Edward William Boyd Sim, RN
| Born | 3 May 1899 | ||
| Died | 15 Dec 1941 | (42) | HMS Galatea (71) |
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| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Fury (H 76) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 21 Apr 1940 | 6 Jul 1940 |
| HMS Galatea (71) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 2 Mar 1941 | 15 Dec 1941 (+) |
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Light cruiser HMS Galatea (71)
5 Mar 1941
HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral A.T.B. Curteis, CB, RN) and HMS Aurora (Capt. W.G. Agnew, RN) conducted exercises off Scapa Flow. (1)
13 Mar 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
The flag of Rear-Admiral A.T.B. Curteis, CB, RN, was struck in HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN) when the Rear-Admiral left the ship to be hospitalised. (2)
17 Mar 1941
Minelaying operation SN 69.
Minelaying operation by the 1st Minelaying Squadron.
At 1900A/17, the 1st Minelaying Squadron departed Port Z.A. (Loch Alsh) for minelaying operation SN 69. The 1st Minelaying Squadron was made up of the auxiliary minelayers Southern Prince (Cdr. C.L. Firth, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral R.L. Burnett, OBE, RN), HMS Agamemnon (Capt.(Retd.) F. Ratsey, RN), HMS Menestheus (Capt. J.S. Crawford, DSO, RN), and HMS Port Quebec (Capt.(Retd.) E.C. Watson, RN). They were escorted by the destroyers HMS Castleton (Cdr. (Retd.) F.H.E. Skyrme, RN), HMS Charlestown (Lt.Cdr. T. Johnston, RN), HMS Lancaster (A/Cdr. N.H. Whatley, RN) and HMS St. Marys (Lt. K.H.J.L. Phibbs, RN).
Around 2300A/17, the light cruisers HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN) and HMS Aurora (Capt. W.G. Agnew, RN) departed Scapa Flow to join the 1st Minelaying Squadron for close cover. They made rendezvous with the 1st Minelaying Squadron around 0930A/18.
Distant cover for the operation was provided by the battleship HMS Nelson (Capt. G.J.A. Miles, RN, flying the flag of A/Adm. J.C. Tovey, KCB, DSO, RN), light cruiser HMS Nigeria (Capt. J.G.L. Dundas, RN) and the destroyers HMS Cossack (Capt. P.L. Vian, DSO and Bar, RN), HMS Maori (Cdr. H.T. Armstrong, RN), HMS Zulu (Cdr. H.R. Graham, DSO, RN), HMS Escapade (Lt.Cdr. E.N.V. Currey, DSC, RN), HMS Boadicea (A/Cdr. E.C.L. Turner, RN) and HMS Active (Lt.Cdr. M.W. Tomkinson, RN) which were already at sea to the south of Iceland.
Minefield SN 69, made up of 2050 mines, was laid between 1010A/19 and 1405A/19. It was laid along a line between positions 63°44'0"N, 12°07'5"W and 64°32'6"N, 12°47'6"W.
The minelayers laid as follows; HMS Southern Prince 562 mines, HMS Agamemnon 530 mines, HMS Menestheus 410 mines and HMS Port Quebec 548 mines.
HMS Galatea and HMS Aurora parted company with the 1st Minelaying Squadron around 2000A/20. They arrived at Scapa Flow around 0345A/21.
The 1st Minelaying Squadron and their escorting destroyers returned to Port Z.A. (Loch Alsh) at 0759A/21. (3)
21 Mar 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
The flag of Rear-Admiral A.T.B. Curteis, CB, RN, was re-hoisted in HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN). (4)
25 Mar 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Minelaying operation SN 4.
Minelaying operation by the 1st Minelaying Squadron.
At 1025A/25, the 1st Minelaying Squadron departed Port Z.A. (Loch Alsh) for minelaying operation SN 4. The 1st Minelaying Squadron was made up of the auxiliary minelayers Southern Prince (Cdr. C.L. Firth, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral R.L. Burnett, OBE, RN), HMS Agamemnon (Capt.(Retd.) F. Ratsey, RN), HMS Menestheus (Capt. J.S. Crawford, DSO, RN), and HMS Port Quebec (Capt.(Retd.) E.C. Watson, RN). They were escorted by the destroyers HMS Castleton (Cdr. (Retd.) F.H.E. Skyrme, RN), HMS Charlestown (Lt.Cdr. T. Johnston, RN), HMS Lancaster (A/Cdr. N.H. Whatley, RN) and HMS St. Marys (Lt. K.H.J.L. Phibbs, RN).
