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Light cruiser HMS Diomede (D 92)

18 Jun 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Bermuda to make rendezvous with the captured German supply vessel / tanker Lothringen (10746 GRT, built 1940) and escort her to Bermuda. (1)

19 Jun 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
In the early evening, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), made rendezvous with the captured German supply vessel / tanker Lothringen (10746 GRT, built 1940). (2)

21 Jun 1941
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) and the captured German supply vessel / tanker Lothringen (10746 GRT, built 1940) arrived at Bermuda.

HMS Diomede is then taken in hand for refit. (1)

13 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) is docked at Bermuda. (3)

16 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) is undocked. (3)

28 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
With her refit completed, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), departed Bermuda to patrol around position 20°00'N, 60°00'W to provide cover for individually routed merchant ships. (4)

29 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived back at Bermuda with defects. (4)

4 Sep 1941
During the night of 4/5 September 1941, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) and HMS Caradoc (Capt. J.S. Bethell, RN) conducted exercises off Bermuda. The exercises continued until the afternoon of the 5th. (5)

6 Sep 1941
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral C.E. Kennedy-Purvis, KCB, RN) departed Bermuda for Port of Spain, Trinidad. (5)

9 Sep 1941
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral C.E. Kennedy-Purvis, KCB, RN) arrived at Port of Spain, Trinidad. (5)

12 Sep 1941
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral C.E. Kennedy-Purvis, KCB, RN) departed Port of Spain, Trinidad for St.Lucia. (6)

13 Sep 1941
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral C.E. Kennedy-Purvis, KCB, RN) paid visits to St. Lucia and Dominica. (6)

14 Sep 1941
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral C.E. Kennedy-Purvis, KCB, RN) paid a visit to Antigua. She then set course for Bermuda. (6)

16 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral C.E. Kennedy-Purvis, KCB, RN) arrived at Bermuda. (6)

19 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Bermuda for Kingston, Jamaica. (6)

22 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Kingston, Jamaica. (6)

23 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Kingston, Jamaica for Colon, Panama. (6)

25 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) passed the Panama Canal westbound and arrived at Balboa. (6)

26 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Balboa for San Diego, California, USA. (6)

4 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at San Diego, California, USA. (7)

5 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed San Diego for Escquimalt. (7)

8 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Escquimalt. (7)

15 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Escquimalt for San Francisco, California, USA. (7)

17 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at San Francisco, California, USA. (7)

18 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed San Francisco, California, USA for patrol. (8)

25 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Early in the afternoon, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), fuelled from the RFA tanker Orangeleaf (5927 GRT, built 1917) in position 12°01'N, 92°48'W. (8)

4 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
In the morning, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), fuelled from the RFA tanker Orangeleaf (5927 GRT, built 1917) north of the Galapagos Islands in approximate position 01°24'N, 91°12'W. (9)

7 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Balboa, Panama. (10)

8 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Balboa, Panama to patrol west of the Galapagos Islands. (10)

14 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
In the morning, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), fuelled from the RFA tanker Orangeleaf (5927 GRT, built 1917) west of the Galapagos Islands in approximate position 00°12'N, 101°18'W. (9)

18 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
In the morning, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), fuelled from the RFA tanker Orangeleaf (5927 GRT, built 1917) west of the Galapagos Islands in approximate position 00°40'N, 100°20'W. (9)

22 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
In the morning, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), fuelled from the RFA tanker Orangeleaf (5927 GRT, built 1917) south of the Galapagos Islands in approximate position 02°30'S, 91°24'W. (9)

24 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Talara, Peru. (9)

25 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Talara to resume her patrol off the Galapagos Islands. (9)

10 Dec 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Balboa, Panama from patrol. (9)

13 Dec 1941
Around 1600R/13, the British light cruiser HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Balboa to escort the Norwegian transport Ferncliff (4333 GRT, built 1924) to the Galapagos Islands where the Americans were building a base on Seymour Island.

Around 1100R/14, the American light cruiser USS Richmond (Capt. J.H. Brown, Jr., USN) joined company followed around 1330R/14 by her sister ship USS Trenton (Capt. A.D. Struble, USN).

