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HMS Gleaner
Source NMM N 6780
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DATE OF ARRIVAL |
LOCATION |
DATE OF DEPARTURE |
ORDERS, REMARKS ETC |
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11.1.43 |
Scapa |
11.1.43 |
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13.1.43 |
Grimsby |
24.2.43 |
14/1 GLEANER taken in
hand for refit Consolidated Fisheries, Grimsby D/C 10/2
12/2 D/C now 23/2 |
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26.2.43 |
Scapa |
6.3.43 |
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In early March GLEANER
sailed up to Hvalfjord and operated there locally as a minesweeper
until mid June when ships of the 15th M/S Flotilla arrived in the
area. |
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9.3.43 |
Hvalfjord |
8.5.43 |
18/3 Two mines cut by
GLEANER while carrying out sweeps, clearance sweep of area will be
carried out on completion of boiler cleaning |
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11.5.43 |
Scapa |
27.5.43 |
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30.5.43 |
Hvalfjord |
5.6.43 |
GLEANER can be taken in
hand about 19/6 by Messrs Consolidated Fisheries, Grimsby for making
good defects |
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8.6.43 |
Hvalfjord |
9.6.43 |
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14.6.43 |
Scapa |
17.6.43 |
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18.6.43 |
Humber |
22.7.43 |
Maintenance: D of D 12/7
Completes 21/7 |
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24.7.43 |
Scapa |
28.7.43 |
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29.7.43 |
Londonderry |
3.9.43 |
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Gleaner, Halcyon, Salamander 6.8.43
Londonderry (IWM A18557/9)
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DATE OF ARRIVAL |
LOCATION |
DATE OF DEPARTURE |
ORDERS, REMARKS ETC |
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4.9.43 |
Scapa |
12.9.43 |
12/9
Left Scapa for
Seidisfiord for Operation S F |
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14.9.43 |
Seidisfiord |
14.9.43 |
Arrived Seidisfiord, sailing p.m. for Hvalfiord |
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16.9.43 |
Hvalfiord |
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Arrived Hvalfiord |
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17.9.43 |
Hvalfiord |
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Left Hvalfiord for Seidisfiord for Operation S F |
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19.9.43 |
Seidisfiord |
21.9.43 |
21/9 Left
Seidisfiord for Operation S F
(anti U-boat patrols by surface forces and aircraft in the Iceland
Faroes passage)
25/9
Returned to Seidisfiord |
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25.9.43 |
Seidisfiord |
2.10.43 |
2/10
Left Seidisfiord for Operation S F.
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8/10 Returned to Scapa, sailing p.m. for London
for refit |
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EXTRACT FROM
THE WAR DIARY OF
THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF, HOME FLEET
October 1943
110. Operation S.F.
Operation S F continued throughout October but
on a reduced scale owing to the withdrawal of all destroyers after the
first week. No Fleet destroyers could be made available owing to
increasing commitments elsewhere and the Western Approaches. “S” class
which had been lent for this operation were required for miscellaneous
duties in their own command and for trials
This reduction left the minesweepers, operating
under Commander in Chief, Rosyth, from Seidisfiord, to carry on the
patrols to which the 15th Flotilla contributed the majority of ships.
All patrols
throughout the month were uneventful but Commander in Chief, Rosyth,
informed the ships of the effect which their patrols were having in
other areas. Air cooperation throughout October was provided by 18
Group.
Details of ships
taking part in this operation are as follows:
Destroyers:
SCORPION
(1st-2nd, 5th-8th)
SAVAGE
(1st-2nd, 5th-6th)
SCOURGE
(1st-2nd, 5th-8th)
SARDONYX
(1st-4th)
Minesweepers
HARRIER
(1st-8th)
HUSSAR
(1st-25th)
GLEANER
(1st-8th)
SALAMANDER
(1st-13th)
FRASERBURGH
(7th-31st)
BOOTLE
(16th-31st)
LLANDUDNO
(9th-31st)
ARDROSSAN
(1st-31st)
LYME REGIS
(1st-31st)
WORTHING (2nd-31st)
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8.10.43 |
Scapa |
8.10.43 |
GLEANER can be taken in
hand for refit on 10/10 Green and Silley Weir, Tilbury |
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14.10.43 |
Sheerness |
? |
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15.10.43 |
Tilbury |
6.12.43 |
GLEANER taken in hand for
refit by Green and Silley Weir, Tilbury. Date of completion 30/11 |
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Sheerness |
10.12.43 |
GLEANER completes today
for sailing 1/12 |
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12.12.43 |
Scapa |
17.12.43 |
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18.12.43 |
Aultbea |
20.12.43 |
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22.12.43 |
At sea |
30.12.43 |
GLEANER joined as part of
Ocean escort for JW55B. Although not attacked, the convoy was pursued
by the Scharnhorst which was sunk on 26/12,
the gun flashes being
visible to the escorts of the convoy. Eastern local escort 28/12
to 30/12 included Halcyon and Hussar. |
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Kola Inlet |
7.1.44 |
GLEANER then acted as
local escort for the homeward bound RA55B, and she also performed
other local escort tasks in Jan/Feb 1944 |
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