Alec Anderson Murray, RN
| Born | 9 May 1902 |
| Ranks
Retired: 9 May 1952 Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Alec Anderson Murray, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Ravager (D 70) | A/Capt. | Escort Carrier | 28 Dec 1942 | 16 May 1944 |
| HMS Ranee (D 03) | A/Capt. | Escort Carrier | mid 1944 | 17 Jan 1945 |
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Escort Carrier HMS Ranee (D 03)
23 Jun 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ranee (?) is docked in the graving dock at Esquimalt.
26 Jun 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ranee (?) is undocked.
14 Jul 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ranee (?) is docked again in the graving dock at Esquimalt.
15 Jul 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ranee (?) is undocked.
20 Jul 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
During 20/21 July 1944, HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN) conducted trials at sea off Vancouver Island on completion of which she anchored near Esquimalt. (1)
22 Jul 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN) conducted trials off Esquimalt. (1)
23 Jul 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN) conducted trials off Esquimalt. (1)
24 Jul 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN) conducted compass swing trials off Esquimalt on completion of which she proceeded to Manchester, Washington, USA. (1)
25 Jul 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN) proceeded from Manchester, Washington, USA to Vancouver, British Columbia. (1)
28 Jul 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN) departed Vancouver, British Columbia for San Francisco, California, USA. (1)
31 Jul 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN) arrived at San Francisco, California, USA from Vancouver, British Columbia. (1)
2 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN) conducted gunnery exercises and exercises with aircraft off San Francisco, California, USA on completion of which course was set for the Panama Canal. (2)
11 Aug 1944
The escort carrier HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN) arrived at Balboa, Panama Canal Zone from San Francisco, California, USA. She then immediately transferred the Panama Canal eastwards and arrived at Cristobal later the same day. The destroyer USS Clark (T/Cdr. A.R. Manning, USN) also transited the Canal.
HMS Ranee and USS Clark then departed Cristobal for Norfolk, Virginia, USA. (2)
17 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
The escort carrier HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN) and the destroyer USS Clark (T/Cdr. A.R. Manning, USN) arrived off Chesapeake Bay very early in the day. HMS Ranee then proceeded to Norfolk where she arrived around 1130Q/17.
USS Clark continued on towards New York where she arrived around 1700Q/17. (3)
5 Sep 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN), loaded to capacity with Hellcat fighters, departed Norfolk for Capetown, South Africa. (4)
23 Sep 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN) arrived at Capetown, South Africa from Norfolk, Virginia, USA. (4)
27 Sep 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Having unloaded the Hellcats, HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN) departed Capetown, South Africa to return to Norfolk, Virginia, USA. (4)
14 Oct 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN) arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, USA from Capetown, South Africa. (5)
17 Oct 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN), loaded with aircraft for the U.K., departed Norfolk for New York where she arrived the following day. On leaving Norfolk she was rammed by a tug and sustained some minor damage to her bow. The tug was badly damaged.
On arrival at New York, HMS Ranee was taken in hand for repairs to her hull. (5)
22 Oct 1944
Convoy CU 44.
This convoy departed New York on 22 October 1944.
It was made up of the following (troop) transports / tankers; African Sun (American, 6507 GRT, built 1942), Autossee (American (tanker), 10172 GRT, built 1944), Bienville (American, 7626 GRT, built 1943), Black Jack (American (tanker), 10297 GRT, built 1944), Brandywine (American (tanker), 11401 GRT, built 1943), Brazil (American, 20614 GRT, built 1929), Bulkfuel (American (tanker), 11016 GRT, built 1944), Bulklube (American (tanker), 11016 GRT, built 1943), Cape Horn (American, 5124 GRT, built 1944), Cape Mohican (American, 5094 GRT, built 1942), Cape Race (American, 5124 GRT, built 1944), Dominion Monarch (British, 27155 GRT, built 1939), Duquesne (American (tanker), 9933 GRT, built 1944), Edmund B. Alexander (American, 21329 GRT, built 1905), Empire Milner (British (tanker), 8135 GRT, built 1944), Esso Scranton (American (tanker), 10297 GRT, built 1944), Exceller (American, 6597 GRT, built 1941), Fair Wind (American, 8258 GRT, built 1944), Franconia (British, 20175 GRT, built 1923), Frederick Victory (American, 7607 GRT, built 1944), General W.M. Black (American, 9943 GRT, built 1943), Groveton (American (tanker), 10296 GRT, built 1944), James Lykes (American, 6760 GRT, built 1940), Lake Erie (American (tanker), 10296 GRT, built 1944), Marine Eagle (American, 11500 GRT, built 1943), Marine Raven (American, 11757 GRT, built 1943), Mauvilla (American (tanker), 10296 GRT, built 1944), Pardo (British, 5400 GRT, built 1940), Robin Sherwood (American, 7101 GRT, built 1941), Robin Tuxford (American, 7101 GRT, built 1941), Santa Teresa (American, 8095 GRT, built 1939), Santiago (American (tanker), 10318 GRT, built 1944), Saturnia (Italian, 23940 GRT, built 1927), Sea Owl (American, 7886 GRT, built 1944), Sea Tiger (American, 7886 GRT, built 1944), South Mountain (American (tanker), 10296 GRT, built 1944), Sweepstakes (American, 8258 GRT, built 1944), Tamaroa (British, 12405 GRT, built 1922), Tampico (American (tanker), 10296 GRT, built 1944), Thomas H. Barry (American, 11250 GRT, built 1930), Valverde (American (tanker), 10296 GRT, built 1944), Washington Express (Norwegian, 3643 GRT, built 1933), White Bird Canyon (American (tanker), 10172 GRT, built 1944) and White Squall (American, 8258 GRT, built 1943).
