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HMS Ilex |
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HMS Ilex Laid Down : 10th March 1936 Launched : 28th January 1937 Completed : 7th July 1937 Type : Destroyer Class : I Builder : John Brown Country : UK Pennants : D61, I61 Fate : Scrapped 1948. |
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28th January 1937 - Launched 28th January 1937 - Pennant D61 9th July 1937 - Arrived Portsmouth 21st July 1937 - Arrived Portland 22nd July 1937 - Arrived Portsmouth 3rd August 1937 - Arrived Malta January 1938 - 3rd Destroyer Flotilla, Mediterranean Fleet 1st January 1938 - Lt.Cdr. Philip Lionel Saumarez, RN in Command 7th April 1938 - Arrived Gibraltar 18th April 1938 - Sailed Gibraltar 29th July 1938 - Arrived Abbazia 13th September 1938 - Arrived Gandia 10th January 1939 - Sailed Malta for Gominirri 16th January 1939 - Arrived Gulf of Arta 23rd January 1939 - Sailed Gulf of Arta for Platea 25th January 1939 - Sailed Platea for Malta 29th July 1939 - Arrived Haifa 2nd September 1939 - 3rd Destroyer Flotilla, Division 5, Mediterranean Fleet 2nd September 1939 - Sailed Alexandria for patrol off Crete 4th September 1939 - Arrived Malta 5th September 1939 - Sailed Malta for the North Atlantic Command based at Gibraltar 7th September 1939 - Despatched to Western Approaches Command 1st October 1939 - Escorted OA.12G to Gibraltar 3rd October 1939 - Detached from Convoy OA.12G 9th October 1939 - Sailed Liverpool escorting Convoy OB.17 12th October 1939 - Detached from Convoy OB.17 13th October 1939 - Escorting Liverpool-out convoy OB17 13th October 1939 - Sank U-42 Southwest of Ireland 13th October 1939 - Encountered U.48 on the surface 400 miles west of Land's End and drove her down but without inflicting any damage. 13th October 1939 - Attacked and sunk U-42 290 miles SW of Fastnet 15th October 1939 - Arrived Plymouth 15th October 1939 - Arrived Plymouth 31st October 1939 - Joined new 22nd Destroyer Flotilla at Harwich 31st October 1939 - Joined the 22nd Flotilla at Harwich 2nd November 1939 - Sailed Harwich for Plymouth 3rd November 1939 - Arrived Plymouth and sailed the same day for Gibraltar to escort battleship Warspite 3rd November 1939 - Arrived at Gibraltar for escort duties with battleship Warspite 5th November 1939 - Released from the 22nd Flotilla at Harwich. Rejoined the 3rd Flotilla operating with the Home Fleet 6th November 1939 - Relieved Diana from escorting HMS Warspite 6th November 1939 - Arrived Gibraltar 6th November 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar escorting HMS Warspite 11th November 1939 - Arrived Plymouth 14th November 1939 - Arrived Scapa Flow 14th November 1939 - Arrived Halifax 18th November 1939 - Commenced boiler cleaning at Rosyth 24th November 1939 - Sailed Rosyth to investigate a submarine report six miles 320° from Rattray Head, and returned to Scapa Flow the next day 25th November 1939 - Hunted for a submarine after a merchant ship reported being attacked 20 miles SE of Aberdeen 26th November 1939 - Sailed Methil escorting Convoy ON.3 30th November 1939 - Sailed Bergen escorting Convoy HM.3 30th November 1939 - Arrived Bergen with Convoy ON.3 1st December 1939 - Searched for missing steamers off Dundee in the Firth of Tay 3rd December 1939 - Carried out an anti-submarine sweep on their way back to Rosyth 4th December 1939 - Arrived Methil with Convoy HM.3 4th December 1939 - Searched for a submarine in the Firth of Forth 4th December 1939 - Sailed Rosyth to search for a suspected submarine in the Firth of Forth 5th December 1939 - Sailed Methil escorting Convoy ON.4 8th December 1939 - Arrived Bergen with Convoy ON.4 8th December 1939 - Sailed Bergen escorting Convoy HN.4 12th December 1939 - Arrived on the Clyde 12th December 1939 - Arrived in the Clyde 12th December 1939 - Sailed the Clyde to sweep ahead of Canadian troop convoy TC.1 as it approached the British Isles 17th December 1939 - Arrived Greenock 22nd December 1939 - Sailed the Clyde to cover Convoy TC.2 24th December 1939 - In the Clyde 26th December 1939 - Refuelling at Scapa Flow 29th December 1939 - Refuelling at Scapa Flow then joined HMS Hood 1st January 1940 - Sailed the Clyde for Liverpool for periodic docking 29th January 1940 - Repairs completed, Sailed Liverpool for Rosyth. 2nd February 1940 - Sailed Liverpool for Rosyth after refitting. 5th February 1940 - Sailed Methil escorting Convoy ON.10 8th February 1940 - Arrived Bergen with Convoy ON.10 8th February 1940 - Sailed Bergen escortong Convoy HN.10 13th February 1940 - Sailed Methil escorting Convoy ON.12 16th February 1940 - Sailed Bergen escorting Convoy HN.12 19th February 1940 - Arrived at Rosyth. 20th February 1940 - Damaged at Rosyth while berthing alongside HMS Sikh 27th February 1940 - Searched for U.23 off Duncansby Head 29th February 1940 - Under repair at Rosyth 3rd March 1940 - Sailed Methil escorting Convoy ON.17 7th March 1940 - Sailed Bergen escorting Convoy HN.17 7th March 1940 - Arrived Bergen with Convoy ON.17 10th March 1940 - Arrived Methil with Convoy HN.17 11th March 1940 - Repairs completed at Rosyth 11th March 1940 - Sailed Methil escortin Convoy ON.19 12th March 1940 - Searched for submarine reported by aircraft east of South Ronaldsay 12th March 1940 - Submarine hunting in Moray Firth after a report by a British aircraft 13th March 1940 - Detached Convoy ON.19 for Scapa Flow 14th March 1940 - Arrived Bergen with Convoy ON.19 17th March 1940 - Sailed Scapa Flow for anti-submarine striking duties in the Maray Firth 18th March 1940 - Arrived Scapa Flow 19th March 1940 - Joined Home Fleet from Anti-Submarine Striking Force 19th March 1940 - 3rd Destroyer Flotilla 19th March 1940 - Sailed Scapa Flow 19th March 1940 - Covered Convoys HN.20 and ON.21 and Operation DU Activities 22nd March 1940 - Arrived Sullom Voe for refuelling 23rd March 1940 - Sailed Sullom Voe 1st April 1940 - 3rd Destroyer Flotilla, 5th Division 1st April 1940 - Lt. Cdr. P.L. Saumarez in Command 19th April 1940 - Involved in the Battle of Cape Spada (North-Western Crete). 7th September 1940 - Battle Of Punto Stilo, Italy 7th September 1940 - 2nd Destroyer Flotilla 27th March 1941 - Participated in the Battle of Cape Matapan 7th September 1942 - At Charleston, USA 1948 - Broken up | |||
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