H . M . S . H E R O
( H 9 9 )
H Class Fleet Destroyer ordered from Parsons Marine
Steam Turbine Company with hull sub-contracted to
Vickers-Armstrong at Newcastle under
1934 Programme on 13th December 1934. The ship was
laid down on 28th February 1935 at same time as sister ship
HMS HEREWARD. This
ship was launched on 10th March 1936 as the 10th Royal Navy warship to
carry this name. It was introduced for a 3rd Rate in 1759 and last used for a Turret
Ship in 1885, sold in 1907. HMS HEREWARD was also launched on this date. The
build completed on 21st October 1936 at a
tender price of £249,858 excluding Admiralty supplied items such as
guns and signalling outfits. The ship served with the 2nd Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean until the outbreak of war, apart from a refit at Portsmouth in mid-1939. In February 1942 following a successful WARSHIP WEEK
National Savings campaign she was adopted by the civil carnality of
Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. This destroyer was transferred to the Royal
Canadian Navy in 1943 and was renamed HMCS CHAUDIERE.
HMS HERO entering Venice in
1938 still in peace time colours.
Shortly after she departed
on Spanish Patrol
B a t t
l e H o n o u r s
QUIBERON 1759 - BELLEISLE 1761 - PORTO
PRAYA 1781 - SADRAS 1782 - PROVIDIEN
1782 - NEGAPATAM 1782 - TRINCOMALEE
1782 - CUDDALORE 1783 - CALDER'S
ACTION 1805 - STRACHAN'S ACTION 1805 - BASQUE
ROADS 1809 - NARVIK 1940 - NORWAY
1940 - CALABRIA 1941 - SPADA
1940 - GREECE 1940 - CRETE 1941 - MEDITERRANEAN 1941 - LIBYA
1941-42 - MALTA
CONVOYS 1941-42 -
SIRTE 1942
H e r
a l d i c D a
t a
Badge : On a Field Red. a hand and arm Proper holding a wreath Green.
M o t t o
Fortes
Adjuvat Fortuna: 'Fortune favours the brave'
D e t a i
l s o f
W a r S e r v i c e
1 9 3 9
September
3rd Deployed at
Malta with 2nd
Destroyer Flotilla for Contraband Control duty
and screening of major Fleet units.
October Transferred to Force K based at
Freetown for search in
Atlantic for
interception
of surface raiders and blockade
runners with HM Destroyers HARDY, HOSTILE and
HASTY.
5th Sailed from
Gibraltar to
join search.
left -
HERO's tracking chart while searching for GRAF SPEE
right -
in Freetown November 1939, while
search continues
November Atlantic deployment for trade defence in
continuation.
December Atlantic deployment in continuation and based
briefly at Pernambuco
1 9 4 0
January Under repair at
Gibraltar.
February Nominated for refit in
UK
and took passage.
Deployed for convoy defence in
Atlantic
7th Deployed with HM Destroyers BROKE,
VELOX, VERSATILE
WINCHESTER
and HM Sloop ENCHANTRESS as escort
for outward Convoy OG17F on passage into
Gibraltar from
Liverpool
Passage to
Portsmouth
15th Taken in hand for refit at
Portsmouth.
March Under refit.
16th On completion of post refit trials took
passage to rejoin Flotilla in Home Fleet at
Scapa Flow for
Fleet screening and patrol duties.
31st Nominated to carry out simulated
minelay off Bud,
North Norway with sister ship
HMS HYPERION (Operation WILFRED).
April
5th Joined HM Battlecruiser RENOWN with HM
Destroyers GREYHOUND,
GLOWWORM and HYPERION as screen.
6th Detached to refuel before sailing for
Bud.
Encountered heavy weather which
delayed transit.
8th Carried out simulated lay using oil
drums.
Carried out patrol in area to warn
shipping.
Returned to Sullom Voe to refuel
after HM Nor. Ship Sleipner arrived.
9th German invasion of
Norway
confirmed.
Rejoined Home Fleet units on
passage in
North Sea for support of
Norway
landings after
refuelling. (Operation RUPERT).