The escort carrier, in an aircraft ferry role, HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN) was also part of the convoy.
The convoy was escorted by Task Group 21.7 which was made up of the destroyer USS Clark (T/Cdr. A.R. Manning, USN, with COMTASKGR 21.7, T/Capt. H.T. Chase, USN on board) and the destroyer escorts USS Price (Lt.Cdr. J.W. Higgins, Jr., USNR, with COMCORTDIV 58, T/Cdr. E.E. Garcia, USN on board), USS Strickland (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Hopkins, USNR), Forster (Lt. J.N. Clayton, USNR), Stockdale (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Luther, USNR) and Hissem (Lt.Cdr. W.W. Low, USNR).
On 24 October 1944, the Boston section of the convoy, which had departed Boston the day before, joined, which was made up of the following ships; Alcoa Pointer (American, 6711 GRT, built 1943) and Warrior (American, 6165 GRT, built 1943). They were escorted by the destroyer escorts USS Edsall (Lt. M. MacLean, USNR, with COMCORTDIV 59, T/Cdr. A.W. Slayden, USN on board), USS Stewart (Lt. A.C. Wilson, Jr., USNR) and USS Daniel (Lt.Cdr. E.D. Boynton, USNR) which also joined the convoy.
On 24 October 1944, the escort carrier, in an aircraft ferry role, HMS Trouncer (Capt. B.J. Fisher, DSO, RN) and the destroyer escort USS Clarence L. Evans (T/Cdr. W.C. Hughes, USN) joined the convoy coming from Norfolk, Virginia, which they had departed on 22 October.
On 31 October the convoy split. The English Channel section parted company with the main part of the convoy and was escorted by USS Edsall, USS Daniel, USS Forster, USS Stockdale and USS Hissem.
On 1 November 1944, the Dominion Monarch parted company with the English Channel section and proceeded into Plymouth escorted by the sloop HMS Londonderry (T/A/Lt.Cdr. C.M. Newns, RNVR) which had joined for that purpose. The Autossee had already been detached to Falmouth at that time.
On 2 November 1944, two ships of the convoy, the Bulkfuel and Groveton were detached to proceed to Southern-on-Sea escorted by the frigate HMS Hargood (Cdr. P.G. MacIver, DSO, RD, RNR) which had joined for that purpose.
On 2 November 1944, the following ships were detached to Portsmouth; Bienville, Saturnia and Thomas H. Barry. They were escorted by USS Daniel and USS Hissem.
The remaining ships of the Channel section of the convoy, the Cape Race and Marine Eagle arrived at Cherbourg on 2 November 1944 escorted by USS Edwards, USS Foster and USS Stockdale.
The remainder of the convoy had meanwhile proceeded up the Irish Sea destined for various ports. The escorts all proceeded to Greenock.
2 Nov 1944
HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN) arrived at Belfast after having parted company with convoy CU 44. At Belfast the aircraft were discharged. (6)
3 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN) proceeded from Belfast to the Clyde. (6)
4 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
During 4/5 November 1944 HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (6)
6 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Glasgow. (6)
8 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN) proceeded from Glasgow to Greenock. (6)
23 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN) conducted flying exercises (for flying training) in the Clyde area. (6)
26 Nov 1944
HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN) departed the Clyde for Rosyth where she arrived late the following day. She was escorted by the sloops HMS Lark (Cdr.(Retd.) H. Lambton, RN) and HMS Lapwing (Cdr.(Retd.) E.C. Hulton, RN). (6)
29 Nov 1944
HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN) conducted flying exercises (for flying training) in the Firth of Forth. (6)
30 Nov 1944
HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN) conducted flying exercises (for flying training) in the Firth of Forth.
[As no logbook of HMS Ranee is available for the month of December 1944 details for this month will be missing.]
At 0800A/1, the destroyer HMS Zodiac (Lt.Cdr. H.R. Rycroft, DSC, RN) departed Scapa Flow to attend on HMS Ranee for about a week during flying training. (6)
2 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 2000A/2, the escort carriers HMS Ranee (A/Capt. A.A. Murray, RN), HMS Ravager (A/Capt. G.V.B. Faulkner, RN) and repair ship HMS Deer Sound (A/Capt. R.H. Johnson, DSC, RN) departed Rosyth for the Clyde. They were escorted by the destroyers HMS Cavendish (Cdr. R.H. Maurice, DSO, RN), HMS Zodiac (Lt.Cdr. H.R. Rycroft, DSC, RN) and the frigate HMS Loch Katrine (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.A. Cherry, RNR).
Around 0135A/3, the destroyer HMS Virago (Lt.Cdr. A.J.R. White, RN) joined.
Around 0200A/4, HMS Loch Katrine parted company and proceeded to Tobermory where she was to work up.
Around 1300A/4, the three destroyers parted company off the entrance to the Clyde. They arrived at Scapa Flow later the same day.
The two escort carriers and the repair ship then entered the Clyde. (7)
Sources
- ADM 53/120340
- ADM 53/120341
- ADM 53/120341 + War diary of USS Clark for August 1944
- ADM 53/120342
- ADM 53/120343
- ADM 53/120344
- ADM 53/121183 + ADM 53/122094 + ADM 53/122099
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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