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H.
M . S . S U C C E S S ( G 2 6 ).
"S"
(SAVAGE) Class Destroyer ordered on 9th
January 1941 from J Samuel Write at Cowes with the 5th Emergency Flotilla. The ship was laid down on
25th February 1942 and launched on 3rd April 1943. She was the 19th
ship to carry this name, dating from 1650. It was last used for a destroyer
which was transferred
to the Royal Australian Navy and sold in 1937. During August 1943 before
completion on
6th September this snip was transferred on loan to the Royal Norwegian Navy and
renamed HM Norwegian Ship STORD. In 1942 following a successful "WARSHIP
WEEK" National Savings campaign she was 'adopted' as HMS SUCCESS by the
civil community of Downham Market in Norfolk.
B a t t l e H o n o u r s
PORTLAND 1653 - GABBARD 1653 - PORTO
FARINA 1655 - LOWESTOFT 1665 - SOLEBAY
1672 - TEXEL 1673 - CAPE PASSARO
1718 - CHAGRES 1740 - SANTA
MARTHA 1740 - CARTAGENA 1741
H e r a l d i c D a t a
This is not
recorded in the Official List of Heraldic Crests as the ship
was not part of the Royal Navy
when the Record was compiled after WW2.
M o t t o
Finis coronat opus :
' The end crowns the work '.
D e t a i l s o f
W a r S e r v i c e
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H.
M. N o r w e g i a n S h i p
S T O R D ( G 2 6 )
1 9 4 3
August Contractor's trials and build
completion.
26th Transferred to Royal Norwegian
Navy and renamed HM Norwegian Ship STORD.
Builders Trials.
September Carried out Acceptance Trials
3rd Accepted into Service for duty
with 23rd Destroyer Flotilla, Home Fleet.
October On completion of work-up at Scapa
Flow joined Flotilla for Home Fleet duties.
November
2nd Part of escort for HM Battleship
ANSON, HM Aircraft Carrier FORMIDABLE and HM
Cruiser JAMAICA of
Home Fleet providing Distant Cover for passage of first return
convoy of winter
season (RA54A) from Kola Inlet.
(Note :Rest of escort comprised
HM Destroyers ONSLOW and VENUS, HM Canadian
Destroyer HAIDA and US Navy destroyers USS CAPPS and USS HOBSON).
For
details of all Russian Convoy operations see CONVOYS TO RUSSIA by
R A Ruegg CONVOY ! by P
Kemp, ARCTIC CONVOYS by R Woodman,
ENGAGE
THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY by Corelli Barnett and THE
RUSSIAN
CONVOYS by B
Schoefield.
8th Resumed Fleet duties when
Distant Cover no longer required.
23rd Joined Ocean Escort for Russian
Convoy JW5^B with HM Destroyers SAUMAREZ,
HARDY, SAVAGE, SCORPION, SCOURGE,
VENUS and VIGILANT.
December
3rd Detached with same ships on
arrival of convoy at Archangel and returned to rejoin
Home Fleet
7th Part of escort for HM Aircraft
Carrier IMPLACABLE, HM Escort Aircraft Carriers
TRUMPETER and
PREMIER with HM Cruiser DIADEM with HM Destroyers ZEALOUS,
ZAMBESI, VIGILANT,
SAVAGE, SERAPIS, ALGONQUIN (RCN) and SIOUX (RCN)
during air minelay and attacks on shipping off Norwegian coast
(Operation URBANE).
13th Escorted HM Battleship DUKE OF YORK
and HM Cruiser JAMAICA of Home Fleet with
HM Destroyers
SAVAGE, SAUMAREZ and SCORPION to provide cover for passage of
Russian Convoys JW55A and JW55B during passage to Kola Inlet and returning Convoy
RA55A from Russia.
16th Arrived at Kola Inlet with HMS DUKE
OF YORK.
(Note : CinC Home Fleet visited Russian Flag
Officer, Northern Fleet (Admiral A Golovko)
during
this visit).
18th Sailed as escort to HMS DUKE OF YORK
to continued covering JW55A and JW55B.
26th Took part in the Battle of the
Barents Sea.
Made torpedo attack
on SCHARNHORST with HM Destroyers SAVAGE, SAUMAREZ
and SCORPION during which hits were made on the enemy ship. Withdrew
after attack
under intense fire.