10th Carried out depth charge attacks on
submarine contact which was reported as having been
sunk.
(Note : Later identified as U50 but
post war analysis established this U-Boat had been
sunk by a mine on 6th April. See
U-BOATS DESTROYED by P Kemp.)
13th Escorted HM Battleship WARSPITE with HM
Destroyers ICARUS, FOXHOUND,
COSSACK BEDOUIN, PUNJABI,
KIMBERLEY, FORESTER and ESKIMO during
2nd
Battle of Narvik.
(See Naval Staff History
(HMSO-2001) and NARVIK by D Macintyre).
Sank German destroyer
HANS LUDEMANN in Rombaksfjord by torpedo after it had
been abandoned without fuel and
ammunition.
24th Part of screen for HMS WARSPITE during
Narvik bombardment.
left - B-Gun crew in Narvik
April 1940, Donald Sutherland second from left
right - Torpedo launch by
HERO at the Second Battle of Narvik - possibly the torpedo mentioned above
May Deployed with Fleet off
Norway
for screening and patrol duties.
Returned to Scapa.
Transferred to
Mediterranean
with Flotilla.
17th Took passage from
Plymouth with
other destroyers to join Fleet at
Alexandria.
June Deployed with Fleet units and on A/S
patrol in
Eastern Mediterranean.
July
9th Participated in action with Italian
force threatening passage of military convoy from
Gibraltar to
Middle East.
Escorted HMS WARSPITE during
engagement off
Calabria.
17th Deployed on A/S search in
Eastern
Mediterranean north of Crete.
19th Sighted Italian cruiser force and lured
these ships towards HM Australian Cruiser
SYDNEY which
was carrying out an offensive sweep in the area with HM Destroyer
HAVOCK.
Participated in subsequent
engagement during which cruiser BARTOLOMEO
COLLEONI was sunk
(Battle of
Cape
Spada - See THE
BATTLE FOR THE
MEDITERRANEAN by
D. Macintyre, ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE
CLOSELY and the Naval Staff History
(HMSO-2001).)
Alexandria, July 1940,
Donald Sutherland
hanging out the
washing
August
22nd Transferred to Force H at
Gibraltar with
HM Destroyers HOSTILE, NUBIAN and
MOHAWK to assist with defence of
transit of reinforcements for Fleet at
Alexandria.
28th During passage rescued survivors from
HMS HOSTILE which had been mined off
Cape
Bon and sank the abandoned ship by
torpedo..
Took survivors to
Malta
and resumed passage.
30th Deployed for escort of Force F during
passage from
Gibraltar to reinforce Fleet at
Alexandria.
(Operation HATS - Covered by Force
H for transit to Sicilian Channel).
(Note : Force F comprised HM
Aircraft Carrier ILLUSTRIOUS. HM Battleship VALIANT)
and HM Cruisers
COVENTRY and
CALCUTTA).
Joined HM Destroyers JANUS, MOHAWK
and NUBIAN as screen for Force A.
September Passage with Force F.
2nd Met units of Mediterranean Fleet off
Pantellaria.
October Under refit in
Malta.
November Rejoined Flotilla on completion of post refit
trials..
6th Deployed with HM Destroyers DECOY,
DEFENDER, HASTY, HAVOCK, HEREWARD,
HYPERION, ILEX, JANUS, JERVIS,
JUNO, MOHAWK and NUBIAN as screen for HM
Aircraft Carrier ILLUSTRIOUS, HM
Battleships
MALAYA,
VALIANT, WARSPITE,
HM Cruisers AJAX,
GLOUCESTER, ORION, SYDNEY (RAN) and
YORK to
provide
cover for passage of Malta Convoy
MW3 (Operation MB8).
(Note : Part of Operation COAT the
transit of reinforcements to
Alexandria).
10th Detached as escort for HMS ILLUSTRIOUS
with HM Destroyers HAVOCK,
HEREWARD, JERVIS and
JUNO.
11th Escorted HM Aircraft Carrier
ILLUSTRIOUS during air attack on
Taranto.
