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Destroyer HNMS Tjerk Hiddes (ii) (G 16)

1 May 1944
Around 1725FG/1, HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) departed Trincomalee for Bombay. One of her boilers was damaged and could not be used. She made the passage on one engine only. (1)

3 May 1944
Around 1030FG/3, HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) arrived off Bombay from Trincomalee. She first anchored off the harbour and she entered the harbour around 1800FG/3. At Bombay she is taken in hand for repairs by the Royal Dockyard. (1)

7 Jul 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) is docked at the Bombay Dockyard. (2)

12 Jul 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) is undocked. (2)

2 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) is docked in the Duncan dry dock at the Bombay Dockyard. (2)

8 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) is undocked. (2)

12 Aug 1944
HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) conducted post-repair trials off Bombay. (2)

18 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) conducted D/G and radar calibration trials off Bombay. Also gunnery exercises were carried out. (2)

19 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1700FG/19, HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) departed Bombay for Trincomalee. (2)

23 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1130FG/23, HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) arrived at Trincomalee from Bombay. (2)

26 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) conducted gunnery exercises off Trincomalee. (2)

30 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) conducted gunnery exercises off Trincomalee. Also radar calibration trails were carried out. (2)

1 Sep 1944
Around 0800FG/1, the destroyers HMS Quilliam (Capt. R.G. Onslow, DSO and 2 Bars, RN), HMAS Quickmatch (Lt.Cdr. O.H. Becher, DSC, RAN) and HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) departed Trincomalee for exercises. In the afternoon and evening they conducted A/S exercises with the submarine HMS Trenchant (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSC, RN).

Around 1145FG/1, the light cruiser HrMs Tromp (A/Capt. F. Stam, RNethN) departed the harbour for exercises.

Around 1345FG/1, the destroyer HMS Redoubt (Lt.Cdr. N.E.G. Ropner, DSO, RN) departed the harbour for exercises.

Around 1815FG/1, the destroyer HMS Rotherham (Capt. H.W. Biggs, DSO, RN) departed the harbour for exercises.

HrMs Tromp returned to harbour around 0850FG/2.

HMS Quilliam and HMAS Quickmatch returned to harbour around 1030FG/2.

HMS Rotherham, HMS Redoubt and HrMs Tjerk Hiddes were joined by the battleship Richelieu (Capt. G.M.J. Merveilleux du Vignaux) around 1000FG/2. They entered harbour around 1630FG/2. (3)

7 Sep 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1100FG/2, the battleship Richelieu (Capt. G.M.J. Merveilleux du Vignaux) departed Trincomalee for Aden.

On departure from Aden she was escorted by the destroyers HMAS Quickmatch (Lt.Cdr. O.H. Becher, DSC and Bar, RAN), HMS Pathfinder (Lt.Cdr. T.F. Hallifax, RN) and HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN).

Around 1230FG/8, HrMs Tjerk Hiddes parted company and arrived at Colombo around 1630FG/8. The destroyer HMAS Norman (Cdr. H.J. Buchanan DSO, RAN) had just joined having departed Colombo around 0700FG/8.

Around 0800C/14, Richelieu, HMAS Norman, HMS Pathfinder and HMAS Quickmatch arrived at Aden. The destroyers had fuelled from the battleship on the 10th. (4)

11 Sep 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1115FG/11, the aircraft carrier HMS Victorious (Capt. M.M. Denny, CB, CBE, RN) departed Colombo for Trincomalee. She is escorted by the destroyers HMS Whelp (Cdr. G.A.F. Norfolk, RN), HMS Wager (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Watkin, RN) and HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN). (5)

12 Sep 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1330FG/12, HMS Victorious (Capt. M.M. Denny, CB, CBE, RN), HMS Whelp (Cdr. G.A.F. Norfolk, RN), HMS Wager (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Watkin, RN) and HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) arrived at Trincomalee from Colombo. (5)

15 Sep 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0815FG/15, HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) departed Trincomalee for Colombo. (2)

16 Sep 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0830FG/16, HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) arrived at Colombo from Trincomalee.

