|
Date of Arrival |
Place |
Date of Departure |
Orders, Remarks etc |
|
In Jan 1943 HUSSAR
escorted Convoys KMS7 and
UGS4
(American) within the Med. |
|
22.1.43 |
Bone |
25.1.43 |
|
|
27.1.43 |
Gibraltar |
? |
|
|
After a spell with
MKS7 in February she carried out an A/S sweep into the Atlantic
before re‑entering the Med for convoys GUS5, UGF6 and
RS4. |
|
3.2.43 |
Oran |
6.2.43 |
|
|
12.2.43 |
Gibraltar |
? |
|
|
15.2.43 |
Gibraltar |
16.2.43 |
|
|
? |
Gibraltar |
11.3.43 |
|
|
12.3.43 |
Oran |
13.3.43 |
|
|
19.3.43 |
Oran |
24.3.43 |
|
|
23.3.43 |
Gibraltar |
? |
|
|
27.3.43 |
Oran |
28.3.43 |
|
|
28.3.43 |
Oran |
? |
|
|
29.3.43 |
Gibraltar |
14.4.43 |
Maintenance at Gibraltar
between 30 March and 7 April |
|
22.4.43 |
Gibraltar |
26.4.43 |
|
|
30.4.43 |
Bone |
30.4.43 |
|
|
2.5.43 |
Algiers |
2.5.43 |
|
|
3.5.43 |
Bone |
? |
|
|
9.5.43 |
Gibraltar |
9.5.43 |
|
|
11.5.43 |
Algiers |
15.5.43 |
|
|
By mid May the Admiralty
was calling for HUSSAR and SPEEDWELL to be sailed home |
|
23.5.43 |
Bizerta |
23.5.43 |
HUSSAR was attached to
the Algerine 12th MSF which joined forces for the Bangor
13th MSF at Bizerta to begin Operation Antidote – the
clearing of the passage through the Galita and Sicilian Channels as
far as Tripoli. |
|
26.5.43 |
Bizerta |
28.5.43 |
|
|
2.6.43 |
Bone |
3.6.43 |
|
|
5.6.43 |
Algiers |
5.6.43 |
|
|
8.6.43 |
Gibraltar |
? |
|
|
20.6.43 |
Londonderry |
22.6.43 |
|
|
24.6.43 |
Humber |
11.8.43 |
26/6 HUSSAR taken in
hand Humber Shipwrights Hull, completion 6/8 |
|
12.8.43 |
Scapa |
? |
|
|
? |
Humber |
16.8.43 |
|
|
17.8.43 |
Scapa |
26.8.43 |
|
|
27.8.43 |
Londonderry |
3.9.43 |
|
|
4.9.43 |
Scapa |
12.9.43 |
12/9
Left Scapa for Seidisfiord for Operation S F |
|
14.9.43 |
Leading Supply
Assistant John Mackenzie MacDonald D/MX72596 died, age 33 (Death due
to 'illness':
www.naval-history.net
) |
|
14.9.43 |
Seidisfiord |
21.9.43 |
21/9
Left Seidisfiord for Operation S F |
|
25.9.43 |
Seidisfiord |
2.10.43 |
2/10
Left
Seidisfiord for Operation S F, returned 7/10 |
|
7.10.43 |
Seidisfiord |
9.10.43 |
9/10
Left
Seidisfiord for Operation S F, returned 12/10 |
|
12.10.43 |
Seidisfiord |
18.10.43 |
18/10
Left Seidisfiord
for Operation S F, returned to Scapa 25/10 |
|
|
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)
|
|
25.10.43 |
Scapa |
26.10.43 |
Left
Scapa for Aberdeen for boiler cleaning, arriving p.m. |
|
26.10.43 |
Aberdeen |
8.11.43 |
Boiler
cleaning |
|
8.11.43 |
Scapa |
? |
|
|
14.11.43 |
Aultbea |
15.11.43 |
|
|
15.11.43 |
At sea |
24.11.43 |
HUSSAR formed part of
Ocean escort for JW54A (19 ships) which left Loch Ewe 15/11
and arrived at the Kola Inlet on 24/11 without detection by the
enemy. Local eastern escort included Seagull 24/11 to 26/11. |
|
26.11.43 |
At sea |
28.11.43 |
HUSSAR and Seagull
formed part of the local eastern escort to RA54B (10 ships)
26/11 to 28/11. Harrier formed part of Ocean escort from 27/11 to
9/12. The convoy arrived Loch Ewe on 9/12 undetected after a passage
in very poor weather. |
|
29.11.43 |
Kola Inlet |
15.12.43 |
|
|
? |
Dvina Bar |
17.12.43 |
|
|
20.12.43 |
At sea |
|
HUSSAR part of eastern
local escort to JW55A (which included Speedwell). |
|
23.12.43 |
Dvina Bar |
28.12.43 |
|
|
28.12.43 |
At sea |
30.12.43 |
Eastern local escort to
JW55B from 28/12 to 30/12 included Halcyon and HUSSAR. |
|
31.12.43 |
Dvina Bar |
? |
|
|
31.12.43 |
At sea |
1.1.44 |
Halcyon, HUSSAR and
Speedwell provided local eastern escort to RA55B (8 ships).
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