HMS Sphinx 1939 Halcyon Class Minesweeper

Date of Arrival	Place	Date of Departure	Orders, Remarks
1937	ADM 199/2571
			7/9 Controllers list: To be built under 1937 New Construction Programme by Hamilton 5/10 Controllers list: To be laid down Jan ’38, To be launched Nov ’38, completes 27.5.39
1938
			8/2 Controllers List: Laid down 17.1.38 Will join 1^st MSF relieving Hussar 13/12 Controller’s List: To be launched 7.2.39
1939
7.2.39	Glasgow	27.7.39	7/2 Launched 14/3 Controller’s list: Completes June ‘39 27/7 Acceptance trial, SPHINX will be commissioned with a Chatham navigating party for acceptance trial and subsequent service in the 6^th MSF
30.7.39	Sheerness	5.8.39	31/7 SPHINX should attend the inspection
6.8.39	Portland	13.8.39	Temporarily attached to the Reserve Fleet for the Royal Inspection at Portland 9/8
14.8.39	Sheerness	23.8.39
24.8.39	Portland	24.8.39
25.8.39	Sheerness	?
19.9.39	Harwich	25.9.39
25.9.39	Sheerness	28.9.39
28.9.39	Harwich	4.10.39
14.10.39	Sheerness	?
16.10.39	Sheerness	?
19.10.39	Harwich	20.10.39
21.10.39	Grimsby	27.10.39
28.10.39	Grimsby	14.12.39
	Source: ADM 100/184 Weekly M S Report Tyne Area to 28 Dec 39 (Extracts) Available minesweepers included 5^th MSF: HMS SPHINX, HMS Speedwell, HMS Halcyon, HMS Harrier, HMS Dunoon, HMS Dundalk. SWEPT CHANNELS 22.12.39 Coastal Channels: War channel to westward cleared to 16 cables from centre line from Lat 54°55’ N the Lat 55°10’N. One mine exploded, one cut … by 5^th MSF. 23.12.39 Coastal Channels: 5^th MSF War Channel area to Westward cleared 19 cables from centre line from Lat 54°55’ N the Lat 55°10’N. One mine exploded, four mines cut. 25.12.39 Coastal Channels: 5^th MSF area to west of centre line war channel cleared to 21 cables from Lat 54°55’ N the Lat 55°10’N. 26.12.39 Approach channels: 5^th MSF carried out clearance sweep from southern edge of S Tyne approach 4 cables wide. 27.12.39 Coastal channels: 5^th MSF clearance sweep line 115°, from Tyne Entrance to War Channel, 3 cables to south 5 cables to north of line. 28.12.39 Coastal channels: 5^th MSF War channels area to east of centre line cleared to 10 cables, from Lat 54°55’ N the Lat 55°10’N. One mine cut 094° 8 miles from North breakwater light.
?	Tyne	2.1.40