(Operation JUDGEMENT - See above
references and MALTA CONVOYS by
R Woodman.).
14th Returned to
Alexandria
with Fleet.
23rd Sailed from
Alexandria
with HM Destroyers HASTY, HAVOCK, HYPERION, ILEX
HM Australian Destroyers VAMPIRE,
VENDETTA and VOYAGER to join Convoy
MW4 as close escort during passage
to
Malta..
(Operation MB9 - Part of Operation
COLLAR the transfer of HM Battleship
RAMILLIES, HM Cruisers BERWICK and
NEWCASTLE
from Mediterranean Fleet
following the air attack on
Taranto, and passage of HM Cruisers
SOUTHAMPTON and
NEWCASTLE to
join Fleet at Alexandria.)
26th Arrived in
Malta with
ships of MW4 and close escort.
(Note The escort was not deployed
with the other units of the Mediterranean Fleet which
were providing distant cover for
the passage of the convoys in the eastern
Mediterranean
and then meeting ships coming from
Gibraltar. See references.
For that reason did not take pert in fettle of
Cape
Spartivento.
See also
DESTROYER LEADER by P. Smith.)
These other Fleet units also
escorted a convoy to
Suda Bay, and
carried out air attack
on
Rhodes before
covering return convoy ME4 to
Egypt
from Malta.
December Mediterranean deployment in continuation«
16th Part of screen for Fleet wits covering
passage of convoy MW5 to
Malta, Convoy
ME5 to
Egypt, air
operations, bombardments and transfer of HMS MALAYA to Gibraltar.
(Operations MC2, MC3
and joint Operation HIDE with Force H.).
20th Nominated for detached duty at
Gibraltar and
joined HM Destroyers HYPERION.
HEREWARD, ILEX and HASTY as escort
for HMS MALAYA and two empty supply ships
for passage through Sicilian
Narrows to
Gibraltar
(Convoy MG1)
22nd Remained with Convoy MG1 after passage
through
Narrows.
(Note : HMS HYPERION was sunk off
Cape Bon after striking a mine off
Cape Bon)
24th
On arrival at
Gibraltar
deployed with 13th Destroyer Flotilla.
25th
Participated in search for merchant ships from Convoy WS5 after attack by German
cruiser
HIPPER.
HMS HERO in 'war paint'
1 9 4 1
January
1st Intercepted Vichy French convoy with
ships of Flotilla off
Oran
and escorted them
to
Gibraltar.
7th Deployed with HM Destroyers DUNCAN,
JAGUAR, HEREWARD, HASTY and HM Cruiser
BONAVENTURE as
Force F.
(Part of Operations EXCESS and MC4
with Force H - The passage of supply convoy to
Malta and
Piraeus
covered
by Force H as far as the Sicilian Channel. See above
references).
10th Rejoined Mediterranean Fleet with Force
F.
Under heavy and sustained
dive-bombing attacks by German Fliegerkorps X, west of
Malta.
(Note : HMS ILLUSTRIOUS was badly
damaged in these attacks. See above references).
Escorted mercantile
ss
ESSEX into
Malta (One of
Gibraltar convoy).
11th Deployed with Fleet screen and under
heavy and sustained air attacks.
(Note : HMS Cruisers GLOUCESTER and
SOUTHAMPTON were hit, the latter was sunk by HM
Cruiser ORION after fires on board
were out of control).
15th Returned to
Alexandria
with Fleet.
20th Escorted HM Cruisers ORION and
BONAVENTURE during bombardment of Tobruk
(Note : One source suggests this
was aborted).
February Fleet operations were restricted by the
lack of a modern aircraft carrier
19th Deployed with HM Destroyers DECOY,
HASTY, HAVOCK, HEREWARD, HOTSPUR,
ILEX, JAGUAR, JANUS and JERVIS as
screen for HM Battleships, BARHAM VALIANT,
HMS Aircraft Carrier EAGLE and HM
Cruiser
COVENTRY to
provide cover for passage of
HM Cruisers ORION,
GLOUCESTER and
AJAX during
passage to Malt with troops to
reinforce garrison. (Operation
MC8).
