Late in the morning of September 10th, the French destroyers Le Fortune (Cdr. After conducting an A/S sweep astern of the convoy they proceeded to Plymouth where they arrived around noon on the 7th.Īround 1100A/8, HMS Verity, HMS Volunteer, HMS Witherington and HMS Wolverine parted company with the convoy to proceed to Milford Haven where they arrived in the morning of September 10th. Clair-Ford, RN) which had come from Plymouth.Īround 1845A/6, HMS Ramillies and her four escorting destroyers joined the convoy after which HMS Vivacious, HMS Vanessa, HMS Witherington and HMS Wolverine parted company. They were joined around 0530A/6 by the destroyers HMS Eclipse (Lt.Cdr. Baillie-Grohman, OBE, DSO, RN) departed Portland escorted by the destroyers HMS Exmouth (Cdr. Gordon, RN).Īrond 2300A/5, the battleship HMS Ramillies (Capt. Gartside-Tippinge, RN), HMS Witherington (Lt.Cdr. Sherbrooke, RN) as well as HMS Verity (Lt.Cdr. On assembly the convoy was escorted by the destroyers HMS Vivacious (Cdr. Strathaird (British, 22281 GRT, built 1932). Scythia (British, 19761 GRT, built 1920) and Reina del Pacifico (British, 17702 GRT, built 1931), The convoy was assembled off the Clyde and was made up of the passenger liners / merchant vessels īritannic (British, 26943 GRT, built 1930),Ĭlan Ferguson (British, 7347 GRT, built 1938),ĭuchess of Bedford (British, 20123 GRT, built 1928),ĭurban Castle (British, 17388 GRT, built 1938),

for destinations in the Atlantic or Mediterranean (or Far East via the Mediterranean).

( 1)Ī convoy of eleven passenger liners departed the U.K. On 3 September it was decided that the should join the Channel Force instead. In late August 1939 it was decided that Courageous was to join forces with HMS Ramillies and that they would be sent to Freetown. HMS Courageous had been commissioned with full completment from the Reserve Fleet on 31 July 1939. Makeig-Jones, RN) departed Portsmouth for Portland. Notable events involving Ramillies include: Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page. You can help improve our commands sectionĬlick here to Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel. Robert Arthur William Joseph Southwell, RNĪ/Cdr. Geoffrey Meredyth Keble Keble-White, RNĬdr. Desmond Nevill Cooper Tufnell, DSC, RNĬapt. Harold Tom Baillie-Grohman, DSO, OBE, RNĬapt.

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