Around 0730RS/17, USS Trenton, USS Richmond and the Ferncliff were detached to Seymour Island. HMS Diomede set course to return to Balboa. USS Trenton rejoined her around 1430RS/17 and HMS Richmond did the same around 1600RS/17.

They arrived at Balboa, Panama Canal Zone around 1700R/19. (11)

20 Dec 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Balboa, transited the Panama Canal eastbound and departed Colon for Bermuda. (11)

24 Dec 1941
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Bermuda.

HMS Diomede was in need of repairs to her boilers. (11)

2 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) is docked at Bermuda. (12)

15 Jan 1942
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) is undocked. (12)

19 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) conducted gunnery exercises off Bermuda. (12)

20 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Bermuda for Trinidad. (12)

24 Jan 1942
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Trinidad. She came now under American operational control. (12)

2 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) conducted exercises off Trinidad. (13)

5 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Trinidad for patrol. She is ordered to patrol to the east of Trinidad between 08°00'N to 12°00'N and 37°30'W.

She was to proceed through the following positions 12°00'N, 50°00'W at 1600Z/7. 10°00'N, 40°00'W at 1300Z/9. 08°00'N, 50°00'W at 1000Z/11. ETA to arrive back at Trinidad was 1300Z/13. (13)

13 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) returned to Trinidad from patrol around 0900Q/13.

She departed again for another patrol to the east of Trinidad around 1530Q/13. She was to proceed trough positions 12°00'N, 39°00'W at 1800Z/17. 10°00'N, 50°00'W at 1600Z/19. ETA to arrive back at Trinidad was 1800Z/21. (13)

22 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Trinidad from patrol around 1915Q/22. (13)

23 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
During 23/24 February 1942, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), was at sea off Trinidad, presumably for exercises. (13)

28 Feb 1942
Around 1700Q/28, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), departed Trinidad for patrol which was to end at Recife. (13)

7 Mar 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0900PO/28, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), arrived at Recife from patrol. (13)

8 Mar 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0900PO/8, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), departed Recife for patrol which was to end at Montevideo. (14)

16 Mar 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1000P/8, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), arrived at Montevideo from patrol. (14)

17 Mar 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0930P/17, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), departed Montevideo for patrol. She was ordered to patrol the area to the east of a line drawn between positions 30°00'S, 41°30'W and 40°00'S, 50°00'W. She was ordered to return to Montevideo on 24 March. (14)

24 Mar 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1000P/17, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), returned to Montevideo from patrol. (14)

27 Mar 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1600P/27, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), departed Montivideo for another patrol east of the Rio de la Plata. She was to return to Montivideo on 6 April. (14)

6 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1600P/6, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), returned to Montevideo from patrol. (15)

15 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1500P/15, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), departed Montevideo for Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. (15)

19 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1000Q/19, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), arrived at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. (15)

20 Apr 1942
Around 1230Q/20, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), departed Port Stanley, Falkland Islands for patrol which was to end at Montevideo on 28 April 1942. (15)

30 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1030P/30, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), arrived at Montevideo from patrol. (15)

1 May 1942
Around 1000P/1, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), departed Montevideo to patrol to the east of the Rio de la Plata. She was to return around 7 May but this was later amended to 11 May. (16)

12 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0930P/12, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), returned to Montivideo from patrol. (16)

14 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0930P/14, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), departed Montevideo to patrol to the east of the Rio de la Plata. She was to return around 23 May. (16)

23 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1000P/23, HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), returned to Montevideo from patrol. (16)

31 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) conducted engine trials off Montevideo. (16)

6 Jun 1942
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) was released from the American Task Force 23 and reverted to British control. For the moment she had to remain at Montivideo to complete repairs to her main engines. On completion of these repairs she was to proceed to the UK to refit. (17)

25 Jun 1942
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Montevideo for Recife. (17)

1 Jul 1942
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Recife. (18)

2 Jul 1942
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Recife for Freetown. (18)

7 Jul 1942
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Freetown. (18)

8 Jul 1942
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Freetown for Gibraltar. (18)

14 Jul 1942
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Gibraltar. She departed for Rosyth later the same day. (18)

20 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Rosyth where she subsequently was taken in hand for refit and machinery repairs.

