1 9 3 9
September
3rd Deployed at Hong Kong for Local
patrol duties.
15th Nominated for minelaying at Singapore
22nd Arrived at Singapore from Hong Kong for minelaying duty
October Singapore minelaying
duty in continuation.
November Laid
minefield off south coast of Johore.
December Singapore minelaying
duty in continuation.
1 9 4 0
January
2nd Laid defensive minefield No 2 off Singapore until 8/3/40.
February Singapore minelaying
duty in continuation.
March Deployed on patrol duties in
Malaysian area in Singapore Local Flotilla.
April Malaysian patrol and interception in
continuation.
to
December
1 9 4 1
January Patrol and Interception at Singapore in
continuation.
February Laid
defensive minefield off east coast of Johore with H M
Auxiliary Minelayer
TEVIOT
BANK.
March Laid
defensive minefield No 3 off Singapore until 8/3/41
April Singapore patrol and
interception in continuation.
to
June
July Laid
minefield off east coast Johore.
August Singapore patrol and
interception in continuation.
to
October
November Laid
defensive minefield No 5 in Lomu Channel.
December Under
repair at Singapore
8th Hostilities declared with Japan
1 9 4 2
January Deployed
on local escort of convoys to Singapore from Australia.
February
2nd Towed HM Destroyer VENDETTA to Java
from Singapore.
11th Escorted evacuation convey from Singapore to Java with HM Cruiser DURBAN and
HM
Destroyer JUPITER.
Joined by other evacuation ships and tankers from Palambang.
13th Under attack
by Japanese submarines which sank several ships.
March Escorted
Dutch ss ZAANDAM with refugees from TJilatap bound for Fremantle.
2nd Became detached from faster merchant
ship and sighted by Japanese aircraft south
of
Sunda Strait.
In action against IJN cruisers MAYA, ARASHI and NOWAKI with 2
destroyers.
Sank after gallant fight. Survivors rescued by captured
Dutch ship and later transferred
to IJN cruiser MAYA. Exceptionally, they were well treated
on board.