Around 1700FG/16, she departed again together with HMS Paladin (Lt.Cdr. M.C. Morris, RN). They were escorting the transport Aronda (British, 9031 GRT, built 1941) part of the way to Calcutta.

Around 1700FG/17, the destroyers HMS Quilliam (Capt. R.G. Onslow, DSO and 2 Bars, RN) and HMS Quadrant (Lt.Cdr. P.C. Hopkins, RN) joined, having departed Trincomalee around 1445FG/17 and HMS Paladin parted company to proceed to Trincomalee where she arrived later the same day.

HrMs Tjerk Hiddes set course to return to Colombo where she arrived around 1315FG/18

The Aronda, HMS Quilliam and HMS Quiberon arrived at Calcutta on 20 September 1944. (6)

18 Oct 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) arrived off Suez and commenced to transit the Suez Canal northbound. She arrived at Port Said on the 19th. (2)

20 Oct 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) departed Port Said for Gibraltar. (2)

25 Oct 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) arrived at Gibraltar from Port Said.

She departed again for Portsmouth later the same day. (2)

28 Oct 1944
Around 1330A/28, HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) arrived at Portsmouth from Gibraltar. (2)

9 Nov 1944
Around 0715A/9, HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) departed Portsmouth for Plymouth where she arrived around 1500A/9.

At Plymouth she is taken in hand for repairs as she can't be taken in hand for a major refit yet due to congestion in British shipyards. (2)

15 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) is fumigated at Plymouth. (2)

7 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) conducted D/G trials off Plymouth. (2)

10 Dec 1944

Convoy AT 173.

This convoy departed New York City on 10 December 1944.

It was made up of the troop transport Queen Mary (British, 81235 GRT, built 1936, 12060 troops).

On approaching the U.K, an escort made up of the destroyers HrMs Van Galen (Cdr. F.T. Burghard, RNethN) and HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) joined around 1350A/15 in approximate position 49°00'N, 11°30'W.

Around 0730A/15, the destroyers parted company at the entrance to the Clyde. The Queen Mary then proceeded to Greenock and the destroyers set course to proceed to Milford Haven.

11 Dec 1944
Around 0800A/11, HrMs Van Galen (Cdr. F.T. Burghard, RNethN) and HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) departed Plymouth for Milford Haven where they arrived around 1800A/11. (7)

12 Dec 1944

Convoy TA 171.

This convoy departed Liverpool on 12 December 1944.

It was made up of the troop transport Pasteur (British, 29253 GRT, built 1938, 560 troops).

The escort joined around 1425A/12 in the vicinity of Bardsey Island and was made up of the destroyers HrMs Van Galen (Cdr. F.T. Burghard, RNethN) and HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) which had departed Milford Haven around 0745A/12.

The destroyers parted company with the troop transport around 0520A/13 and set course to return to Milford Haven.

The convoy arrived at Halifax on 18 December 1944. (8)

12 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)

Convoy AT 172A.

This convoy departed Boston on 12 December 1944.

It was made up of the troop transport USS Wakefield (24289 GRT, built 1931, 6941 troops).

Around 2045Z/18, the destroyers HrMs Van Galen (Cdr. F.T. Burghard, RNethN) and HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) joined as escort.

Around 2000A/19, HrMs Tjerk Hiddes parted company to proceed to Milford Haven.

The convoy arrived at Liverpool around 2345A/19.

13 Dec 1944
Around 1600A/13, HrMs Van Galen (Cdr. F.T. Burghard, RNethN) and HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) returned to Milford Haven from escort duty. (8)

14 Dec 1944
Around 1600A/14, HrMs Van Galen (Cdr. F.T. Burghard, RNethN) and HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) departed Milford Haven to make rendezvous with convoy AT 173.