It was originally estimated that these would be completed in December 1942. However delays occured to to priority been given to other work. (19)

Minelayer HMS Abdiel (M 39)

17 Nov 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
With her repairs and refit completed HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed the Tyne for Scapa Flow. (20)

18 Nov 1942
Around 0930A/18, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from the Tyne to commence a post-refit work up period. (21)

21 Nov 1942
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) conducted exercises at / off Scapa Flow.

23 Nov 1942
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) conducted exercises at / off Scapa Flow.

2 Dec 1942
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) conducted exercises at / off Scapa Flow.

3 Dec 1942
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) conducted exercises at / off Scapa Flow.

8 Dec 1942
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) conducted exercises at / off Scapa Flow.

10 Dec 1942
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Plymouth. (20)

12 Dec 1942
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Plymouth from Scapa Flow. She is then taken in hand for post work up repairs at the Devonport Dockyard. (20)

24 Dec 1942
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Plymouth for Milford Haven where she arried later the same day. (20)

30 Dec 1942

Minelaying Operation HU 1.

In the forenoon, the fast minelayer HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Milford Haven for this minelaying operation.

She passed the Lizard around 1830A/30 and between 2206A/30 and 2245A/30, 160 mines were laid at a depth of 6 feet in 4 lines near Ile Vierge as follows;
Line 1; 51 mines, extending for 1.35 miles in a direction of 161° from position 48°45'7"N, 04°38'1"W.
Line 2; 39 mines, extending for 1.05 miles in a direction of 120° from position 48°44'0"N, 04°39'3"W.
Line 3; 30 mines, extending for 0 75 mile in a direction of 180° from position 48°42'9"N, 04°37'5"W.
Line 4; 39 mines, extending for 0.9 mile in a direction of 162° from position 48°41'5"N, 04°40'0"W.

Delayed release was arranged for half the mines on the following day and the remainder on 16 January 1943. Flooders were set to operate on 8 February 1943 and all mines were fitted with grapnels. 14 Mines failed to function correctly, but this was attributed to mistakes in preparation by new personnel.

HMS Abdiel returned to Milford Haven on 31 December 1942. (22)

31 Dec 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) returned to Milford Haven from minelaying operation HU 1. (22)

2 Jan 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At 1331A/2, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Milford Haven for Gibraltar. On board was a full load of mines. (23)

5 Jan 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Gibraltar from Milford Haven. She departed for Algiers later the same day. (24)

6 Jan 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Algiers from Gibraltar. (20)

7 Jan 1943
Around 0715A/8, the light cruisers HMS Dido (Capt. J. Terry, RN), HMS Sirius (Capt. P.W.B. Brooking, RN) and the fast minelayer HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Algiers to proceed to Bone.

At 1500A/8, HMS Abdiel, who was to perform a minelaying mission, parted company with the cruisers which turned back to return to Algiers around 2030A/8 as the harbour at Bone was closed due to enemy mining. The cruisers arrived back at Algiers around 0515A/9. (25)

9 Jan 1943
After having parted company with the cruisers around 1500A/8, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN), first doubled back for a while and then turned eastwards again so as to be off the Bone swept channel by dark. On completion of the minelay she had orders to be 50 miles from Bone by 0700A/8 and therefore an average speed of 33 knots would have to be maintained on the outward leg.

Around 1815A/8, she took her departure from the end of the Bone swept channel in deteriorating weather conditions. Galita Island was sighted around 2000A/8 and a good fix of her position could be obtained.

HMS Abdiel reached the position where she was to start laying mines at 0059A/9. Weather conditions were now very unpleasant, with wind for 7-8 and a steep sea, but when turning on to the laying course there was some reduction in the ships movement and the asdic and echo sounding equipment began to give good results, allowing an accurate position to be obtained.

Between 0059A/9 and 0129A/9, two lines of mines were laid off the Skerki Bank at a depth of 10 feet and with sprockets or grapnels fitted to one mine in three as follows;
Line 1) 70 mines along a line extending 3 miles in direction 180° from position 37°36'2"N, 10°34'9"E.
Line 2) 90 mines along a line extending 4 miles in direction 160° from position 37°31'0"N, 10°35'8"E.

