Henry Leonard Ivers Kirkpatrick OBE, RN
| Born | 6 Nov 1890 | Woodbridge, England, U.K. |
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Retired: 1 Jan 1938 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Henry Leonard Ivers Kirkpatrick, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Carthage (F 99) | Capt. (Retd.) | Armed Merchant Cruiser | 19 Jan 1941 | 19 Feb 1942 |
Career information
Son of William Kirkpatrick of The Hermitage, Mobil, Ireland and Susan Dora Lopdell of Fiddane Castle, Ireland.Educated Margate and Naval School, Dover. Cadet Naval College at Osbourne, 1903
Events related to this officer
Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Carthage (F 99)
20 Jan 1941
HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) is undocked. (1)
10 Feb 1941
HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) conducted post-refit trials off Bombay. (2)
11 Feb 1941
Around 1245EF/11, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Bombay for Colombo. She had conducted D/F calibration trials earlier in the day. (2)
15 Feb 1941
Around 1030EF/15, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) arrived at Colombo from Bombay. (2)
17 Feb 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1630EF/17, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Colombo for Aden. (3)
23 Feb 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0830C/23, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) arrived at Aden from Colombo. (3)
24 Feb 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1200C/24, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Aden for Kilindini / Mombasa. She was escorting the troop transport Christiaan Huygens (Dutch, 16287 GRT, built 1927) which had on board 700 naval personnel bound from the Mediterranean Station to the U.K. (3)
2 Mar 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1200C/2, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) and the troop transport Christiaan Huygens (Dutch, 16287 GRT, built 1927) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from Aden. (4)
5 Mar 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1300C/5, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) and the troop transport Christiaan Huygens (Dutch, 16287 GRT, built 1927) departed Kilindini / Mombasa for Durban. (4)
10 Mar 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800B/10, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) and the troop transport Christiaan Huygens (Dutch, 16287 GRT, built 1927) arrived at Durban from Kilindini / Mombasa. (4)
16 Mar 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1045B/16, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Durban for patrol. She was ordered to patrol to the south-east of Durban. Later patrol was shifted to southern end of the Mozambique Channel but soon returned to her original patrol area. (4)
24 Mar 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1400B/24, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) arrived at Durban for patrol.
After fuelling she departed again for patrol around 2100B/24. She was again to patrol from the east of Durban to the southern entrance to the Mozambique Channel. (4)
2 Apr 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0830B/2, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) arrived at Durban for patrol. (5)
8 Apr 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1200B/8, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Durban for patrol. She was ordered to patrol from the east of Durban to the southern entrance to the Mozambique Channel. (5)
16 Apr 1941
Around 1200B/16, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) made rendezvous in position 21°55'S, 39°34'E with the troop transport Nea Hellas (British, 16991 GRT, built 1922). (5)
18 Apr 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1630B/18, the armed merchant cruiser HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) and the troop transport Nea Hellas (British, 16991 GRT, built 1922) arrived at Durban.
Around 1900B/18, the damaged aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (Cdr. G.S. Tuck, RN) departed Durban for Capetown. She was escorted by HMS Carthage. (6)
21 Apr 1941
Around 0730B/21, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) arrived at Durban from patrol and escort duty. She then commenced boiler cleaning. (7)
23 Apr 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1415B/23, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Durban escorting the Durban Section of Convoy WS 7 to the rendezvous position with the Capetown Section.
Rendezvous was made around 0900C/24. HMS Carthage did not join the main convoy but proceeded on patrol. She was to patrol off the southern entrance to the Mozambique Channel. (5)
27 Apr 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800B/27, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) arrived at Durban from patrol. (5)
3 May 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1400B/3, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Durban for patrol. She was ordered to escort the (troop) transport Sontay (British, 8917 GRT, built 1921) towards latitude 20°00'S.
