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Date of Arrival |
Place |
Date of Departure |
Orders, Remarks etc |
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11.1.41 |
Scapa |
14.1.41 |
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15.1.41 |
Scapa |
? |
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25.1.41 |
Able Seaman Austin Thomas
Lavender C/JX147364 died (Cause of death -
Drowning.Source
www.naval-history.net ) |
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8.2.41 |
Scapa |
12.2.41 |
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12.2.41 |
Aberdeen |
18.2.41 |
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SHARPSHOOTER sailed with BRAMBLE down to Harwich to sweep there in
Feb/March 1941; the two also swept from Dungeness to Portsmouth. In
April she moved round to sweep in the Clyde.
(Ruegg)
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20.2.41 |
Harwich |
22.2.41 |
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24.2.41 |
Harwich |
4.3.41 |
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4.3.41 |
Harwich |
5.3.41 |
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6.3.41 |
Harwich |
? |
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13.3.41 |
Newhaven |
14.3.41 |
Arrived 1031. Sailed 0924 (14th)
in company with Bramble, Britomart, Hebe, Niger and Speedy. (Source
Peter Mason) |
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16.3.41 |
Portsmouth |
18.3.41 |
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20.3.41 |
Newhaven |
21.3.41 |
Arrived 1727 in company with
Bramble, Niger, Seagull and Speedy. Sailed 1345 (21st) in company with
Bramble, Niger and Seagull. (Source
Peter Mason) |
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? |
Portsmouth |
22.3.41 |
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25.3.41 |
Newhaven |
26.3.41 |
Arrived 1541 in company with
Bramble, Hebe, Niger and seagull. Sailed 1400 (26th) in company with
Bramble, Hebe, Niger, Seagull and Speedy.
(Source
Peter Mason) |
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27.3.41 |
Harwich |
6.4.41 |
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? |
Harwich |
7.4.41 |
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10.4.41 |
Clyde |
? |
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? |
Campbeltown |
26.4.41 |
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It was then
decided that the 1st Flotilla should be at one week's notice for
(sweeping) operations, but should otherwise be available to the C in C
Western Approaches for escort duty. SHARPSHOOTER escorted Convoys
OB315 and SC39 (Convoy SC39 arrived Liverpool 8/5) before
boiler-cleaning at Aberdeen.
(Ruegg)
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27.4.41 |
Stornoway |
? |
7/5 from SO MSF 1:-
Intend sailing SHARPSHOOTER for boiler cleaning at Aberdeen 3.5
leaving there 14.5 |
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9.5.41 |
Aberdeen |
14.5.40 |
9/5 M/S1
arrived (at Aberdeen) in HMS Bramble, also HMS Sharpshooter and HMS
Seagull (War Diary, Aberdeen)
Boiler cleaning
1300 14/5 HMS Bramble, HMS Seagull
HMS Sharpshooter and HMS Hebe sailed in company.(War
Diary, Aberdeen) |
SHARPSHOOTER then escorted HX125 (convoy
departed Halifax on 6.5.41 and arrived Liverpool on 22.5.41,
OB327, HX128,
OB334 and HX131,
in May/June. Convoy OB347 followed in July. (Ruegg)
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16.5.41 |
Inverary |
17.5.41 |
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Local Escort to Convoy
HX125 (Convoy from Halifax 6/5 to Liverpool 22/5) |
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22.5.41 |
Loch Ewe |
? |
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1.6.41 |
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SHARPSHOOTER, as part of
Local Escort, met convoy HX128 |
|
? |
Oban |
12.6.41 |
5/6 from C in C Western
Approaches:- British Chivalry is to be diverted to Loch Ewe and is to
be escorted by Hebe, SHARPSHOOTER and Seagull. |
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13.6.41 |
Stornoway |
? |
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17.6.41 |
At sea |
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Met convoy HX131 at 1600
on 17/6
in 60 10N 26 45W (2 hours early).
Local Escort: HMS Beagle, HMS Boadicea, HMS Salisbury, HMS Seagull,
HMS SHARPSHOOTER, Maplin, HMS Lady Madeleine, HMS Ayrshire, HMS St.
Loman, HMS Orchis, HMS Nigella
Source:
http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/hx131.html |
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21.6.41 |
Stornoway |
21.6.41 |
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22.6.41 |
Aberdeen |
28.6.41 |
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? |
Stornoway |
2.7.41 |
From C in C Western
Approaches: SHARPSHOOTER is not to refit until ?? has rejoined 1st
MSF practices at Londonderry |
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? |
Stornoway |
17.7.41 |
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17.7.41 |
Oban |
17.7.41 |
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23.7.41 |
Iceland |
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22/7 From ?? Iceland:-
Intend to return SHARPSHOOTER to escort four merchant ships to UK |
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6.8.41 |
Cardiff |
11.11.41 |
6.8.41 Taken in hand for
refit, estimates completes 7/11
20/9 SHARPSHOOTER is to
be taken in hand for conversion for Arctic service at Messrs C H
Bailey, Cardiff, concurrently with present refit.
22/9 From F O I/C
Cardiff:- necessary to extend date of completion by 10 days
24/9 SHARPSHOOTER is
required to be ready to sail by 10/11 |
Out of
refit SHARPSHOOTER sailed to Scapa to act under the orders of the C in
C Home Fleet, and she knew that she would be sailing to North Russia
with HAZARD and HEBE. The three 'Halcyons' sailed to Hvalfjord,
collecting three merchant ships at Kirkwall en route. (Ruegg)
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13.11.41 |
Scapa |
17.11.41 |
Hebe,
SHARPSHOOTER and Hazard were detailed to escort Convoy PQ5 to
Archangel. In fact they escorted four of this convoy's seven ships
from Kirkwall to Hvalfjord. |
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22.11.41 |
Iceland |
|
Commissioned 1.12 |
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27.11.41 |
At sea
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13.12.41 |
SHARPSHOOTER. Hazard and
Hebe provided part of the Ocean escort for PQ5 (7 ships) from
Hvalfjord. SHARPSHOOTER remained with the convoy all the way to
Archangel, arriving 13/12. On 7/12, Bramble and Seagull joined as
local eastern escort, allowing Hazard and Hebe to detach to Murmansk
with the cruiser Sheffield, arriving 8/12. There was no enemy
activity. |
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13.12.41 |
Murmansk |
23.12.41 |
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SHARPSHOOTER carried out local duties in North Russian waters in
December 1941 and January 1942; these included A/S patrols and
escorting incoming convoys (e.g., she went out to meet the Waziristan
and Cold Harbour from PQ7, but in fact the ships were not met)
and of course she looked for mines.
(Ruegg)
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