Richard James Rodney Scott, RN
| Born | 21 Apr 1887 |
| Ranks
Retired: 26 Jun 1940 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Richard James Rodney Scott, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Colombo (D 89) | Commodore 2nd cl. | Light cruiser | 31 Jul 1939 | 8 Feb 1940 |
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Light cruiser HMS Colombo (D 89)
15 Sep 1939
Around 0715A/15, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) departed Gibraltar for Casablanca where she arrived around 1830A/15. (1)
16 Sep 1939
Around 1550A/16, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) departed Casablanca for Gibraltar where she arrived around 0700A/17. (1)
26 Sep 1939
Convoy HG 1.
This convoy departed Gibraltar on 26 September 1939.
It was made up of the following merchant vessels; British Engineer (British (tanker), 6993 GRT, built 1922), British Science (British (tanker), 7138 GRT, built 1931), Calchas (British, 10304 GRT, built 1921), Carelia (British (tanker), 8062 GRT, built 1938), City of Adelaide (British, 6589 GRT, built 1920), City of Dunkirk (British, 5861 GRT, built 1912), Clearpool (British, 5405 GRT, built 1935), Dilwara (British, 11080 GRT, built 1936), Estrellano (British, 1982 GRT, built 1920), Fabian (British, 3059 GRT, built 1919), Gabbiano (Italian, 6567 GRT, built 1923), Ilvington Court (British, 5187 GRT, built 1919), Jurko Topic (Yugoslavian, 5202 GRT, built 1919), Kioto (British, 3297 GRT, built 1918), Largs Bay (British, 14182 GRT, built 1921), Llangibby Castle (British, 11951 GRT, built 1929), Macharda (British, 7998 GRT, built 1938), Mahratta (British, 6990 GRT, built 1917), Maja (British (tanker), 8181 GRT, built 1931), Makalla (British, 6677 GRT, built 1918), P.L.M. 22 (French, 5646 GRT, built 1921), P.L.M. 25 (French, 5461 GRT, built 1922), Palistinian Prince (British, 1960 GRT, built 1936), Stentor (British, 6148 GRT, built 1926) and Westbury (British, 4712 GRT, built 1928).
The RFA tankers Abbeydale (8299 GRT, built 1937), Aldersdale (8402 GRT, built 1937), Serbol (2668 GRT, built 1918) were also part of the convoy.
On departure from Gibraltar the convoy was escorted by the light cruiser Colombo and the destroyers HMS Grenville (Capt. G.E. Creasy, MVO, RN), HMS Gipsy (Lt.Cdr. N.J. Crossley, RN), HMS Grenade (Cdr. R.C. Boyle, RN), HMS Griffin (Lt.Cdr. J. Lee-Barber, RN) and Blyskawica (Kmdr.por. (Cdr.) W.A. Kodrebski-Poraj).
Around 2200A/26, the British destroyers parted company to return to Gibraltar.
Around 2000A/28, ORP Blyskawica was detached to proceed to Plymouth.
On 29 September, the RFA tanker Aldersdale was detached to Trinidad where she arrived on 10 October 1939. Also one of the two French ships and the Gabbiano straggled from the convoy and did not rejoin.
Around 1400A/3, the destroyers HMS Imogen (Cdr. E.B.K. Stevens, RN), HMS Imperial (Lt.Cdr. C.A.de W. Kitcat, RN), HMS Ilex (Lt.Cdr. P.L. Saumarez, RN) and HMS Isis (Cdr. J.C. Clouston, RN) joined the convoy.
On 4 October it was noticed that three more merchant vessels had straggled from the convoy during the night, these were the Clearpool, Ilvington Court and Westbury. The Ilvington Court however rejoined around 0900A/4.
At 1200A/4, the convoy split and the section which was to proceed up the Irish Sea towards Liverpool parted company escorted by HMS Imogen and HMS Ilex.
The remainder of the convoy set course for the English Channel.
On 5 October the Westbury rejoined the Channel section of the convoy.
Around 1400A/5, the destroyers HMS Intrepid (Cdr. J.W. Josselyn, RN) and HMS Echo (Cdr. S.H.K. Spurgeon, RAN) joined the Channel section of the convoy. HMS Colombo, HMS Imperial, HMS Isis and the RFA tanker Abbeydale were then detached to Plymouth where they arrived around 1700A/5.
The Liverpool section with HMS Imogen and HMS Ilex arrived there around 1300A/6.
