Halcyon Class Minesweepers  HMS Sharpshooter
June 1939
 
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HMS SHARPSHOOTER Ship’s Log -
Source:  Original records held at Public Records Office ADM 53/110540

HM Shaips Hazard, Sharpshooter and Speedy visit Bristol 1939

HM Ships Sharpshooter, Speedy and Hazard in Bristol Docks 1939

HM Ships Hazard, Sharpshooter and Speedy visited Bristol in June 1939

Date

    At

 

 1/6/39

Portland

At sea. Minesweeping exercises (with ‘Seagull’, ‘Hazard’ and ‘Speedy’) 15.54 Arrive Brixham

 2/6/39

Brixham

13.40 ‘Hebe’ and ‘Salamander’ proceeded to Liverpool (search for Thetis). ‘SHARPSHOOTER’ became SO of remainder (includes ‘Speedy’, ‘Niger’, ’Hazard’)

 3/6/39

Brixham

Make & mend

 4/6/39

Brixham

Clean ship

 5/6/39

Brixham

Clean ship. Ship opened to visitors

 6/6/39

Brixham

Clean ship. Make & mend. 16.30 Hands to bathe.

 7/6/39

Brixham

Clean ship. Ship opened to visitors.

 8/6/39

Brixham

Clean ship. Proceed to Dartmouth. Embarked cadets from RN College.
Carried out manoeuvres for instruction of cadets. Returned to Dartmouth. Secured alongside ‘Salamander’.

 9/6/39

Dartmouth

Paint ship’s side. Make & mend.

10/6/39

Dartmouth

Paint ship’s side. Open ship to visitors.

11/6/39

Dartmouth

Clean ship.

12/6/39

Dartmouth

Clean ship. Gun crews to drill. Ship open to visitors.

13/6/39

Dartmouth

Clean ship.
15.12 Depart Dartmouth (with ‘Salamander’ and ‘Niger’)
23.20 Exercise sea boat’s crew and lowerers.

14/6/39

At sea

19.00 Arrive alongside Narrow Quay, Bristol.

15/6/39

Bristol

Clean ship. Open ship to visitors.

16/6/39

Bristol

Clean ship. Open ship to visitors. Lord Mayor of Bristol visits ship.

17/6/39

Bristol

Clean ship. Open ship to visitors.

18/6/39

Bristol

Clean ship. Open ship to visitors.

19/6/39

Bristol

Clean ship. Open ship to visitors.

20/6/39

Bristol

Clean ship. Open ship to visitors. ‘Speedy’ left 07.00.

21/6/39

Bristol

08.05 Depart Bristol (with ‘Hazard’). Proceed down Bristol Channel.

22/6/39

At sea

02.00 Exercise sea boat’s crews and lowerers.
09.20 Arrive at Falmouth. Clean ship.

23/6/39

Falmouth

Clean ship.

24/6/39

Falmouth

Clean ship. Open ship to visitors.

25/6/39

Falmouth

Clean ship. Open ship to visitors.

26/6/39

Falmouth

Clean ship. 18.30 Depart Falmouth with ‘Seagull’.

27/6/39

At sea

‘Seagull’ hauled out of line and proceeded to Devonport. ‘SHARPSHOOTER’ and ‘Hazard’ proceed to Sheerness.
20.10 Arrive Sheerness.

28/6/39

Sheerness

Proceed to Chatham. Secure between ‘Sandhurst’ and ‘Hazard’.
Port Watch proceeded on seasonal summer leave.

29/6/39

Sheerness

Clean ship.

30/6/39

Sheerness

Clean ship.

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