They parted company around 2230B/6. HMS Carthage then proceeded on patrol. She was to patrol in the area to the south of the Mozambique Channel and the east of Durban. (8)
13 May 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0830B/13, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) arrived at Durban from escort duty / patrol. (8)
17 May 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1000B/17, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Durban to make rendezvous with the troop transport Cameronia (British, 16297 GRT, built 1920) and her current escort HMS Hector (Capt.(Retd.) F. Howard, DSC, RN). (8)
21 May 1941
Around 0900B/21, when off Durban, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) parted company with the troop transport Cameronia (British, 16297 GRT, built 1920). HMS Carthage did not enter harbour as she proceeded on patrol in the area to the east of Durban to the southern entrance to the Mozambique Channel. (8)
25 May 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800B/25, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) arrived at Durban from patrol. (8)
26 May 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1030B/26, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Durban for patrol. She was to patrol to the south-east of Durban to the southern entrance to the Mozambique Channel. (8)
4 Jun 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800B/4, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) arrived at Durban from patrol. (9)
8 Jun 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 2100B/8, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Durban with the troop transport Empress of Asia (16909 GRT, built 1913) which she is to escort towards the vicinity of Aden. (9)
19 Jun 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0300C/19, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) parted company with the troop transport Empress of Asia (16909 GRT, built 1913) which then proceeded unescorted to Suez arriving there on 24 June 1941.
HMS Carthage arrived at Aden around 0800C/19. (9)
21 Jun 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800C/21, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Aden for Kilindini / Mombasa. On leaving harbour gunnery exercises were carried out on a target that was being towed by HMS Chakdina (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Hickey, RNR). (9)
26 Jun 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0930C/26, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from Aden. (9)
5 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1530C/5, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa for Durban. (10)
10 Jul 1941
Around 1200B/10, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) arrived at Durban fro m Kilindini / Mombasa. (10)
13 Jul 1941
Around 1030B/13, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Durban for patrol. She was ordered to patrol the area to the east of Durban and south of the entrance to the Mozambique Channel. (10)
23 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800B/23, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) returned to Durban from patrol. (10)
30 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1530B/30, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Durban for patrol. She was ordered to patrol the area to the east of Durban and south of the entrance to the Mozambique Channel. (10)
8 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800B/8, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) returned to Durban from patrol. (11)
13 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) is docked at Durban. (11)
15 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) is undocked. (11)
17 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1000B/17, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Durban for patrol. She was ordered to patrol the area to the east of Durban and south of the entrance to the Mozambique Channel. (11)
26 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800B/26, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) returned to Durban from patrol. (11)
5 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800B/5, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Durban to make rendezvous with the transport City of Canterbury (8331 GRT, built 1922) and then escort her to the vicinity of Durban.
Rendezvous was affected around 1900B/6.
They parted company around 0420B/9. HMS Carthage then proceeded on patrol off the southern entrance to the Mozambique Strait. (12)
14 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0830B/14, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) returned to Durban from escort duty / patrol. (13)
18 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1330B/18, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Durban for Rodriguez Island. (12)
24 Sep 1941
Around 0945D/24, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) arrived at Rodriguez Island. Around the same time the (troop) transport Islami (British, 5879 GRT, built 1934) also arrived.
Around 1615D/24, they departed Rodriguez Island for Port Louis, Mauritius. (13)
26 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800D/26, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) and the (troop) transport Islami (British, 5879 GRT, built 1934) arrived at Mauritius from Rodriguez Island. (13)
27 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1700D/27, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) and the (troop) transport Islami (British, 5879 GRT, built 1934) departed Mauritius for Aden. (12)
6 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0930C/6, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) and the (troop) transport Islami (British, 5879 GRT, built 1934) arrived at Aden from Mauritius. (14)
13 Oct 1941
Convoy SW 10.
This convoy departed Aden on 13 October 1941.
It was made up of the troop transports; Dunera (British, 11162 GRT, built 1937, with Italian POW's on board), Indrapoera (Dutch, 10825 GRT, built 1925, with troops on board), Nea Hellas (British, 16991 GRT, built 1922 with troops on board) and Volendam (Dutch, 15434 GRT, built 1922 with troops on board).
On departure from Aden the convoy was escorted by the armed merchant cruiser HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN).
The convoy arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa on 19 October 1941.
