hi i am trying to find out about the mine disposal and deperming vessel hms springtide out of columbo 1941 till 1944 my dad was a stoker on it till he left for the uk on hms frobisher help needed i know it might be a long shot
John Look up the ships on Navy.net website that should give you a lot of info to help your search. PS welcome on board
Welcome aboard John Heres a starter link as suggested above;- Eastern Fleet, Admiralty War Diary 1942 and an origin posting Mine Sweeping Guinea Pigs - World Naval Ships Forums Best Wishes Jim
Welcome to the forum John - that's at least three welcomes youv'e had so far from forum members from the North East! Best, Steve.
Not much about except for Convoy notices the conversion of colliers to mine destructors which you would possibly already have with a google search. When the first German magnetic mine appeared in 1939, the Admiralty requisitioned colliers and converted them into mine destructor ships with huge electro-magnets in their holds as a stop-gap measure. The ships involved were ANDELLE, BORDE, BURLINGTON (later SOOTHSAYER, later FAIRFAX), BUSHWOOD, CORBRAE, CORBURN, CORFIELD, QUEENWORTH, SPRINGDALE and SPRINGTIDE. HMS CORBURN detonated a mine off Le Havre and sank on 21 May 1940. HMS CORFIELD sank in similar circumstances in the Humber Estuary on 9 Apr 1941. HMS QUEENWORTH was bombed and sank in the North Sea on 9 May 1941. And included in this convoy: Convoy number OG 064 CLYDE 05/06/41 AGUILA 051 Br 3,255 17 GIBRALTAR AUK 061 Br 1,338 21 GIBRALTAR BARRGROVE 035 Br 5,222 18 MONTE VIDEO CAPE CORSO 082 Br 3,807 29 GIBRALTAR CISCAR 054 Br 1,808 19 GIBRALTAR CITY OF YOKOHAMA 062 Br 7,341 22 NYC CLONLARA 014 Br 1,203 26 HUELVA EBRO 022 Da 1,547 20 OPORTO EDENCRAG 081 Br 1,592 40 HUELVA EGYPTIAN 031 Br 2,868 20 FREETOWN EMBASSAGE 084 Br 4,954 35 FATHER POINT EMPIRE DEW 005 Br 7,005 41 MONTREAL. SUNK BY U 48 AFTER DETACHMENT EMPIRE NESS 044 Br 2,922 41 MELILLA EMPIRE WARRIOR 023 Br 1,306 21 COAL POMARON. SUNK AFTER DETACHMENT FINLAND 021 Br 1,375 39 LISBON GUDVIN 083 Nor 1,824 18 SEVILLE GUNDA 093 Sw 1,770 30 COKE LISBON. SUNK AFTER DETACHMENT HEDERA 032 Sw 2,327 00 RETURNED HMS CORBRAE 025 Br 1,788 35 GIBRALTAR HMS SPRINGDALE 095 Br 1,579 37 GIBRALTAR HMS SPRINGTIDE 015 Br 1,579 37 JEDMOOR 012 Br 4,392 28 SANTOS KOS VII 085 Nor 258 32 WHALECATCHER GIBRALTAR KOS X 046 Nor 260 36 WHALE CATCHER GIBRALTAR KOS XI 066 Nor 258 32 WHALECATCHER GIBRALTAR KOS XII 075 Nor 258 32 WHALECATCHER GIBRALTAR LISBETH 094 Nor 2,732 22 TAKORADI LOKE 065 Nor 2,421 15 FATHER POINT MIRZA 011 Du 7,991 29 NYC MOORBY 024 Br 4,992 36 MONTREAL NEW BROOKLYN 071 Br 6,546 20 TAKORADI NICOLAOS MICHALOS 013 Gk 4,342 13 HALIFAX NICOLAOU VIRGINIA 043 Gk 6,869 20 FATHER POINT NORSE KING 074 Nor 5,701 20 SYDNEY CB PACIFIC 052 Br 2,816 23 CADIZ PETREL 042 Br 1,354 20 OPORTO PORTSEA 091 Br 1,583 38 LISBON RANELLA 063 Nor 5,590 12 NYC REMBRANDT 072 Br 5,559 41 RETURNED ROUMANIE 033 Bel 3,658 06 FREETOWN RUCKINGE 092 Br 2,869 39 HUELVA SARASTONE 041 Br 2,473 29 LISBON SHAFTESBURY 073 Br 4,284 23 FATHER POINT ST LINDSAY 064 Br 5,370 21 TRINIDAD. SUNK AFTER DETACHMENT STARLING 053 Br 1,320 30 OPORTO SUSAN MAERSK 034 Br 2,355 23 CURACAO. SUNK AFTER DETACHMENT THYRA(Sw) 045 Sw 1,796 25 HAMPTON RDS TOWARD 056 Br 1,571 23 RESCUE SHIP