As it was impossible, in these weather conditions, for HMS Abdiel to reach the position as ordered at 0700A/9, it was decided to proceed to Malta and the ship arrived there around 1000A/9.

Later the same day the Italian destroyer Maestrale hit one of these mines and is heavily damaged. The destroyer Corsaro, while going to the aid of the damaged destroyer, then also hits a mine and sinks.

On 3 February 1943, the Italian destroyer Saetta and torpedo boat Uragano sank after hitting mines of this field. (22)

11 Jan 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Malta for Gibraltar where she arrived on 13 January after a stormy passage. (26)

27 Jan 1943
After having embarked a full load of mines from Adventure (Capt. R.G. Bowes-Lyon, RN) during the night of 25/26 January 1943, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Gibraltar for Algiers where she arrived the following day. (22)

29 Jan 1943
Around 0400A/29, the light cruiser HMS Sirius (Capt. P.W.B. Brooking, RN), fast minelayer HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) and the destroyers HMS Lightning (Cdr. H.G. Walters, DSC, RN) and HMS Loyal (Lt.Cdr. H.E.F. Tweedie, DSC, RN) departed Algiers for Bone where they arrived around 1700A/29. HMS Abdiel was detached to Philippeville en-route. (27)

31 Jan 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Philippeville for a minelay operation off the Skerki Bank. Conditions were however unsuitable due to a glassy calm sea and extreme visibility which was not favourable for a minelaying operation in enemy waters. Between 2316A/31 and 0027A/1, enemy aircraft dropped flares near HMS Abdiel. After 0027A/1, this activity ceased and as the ship was within half an hour steaming of the start position of the lay it was decided to press on. However, two minutes before the commencement of the minelay, four or five small craft, thought to be E-boats, were sighted on the port quarter and course was altered away at 32 knots. One salvo of the main armament was fired using RDF for the range. It was then decided to abandon the operation and proceed to Bone where she arrived around 0830A/1. (28)

2 Feb 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1630A/2, the fast minelayer HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Bone for a minelay operation off the Skerki Bank. She was escorted by the destroyers HMS Lightning (Cdr. H.G. Walters, DSC, RN) and HMS Loyal (Lt.Cdr. H.E.F. Tweedie, DSC, RN).

Around midnight the destroyers parted company to conduct a sweep to the eastward.

At 0124A/3, HMS Abdiel commenced laying the first line of the field. Minelaying continued until 0204A/3 when an error in drill resulted in that the last 10 mines could not be laid.

The field laid thus was made up of 150 mines set to a depth of 10 feet with flooders set to 11 March 1943. The field was laid in three lines as follows;
A) Line 1 was made up of 96 mines along a line extending for 3 miles in a direction 310° from position 37°36'2"N, 10°45'6"E.
B) Line 2 was made up of 48 mines along a line extending for 1.8 miles in a direction 130° from position 37°40'8"N, 10°44'6"E.
C) Line 3 was made up of 6 mines along a line extending for 0.3 miles in a direction 120° from position 37°38'9"N, 10°47'5"E.

On completion of the lay, HMS Abdiel set course for Mers-el-Kebir via Algiers at 35 knots passing to the south of Galita Island. She arrived at Mers-el-Kebir around 0815A/4 after having refuelled at Algiers on 3 February. (28)

3 Feb 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Algiers from a minelaying operation. After refuelling she departed for Mers-el-Kebir later the same day. (29)

4 Feb 1943
Around 0815A/4, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Mers-el-Kebir from a minelaying mission and fuelling at Algiers. She then embarked the remaining 160 mines that were on board Adventure (Capt. R.G. Bowes-Lyon, RN) and departed for Bone around 2330A/4. On board HMS Abdiel were not 170 mines as she had still 10 mines on board she had not been able to drop during the minelay during the night of 2/3 February. These 10 mines were then stored as follows, 4 in the cross-passage and 6 between the mine doors. These latter however could not be connected to the main train and were therefore jettisoned, at safe, during the passage to Bone. (22)

5 Feb 1943
Around 1700A/5, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Bone from Mers-el-Kebir. (30)

7 Feb 1943
Around 1650A/6, the fast minelayer HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Bone for a minelay operation off the Skerki Bank. She was escorted by the destroyers HMS Lightning (Cdr. H.G. Walters, DSC, RN) and HMS Loyal (Lt.Cdr. H.E.F. Tweedie, DSC, RN).