21st Arrived in
Malta.
23rd Sailed to
Alexandria and
covered return passage of two empty mercantiles
25th Arrived at
Alexandria.
Ship's company,
Alexandria 1941
Donald Sutherland and
4.7in turret,
also at Alexandria,
1941
March
Deployed with screen for Fleet units providing cover and escort for Convoy MW6
to Malta
(Note : Operation MC9 passage of
Convoy MU6 to
Malta was
covered in this period).
As this ship did not take part in
the Battle of Matapan it may be assumed she was
not operational..)
April
18th Sailed from
Alexandria
with HM Destroyers JAGUAR, HASTY, HAVOCK, HERO and
HOTSPUR as screen for HMS WARSPITE,
HMS BARHAM, HMS VALIANT, HM
Aircraft Carrier FORMIDABLE and HM
Supply Ship BRECONSHIRE during passage to Suda
Bay to provide cover for transit of
Convoy ME7 from
Malta to Egypt
(Operation MD2).
(Note : HMS BRECONSHIRE detached at
Suda
Bay after refuelling the destroyers and took
passage to
Malta
under escort with much needed oil and aviation fuel for Malta.)
20th Deployed as part of Force B with HM
Destroyers HASTY, HAVOCK, HEREWARD,
HOTSPUR, JAGUAR, JANUS, JERVIS and
JUNO
as screen for HM Aircraft Carrier
FORMIDABLE, HM Battleships WARSPITE,
BARHAM, VALIANT and HM Cruiser
GLOUCESTER for
bombardment
of harbour at
Tripoli (Operation MD3).
21st On completion of bombardment by
capital ships took passage to
Alexandria
with screen except
- Class destroyers which were
detached to take passage to
Malta.
Fort details see Naval Staff
History and above references.)
23rd Arrived at
Alexandria.
26th Deployed at
Kalamata,
Greece with HMS PHOEBE, HMS DEFENDER , HMS HEREWARD,
HM Sloop FLAMINGO and two
mercantiles for evacuation of British troops from
Crete.
(Note: For details see Naval Staff
History. 7,000 troops were left.
27th Under air attack during return passage
to Alexandria,
(Note :One mercantile was sunk
without casualties.)
28th Deployed at
Kalamata,
Greece for evacuation with HM Destroyers HEREWARD,
KANDAHAR,
KIMBERLEY,
KINGSTON, NUBIAN, DEFENDER, DECOY and HASTY
(Note : Troops were embarked from
wharves and taken to HM Cruisers PHOEBE and
PERTH
(RAN) lying off-shore.)
29th Returned to
Alexandria.
May
6th Joined Fleet units covering passage of
convoys in eastern
Mediterranean.
(Operation TIGER).
Deployed with HM Destroyers
GRIFFIN, HAVOCK, HEREWARD, HOTSPUR, JERVIS,
JUNO, NIZAM.
KANDAHAR,
KIMBERLEY, KINGSTON and NUBIAN as screen for ships of
Mediterranean Fleet
including HM Cruiser ABDIEL and HMS BRECONSHIRE.
(Operation MD4 part of TIGER
covered passage of Convoy MW7)
9th Screening deployment continued during
cover of military TIGER convoy bringing tanks
for 8th Amy to
Egypt.
12th Returned to
Alexandria
with Fleet unite.
20th Deployed in defence of
Crete against
invasion by German troops.
22nd Detached to embark King of Hellenes and
other officials for passage to
Alexandria
from Crete.
23rd Disembarked passengers at
Alexandria.
24th Landed Special Service troops in
Suda Bay area.
June Deployed with Fleet wits in support of
military operations In Syria.
(Operation EXPORTER).
July Transferred for duty with Inshore
Squadron on supply and support of Tobruk.
10th Made first apply trip to Tobruk.
(Note : During later trip sustained
slight damage in air attack and was repaired
within short period)
August Inshore Squadron detached service in
continuation
September Inshore Squadron deployment in continuation.