The Channel section proceeded to the Downs escorted by HMS Intrepid and HMS Echo. These two destroyers arrived at Dover on 6 October 1939. (2)
6 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) is taken in hand for repairs at the Devonport Dockyard. (3)
11 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1115A/11, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) departed Plymouth for Scapa Flow where she arrived around 0830A/13. (3)
14 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800A/14 HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Kirkwall where she arrived around 1530A/14. (3)
17 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1330A/17 HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) departed Kirkwall for Sullom Voe where she arrived around 0815A/18. (3)
19 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1645A/19, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) departed Sullom Voe for the Northern Patrol. She is ordered to patrol west of the Faeroer Islands. (3)
25 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 15400A/25, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) arrived at Sullom Voe from patrol. (3)
25 Oct 1939
Around 1700A/27, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) departed Sullom Voe for the Northern Patrol. She is ordered to patrol west of the Faeroer Islands. (3)
1 Nov 1939
The Norwegian merchant vessel Mim (4996 GRT, built 1938) grounded on Reef Dyke, North Ronaldsay. On board was an armed guard from HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN), which she had put onboard around 1430A/30. The ship, with a cargo of grain, was en route from Adelaide, Australia to Vaksdal, Norway had been ordered to proceed to Kirkwall for contraband inspection. The ship was wrecked the next day.
3 Nov 1939
Around 1130A/3, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) arrived at Sullom Voe from patrol. (4)
4 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800A/4, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) departed Sullom Voe to search for a missing aircraft.
Around 1030A/4, she was ordered to abandon the search and return to Sullom Voe where she arrived around 1245A/4. (4)
7 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0835A/7, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) departed Sullom Voe for the Northern Patrol. She is ordered to patrol west of the Faeroer Islands. (4)
12 Nov 1939
Around 1300A/12, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) returned to Sullom Voe from patrol. (4)
14 Nov 1939
Around 1215A/14, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) departed Sullom Voe for the Northern Patrol. She is ordered to patrol the Iceland - Faeroer gap. (4)
17 Nov 1939 (position 63.00, -10.45)
Around 1030A/17, the German merchant vessel Henning Oldendorff (3986 GRT, built 1916), posing as a Soviet merchant vessel, is captured south-east of Iceland in position 63°00'N, 10°45'W by the British light cruiser HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN).
The German ship was en-route from Huelva, Spain, which she had departed on 2 November 1939, to Germany.
She was taken to Kirkwall by the boarding party and was later renamed British Industry in British service. She was sunk by the German battlecruiser Gneisenau in the North Atlantic on 16 March 1941 while en-route, in ballast, from Hartepool to Galvaston, USA.
20 Nov 1939
Around 1230Z/20, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) arrived at Loch Ewe from patrol. (4)
23 Nov 1939
Around 1630Z/14, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) departed Loch Ewe for the Northern Patrol. She is ordered to patrol south of the Faeroer islands but before arriving in that area she is ordered to patrol further to the east, to the north-east of the Shetland Islands. (4)
27 Nov 1939
Around 0900Z/27, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) arrived at Sullom Voe from patrol.
After fuelling she departed again to resume her patrol around 1300Z/27. (4)
2 Dec 1939
Around 0830Z/2, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) arrived at Loch Ewe from patrol. (5)
8 Dec 1939
Around 1530Z/8, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) departed Loch Ewe for the Northern Patrol. She is ordered to patrol south-west of the Faeroer Islands. (5)
12 Dec 1939
Around 1815Z/12, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from patrol. (5)
13 Dec 1939
Around 1630Z/13, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) departed Loch Ewe for the Northern Patrol. She is ordered to patrol south-west of the Faeroer Islands. (5)
18 Dec 1939
Around 0830Z/18, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from patrol. (5)
21 Dec 1939
Around 1615Z/21, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) departed Scapa Flow for the Northern Patrol. She is ordered to patrol south-west of the Faeroer Islands. (5)
28 Dec 1939
Around 0815Z/28, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from patrol. (5)
30 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1615Z/30, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) departed Scapa Flow for the Northern Patrol. She is ordered to patrol south-west of the Faeroer Islands. (5)
6 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800Z/6, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from patrol. (6)
8 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1730Z/8, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) departed Scapa Flow for the Northern Patrol. She is ordered to patrol south of the Faeroer Islands. (6)
14 Jan 1940
Around 1120Z/14, HMS Colombo (Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN) arrived at Plymouth from patrol. She is to be taken in hand for a refit at the Devonport Dockyard to prepare the ship for overseas service. (6)
15 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At 1630Z/15, at Devonport, Commodore R.J.R. Scott, RN, struck his broad pendant on board HMS Colombo as Commanding Officer of the 11th cruiser squadron which then ceased to excist.
It seems he remains in command of HMS Colombo for the moment, reverting to the rank of Captain. (6)
28 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0945Z/28, HMS Colombo (Capt. R.J.R. Scott, RN) departed Plymouth for Belfast where she arrived around 1530Z/29. She is to continue her refit at Belfast. (6)
3 Feb 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Colombo (Capt. R.J.R. Scott, RN) is docked at Belfast. (7)
Sources
- ADM 53/108071
- ADM 199/61
- ADM 53/108072
- ADM 53/108073
- ADM 53/108074
- ADM 53/111828
- ADM 53/111829
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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