On 21 October 1941 the convoy departed Kilindini / Mombasa for Durban. The convoy sailed in the same composition minus the Nea Hellas. Escort was still the armed merchant cruiser HMS Carthage.
The convoy arrived at Durban on 27 October 1941.
28 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 2330B/28, the light cruiser HMS Colombo (Capt. C.C.A. Allen, RN) and the armed merchant cruiser HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Durban for operation ' Bellringer '.
They parted company around 0500B/30.
[For more info on operation ' Bellringer ' see the event ' Operation Bellringer ' for 2 November 1941. (15)
8 Nov 1941
Around 1730B/8, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) arrived at Durban. (16)
20 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) conducted compass swing trials off Durban. (16)
27 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800B/27, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Durban for Mauritius. She had military personnel on board to transport them to the island. (16)
1 Dec 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1330D/1, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) arrived at Mauritius from Durban. (17)
2 Dec 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1400D/2, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Mauritius for Aden. She is escorting the (troop) transport Varela (British, 4651 GRT, built 1914). On board the Varela were 698 Pioneer troops for the Middle East. (18)
10 Dec 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0930C/10, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) and the (troop) transport Varela (British, 4651 GRT, built 1914) arrived at Aden from Mauritius. (18)
18 Dec 1941
Around 1630C/18, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Aden with the (troop) transport Neuralia (British, 9182 GRT, built 1912, 820 military personnel) towards the Persian Gulf.
On 20 December orders were changed and the new destination became Bombay. (18)
24 Dec 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1100EF/24, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) and the (troop) transport Neuralia (British, 9182 GRT, built 1912, 820 military personnel) arrived at Bombay from Aden. (17)
31 Dec 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Convoy BA 12.
This convoy departed Bombay on 31 December 1941.
It was made up of the following (troop) transports; Ascanius (British, 10048 GRT, built 1910, 1087 troops), City of Paris (British, 10902 GRT, built 1922, 935 troops) and Yoma (British, 8131 GRT, built 1928, 1432 troops).
The convoy was escorted by the armed merchant cruiser HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN).
The convoy arrived at Aden on 6 January 1942. (19)
9 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0945C/9, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Aden for Kilindini / Mombasa. (20)
14 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0930C/14, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from Aden. (20)
19 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1645C/19, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa for Mauritius. (20)
23 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1200D/23, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) arrived at Mauritius from Kilindini / Mombasa.
Around 2000D/23, she departed Mauritius with troops on board for Diego Garcia. (20)
27 Jan 1942
Around 0930E/27, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) arrived at Diego Garcia from Mauritius. The troops were immediately disembarked. (21)
28 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1430E/28, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Diego Garcia for Colombo. (20)
31 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0900F/31, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) arrived at Colombo from Diego Garcia. (20)
8 Feb 1942
Around 1630F/8, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) departed Colombo. She was to escort the troop transport Reina del Pacifico (British, 17702 GRT, built 1931) to Durban. On board the Reina del Pacifico were militery service personnel. (22)
18 Feb 1942
Around 0800B/18, HMS Carthage (Capt.(Retd.) H.L.I. Kirkpatrick, OBE, RN) and the troop transport Reina del Pacifico (British, 17702 GRT, built 1931) arrived at Durban from Colombo. (23)
Sources
- ADM 53/113848
- ADM 53/113849
- ADM 53/113849 + ADM 199/408
- ADM 53/113850
- ADM 53/113851
- ADM 53/113851 + ADM 53/114441
- ADM 53/113851 + ADM 199/402
- ADM 53/113852
- ADM 53/113853
- ADM 53/113854
- ADM 53/113855
- ADM 53/113856 + ADM 199/408
- ADM 53/113856
- ADM 53/113857 + ADM 199/408
- ADM 53/113857 + ADM 53/113962
- ADM 53/113858
- ADM 53/113859
- ADM 53/113859 + ADM 199/408
- ADM 53/113859 + ADM 53/115544 + ADM 199/408
- ADM 53/115544 + ADM 199/426
- ADM 53/115544
- ADM 53/115545 + ADM 199/426
- ADM 53/115545
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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