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Commander Broome, equally mystified by the course of events, soon began to feel that his place was with the merchant ships but he thought Rear-Admiral Hamilton was acting on fuller information then himself. MV Southern Prince was a cargo liner launched in 1929 for the Prince Line between New York City and Argentina. El Capitan (5255 GRT, built 1917), Komiles (3962 GRT, built 1932), Good rescue work was carried out by the escorts, especially the FFL Roselys which picked up 179 survivors from various ships. R.H.F. J.A. Taken in hand … By this time the Allied ships were well on their way home but an attempt to attack the enemy was once again made by submarines. Currey, DSC, RN), HMS Martin (Cdr. Commander Broome then departed with the destroyers of the close screen to join the cruiser force of Rear-Admiral Hamilton. Object associations. Histoire. This convoy was made up of the following merchant ships; American J.H. Four aircraft are believed to have been shot down. Having been located, Rear-Admiral Hamilton broke wireless silence and at 1830/5 informed the Commander-in-Chief of his position, course, speed and the composition of his force. No attacks developed, the enemy focus was on the eastbound convoy. R.G. Both forces returned to their bases on December 10th. Actually Rear-Admiral Hamilton, who was still under the impression that enemy surface forces were in close proximity, argued that once the convoy had been scattered the enemy would leave it to their air forces and submarines to deal with it (and this was exactly what the Germans did). V. Hammersley-Heenan, RN) , Menestheus (Capt.(rtd.) Much fog was encountered during the passage which was uneventful except for two U-boat alarms. Earlier on the 29th Force X, which was to act as a decoy convoy to fool the Germans, had departed Scapa Flow. Navarino (4841 GRT, built 1937), Convoy PQ 17 was now about 130 nautical miles north-east of Bear Island and had just come through the heavy air attack remarkably well. St. Clears (4312 GRT, built 1936), Four days later (on the 28th) the Winston Salem was finally refloated. P.W.B. During the noght of 9-10 July some 40 bombers carried out high level attacks on this small convoy. Also three Russian destroyers (Grozniy, Gremyashchiy and Valerian Kyubishev) joined the escort of convoy QP 13 as far as 30 degrees East. W.H.D. Meanwhile at the Admiralty it was known that German heavy surface units had gone to sea from Trondheim (battleships Tirpitz and heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper) and Narvik (pocket battleships Lützow and Admiral Scheer) but they had not been detected at sea. E.G. Pan Kraft (5644 GRT, built 1919), American Press (5131 GRT, built 1920), The sudden order to scatter came to Commodore Dowding as an unpleasant surprise. E.M.C. A cover force made up of the battlecruiser HMS Hood (Capt. Paton, RN, with Rear-Admiral Sir H.M. Burrough, CB, DSO, RN, commanding Cruiser Squadron 10 on board). Empire Byron (6645 GRT, built 1941), S.H. Pieter de Hoogh (7168 GRT, built 1941), It was not until that forenoon that the situation as regards the enemy heavy ships was made clear to him. Ocean Freedom (7173 GRT, built 1942), C.M. The sudden order to scatter came to Commodore Dowding as an unpleasant surprise. A distant cover force had meanwhile sailed from Scapa Flow late on the 29th to take up a cover position north-east of Jan Mayen Island. Heffron (7611 GRT, built 1919), The Russian tankers Azerbaidjan (6114 GRT, built 1932), It seemed there would be no immediate danger for the German heavy ships provided they could approach the merchant ships unseen and engage them for a time as short as possible. May 27, 2017 - The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat. They were escorted by the destroyers HMS Faulknor (Capt. Commodore Dowding wasted no time. E.M.C. R.H. Gibbs, USN). Most immediate. Most immediate. In the evening of the 4th German aircraft made a successful attack on the convoy hitting the British merchant vessel Navarino, the American merchant William Hooper and the Russian tanker Azerbaidjan. At 1740 hours a German Focke Wulf aircraft made contact and correctly reported the force in position 74°30’N, 07°40’E. Fearing an attack on the convoy by these ships was imminent the convoy was ordered to scatter at 2123/4. E.G. Nothing came of this, however, nor of a further patrol carried out by HMS Sturgeon on the night of 9/10 July close inshore some 70 nautical miles north of Trondheim in case of any German