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H . M . S . L I N C O L N ( G 4
2 )
Ex USS YARNALL (Type B – MONTGOMERY Class) built by Cramp.
The ship was laid down on 12th
February 1918 and launched on 19th June 1918. Build was completed on 29th November 1918. She was
transferred to the Royal Navy under the UK/US Lend
Lease Agreement in September 1940. On 23rd October when this ship commissioned
she was renamed LINCOLN which is
cannon to the County town in Lincolnshire
and to one in Nebraska, USA.
She was the 2nd RN ship to carry this name which was introduced in 1695 for a
4th Rate which foundered in 1703. This destroyer was not
'adopted' by a UK
civil community after a successful 'WARSHIP WEEK' National Savings campaign
during 1941-42
B a t
t l e H o n o u r s
ATLANTIC 1941-43 -
NORTH SEA
1942-44
H e r a l d i c D a t a
Badge
: On a Field White, a
cross couped Red charged with a fleur-de-lys Gold
thereon a lozenge Blue charged with a mullet White.
M o t
t o
Loyaulte n’a houte : ‘Loyalty knows no shame’
(Note : These may not have been authorised until after WW2.)
D e t a i l s
o f W a r S e r v i c e
1 9 4 0
September Prepared for
transfer to RN
October
23rd
Commissioned as HMS LUDLOW at Halifax.
Prepared for passage to Plymouth via St
Johns, Newfoundland.
November Passage to St
Johns
15th Arrived
at Plymouth
Taken
in hand by HM Devonport for essential modifications to suit RN service.
30th On
completion nominated for service with 1st Escort Group for convoy defence in
Western
Approaches.
December Deployed with
Group for Atlantic convoy defence
1 9 4 1.
January Atlantic
deployment in continuation
to
March
April
6th During
Atlantic convoy duty deployed to take part in rescue of survivors from HM Armed
Merchant Cruiser CORMORIN.
(Note
: This ship had sunk after a major fire on board.)
May Atlantic
convoy defence with Group in continuation.
to
Nominated for refit to complete modifications for RN service.
August
September Passage to
Thames
Taken
in hand for refit in Thames commercial shipyard.
October Under refit
to For
details of changes to suit RN requirements see THE TOWNS by A Hague.
December
1 9 4 2
January Under refit
to
Nominated for transfer to Royal Norwegian Navy
February
March Norwegian
naval personnel joined ship
Commissioned for service and nominated for convoy defence in eastern Atlantic
with RCN
Carried out harbour trials.
April On
completion of shipyard work carried out post refit sea trials
May Passage to
Halifax to join Western Local Escort Force
(Note
: Ship may have worked-up for operational service before leaving UK.)
June Deployed
for Local Escort of Atlantic convoys between US and Canadian ports and St Johns,
to
Newfoundland with Western Local Escort Force (WLEF) under overall RCN comand.
December
1 9 4 3
January WLEF
deployment in continuation
to
Nominated for Stage 2 refit
June Passage
to Charlestown, SC for refit.
July Under
refit
to
Nominated for service with W7 Group in Western Support Force
October (Note : This
new Force was short-lived as many of the ships selected had limited availability
due
to frequency of defects)
Refit
work included installation of HEDGHOG anti-submarine mortar and improved
radar
outfit.)
November Nominated for
return to UK and
termination of loan service with Royal Norwegian Navy
December On arrival in
UK nomated for
withdrawal from operational service
1 9 4 4
January Paid-off and
reduced to Reserve status
Norwegian personnel left ship
February Laid-up
to
Nominated for transfer to Soviet Navy
June
July Under
refit prior to transfer.
Russian naval personnel joined ship
Carried out harbour trials
August Carried out
sea trials
26th Formal
transfer to Soviet command and renamed DRUZHNI
September Nominated for
passage to Kola Inlet as part of outward Russian Convoy JW60.
Passage to join JW60
15th Sailed
from Loch Ewe with JW60
23rd Arrived
at Kola Inlet.
October Deployed
with Soviet Northern Fleet for Arctic convoy defence and patrol
to
December
1 9 4 5
January Northern
Fleet deployment in continuation.
to
May
P o s t W a r N o t e s
Ship remained in Soviet
service until August 1952 when she was returned to Rosyth and formally returned
to the RN on 24th August that year. HMS
LINCOLN was de-stored and placed on the Disposal List. Sold to BISCO for
demolition by Metal Industrious she arrived in tow at the breaker’s yard in
Inverkeithing near Rosyth on 3rd September 1952. The name was carried forward
for a third time when given to an AA Frigate on launch at Govan on 6th April
1959. This ship was placed on the Disposal List in 1983 and also broken-up at
Inverkeithing.
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