24th Detached from Squadron for escort of HM
Battleship QUEEN
ELIZABETH during diversionary
operation in
Eastern
Mediterranean to cover passage of
Malta support
convoy WS11 from
from
Gibraltar
(Operation HALBERD).
30th Resumed Tobruk support duty.
October Inshore Squadron deployment in
continuation.
25th Deployed with HM Destroyers ENCOUNTER
and EXPRESS, as escort for HM Cruisers
ABDIEL and LATONA
carrying troops and supplies to Tobruk.
Under heavy air attack during which
HMS LATONA was disabled and set on fire.
Whilst alongside HMS LATONA to
evacuate her crew, was subject to further air attack
with
three near misses which caused
structural damage.
November Under repair at
Alexandria.
(Note : Damage caused in the air
attacks reduced maximum speed and future use for
Fleet duties
no longer practicable).
December Deployed on convoy escort duties In Eastern
Mediterranean
left - A and B-guns from the
bows, Sliema Creek, Malta
right - B-gun breech, Mk 9
4.7in 45 calibre Quick Firer
left - Vickers Quadruple 0.5in MG, possibly a Mk3, fired a
1.3 ounce bullet, rate of fire 600 RPM from
4x200 round magazines, max range
1,500 yards, max elevation 80 degrees with 360 degree firing
right - Iron deck,
portside looking aft, also in Sliema Creek.
The other two images
above, also appear to have been taken in Sliema Creek
1 9 4 2
January
16th Part of escort for Malta Convoy MW8A
from
Alexandria with HM Destroyers ARROW,
GRIFFIN, HASTY
and HM Cruiser
CARLISLE
(Operation MF3).
18th Escort transferred to ships of Force K
from
Malta.
Returned to
Alexandria.
February Transferred to 22nd Destroyer Flotilla when
Destroyer Flotillas reorganised.
(Note : Other ships in this
Flotilla were HM Destroyers SIKH, ZULU, LEGION, LANCE
LIVELY, HAVOCK and HASTY.
HMS HERO was the only ship of
Flotilla to survive WW2).
February
22nd Deployed with Flotilla (except HMS
LIVELY and HMS LANCE) as Close Escort for
Malta
Convoy MW10 from
Alexandria covered by Force B (HM Cruisers
CLEOPATRA, DIDO and
EURYALUS) (Operation MG1).
After passage threatened by Italian
surface force. Took part in engagement with Italian battleship
LITTORIO.
2nd Battle of Sirte – (See above
references).
Returned to
Alexandria with cruiser force.
March Patrol and convoy escort in
Eastern Mediterranean.
to
April
May
Eastern
Mediterranean patrol deployment in continuation.
Part of escort for convoy AT47.
28th Detached to carry out search for
submarine reported in locality by aircraft,
Participated in sinking of U568
with HM Escort Destroyers ERIDGE and HURWORTH in
position 32.42N
24.53E), NE of Tobruk.
After 30 hour hunt submarine
surfaced and scuttled when subjected to
gunfire.
All 47 of crew were rescued.
(See U-BOATS DESTROYED by P Kemp
for details.)
30th Assisted in rescue work with HMS ZULU
after HM Submarine Depot Ship MEDWAY
was sunk
off
Alexandria by U732.
The two destroyers picked up 1,105
survivors.
June Eastern Mediterranean deployment in
continuation.
Escort and support convoys to
Levant ports.
13th Deployed with HM Destroyers HASTY,
INCONSTANT, JAVELIN,
NESTOR (RAN), NIZAM
(RAN), NORMAN (RAN), PAKENHAM,
PALADIN
for HM Cruisers ARETHUSA,
BIRMINGHAM,
CLEOPATRA and NEWCASTLE as escort for
Convoy MW11 to
Malta
(Operation VIGOROUS).
14th Joined convoy and subjected to
sustained air attacks.
Under threat from Italian force of
major warships.
15th Under attack by E-Boats during which
HMS NEWCASTLE was torpedoed and HMS HASTY
disabled and had to be sunk.
. Air attacks in continuation.
Operation abandoned after series of
conflicting orders from CinC at
Alexandria.