ships going to that port. It seemed there would be no immediate danger for the German heavy ships provided they could approach the merchant ships unseen and engage them for a time as short as possible. Cruiser force withdraw to the west at high speed. You can help improve our commands section Cruiser force withdraw to the west at high speed. Accordingly he ordered them to fuel from HMS London and HMS Norfolk. HMS Edinburgh returned to Scapa Flow at 1800/5. Grey Ranger (3313 GRT, built 1941). The Russian submarine K-21 reported at 1700/5 the Tirpitz, Admiral Scheer and eight destroyers in position 71°25’N, 23°40’E, steering course 045°. Cubison, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Hussar (Lt. R.C. Massmar (5828 GRT, built 1920), Also, one of the escorts of convoy PQ 17 was found there, the British A/S trawler Ayrshire. John Creswell, RN: 19 May 1941: 15 … R.B.S. Giffard, RN), HMS Zulu (Cdr. R.de.L Brooke, RN). A remainder of the fate that might be in store for any of them. Fearing an attack on the convoy by these ships was imminent the convoy was ordered to scatter at 2123/4. T.A. Weather attack by surface craft developed in a few minutes or by aircraft and submarines during the next few days, the plight of the individual merchant ships – deprived of mutual support of their escort - was parlous in the extreme. But it was too late, already explosions were occurring amongst the merchant ships. Actually the reason for use of high speed by the cruisers was due to the massing of enemy submarines between 11°E and 20°E and the order to scatter was intended merely as a technical amendment of the term disperse that was used in the previous signal. Richardson, DSC, RN), HMS Onslaught (Cdr. At his special request, Commodore Dowding, despite all he had been through, left Archangel in HMS Poppy on 16 July, in company with HMS Lotus and HMS La Malouine, to form these merchant ships into a convoy and bring them to Archangel. Actually the reason for use of high speed by the cruisers was due to the massing of enemy submarines between 11°E and 20°E and the order to scatter was intended merely as a technical amendment of the term disperse that was used in the previous signal. Requisitioned by the Admiralty on 19 December 1939. Olopana (6069 GRT, built 1920), This force sailed eastward twice, on 30 June and 2 July, to about position 61°30’N, 01°30’E but was not spotted by the Germans. This was done. 17th Destroyer Flotilla), HMS Ashanti (Cdr. Commodore Dowding wasted no time. Kuzbass (3109 GRT, built 1914), It was realised afterwards by the Admiralty that the decision to scatter the convoy had been premature. The Winston Salem was however still aground with two Russian tugs standing by. Duck, RD, RNR), HMS Honeysuckle (Lt. H.H.D. Read, USN) meanwhile arrived at Seidisfiord, Iceland from Scapa Flow to fuel before joining the Battlefleet at sea later. John Witherspoon (7191 GRT, built 1942), Things were however not that bad as Commodore Dowding thought at that moment. ATTENTION: You are currently using an unsupported browser. Shortly afterwards U-334 was also depth charged but she also escaped without damage. At first the different groups spread on courses ranging from north to east, a few steering afterwards for Archangel, most seeking shelter in Novaya Zemlya. There 12 survivors from the merchant Olopana were found. But less than half the merchant ships reached even ‘horrid Zembla’s frozen realms’, for 17 in addition to the oiler RFA Aldersdale and the rescue ship Zaafaran were sunk during the next three days by bombing aircraft and U-boats. Hill, USN). A Russian icebreaker (the Murman) was also there as was a Russian trawler (the Kerov). Panamanian J.W.M. Shortly before that the close cover force had been ordered to withdraw to the west as it was obviously no match for the German heavy ships. The other two ships had to be sunk, most of their crews were picked up by the rescue vessels. To cover these convoy operations a close cover force departed Hvalfjordur, Iceland on 30 June to take up a position to the north of convoy PQ 17. In the afternoon of 2 July, U-255 made a torpedo attack on one of the escorts, HMS Fury, two torpedoes were fire but both missed. HMS Norfolk had just flown off her aircraft on an ice patrol. The anti-aircraft ships HMS Palomares and HMS Pozarica each took charge of a group, each collecting also two or three minesweepers or corvettes to act as a screen. Michigan (6419 GRT, built 1920), It was not until that forenoon that the situation as regards the enemy