Around 0845A/25, the light cruisers HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral A.T.B. Curteis, CB, RN) and HMS Aurora (Capt. W.G. Agnew, RN) departed Scapa Flow to join the 1st Minelaying Squadron for close cover. They made rendezvous with the 1st Minelaying Squadron around 1445A/25.
At 0953A/26, A lone German Focke Wolf Condor aircraft attacked the 1st Minelaying Squadron and HMS Menestheus was hit by two bombs but they fortunately did not explode until clear of the ship. The damage to Menestheus was minor and could be repairs locally.
Minefield SN 4, made up of 2050 mines, was laid between 1130A/26 and 1430A/26. It was laid along a line between positions 60°45'0"N, 06°35'8"W and 60°18'7"N, 06°02'3"W.
The minelayers laid as follows; HMS Southern Prince 562 mines, HMS Agamemnon 530 mines, HMS Menestheus 410 mines and HMS Port Quebec 548 mines.
HMS Galatea and HMS Aurora parted company with the 1st Minelaying Squadron around 2350A/20. They arrived at Scapa Flow around 0700A/27.
While passing through the Minches the 1st Minelaying Squadron ran into a convoy and as a result HMS Agamemnon and HMS Castleton collided with each other. Both needed to proceed to shipsyards for repairs. HMS Agamemnon first took part in another minelaying mission but she was not able to lay a full outfit of mines.
The 1st Minelaying Squadron and their escorting destroyers returned to Port Z.A. (Loch Alsh) at 0731A/27. (5)
30 Mar 1941
Around 0330A/30, the light cruisers HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral A.T.B. Curteis, CB, RN), HMS Arethusa (Capt. Q.D. Graham, RN), HMS Aurora (Capt. W.G. Agnew, RN) and HMS Dido (Capt. H.W.U. McCall, RN) departed Scapa Flow to try to intercept the German heavy cruiser (pocket battleship) Admiral Scheer. At 1237A/30 a signal was sent to Rear-Admiral Curteis ordering him to detach HMS Aurora and HMS Dido to return to Scapa Flow and to proceed to patrol to the south of Iceland with HMS Galatea and HMS Arethusa. (6)
4 Apr 1941
At 0040A/4, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral A.T.B. Curteis, CB, RN), HMS Arethusa (Capt. Q.D. Graham, RN), returned from patrol. (7)
5 Apr 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Minelaying operation SN 8.
Minelaying operation by the 1st Minelaying Squadron.
At 0630A/5, the 1st Minelaying Squadron departed Port Z.A. (Loch Alsh) for minelaying operation SN 8. The 1st Minelaying Squadron was made up of the auxiliary minelayers Southern Prince (Cdr. C.L. Firth, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral R.L. Burnett, OBE, RN), HMS Agamemnon (Capt.(Retd.) F. Ratsey, RN), HMS Menestheus (Capt. J.S. Crawford, DSO, RN), and HMS Port Quebec (Capt.(Retd.) E.C. Watson, RN). They were escorted by the destroyers HMS Cossack (Capt. P.L. Vian, DSO and Bar, RN), HMS Anthony (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Hodges, RN), HMS Lancaster (A/Cdr. N.H. Whatley, RN) and HMS St. Marys (Lt. K.H.J.L. Phibbs, RN).
Around 0720A/5, the light cruisers HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral A.T.B. Curteis, CB, RN) and HMS Aurora (Capt. W.G. Agnew, RN) departed Scapa Flow to join the 1st Minelaying Squadron for close cover. They made rendezvous with the 1st Minelaying Squadron around 1230A/5.