A fix could be taken off Galita Island at 1935A/7.

On reaching position 37°49'N, 11°17'E parted company to conduct an independent anti-shipping sweep.

When six miles from her laying position, a bright flare was dropped about 3000 yards on the starboard quarter of HMS Abdiel and a few seconds later an aircraft was heard approaching. It flew over the ship at a height of 1500 feet and was fired on, thereafter disappearing to the westward. There was no other interference and between 0103A/7 and 0120A/7, 164 mines were laid along a line extending for five miles in a direction of 170° from position 37°26'N, 10°51'E. Mines were set to a depth of 10 feet, with flooders to operate on 3 March 1945. Sprockets were fitted to 32 and grapnels to 33 units.

HMS Abdiel then set course to return to Bone where she arrived, with the two destroyers, around 0835A/7. At Bone she then picked up her starboard anchor which had to be slipped on departure the night before as it had been fouled. She then departed for Algiers around 1900A/7.

While on passage, around 2320A/7 and in approximate position 37°28'N, 06°20'E, HMS Abdiel was missed by two torpedoes fired by the Italian submarine Acciaio. (22)

8 Feb 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0630A/8, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Algiers from Bone. (22)

9 Feb 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Algiers for Gibraltar. (20)

10 Feb 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Gibraltar from Algiers. She departed for Milford Haven later the same day. (20)

13 Feb 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Milford Haven from Gibraltar. At Milford Haven she was taken in hand for minor repairs and she was to embark a full stowage of mines and then return to the Mediterranean. (20)

21 Feb 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Milford Haven for Gibraltar. (20)

24 Feb 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Gibraltar from Milford Haven. (20)

25 Feb 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Gibraltar for Algiers. (20)

26 Feb 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Algiers from Gibraltar. (20)

27 Feb 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0830A/27, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Algiers for Bone with confidential mail. She departed Bone around 2015A/27 for another minelaying mission. (22)

27 Feb 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 2015A/27, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Bone for a minelaying mission in the approaches to Bizerta. She was not escorted. Around 2235A/27, she passed Galita Island. At 2313A/27, the wash of four E-boats was sighted on the port bow. Course was altered towards and fire was opened but the relative speeds were so great that it was only a matter of seconds before the E-boats were abeam and had turned away to disappear into the night. HMS Abdiel then increased speed from 28 to 33 knots to get clear and Capt. Orr-Ewing decided to lay the minefield in one line instead of the two lines that had been ordered. Speed was gradually reduced to 18 knots and at 2357A/27 commenced laying which was completed by 0019A/28.

A total of 160 mines were laid at a depth of 10 feet with flooders set to operate on 2 April 1943 and sprockets fitted to 31 and grapnels to 3 mines. They were laid as follows;
6 Line 1; 6 mines along a line extending for 0.2 miles in a direction of 250° from position 37°29'5"N, 09°44'E.
Line 2; 154 mines along a line extending for 5 miles in a direction of 250° from position 37°28'3"N, 09°42'9"E.

On completion of the lay, HMS Abdiel retired at high speed, passing 20 miles to the north of Galita Island. She arrived at Mers-el-Kebir around 1915A/28. (22)

28 Feb 1943
The minefield laid on 9 January 1943 by HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) possibly sank the German landing barge SF 220 in position 37°39'N, 10°51'E / 195° - Keith Reef - 12 nautical miles. It is also possible the landing barge hit a drifting mine.

The field laid on 27 February 1943 possibly sank the German motor torpedo boat S 35. (31)

1 Mar 1943
During the night of 1/2 March 1943, at Mers-el-Kebir, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) embarked 160 mines from Adventure (Capt. R.G. Bowes-Lyon, RN). (32)

3 Mar 1943
Around 0730A/3, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Mers-el-Kebir for Algiers where she around 1700A/3. (33)

5 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0630A/4, the fast minelayer HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Algiers for a minelaying mission off the Skerki Bank.