heavy ships was made clear to him. Mount Evans (5598 GRT, built 1919), HMS Niger (Cdr.ret.) But whatever the reason, the orders for his own force were clear, so he remained his westerly course at 25 knots. Richardson, DSC, RN), HMS Onslaught (Cdr. At first the different groups spread on courses ranging from north to east, a few steering afterwards for Archangel, most seeking shelter in Novaya Zemlya. They were escorted by the destroyers HMS Inglefield (Cdr. Richard Henry Lee (7191 GRT, built 1941), Phibbs, RN), HMAS Nepal (Cdr. Eaton, DSO, DSC, RN) and the American destroyers USS Rowan (Lt.Cdr. Honomu (6977 GRT, built 1919), Close cover for the minelayers was provided by the light cruiser HMS Edinburgh (Capt. Commodore Dowding, whose ship the River Afton had been sunk by a U-boat on the 5th, arrived in HMS Lotus, which had rescued him and 36 survivors, including the Master after 3.5 hours on rafts and floats. Seymour, RN). However, arrangements were made for the fleet to reverse its course if the approach of enemy aircraft was detected and at 0645/6 course was altered back to the north-eastward. They were escorted by the destroyers HMS Intrepid (Cdr. Friedberger, RN), Port Quebec (Capt.(Retd.) They were escorted by the destroyers HMS Inglefield (Cdr. Rear-Admiral Hamilton received the Admiralty orders at 2200/4. The Azerbaidjan was able to proceed at 9 knots and in the end reached port. ÉRIMÈTRE DU BIEN N13 A84 N13 N174 ZONE TAMPON BIENS CULTURELS MARITIMES CAEN BAYEUX CARENTAN Ravenoville Sainte-Marie du-Mont Cricqueville-en-Bessin Colleville-sur-Mer Longues-sur-Mer Arromanches-les-Bains Ver-sur-Mer Courseulles-sur-Mer Ouistreham UTAH BEACH OMAHA BEACH BATTERIE DE … No sights had been obtained since 1800/2 and the convoys position was considerably in doubt. J.W.M. Empire Meteor (7457 GRT, built 1940), This force was made up of; the auxiliary minelayers Southern Prince (A/Capt. MacKillican, DSC, RNR), the auxiliary AA ship HMS Alynbank (A/Capt.(rtd.) Selby, RN). A remainder of the fate that might be in store for any of them. Also, one of the escorts of convoy PQ 17 was found there, the British A/S trawler Ayrshire. Alus oli tarkoitettu Prince Linelle New Yorkin ja Argentiinan reiteille. Considerable confusion prevailed, some thinking that a U-boat attack was in progress, other imagining a surface raider. Rear-Admiral Hamilton’s cruisers and eight destroyers were detached to Seidisfjord at 1230 hours and the battlefleet turned to the southward again shortly afterwards. R.G. After a stormy passage they arrived at Byelushya Bay on the 19th. This was the first time the Commander-in-Chief was informed of the fact the Commander Broome’s destroyers with with the force of Rear-Admiral Hamilton, a fact which he regretted. A.G. West, RN), HMS Achates (Lt.Cdr. Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page. A.H. Maxwell-Hyslop, AM, RN), light cruiser HMS Nigeria (Capt. The vessel will now be stranded in Portsmouth until May next year after being flooded. The situation was now as follows. Descriptif produit : Conçu par Phinéas Pett, le HMS Prince est l'un des plus beaux navires anglais du XVIIe siècle.Il fut lancé à Chatham en 1670.Il s'agissait d'un navire de première classe, armé de 100 canons et avec un équipage de 780 hommes en temps de guerre.En 1672, il participa à sa première bataille en arborant le drapeau du Duc d'York lors de la troisième … Hemming, RN) and HMS St. Albans (Lt.Cdr.(Emgy.) F. Ratsey, RN), HMS Menestheus (Capt. Paton, RN, with Rear-Admiral Sir H.M. Burrough, CB, DSO, RN, commanding Cruiser Squadron 10 on board). Much fog was encountered during the passage which was uneventful except for two U-boat alarms. During the night of 5/6 July the Admiralty made three signals to the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet suggesting that the Tirpitz might be ‘reluctant to go as far as the convoy’ if the battlefleet was sighted steering to the eastward, and that aircraft from HMS Victorious might be able to attack her if she had ben damaged by the Russian submarines. Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from HMS Southern Prince.. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! Campbell, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Leamington (Lt. B.M.D. This could not be known by the recipients, and the cumulative effect of these three signals – especially as the last one had a more important marking as the middle one – was to imply that pressing danger was actually upon them. An hour later they passed the merchant vessels which were now on widely divergent courses. Newstead, RN). Off the Butt of Lewis they were joined by the destroyer HMS Beagle (Lt.Cdr. Empire Mavis (5704 GRT, built 1919), HMS Southern Prince (viirinumero M47) oli vuonna 1929 vesillelaskettu laiva, jonka Amiraliteetti lunasti 19. joulukuuta 1939 apumiinalaivaksi. American Robin (5172 GRT, built 1919), The next night the convoy ran into for which persisted until the forenoon of the 3rd. Richard Bland (7191 GRT, built 1942), Donbass (7925 GRT, built 1935). Commander: From: To: 1: A/Capt. The ship however remained afloat and was finally finished off by U-457. R.H. Wright, RN). At more or less the same time U-376 was also depth charged by two or three escorts, she was not damaged. This section includes over 21.000 Allied Warships and over 11.000 Allied Commanders of WWII, from the US Navy, Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Australian Navy, The Polish Navy and others. HMS Salamander accompanied two merchantmen and a rescue ship. C.H. Mormacrey (5946 GRT, built 1919), S.S. Stammwitz, RN), HMS Halcyon (Lt.Cdr. Hickman, RN), FFS Roselys and the A/S trawlers Lady Madeleine (T/Lt. The entire wiki with photo and video galleries for each article Budenni (2482 GRT, built 1923), To cover these convoy operations a close cover force departed Hvalfjordur, Iceland on 30 June to take up a position to the north of convoy PQ 17. L.P. Johnson, USN) and USS Wichita (Capt. American Scott-Moncrieff, RN, Capt. At 2152 hours, while in position 71°38’N, 31°05’E the German ships reversed course and returned to Altafjord. They joined company the next day and proceeded towards Novaya Zemlya. J.A. (2111B/4) It was indeed a grim business and the gravity of the situation was clear to all. The rescue ship Rathlin with two merchant ships, the Donbass and the Bellingham had arrived on the 9th, having shot down an aircraft the day before, and before long the news of other ships sheltering in Novaya Zemlya came in. (2123B/4) E.C. W.H. HMS Salamander accompanied two merchantmen and a rescue ship. C.H.J. Servaes, CBE, RN), HMS Norfolk (Capt. Soon afterwards, Commander Cubison gave his estimated position at 2000/5 as 66°45’N, 22°22’W and suggested altering course 222° for Straumnes Point at that time. Valmistus Liverpoolilainen Furness, Withy & Co tilasi aluksen Lithgow'lta Port Glasgow'sta Skotlannista. P.F. A. St. Clair-Ford, RN), arrived at Port ZA (Loch Alsh) at 0715 hours. This could not be known by the recipients, and the cumulative effect of these three signals – especially as the last one had a more important marking as the middle one – was to imply that pressing danger was actually upon them. Empire Selwyn (7167 GRT, built 1941). Friedberger, RN), HMS Port Quebec (Capt. N.W. Le Geyt, RN), HMS Echo (Cdr. J. Cresswell, RN), Agamemnon (Capt.(rtd.) During the night of 5/6 July the Admiralty made three signals to the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet suggesting that the Tirpitz might be ‘reluctant to go as far as the convoy’ if the battlefleet was sighted steering to the eastward, and that aircraft from HMS Victorious might be able to attack her if she had ben damaged by the Russian submarines. He therefore stood to the eastward for half an hour while attemps were made to recall it but these were without success and at 2230 hours the force turned to a westerly course at 25 knots steering to pass to the southward of the convoy so as to be between it and the probable direction of the enemy. The weather was overcast, visibility about one mile, wind north-east, force 8, sea rough. Underway at sea. They were escorted by the destroyers HMS Intrepid (Cdr. Harcourt, CBE, RN, with the Commander-in-Chief Home Fleet, Admiral Sir J. Tovey, KCB, KBE, DSO, RN on board), USS Washington (Capt. Also with the convoy was a British rescue ship J.S. A conference was held that forenoon and in the evening all ships sailed, the Commodore leading in the Russian icebreaker Murman. during the Second World War 1939-1945. Nine torpedo aircraft approached the convoy at about 1800 hours in position 73°30’N, 04°00’E. The Azerbaidjan was able to proceed at 9 knots and in the end reached port. He feared the enemy surface forces would be ordered to deal with his force and reinforced by Commander Broome’s destroyers he felt that he could fight a delaying action, and had a good chance of leading the enemy within reach of the aircraft of HMS Victorious and possibly the heavy ships of the force of the Commander-in-Chief. Had he been aware that the Admiralty had no further information of the enemy heavy units then he himself possessed he would have remained in a covering position until the convoy was widely dispersed. T.A. Hitler’s permission to lauch the operation had only been obtained in the forenoon of the 5th and the executive order was given at 1137 hours. These were U-456 that was depth charged by HMS Ledbury and sustained light damage and U-657 that was depth charged by HMS Ledbury and HMS Leamington, she sustained no damage. 