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Surface Vessels => Mine Warfare => Topic started by: cumartium on 11 December 2022 07:34:04 pm
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My uncle served on the subject vessel. I have a photo of the vessel signed by Lt. Graham Hillier 1944. Does anyone have any service records or more info re this vessel.
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WELLARD
Commercial trawler, taken over at the outbreak of war and converted to an ASW escort.
Overall, her career looks something like this, in outline -
1940
May - Norway
Then Atlantic convoy escort duties, based Liverpool
1941
At Liverpool Atlantic convoy escort duties
1942
Feb – Oct – on loan to US Navy
Oct At Freetown, Liberia (West Africa) - Convoy escort duties
1943 – 45
South Africa - Convoy escorts Beira – Durban – Lorenzo Marques etc
You might want to look at these sites -
https://www.deepseatrawlers.co.uk/index.php/2020/07/31/wellard-gy-300/
https://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/6501.html
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205304493