Around 1645A/4, she briefly entered Bone but departed again at 1700A/4 in company with the destroyers HMS Lightning (Cdr. H.G. Walters, DSC, RN) and HMS Loyal (Lt.Cdr. H.E.F. Tweedie, DSC, RN).

They passed north of Galita Island around 1945A/4. The destroyers parted company later to proceed on a diversionary anti-shipping sweep to the north-eastward while HMS Abdiel proceeded to the minelaying position.

Between 0048A/5 and 0112A/5, 160 mines were laid at a depth of 10 feet with flooders set to operate on 15 April 1943. Sprockets were fitted to 33 units and grapnels to 31 units. Four mines were laid inoperative as the flooding clocks could not be started. The mines were laid as follows;

Line 1) 120 mines along a line extending four miles in a direction 110° from position 37°28'4"N, 10°52'6"E.
Line 2) 40 mines along a line extending 1.5 miles in a direction 140° from position 37°25'5"N, 10°59'0"E.

Following the minelay HMS Abdiel proceeded to Algiers arriving later on the 5th but she departed for Mers-el-Kebir even later on the 5th. The two destroyers returned to Bone around 0645A/5. (22)

5 Mar 1943
The minefield laid on 9 January 1943 by HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) possibly sank the German landing barge F 544 at 0255B/5 in position 37°37'N, 10°49'E about 28 miles north of Zembra Island. The crew was saved by F 482. It is also possible the landing barge hit a drifting mine. (31)

6 Mar 1943
Around 0710A/6, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Mers-el-Kebir via Algiers from yesterdays minelaying mission. She then embarked 160 mines from Adventure (Capt. R.G. Bowes-Lyon, RN) and departed for Bone and another minelaying operation off the Skerki Bank around 2115A/6. (34)

7 Mar 1943
The minefield laid on 5 March 1943 by HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) possibly sank the German (former French) transport Henri Estier (1984 GRT, built 1930) in position 37°25'N, 10°55'E. Some sources attributes her loss to USAAF aircraft but this seems an error. The Italian torpedo boat Ciclone who went to pick up the survivors of the Henri Estier also blew up on two mines. (31)

8 Mar 1943
Around 1705A/7, the fast minelayer HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) is off the end of the Bone swept channel where she is joined by the destroyers HMS Lightning (Cdr. H.G. Walters, DSC, RN) and HMS Loyal (Lt.Cdr. H.E.F. Tweedie, DSC, RN) and they then proceeded eastwards.

At 2320A/7, HMS Abdiel sighted a burning wreck in the distance, which was most likely the Italian transport Ines Corrado (8016 GRT, built 1942) that had been damaged by bombing earlier that day. The ship, which had fuel in barrels on board, caught fire and burned until it sank early on the 8th.

When about 10 miles north of the initial position of the minelay HMS Abdiel encountered a convoy of six small craft, thought to be self propelled barges. These were engaged with the main armamant, pom pom and Oerlikons and some hits were reported. The action lasted only a little over a minute and Abdiel then continued on her way. The barges in question were the German F 155, F 478, F 480, F 481 and F 483 which were en-route from Tunis to to Marsala. They reported only some minor damage.

The first mine went out at 0046B/8 and six minutes later Cape Bon light came up over the horizon showing that HMS Abdiel was some five miles to the south-eastward of the position ordered. When nearing the end of the second line in the lay, a small echo was picked up on the radar, 4500 yards on the starboard quarter, and gradually drew forward until, with 16 mines remaining, it was only 20° abaft the beam. A further six mines were laid on course, but then the tension became too great and the Abdiel altered away to the eastward, completing the lay under helm and increasing speed to 31 knots for withdrawal to Malta in accordance with her instructions.

The destroyers HMS Pakenham (Cdr. B. Jones, DSC, RN) and HMS Paladin (Lt.Cdr. L.St.G. Rich, RN), which had covered the operation from the south-east were met at 0540A/8 and then escorted the minelayer to Malta where they arrived around 0900A/8.