30th Withdrawn for service for examination of turbine machinery. McCoy, DSO, RN), HMS Eskimo (Lt.Cdr. A. St. Clair-Ford, RN). The disastrous passage of convoy PQ 17 tended to throw into the background the fortunes of the westbound convoy, QP 13. HMS Norfolk had just flown off her aircraft on an ice patrol. Le Hambledon est commandé le 21 mars 1939 dans le cadre de programmation de 1939 pour le chantier naval de Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. à … Powlett, RN) and HMS Wheatland (Lt.Cdr. MV Southern Prince was a cargo liner launched in 1929 for the Prince Line between New York City and Argentina. Le HMS Prince of Wales (pennant number 53), septième navire portant ce nom, est un cuirassé de classe King George V (1939) de la Royal Navy coul é en même temps que le croiseur de bataille HMS Repulse par les avions de l'Empire du Japon le long des côtes de Kuantan (mer de Chine méridionale), le 10 décembre 1941, dans les premiers jours de la bataille de Malaisie. H.G. It was an anxious passage, much fog and ice was encountered and U-boats were known to be about. Glennie, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral W.J. Actually what HMS Niger sighted was a large iceberg but this was not realised for some time. [3] She was torpedoed by German submarine U-652 shortly after midnight on 26 August 1941 while returning from laying minefield SN-70A; but was escorted to Belfast for repair. Construction. Meanwhile on June 26th the Archangel section of the return convoy QP 13 had departed that port. Rodina (4441 GRT, built 1922), Kruys. Morris, RAN), HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. Northey, DSC, RN), corvettes HMS Lotus (Lt. H.J. Shortly afterwards U-334 was also depth charged but she also escaped without damage. P.F. After a conference on board HMS Palomares, these merchantmen were formed into a convoy into a convoy and sailed that evening, escorted by the two AA ships, HMS Halcyon, HMS Salamander, HMS Britomart, HMS Poppy, HMS Lotus and HMS La Malouine and three A/S trawlers. Roberts, RNR). Meanwhile HMS Hussar had obtained a shore fix, led out the remaining merchant ships, which reformed on a southerly course for Reykjavik where they arrived without further misadventure.SourcesADM 199/376ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London. Crombie, DSO, RN), HMS Seagull (Lt.Cdr. This was made up of 12 merchant ships; American Rawson, RN). Now turning to the Germans. (2111B/4) Thick fog was encountered soon after midnight, which persisted with brief intervals till 0630/5. The Empire Tide, which had a lot of survivors from sunken ships aboard joined the convoy early the next day. Britain's Prince William is shown the inner workings of the submarine HMS Alliance as he tours the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport, southern England - Buy this stock photo and explore similar images at Adobe Stock N.W. In this belief he decided to take the destroyers of his escort group to reinforce the cruiser force, and ordered the two submarines to stay near the convoy when it scattered and to try to attack the enemy, while the rest of the escorting ships were to proceed independently to Archangel. They were escorted by HMS Niger (SO), HMS Hussar, FFL Roselys, HMS Lady Madeleine and HMS St. Elstan. J.R.A. Onslow, RN), USS Mayrant (Cdr. Owning to threat of surface ships, convoy is to disperse and to proceed to Russian ports. As soon as the fog lifted sufficiently for visual signalling he informed the Rear-Admiral of his last hurried instructions to PQ 17 and requested that they should be amplified or amended as nessesary. That afternoon the ill-fated convoy PQ 17 was passed. Le HMS Hambledon est un destroyer de classe Hunt de type I de la Royal Navy, qui participa aux opérations navales contre la Kriegsmarine (marine de guerre allemande) pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Actually Rear-Admiral Hamilton, who was still under the impression that enemy surface forces were in close proximity, argued that once the convoy had been scattered the enemy would