Remnants of convoy and escort
returned to
Egypt.
(Note : For details of this
particularly disastrous operation see Naval Staff Histories and
above references).
16th Arrived at
Alexandria.
30th Took part in rescue of survivors from
HM Submarine Depot Ship MEDWAY with
HM Destroyer ZULU.
(Note : HMS MEDWAY was sunk by
torpedo from U83 whilst on passage from
Alexandria
to
Haifa because of the threat of advance of
German army into
Egypt
(Operation ROBERTSBRIDGE.)
July Deployed for convoy escort and support
of garrisons in Levantine ports.
August
17th Rescued survivors from troopship
PRINCESS MARGUERITE torpedoed during passage
to
Cyprus.
September Transferred to
Aden for convoy defence in local area including
Red Sea.
October Deployment at
Aden in continuation.
Recalled to
Alexandria and took passage with HM Destroyer
TETCOTT.
30th Participated in hunt and subsequent
sinking of U559 with HM Destroyers PAKENHAM,
PETARD, DULVERTON, HURWORTH and
WELLESLEY
aircraft of 42 Squadron RAF,
in position 60 miles NE of Port
Said.
(Note :This submarine was boarded
before sinking and invaluable ULTRA information
obtained.
See BREAKING THE ENIGMA by D Kahn
and U-BOATS DESTROYED by P Kemp).
November Escort and patrol deployment in continuation
but ship in need of refit
to. Refit arranged in
UK
December
1 9 4 3
January Prepared for return to
UK
via Cape of Good Hope.
Sailed from
Alexandria,
February
Deployed as escort between
Perim and Socotra for military convoy taking ANZAC troops back
to Australia after
service in 8th Army (Operation PAMPHLET).
March On release from PAMPHLET Convoy took
independent passage to
UK via Cape of
Good.
Future loan service in Royal
Canadian Navy under consideration.
April Paid-off on arrival at
Portsmouth and taken in hand for refit including
conversion for use as an
anti-submarine destroyer. (See
BRITISH DESTROYERS by E March.)
May
Under refit
to
October
November
15th Transferred to
RCN.
Re-commissioned and renamed HMCS
CHAUDIERE.
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S e r v i c e a s
H . M . C . S
. C H A U D I E R E
December Work-up at
Scapa Flow and
Tobermory for A/S escort and support duty.
1 9 4 4
January Completed work-up.
February Joined 2nd RCN Escort Group at Londonderry for defence
of Atlantic convoys.
15th Deployed with ships of Group for support of outward
convoy ON228 during passage to
Mid Ocean Meeting Point.
On release from support deployed for Atlantic
convoy defence
March Escorted convoy HX280.
6th Participated in search and subsequent surrender of
U744 in position 52.01, 22.37W west of
Cape Clear with HM Destroyers ICARUS, HM
Canadian Destroyer
GATINEAU, HM
Corvettes KENILWORTH CASTLE and HM Canadian
Corvettes ST CATHERINES
CHILLIWACK and FENNEL.
Tow proved impracticable and submarine was sunk
by torpedo from HMS ICARUS.
(Note : Boarding Party from HMCS CHILLIWACK
recovered some documents and
equipment.)
April
25th Transferred to 11th Escort Group (RCN) for defence of convoys during planned allied
landings in Normandy
May Deployed for convoy defence in Channel and western
approaches.
(Note : Ships was not allocated to any of the
British or US Assault Groups but deployed
for escort of routine convoys because of the
extensive deployments of convoy
escorts in Operation NEPTUNE. LANDINGS IN
NORMANDY, June 1944 (HMSO).)
June Deployed at Plymouth with HM Canadian Destroyers
GATINEAU, OTTAWA, KOOTENAY
and ST.
LAURENT
of group.
Deployed for convoy defence in Channel and SW
Approaches.
18th Transferred to Portsmouth Command in continuation.
July Channel deployment in continuation.
6th (Note : Not credited with the sinking of U678 off
Beachy Head by HMCS OTTAWA (ii),
HMCS KOOTENAY and H M Corvette
STATICE of Group.
