|
Date of Arrival |
Place |
Date of Departure |
Orders,
Remarks etc |
|
28.4.39 |
Chatham |
|
From A S Chatham: Taken
in hand for docking and coating bottom, completes 1/5 |
|
20.6.39 |
Harwich |
22.6.39 |
15/6 Commissioned with R
F R (D) crews for service in the 5th MSF under
administration of the C in C Nore |
|
22.6.39 |
Harwich |
16.7.39 |
13/7 Arrived at position
054˚ 06’ N 001˚ 03’ E at 0853 |
|
16.7.39 |
Sheerness |
24.7.39 |
17/7 Taken in hand at
Sheerness for repairs, completes 22/7 approx. At 24 hours notice.
20/7 Completes 25/7 for
exercises with Home Fleet
24/7 Completed |
|
24.7.39 |
Harwich |
8.8.39 |
|
|
12.8.39 |
Sheerness |
14.8.39 |
|
|
14.8.39 |
Dover |
23.8.39 |
|
|
24.8.39 |
Sheerness |
25.8.39 |
|
|
26.8.39 |
Dover |
7.10.39 |
|
|
20.9.39 |
Harrier and SKIPJACK sank
two floating mines near the South Godwin Light Vessel. Later that day
Harrier took on board 39 survivors of the torpedoed sloop Kittiwake. A
few days later Harrier, Halcyon, Speedwell, SKIPJACK, Salamander and
Hussar commenced sweeping across the channel towards Calais.
|
|
7.10.39 |
Sheerness |
16.10.39 |
9/10 Taken in hand for
docking and defects, completes 16/10 |
|
17.10.39 |
Dover |
19.10.39 |
|
|
19.10.39 |
Harwich |
20.10.39 |
|
|
21.10.39 |
Grimsby |
24.10.39 |
|
|
25.10.39 |
Grimsby |
27.10.39 |
|
|
28.10.39 |
Grimsby |
? |
|
|
6.11.39 |
Harwich |
9.11.39 |
|
|
14.11.39 |
Leading Stoker John
Davison C/KX 75304 died, age 33 (Buried in Grimsby (Scartho Road)
Cemetery Section 116, Row I, Grave 2). |
|
17.11.39 |
Harwich |
20.11.39 |
18/11 From C in C Nore:
SKIPJACK is to remain at Harwich keeping steam at short notice |
|
23.11.39 |
Harwich |
28.11.39 |
|
|
28.11.39 |
Harwich |
29.11.39 |
|
|
29.11.39 |
Dover |
? |
28/12 SKIPJACK is to
proceed Humber
30/12 From V A Dover:
Intend sailing SKIPJACK to arrive Humber 1.1.40 |
