-al-Bidya for Basidu 31st July 1933 - Arrived Henjam 4th August 1933 - Arrived Basidu 7th August 1933 - Arrived Bunda Abbas 19th August 1933 - Arrived Basidu 28th August 1933 - Arrived Kuweit 9th November 1933 - Arrived Bahrein 11th November 1933 - Sailed Bahrein for Qatar 23rd November 1933 - Sailed Koweit for British Basidu 2nd December 1933 - Arrived Henjam 5th December 1933 - Arrived British Basidu 20th December 1933 - Sailed Bahrein for Basra 22nd December 1933 - Arrived Basra 5th January 1934 - Arrived Kowait 9th January 1934 - Sailed Kowait for Henjam 11th January 1934 - Arrived Henjam 14th January 1934 - Arrived Basidu 14th January 1934 - Arrived British Basidu 15th January 1934 - Arrived Khaseb 16th January 1934 - Sailed Khaseb for Bushire 20th January 1934 - Arrived Henjam 26th January 1934 - Sailed Henjam 29th January 1934 - Arrived Henjam 3rd February 1934 - Arrived Henjam and sailed for Muscat 4th February 1934 - Arrived Muscat 8th February 1934 - Arruved Sur and sailed for Masira 9th February 1934 - Arrived Masiva 12th February 1934 - Arrived Sukra Bay 13th February 1934 - Arrived Khorya Morya Bay from Sukra Bay 14th February 1934 - Arrived Sukra Bay 17th February 1934 - Arrived Masira and sailed for Sur 18th February 1934 - Arrived Sur and sailed for Muscat 19th February 1934 - Arrived Muscat 25th March 1934 - Arrived Abu Musa 21st April 1934 - Sailed Colombo for Muscat 1st May 1934 - Arrived Henjam 11th May 1934 - Arrived Henjam 21st May 1934 - Arrived Muscat and sailed for Henjam 23rd May 1934 - Arrived Tunb 28th May 1934 - Arrived Bahrein 5th June 1934 - Arrived Bushire 12th June 1934 - Arrived Kowait 26th June 1934 - Arrived Abadan and sailed for Yas Island 31st July 1934 - Sailed Muscat for Khor Kawi 21st August 1934 - Arrived Henjam 27th August 1934 - Sailed Hor Kawi for Basidu 1st September 1934 - Arrived Basidu 9th September 1934 - Arrived Elphinstone Inlet 22nd September 1934 - Arrived Tunb 23rd September 1934 - Arrived Abu Musa 17th October 1934 - Arrived Bahrein 20th October 1934 - Arrived Basra 2nd November 1934 - Sailed Basra for Bombay 8th November 1934 - Arrived Bombay 20th November 1934 - Sailed Bombay 24th November 1934 - Arrived Muscat and sailed for Henjam 29th November 1934 - Arrived Muscat 3rd December 1934 - Arrived Ghubbat Ghazirah and sailed for Basidu 4th December 1934 - Arrived Basidu 5th December 1934 - Arrived and sailed Tunb 8th December 1934 - Arrived Khor Kuwai 9th December 1934 - Sailed Khor Kuwai 10th December 1934 - Arrived Abu Dhabi 11th December 1934 - Arrived Debal 12th December 1934 - Arrived Sharja and sailed for Henjam 13th December 1934 - Arrived Henjam 1st January 1935 - Arrived and sailed Tumb 3rd January 1935 - Arrived Sharia 4th January 1935 - Sailed Sharia 20th January 1935 - Sailed Bushire for Dohat 16th March 1935 - Arrived Henjam 23rd March 1935 - Arrived Henjam 30th March 1935 - Arrived Yas 31st March 1935 - Sailed Yas Island for Bahrein 2nd April 1935 - Arrived Henjam 11th April 1935 - Arrived Basidu and sailed for Bahrein 24th May 1935 - Arrived Basra 6th June 1935 - Sailed Doha for Bahrein 19th June 1935 - Arrived Hor Kawi 29th December 1935 - Arrived Basidu 30th December 1935 - Arrived Tumb 31st December 1935 - Arrived Debal 14th April 1936 - Sailed Aden for Makalla 15th April 1936 - Arrived Makalla 17th April 1936 - Arrived Aden 12th May 1936 - Arrived Aden 1st September 1936 - Sailed Hor Kawi 9th September 1936 - Sailed Hor Kawi for Bahrein 9th September 1936 - Arrived Hor Kawi 11th September 1936 - Arrived Bahrein 6th October 1936 - Sailed Hor Kawa 20th October 1936 - Sailed Hur Kawi for Muscat 25th October 1936 - Arrived Basra 12th January 1937 - Sailed Sharja 16th March 1937 - Sailed Muscat 19th April 1937 - Arrived Umm-al-Kawain 23rd April 1937 - Arrived Umm-al-Kaiwain 19th