The minefield laid by HMS Abdiel was made up of the 160 mines, laid at a depth of 10 feet with sinkers set to operate on 2 April 1943. Sprockets were fitted to 32 units and grapnels to a like number. Two lines were laid as follows;
Line 1) 80 mines along a line extending for 3 miles in a direction of 195° from position 37°36'8"N, 11°01'5"E.
Line 2) 80 mines along a line extending for 3 miles in a direction of 145° from position 37°33'0"N, 11°00'5"E. (22)

9 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Malta for Alexandria where she was to be docked. (35)

11 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Alexandria from Malta for a quick docking. (20)

13 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1815B/13, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Alexandria for Haifa. (36)

14 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Haifa. After embarking a full load of mines which she is to transport to Malta she departed for Alexandria later the same day. (20)

15 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0805B/15, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Alexandria from Haifa. She departed for Malta later the same day. (36)

17 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Malta from Alexandria. Here she disembarked the full outfit of mines she had on board. She then left for Haifa later the same day. (37)

19 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Haifa from Malta. At Haifa another full load of mines was embarked. (20)

20 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Haifa for Alexandria. (20)

21 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0710A/21, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Alexandria from Haifa. She departed for Malta later the same day. (36)

21 Mar 1943
The minefield laid on 5 March 1943 by HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) may have sunk the Italian landing barge MZ 786 in position 37°33'N, 10°54'E at 0528B/21 (explosion at the time attributed to vapours of benzine). Eight survivors and one corpse were recovered by other MZ's. To other survivors reached Trapani. (31)

23 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Malta from Alexandria. Here she disembarked the full outfit of mines she had on board. She then left for Haifa later the same day. (36)

24 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
The minefield laid on 8 March 1943 by HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) probably sank the Italian destroyer Malocello (199 or 200 killed [sources vary], 42 survivors) and Ascari (193 killed, 53 survivors), 28 miles north of Cape Bon in approximate position 37°33'N, 11°00'E.

They could also have run into the Italian X 3 minefield though. (31)

25 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Haifa from Malta. After having embarked stores she departed for Alexandria later the same day. (20)

25 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
The minefield laid on 8 March 1943 by HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) possibly damaged the Italian landing barge MZ 783 at 0640B/25, circa 25 miles north of Cape Bon. With MZ 778 she had sailed from Trapani at 1830B/24 to search for survivors of the Malocello and Ascari) in approximate position 37°30'N, 11°00'E). MZ 783 was left in sinking condition. MZ 778 was attacked by circa 40 Allied bombers and was damaged, she turned back without locating any survivor. MZ 783 had been abandoned and drifted for four days until found four days later in 180° - Cape Bellavista (Sardinia) - 12 nautical miles and was towed to Arbatax. Out of a crew of 17, 6 were wounded, 1 was killed and 10 were missing. (31)

26 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1445B/26, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Alexandria from Haifa. She departed Alexandria for Malta around 1950B/26. (36)

28 Mar 1943
Around 0830A/28, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Malta from Alexandria. (38)

1 Apr 1943
The minefield laid on 8 March 1943 by HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) possibly sank the German transport KT 13 (850 tons, built 1943) at 1640B/1 in position 37°35'N, 11°05'E or position 37°40'N, 11°13'E [sources vary]. (31)

7 Apr 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
The Italian torpedo boat Pallade detonated a mine, losing her paravane in position 37°38'N, 11°08'E but did not suffer any damage besides the paravane. The mine exploded was most likely from the minefield laid on 5 April 1943 by HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN). (31)

11 Apr 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1830A/11, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Malta for Alexandria. No more offensive minelaying is required off Tunisia and the minelayer is redeployed to the Eastern Mediterranean for transport duties. (39)

13 Apr 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0630C/13, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Alexandria from Malta. (36)

25 Apr 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1920C/25, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Alexandria for Haifa. (36)

26 Apr 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Haifa from Alexandria. (20)

27 Apr 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Haifa for Alexandria. (20)

28 Apr 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0740C/28, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Alexandria from Haifa. (40)

1 May 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1940C/1, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Alexandria for Haifa. (41)

2 May 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) arrived at Haifa from Alexandria. (20)

3 May 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, RN) departed Haifa for Farmagusta for troop transport runs. She arrived at Farmagusta later the same day. (42)