leave it to their air forces and submarines to deal with it (and this was exactly what the Germans did). Carlton (5127 GRT, built 1920), The merchant ships proceeded mostly alone, or in groups of two or three. Four ships were sunk, the Heffron, Hybert, Massmar and the Rodina and two were seriously damaged, the John Randolph and the Exterminator. At 1910/5 Commander Cubison (C.O. They were being escorted on departure from Port ZA by the British destroyers HMS Douglas (Lt.Cdr. Hegira (7588 GRT, built 1919), The Admiralty decision was conveyed to Rear-Admiral Hamilton in the following three signals; Anticipating their return to Narvik, HMS Sturgeon and FFL Minerve had been ordered on 6 July to leave the main patrol line and to patrol to the mouth of the Vest Fjord on the 7th and the 8th, one at a time, in case the Tirpitz should pass on the outside of the Lofoten Islands, owning to her heavy draught due to possible damage. This was the first the convoy Commodore had heard of the existence of this minefield. C.W.V.T.S. Lawford, RN) and submarine HMS P 614 (Lt. D.J. E.G.H. A.J. She stood them clear of the convoy, when they separated to patrol in its wake, while the corvette went on by itself. This was done. First contact with the enemy occurred on 1 July 1942 when escorts from convoy PQ 17 twice attacked German submarines that were spotted on the surface several miles from the convoy. HMS Southern Prince (M 47) (A/Capt John Creswell, RN) was not in a mercantile convoy but part of a minelaying task force which was returning from laying the minefield SN-70A in the Northern Barrage. His name was Henry Charles Edward Ellis,also know as Harry, He was a Stoker and he also worked at laying the mines. Armstong, DSC and Bar, RN, Capt. It was an anxious passage, much fog and ice was encountered and U-boats were known to be about. Having been located, Rear-Admiral Hamilton broke wireless silence and at 1830/5 informed the Commander-in-Chief of his position, course, speed and the composition of his force. Rear-Admiral Hamilton was still covering the convoy with his cruiser force some ten miles to the north-eastward, with orders by the Admiralty to do so until ordered otherwise. Rear-Admiral Hamilton was much concerned at the effect of the apparent desertion of the merchant ships had on morale. Fury then counter attacked with depth charges but U-255 sustained no damage. By the early morning of the 4th convoy PQ 17 was about 60 nautical miles north of Bear Island where it sustained its first loss. At 1900/5 these ships formed into a five column convoy. Mount Evans (5598 GRT, built 1919), Russian K.H.J.L. She stood them clear of the convoy, when they separated to patrol in its wake, while the corvette went on by itself. This force was made up of the British heavy cruisers HMS London (Capt. At 1900/5 these ships formed into a five column convoy. Selby, RN), HMS Middleton (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Bovell, CBE, RN, with Vice-Admiral Sir B. Fraser, CB, KBE, RN, second in command Home Fleet on board), heavy cruiser HMS Cumberland (Capt. A.J. Find link is a tool written by Edward Betts.. searching for HMS Southern Prince 0 found (3 total) E.C. The attacks ended at 0230/10 and half an hour later two Russian flying boats appeared. Earlier on the 29th Force X, which was to act as a decoy convoy to fool the Germans, had departed Scapa Flow. More information about HMS Southern Prince. Daniel Morgan (7177 GRT, built 1942), John Randolph (7191 GRT, built 1941), Commander Broome then departed with the destroyers of the close screen to join the cruiser force of Rear-Admiral Hamilton. [2], Prince Line sold her in 1947 to G. Costa fu Andrea of Genoa, who renamed her Anna C. for service between Italy and South America. The destroyers HMS Onslow (Capt. She was the largest of … A.G. West, RN), HMS Achates (Lt.Cdr. Soon afterwards, Commander Cubison gave his estimated position at 2000/5 as 66°45’N, 22°22’W and suggested altering course 222° for Straumnes Point at that time. The disastrous passage of convoy PQ 17 tended to throw into the background the fortunes of the westbound convoy, QP 13. Weather attack by surface craft developed in a few minutes or by aircraft and submarines during the next few days, the plight of the individual merchant ships – deprived of mutual support of their escort - was parlous in the extreme. At 2132/5 orders were given to abandon the operation. Tennant, CB, MVO, RN) escorted by the destroyers HMS Somali (Capt.

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