The ship may not have been with these ships for
other operational reasons or not
deployed operationally at the time.)
August Deployed with Group in Bay of Biscay for operations
against U-Boats attempting to leave
French bases.
18th Sank of U621 off Rochefort in position 05.52N 02.36W
by HEDGEHOG attacks.
(Note : This submarine had been under HEDGEHOG
attacks by HMCS OTTAWA (ii) or
HMCS RESTIGOUCHE (in some
sources) and HMCS KOOTENAY.
This ship was left at scene and made further
attacks which provided further evidence
of a kill. See U- BOATS DESTROYED by P Kemp and
HITLER’S U- BOAT WAR
by C Blair.)
30th During return passage to
Londonderry carried out Depth charge and HEDGEHOG attacks on
U984 in position 48.16N 05.33 W, west of
Brest with HMCS OTTAWA and HMCS
KOOTENAY..
Final attack made only with depth charges as
HEDGEHOG bombs exhausted.
(Note : Loss of U984 was not confirmed until
after May 1945).
September Resumed convoy defence duties with Group in NW Approaches
based at
Londonderry.
October
Transferred with Group for convoy defence in Iceland area.
26th Withdrawn from service after sustaining weather
damage.
Passage to Iceland.
November Returned to Londonderry with Canadian Escort Group 11
after temporary repair in Iceland
19th Escorted Convoy ON267 to
Halifax.
29th Arrived at
Halifax.
December Nominated for refit at Sydney, Cape Breton.
Arrived at Sydney to await refit.
1 9 4 5
January Awaiting refit
22nd Taken in hand for refit.
February Under refit.
to April
May
13th Found unsuitable for further service after hull
survey.
Refit work suspended.
June Future sale under consideration.
to
July
August
17th Paid off and placed on Disposal List.
P o s t W a r
N o t e s
HMCS CHAUDIERE remained
awaiting sale until sold to Dominion Steel Company during 1948. The ship was
broken up at Cape Breton during 1950 after an outstanding and successful career
during WW2.
Addendum
CONVOY ESCORT MOVEMENTS of
HMS HERO
by Don Kindell
Date convoy
Joined
convoy
Convoy
No.
Left convoy Date
convoy
sailed as
escort
arrived
09/09/39 09/09/39 BLUE 001
19/09/39 19/09/39
22/09/39 22/09/39 GREEN 2
27/09/39 unknown
20/01/40 20/01/40 SL 017F
unknown 04/02/40
03/02/40 07/02/40 OG 017F
08/02/40 09/02/40
23/11/40 23/11/40 MW 004
26/11/40 26/11/40
04/04/41 04/04/41 ASF 023
07/04/41 07/04/41
13/12/41 13/12/41 TA 003/M
15/12/41 15/12/41
10/01/42 10/01/42 AT 015/M
12/01/42 12/01/42
28/01/42 28/01/42 AT 021/M
30/01/42 30/01/42
27/03/42 27/03/42 AT 035/M
28/03/42 28/03/42
22/04/42 22/04/42 AT 041/M
24/04/42 24/04/42
18/05/42 18/05/42 AT 046/M
21/05/42 21/05/42
25/05/42
25/05/42 AT 047/M 27/05/42 unknown
28/05/42 28/05/42 TA 045/M
30/05/42 30/05/42
12/12/42 15/12/42 BA 035
17/12/42 17/12/42
25/01/43 25/01/43 PAMPHLET
04/02/43 27/02/43
(Note on Convoys)
The SERVICE of PETTY OFFICER
DONALD SUTHERLAND on HMS
HERO
from David
Sutherland, his son
All the photos
come from my Dad's collection (above, with thanks to David). His name was Donald
Sutherland and he was a Petty Officer on board HERO
as well as HMS HYPERION and HMS RHODODENDRON.
I have a number of other pictures on board HERO as
well as ones of HYPERION, HASTY, ACTIVE, SOMALI and
AFRIDI, along with action shots from the Second
Battle of Narvik, some from the Spanish Civil War
and some in the Med during the Malta Convoys.