June 1937 - Sailed Umm-al-Qaiwain 9th July 1937 - Sailed Karachi 13th July 1937 - Arrived Bahrein 17th July 1937 - Sailed Bahrein 24th July 1937 - Arrived Basra 5th August 1937 - Arrived Bahrein 17th August 1937 - Arrived Bahrein 6th December 1937 - Sailed Karachi for Khor Kuwai 15th December 1937 - Arrived and Sailed Khor Kuwai 12th March 1938 - Arrived Bahrein 14th March 1938 - Sailed Bahrein 24th March 1938 - Arrived Bombay 28th April 1938 - Arrived Khor Fakkan 23rd June 1938 - Arrived Abadan 29th July 1938 - Arrived Karachi 14th November 1938 - Capt. Douglas Young-Jamieson, RN Assumed Command 1st January 1939 - Arrived Port Said 9th January 1939 - Arrived Aden 11th January 1939 - Sailed Aden for the Persian Gulf 16th January 1939 - Arrived and Sailed Khor Jarama for Khor Kuwai 19th January 1939 - Sailed Khor Kumai for Bahrein 21st January 1939 - Arrived Bahrein 21st January 1939 - Arrived Bahrain 24th January 1939 - Sailed Bahrein for Basra 6th March 1939 - Sailed Kuwait for Bushire 7th March 1939 - Arrived Bushire 29th March 1939 - Sailed Muscart for Bahrein 31st March 1939 - Arrived Bahrein 29th April 1939 - Arrived Bombay 8th June 1939 - Sailed Bombay for Colombo 25th July 1939 - Arrived Tienstin 2nd September 1939 - At Wei Hai Wei 2nd September 1939 - China Station 12th September 1939 - Capt. Douglas Young-Jamieson, RN Relinquished Command 12th September 1939 - Cdr. Robert Francis Elkins, RN Assumed Command 25th December 1939 - Arrived at Suez on her passage from the China Station to the UK 30th December 1939 - Sailed Port Said for Malta 1st January 1940 - Arrived Malta 5th January 1940 - Sailed Gibraltar escorting Convoy HG.14F 9th January 1940 - Escorting convoy HG.14F, attacked a submarine contact 175 miles west of Cape Finisterre in 42-36N, 13-16W 10th January 1940 - Joined Convoy HG.14F 15th January 1940 - Detached from Convoy HG.14F 10th February 1940 - Joined Convoy OA.88.GF 17th February 1940 - Arrived Gibraltar with Convoy OG.18F 17th February 1940 - Sailed Gibraltar ecorting Convoy HG.19 23rd February 1940 - Attacked a submarine contact WSW of Ushant 27th February 1940 - Arrived Liverpool with Convoy HG.19 28th February 1940 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy OA.100G 29th February 1940 - Sailed Southend escorting Convoy OA.101 March 1940 - Cdr. Robert Francis Elkins, RN Relinquished Command March 1940 - Lt.Cdr. John Hugh Lewes, RN Assumed Command 1st March 1940 - Detached from Convoy OA.101 2nd March 1940 - Detached from Convoy OA.100G 12th March 1940 - Joined Convoy OB.108G 18th March 1940 - Attacked submarine contact south of Cape St Vincent 19th March 1940 - Arrived Gibraltar with Convoy OG.22 (Merged Convoys OA.108G and OB.108G) 15th November 1940 - Lt.Cdr. William Josselyn Moore, RNR Assumed Command 22nd November 1942 - Lt.Cdr. William Josselyn Moore, RNR Relinquished Command 22nd November 1942 - Lt.Cdr. William Francis Hollins, RN Assumed Command 9th December 1942 - Rammed the anchored HMCS Louisburg in Londonderry 4th October 1943 - Lt.Cdr. William Francis Hollins, RN Relinquished Command 4th October 1943 - Cdr. John Rowe Westmacott, RN Assumed Command February 1944 - Cdr. John Rowe Westmacott, RN Relinquished Command 1st March 1944 - T/A/Lt.Cdr. Herbert James Beverley, DSO, DSC, RNR Assumed Command December 1944 - A/Lt.Cdr. Alan Henry Pierce, OBE, RNR Assumed Command December 1944 - T/A/Lt.Cdr. Herbert James Beverley, DSO, DSC, RNR Relinquished Command April 1945 - A/Lt.Cdr. Alan Henry Pierce, OBE, RNR Relinquished Command 14th September 1947 - Sold 1949 - Scrapped |
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Last edited : 16:57, February 26, 2011
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First Added : 14:43, January 19, 2011
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