4 May 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) departed Farmagusta for Beirut where she arrived later the same day. She then returned to Farmagusta even later on this day. (20)

5 May 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) departed Farmagusta for Beirut where she arrived later the same day. She then returned to Farmagusta even later on this day. (20)

6 May 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) departed Farmagusta for Beirut where she arrived later the same day. (20)

7 May 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) departed Beirut for Port Said. (20)

8 May 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) arrived at Port Said from Beirut. (20)

9 May 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) arrived at Suez from Port Said. (43)

28 May 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) departed Suez, proceeded northbound through the Suez Canal and arrived at Port Said. She departed Port Said later the same day for Beirut. (42)

29 May 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) arrived at Beirut from Port Said. (42)

7 Jun 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) departed Beirut for Alexandria where she arrived around 1805C/7. (44)

8 Jun 1943
At 0600C/8, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) departed Alexandria for Malta. (44)

9 Jun 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) arrived at Malta from Alexandria. (45)

10 Jun 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) departed Malta for Alexandria. (45)

11 Jun 1943
Around 1925A/11, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) arrived at Alexandria from Malta. (41)

12 Jun 1943
Around 1800C/12, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) departed Alexandria for Farmagusta. She was then employed i daily troop transport runs between Farmagusta and Beirut until 23 June 1943. (46)

23 Jun 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) departed Beirut for Alexandria where she arrived around 1230C/23. (44)

1 Jul 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) departed Alexandria for Port Said where she arrived later the same day. She then departed Port Said for Malta even later on this day. (47)

3 Jul 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) arrived at Malta from Port Said. She departed for Tripoli later the same day. (48)

4 Jul 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) arrived at Tripoli from Malta. She departed for Alexandria later the same day. (20)

5 Jul 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) arrived at Alexandria from Tripoli. (20)

8 Jul 1943
Around 1940C/8, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) departed Alexandria for Malta. (49)

10 Jul 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) arrived at Malta from Alexandria. She then departed Malta for the operations area off Sicily with the Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean, Admiral of the Fleet, A.B. Cunningham, GCB, DSO and 2 Bars, RN, on board). The admiral inspected several of the landing beaches and HMS Abdiel returned to Malta late in the evening. (49)

12 Jul 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) departed Malta for the operations area off Sicily with the Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean, Admiral of the Fleet, A.B. Cunningham, GCB, DSO and 2 Bars, RN, on board). HMS Abdiel returned to Malta late in the day. (50)

13 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) departed Malta and also returned on this day. Most likely she went to the operations area off Sicily. [No further details known.] (51)

16 Jul 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) departed Malta for Tunis where she arrived the following day. (50)

19 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) arrived at Malta from Tunis. (51)

22 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) departed Malta for Augusta with the Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean, Admiral of the Fleet, A.B. Cunningham, GCB, DSO and 2 Bars, RN, on board). HMS Abdiel returned to Malta later in the day. (50)

26 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) departed Malta for Algiers via Bizerta where she was to make a short stop. On board was the staff of the C-in-C, Mediterranean. (50)

27 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) arrived at Algiers from Malta (with a short stop at Bizerta). (50)

31 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) departed Algiers for Malta. On board was the staff of the C-in-C, Mediterranean. (50)

1 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) arrived at Malta from Algiers. (50)

19 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) departed Malta for Alexandria. (20)

20 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1015C/20, HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) arrived at Alexandria from Malta. She departed for Augusta around 2025C/20. (20)

22 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) arrived at Augusta from Alexandria. She proceeded from Augusta to Malta later the same day. (20)

27 Aug 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) departed Malta for Haifa. On board were 100 mines to be used by the submarine HMS Rorqual (Lt.Cdr. L.W. Napier, DSO, RN) in upcoming operations. (52)

29 Aug 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) arrived at Haifa from Malta. (52)

30 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) departed Haifa for Malta. (20)

1 Sep 1943
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) arrived at Malta from Haifa. (53)

8 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Abdiel (Capt. D. Orr-Ewing, DSO, RN) departed Malta for Bizerta where she arrived later the same day. (20)

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