Distant cover was provided by the heavy cruisers HMS Norfolk (Capt. A.J.L. Phillips, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral W.F. Wake-Walker CB, OBE, RN) and HMS Suffolk (Capt. R.M. Ellis, RN). HMS Norfolk had been on the Denmark Strait patrol since 29 March. HMS Suffolk departed Scapa Flow around 1000A/5. HMS Norfolk arrived at Hvalfjord around 0630A/8. HMS Suffolk returned to Scapa Flow around 0820A/8.
Minefield SN 8, made up of 1969 mines, was laid between 1445A/6 and 1815A/6. It was laid along a line between positions 62°38'0"N, 10°08'0"W and 63°15'0"N, 11°29'0"W.
The minelayers laid as follows; HMS Southern Prince 562 mines, HMS Agamemnon 450 mines, HMS Menestheus 410 mines and HMS Port Quebec 547 mines. HMS Agamemnon was not able to lay a full outfit of mines due to damage she had sustained during a collision in an earlier minelaying mission.
HMS Galatea and HMS Aurora parted company with the 1st Minelaying Squadron around 0001A/8. They arrived at Scapa Flow around 0640A/8.
The 1st Minelaying Squadron and their escorting destroyers returned to Port Z.A. (Loch Alsh) in the morning of the 8th. (8)
13 Apr 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1130A/13, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral A.T.B. Curteis, CB, RN) and HMS Arethusa (Capt. Q.D. Graham, RN), departed Scapa Flow for Seidisfjord, Iceland where they arrived around 0900Z/15. (9)
15 Apr 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 2000Z/15, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral A.T.B. Curteis, CB, RN) and HMS Arethusa (Capt. Q.D. Graham, RN) departed Seidisfjord for Hvalfjord via Akureyi.
They arrived at Akureyi around 0955Z/16 and departed again around 1925Z/16.
They arrived at Hvalfjord around 1615Z/17. (9)
27 Apr 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0630A/27, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral A.T.B. Curteis, CB, RN) and HMS Arethusa (Capt. Q.D. Graham, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from patrol. (7)
2 May 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral A.T.B. Curteis, CB, RN) conducted gunnery exercises off Scapa Flow. (10)
3 May 1941
Around 1600A/3, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral A.T.B. Curteis, CB, RN) and HMS Arethusa (Capt. Q.D. Graham, RN) departed Scapa Flow to patrol in the Iceland - Faeroer Islands passage. They were to relieve HMS Exeter (Capt. O.L. Gordon, MVO, RN) and HMS Nigeria (Capt. J.G.L. Dundas, RN) currently on patrol there. (11)
11 May 1941
Around 1100A/11, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral A.T.B. Curteis, CB, RN) and HMS Arethusa (Capt. Q.D. Graham, RN) returned to Scapa Flow from patrol. They had been relieved the previous day by HMS Kenya (Capt. M.M. Denny, CB, RN) and HMS Nigeria (Capt. J.G.L. Dundas, RN). (11)
28 May 1941
Rear-Admiral K.T.B. Curteis, CB, RN, transferred his flag from HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN) to HMS Aurora (Capt. W.G. Agnew, RN).
Around 1600Z/28, HMS Galatea then departed Hvalfjord for Greenock. (12)
30 May 1941
Around 0800B/30, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN) arrived at Greenock.
Around 2030B/30, she departed Greenock for Plymouth. (13)
31 May 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1600B/31, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN) arrived at Plymouth where she is taken in hand for a short refit before she is to proceed to the Mediterranean.