[For more info on this convoy see the event ' Convoy AT 173 ' for 10 December 1944.] (8)

17 Dec 1944
Around 0900A/17, HrMs Van Galen (Cdr. F.T. Burghard, RNethN) and HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) returned to Milford Haven from convoy escort duty.

Around 1700A/17, they departed again to make rendezvous with convoy AT 172A.

[For more info on this convoy see the event ' Convoy AT 172A ' for 12 December 1944.]

HrMS Tjerk Hiddes parted company around 2000A/19. The troopship and HrMs Van Galen continued on towards Liverpool, arriving there around 0045A/20.

HrMs Tjerk Hiddes arrived off Milford Haven around 0200A/20. She anchored near the boom. (8)

20 Dec 1944
Around 0830A/20, the destroyer HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) and the escort destroyer HMS Albrighton (A/Lt.Cdr. J.J.S. Hooker, RN) departed Milford Haven to make rendezvous with the battleship HMS Ramillies (Capt. G.B. Middleton, CBE, RN) and the landing ship HMS Keren (A/Cdr. S.E. Crewe-Read, RN) and their current escort of the escort destroyer HMS Avon Vale (Lt. I. Hall, RN) and frigates HMS Gardiner (A/Lt.Cdr. W.G.H. Bolton, DSC, RD, RNR) and HMS Perim (T/A/Lt.Cdr. N.J.T. Mosarrat, RNVR). The battleship was en-route from Greenock to Portsmouth and the landing ship to Southampton. She had departed Greenock around 1000A/19.

When HrMs Tjerk Hiddes and HMS Albrighton joined around 1000A/20, HMS Gardiner and HMS Perim parted company.

HrMS Tjerk Hiddes, HMS Avon Vale and HMS Albrighton arrived at Plymouth around 1300A/21. They had been relieved at 0855A/21, off Start Point, by an escort coming from Portsmouth. [No further details available for the moment.]

HMS Ramillies and HMS Keren entered the Solent around 1515A/21. (9)

24 Dec 1944

Convoy MKF 36A.

This convoy departed Gibraltar on 24 December 1944.

It was made up of the troop transport Johan de Witt (Dutch, 10474 GRT, built 1920) and the dock landing ship Eastway (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.A. Fletcher, RNR).

On departure from Gibraltar the convoy was escorted by the sloop HMS Stork (Lt.Cdr. D.E. Mansfield, RN) and the frigates HMS Dart (Cdr. J.T. Jones, RD, RNR) and HMS Evenlode (Cdr. V.F. Smith, DSO, RD, RNR).

Around 0310A/28, the destroyer HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) joined coming from Plymouth.

HrMs Tjerk Hiddes parted company around 2305A/28 when the convoy was to the south of the Isle of Wight.

The convoy arrived at Portsmouth early on the 29th.

27 Dec 1944
Around 1800A/27, HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) departed Plymouth to join the escort of convoy MKF 36A.

[For more info on this convoy see the event ' Convoy MKF 36A ' for 24 December 1944.]

HrMs Tjerk Hiddes returned to Plymouth around 1000A/29. HMS Impulsive (Lt.Cdr. C.S. Battersby, RN) was now in company. (2)

29 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1740A/29, HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) and HMS Impulsive (Lt.Cdr. C.S. Battersby, RN) departed Plymouth to provide cover for convoy BTC 21 when it passed through the area to the south of Lyme Bay.

They returned to Plymouth around 0915A/30. (10)

31 Dec 1944
Around 1330A/31, the destroyers ORP Blyskawica (Cdr. K.F. Namiesniowski), HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) and HMS Impulsive (Lt.Cdr. C.S. Battersby, RN) departed Plymouth to escort the escort carrier HMS Empress (Capt. H.A. Traill, OBE, RN) and dock landing ship Eastway (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.A. Fletcher, RNR) part of the way from Plymouth to Belfast.