For full details of this
engagement see Naval Staff History, 73 NORTH by D Pope,
ENGAGE THE ENEMY
MORE CLOSELY and THE RUSSIAN CONVOYS).
27th At Kola Inlet with HMS DUKE OF YORK
after SCHARNHORST sank.
31st Arrived at Scapa
Flow with HMS DUKE OF YORK, HM Cruiser JAMAICA having been
part of escort for
return passage from Kola Inlet.
1 9 4 4
January
16th Joined escort for Russian Convoy
JW56A with HMS SAVAGE for passage to Iceland.
21st Escorted Convoy JW56A to Kola Inlet
with HM Destroyers HARDY, INCONSTANT,
OBDURATE, OFFA,
SAVAGE, VENUS, VIGILANT and VIRAGO.
25th Under 0attack by WEREWOLF Group of U- Boats
for 2 days.
(Note : HM Destroyer
OBDURATE was damaged by torpedo and had to detach.
28th Arrived at Kola Inlet with JW56A and
detached to reinforce escort for following
Convoy JW56B with
same ships, except HMS OBDURATE.
February
1st Detached from JW56B on arrival at
Kola Inlet.
6th Joined escort for return Convoy RA56
with HM Destroyers INCONSTANT, MAHRATTA,
MILNE, METEOR,
MUSKETEER, SCOURGE and HM Canadian Destroyer HURON.
9th Detached from RA56 before arrival in
Loch Ewe. Convoy was not intercepted.
Resumed duties with
Flotilla.
March
29th Joined Russian Convoy JW58 with HM
Destroyers OBEDIENT, OFFA, ONSLOW,
OPPORTUNE, ORIBI,
ORWELL, SAUMAREZ, SERAPIS, SCORPION and VENUS
as Ocean Escort.
30th Under attacks by U-Boat Groups THOR,
BLITZ and HAMMER for three days.
These were driven
off by aircraft from HM Escort Carriers TRACKER and ACTIVITY
as well as by ships
of 2nd Support Group. Four submarines were sunk.
April
4th Detached on arrival of JW58 at Kola
Inlet.
7th Joined escort for return Convoy RA58
with HM Cruiser DIADEM, HM Escort
Carrier TRACKER, HM
Destroyer IMPULSIVE and above escorts from JW58.
13th Detached from RA58 before arrival at
Loch Ewe.
May Nominated for support duty
during Normandy landings as part of Force "S" with HM
Destroyers
SAUMAREZ, SCOURGE, SCORPION, SERAPIS, IMPULSIVE and KELVIN
of 23rd Destroyer
Flotilla
(Operation NEPTUNE:
For details of naval activities prior to and during landings
see OPERATION
NEPTUNE by K Edwards and LANDINGS IN NORMANDY,
JUNE 1944 (HMSO).
Selected target in
Pre-Arranged Fire Plan - Ouistreham with HMS SCORPION.
Took part in
preparatory exercises.
June Passage to Clyde to ships
of Bombardment Force "D" (HM Battleships WARSPITE,
RAMILLIES and HM
Cruiser MAURITIUS).
3rd Escorted Bombardment Force
"D" to Solent to join other snips of Force "S".
5th Arrived in Solent and operation
postponed for 24 hours.
Passage to
beachhead as escort for Convoy S6 with HMS SAUMAREZ and HMS SWIFT
6th Took part in preliminary
bombardment on selected targets before assault.
Provided naval
gunfire support during assault phase.
7th Deployed in Eastern Task Force Area
for gunfire support and defence of ships off
beachheads.
24th Carried out interception of ships
evacuating German forces from Cherbourg area.
In action with E-Boats.
(See HOLD THE
NARROW SEA by Peter C Smith).
July Released from service in
English Channel and taken in hand for repair by
HM Dockyard,
Portsmouth.
On completion took
passage to Scapa Flow to resume Home Fleet duties
with Flotilla.
August
15th Part of destroyer screen for HM
Aircraft Carriers INDEFATIGABLE, FORMIDABLE
and FURIOUS, HM Battleship DUKE OF
YORK, HM Cruisers DEVONSHIRE and
BERWICK with HM
Destroyers MYNGS, VIGILANT, SIOUX (RCN), ALGONQUIN (RCN),
KEMPENFELT and
ZAMBESI for series of air attacks on the German battleship TIRPITZ in
Kaafjord.