[Some details for the months of June and July 1941 might be missing as no logs for this period are available.] (14)
21 Jun 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN) departed Plymouth for the Clyde. (15)
22 Jun 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN) arrived at Greenock. (15)
14 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1100C/14, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN), arrived at Aden after convoy escort duty. (14)
16 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0245C/16, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN), departed Aden for Suez. (14)
18 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1810C/18, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN), arrived at Suez. (14)
19 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN) transited the Suez Canal northbound and arrived at Port Said. After a few hours at Port Said she departed for Alexandria. (14)
20 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN) arrived at Alexandria where she joined the Mediterranean Fleet. (14)
16 Sep 1941
At 0015B/16, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN) departed Alexandria for Suez where she arrived around 2030B/16 having transited the Suez Canal southbound. She joined the Suez escort force to protect shipping from Axis air attacks. (16)
17 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1515B/17, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN), departed Suez southbound. Around 0200B/18, she made rendezvous with the troopship Mauretania (British, 35739 GRT, built 1939) and then escorted her to Suez arriving around 1100B/18. (16)
18 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1730B/18, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN), departed the Gulf of Suez escorting the troopship Mauretania (British, 35739 GRT, built 1939) southbound. They spent the night at sea and returned to the Gulf of Suez around 0800B/19. (16)
19 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1830B/19, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN), departed the Gulf of Suez escorting the troopship Mauretania (British, 35739 GRT, built 1939) southbound. They parted company at 0624B/20 after which HMS Galatea returned to Suez arriving around 1200B/20. (16)
20 Sep 1941
Around 1620B/20, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN), departed the Gulf of Suez and proceeded to the south.
Around 2300B/20, the joined HMS Glenroy (Capt.(Retd.) Sir J.F. Paget, RN) and the transport Clan Forbes (British, 7529 GRT, built 1938) which had departed Suez earlier that day escorted by the sloop HMS Flamingo (Cdr. R.J.O. Otway-Ruthven, RN).
At 0200B/21, HMS Flamingo parted company.
At 0922B/21, HMS Galatea parted company with the transports and anchored off the southern entrance of the Gulf of Suez shortly before noon. (16)
22 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1415B/22, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN) departed the anchorage and proceeded to the south.
Around 2000B/22, she joined the troopship Queen Mary (British, 81235 GRT, built 1936) and they proceeded northwards towards Suez where they arrived around 0800B/23.
(16)
23 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1845B/23, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN), departed the Gulf of Suez escorting the troopship Queen Mary (British, 81235 GRT, built 1936) southbound. They spent the night at sea and returned to the Gulf of Suez around 0815B/24. (16)
24 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1815B/24, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN), departed the Gulf of Suez escorting the troopship Queen Mary (British, 81235 GRT, built 1936) southbound. They parted company at 0400B/25.
HMS Galatea anchored off the northern entrance to the Gulf of Suez in late morning before getting underway to return to Suez later the same day. She arrived at Suez around 1800B/25. (16)
26 Sep 1941
Around 1150B/26, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN), departed Suez escorting the troopship Queen Elizabeth (British, 83673 GRT, built 1939) southbound. They parted company at 2300B/26.
HMS Galatea then kept patrolling about 50 miles south of the southern entrance to the Gulf of Suez until around 1600B/27 when she joined the northbound troopship Nea Hellas (British, 16991 GRT, built 1922). They eventually anchored off the southern entrance of the Gulf of Suez around 2000B/28. (16)
29 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0045C/29, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN) departed her anchorage at the southern end of to escort several transports to Suez / Port Tewfik where they arrived around 1830C/29.
[No further information available.] (16)
30 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1245C/30, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN), HMS Jackal (Lt.Cdr. R.McC.P. Jonas, DSC, RN) and HMS Avon Vale (Lt.Cdr. P.A.R. Withers, DSO, RN) departed Suez Bay for more escort duty in the Gulf of Suez area.
[No more information available.] (16)
2 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800C/2, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN) returned to Suez Bay from escort duty. (17)
4 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0930C/4, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN) and HMS Avon Vale (Lt.Cdr. P.A.R. Withers, DSO, RN) departed Suez Bay to escort the troopships Orion (British, 23371 GRT, built 1935) and Strathmore (British, 23428 GRT, built 1935) southbound.
They parted company with the troopships around 0005C/5 and returned to Suez Bay around 1115C/5. (17)
8 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0630C/8, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN), got underway from the Suez Bay area for more escort duty in the Gulf of Suez. Upon completion of these duties she anchored off the southern entrance to the Gulf of Suez around 1830C/8. (17)
9 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1030C/9, HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN), got underway for more escort duty in the Gulf of Suez. Upon completion of these duties she anchored in Suez Bay around 2030C/9. (17)
10 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Galatea (Capt. E.W.B. Sim, RN) passed through the Suez Canal northbound and then departed Port Said for Alexandria where she arrived around 1100C/11. (17)
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