Around 0150A/1, the frigate HMS Loch Fyne (Lt.Cdr. H.H.D. MacKillican, DSC, RD, RNR) joined and ORP Blyskawica and HrMs Tjerk Hiddes parted company to return to Plymouth. Shortly afterwards HMS Impulsive also parted company to proceed to Cardiff.

ORP Blyskawica and HrMs Tjerk Hiddes returned to Plymouth around 0730A/1. HMS Impulsive proceeded to Cardiff where she also arrived on 1 January 1945.

HMS Empress, HMS Eastway and HMS Loch Fyne arrived at Belfast around 2000A/1. (2)

1 Jan 1945
Around 1500A/1, HMS Faulknor (Cdr. D.E. Holland-Martin, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) and HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) departed Plymouth to provide cover for an incoming convoy. They returned around 2200A/2. (2)

6 Jan 1945
Around 0015A/6, HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) departed Plymouth to escort a transport towards the Helwick lightship at the entrance to the Bristol Channel.

[The name of this transport is given as Clan MacLean but as there was no such a ship this must be incorrect. The transport in question might have been the Clan Macaulay (British, 10492 GRT, built 1936) which was on passage from Southend (dep. 4 January) to Liverpool (arr. 7 January).]

She returned to Plymouth around 1930A/6. (2)

10 Jan 1945
Around 0600A/10, the destroyers HMS Faulknor (Cdr. D.E. Holland-Martin, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN), HrMs Van Galen (Cdr. F.T. Burghard, RNethN) en HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) departed Plymouth to make rendezvous with the transports Durham (British, 10893 GRT, built 1934), Javanese Prince (British, 8879 GRT, built 1944) and Telemachus (British, 8262 GRT, built 1943). These ships were en-route to the Downs and came direct from the Panama Canal Zone.

Rendezvous was affected around 1430A/10 and course was set to proceed up the English Channel.

Around 0625A/11, the destroyers were relieved by other escorts [no details available for the moment but most likely it were destroyers from the 14th Escort Group] and course was set to return to Plymouth where they arrived around 1315A/11. (7)

12 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1200A/12, HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) departed Plymouth to make rendezvous with a convoy [no further details available] that was to proceed westwards up the English Channel.

Rendezvous was affected around 1820A/12.

HrMS Tjerk Hiddes parted company with the convoy around 1830A/13 and set course to return to Plymouth where she arrived around 2245A/13. (2)

15 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1645A/15, HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) departed Plymouth for Falmouth where she arrived around 1800A/15. (2)

16 Jan 1945
Around 1430A/16, HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) departed Falmouth escorting the transports Eros (British, 5888 GRT, built 1936) and Indochinois (British, 6966 GRT, built 1939).

Later the frigate HMCS Royal Mount (T/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Davis, RCNVR) and the corvettes HMCS Arnprior (T/Lt. S.D. Thom, DSC, RCNVR) and HMS Fennel (Lt.Cdr. K.L. Johnson, RCNVR) also joined.

The transports arrived at Liverpool on 18 January 1945.

HrMs Tjerk Hiddes continued on to the Clyde arriving there around 1130A/18.

The Canadian ships arrived at Londonderry on the 18th. (2)

17 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN), which was overdue for a major refit, was taken in hand for repairs at Greenock being apparently unfit for further operations. The major refit could still not be started due to congestion in British shipyards. (2)

17 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) proceeded from Greenock to Lamlash. (2)

19 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) conducted some post repair trials in the Clyde area. (2)

21 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) returned to Greenock. (2)

22 Mar 1945
Around 0900A/22, HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) departed Greenock for Rosyth. (2)

23 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1500A/23, HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) arrived at Rosyth from Greenock. (2)

4 Apr 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0900A/4, HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN) departed Rosyth for Dundee where she arrived around 1300A/4.

De-ammunitioning and de-storing then commenced.

On the 6th she was finally taken in hand for a major refit by the Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. (2)

29 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN), which is undergoing a refit at Dundee, is docked in the East Graving Dock. (2)

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