22nd Attacks made after delay due to
weather but were unsuccessful.
(See CONVOY! and
ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY).
September Deployed with Flotilla in Home Fleet.
to
November
December
8th Escorted HM Aircraft Carrier
IMPLACABLE, HM Escort Aircraft Carriers TRUMPETER
and PREMIER, with
HM Cruiser DIADEM, HM Destroyers ZAMBESI, SAVAGE,
VIGILANT, ZEALOUS,
SERAPIS, SIOUX (RCN) and ALGONQUIN (RCN) during series
of air attacks on
Hagesund. (See above references).
1 9 4 5
January
1st Joined escort for Russian Convoy JW63
to Kola Inlet with HM Cruiser DIADEM, HM Escort
Aircraft Carrier
VINDEX, HM Destroyers MYNGS, SAVAGE, SCOURGE, SERAPIS,
ZAMBESI, ZEBRA,
ALGONQUIN (RCN) and SIOUX (RCN).
8th
Detached on arrival at Kola Inlet after undetected passage.
11th Part of escort for return Convoy RA63
with same ships.
21st Detached on arrival at Loch Ewe after
stormy passage involving period of shelter.
February Passage to Tyne for refit in
commercial shipyard.
March Rejoined Flotilla on
completion of post refit trials.
11th Part of Close Escort for Russian
Convoy JW65 from Clyde with HM Destroyers MYNGS,
HM Corvettes
ALLINGTON CASTLE, ALNWICK CASTLE, BAMBOROUGH CASTLE,
LANCASTER CASTLE,
CAMELLIA, HONEYSUCKLE and OXLIP.
20th HM Sloop LAPWING sunk in submarine
attacks by HAGEN Group.
23rd Escorted return Convoy RA65 with HM
Cruiser DIADEM, HM Escort Carriers TRUMPETER
and CAMPANIA, HM
Destroyers MYNGS, OPPORTUNE, ORWELL, SAVAGE, SCORPION,
SCOURGE, ZAMBESI,
SIOUX (RCN) and same ships deployed with JW65
30th Detached from RA65 before arrival at
Scapa Flow after undetected passage.
April Resumed Flotilla duties
with Home Fleet.
18th Joined escort for Russian Convoy JW66
with HM Cruiser DIADEM, HM Escort Aircraft
Carriers PREMIER
and VINDEX, HM Destroyers OFFA, ZEALOUS, ZEPHYR, ZEST,
ZODIAC, HAIDA
(RCN), HURON (RCN) AND IROQUOIS.
25th Detached from JW66 on arrival at Kola
Inlet after uninterrupted passage.
29th Sailed from Kola Inlet with same ships, except HMS OFFA,
as escort for return Convoy
RA66.
(Note : During a
series of anti-submarine operations by frigates of the 19th Escort Group
a
collection of U-Boats lying off Kola Inlet were prevented from making sustained
attacks on this convoy. HM Frigate GOODALL was sunk but two U-Boats were
destroyed (U307 on 29th April and U268
on 30th April)).
For
details of development of Anti-Submarine weapons and tactics during WW2
see
SEEK AND STRIKE by W Hackmann).
May
7th Detached from RA66 with HM Destroyer
ZEPHYR, HM Canadian Destroyers HAIDA,
HURON and IROQUOIS
before arrival in Clyde.
8th Resumed Flotilla duties in Home
Fleet.
13th Deployed with HM Destroyer BROADWAY
to meet surrendered German U-Boats in North
Sea being
transferred to Trondheim for collection prior to disposal in UK during
Operation
DEADLIGHT.
Sailed from Rosyth
with Norwegian Admiral embarked.
16th Escorted U-boats to Trondheim and
remained for liberation celebrations.
June
5th Escorted HM Cruiser NORFOLK from
Rosyth to Oslo with HM Cruiser DEVONSHIRE,
HM Destroyers
ONSLOW and ORWELL (Operation INDESTRUCTIBLE).
(Note :HMS NORFOLK
was taking King Haakon back to Norway after 5 years of exile
in
UK).
7th Arrived in Oslo to tumultuous
reception.
July Resumed Flotilla duties
pending transfer to Royal Norwegian naval service.
to Deployed in support of
military reoccupation requirements.
August
P o s t W a r
N o t e s
HM
Norwegian Destroyer STORD was purchased by Norway in 1946 and remained in
service until 1959.
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