LADY MADELINE H243
Built
1939
Cook Welton & Gemmell
Off Number
167077
Length Ft
178.1
Tons Gross
581
Yard Number
651
Breadth Ft
30.0
Tons Net
214
Launched
14 09 1939
Engine Builder
C D Holmes
Hp
165 HP
Registered
30 11 1939
Knots
12.8 K
Registered LADY MADELINE H243 Owners 1939 Jutland Amalgamated Trawlers Ltd
  H.M.T LADY MADELINE Owners 1940 - 1946 Admiralty
  KINGSTON DIAMOND H243 Fitted for oil 1949 as the Kingston Diamond fitted for fuel oil
    Owners 1942 - 1963 Kingston Steam trawling Co Ltd Hull
Renamed KINGSTON DIAMOND FD84 Owners 1963 Wyre Trawlers Ltd Fleetwood
Fate : Scrapped Glasgow Apr 1965
Admiralty Requisition
Pennant No
Role
Returned
1940
FY283
Anti-Submarine
1946

Sept 1941 became part of the newly formed 49th Escort Group

Convoy Escorts - ON 26 - UR 2 / RU 2
Convoy UR 6 left for Iceland on 07th Jan 1942 Lady Madeline in company with Ayrshire and Norwich City , escorting 5 Merchant vessels - arrived Reykjavik Iceland 12th Jan 1942 / Lady Madeline left Iceland for home 19th Jan as part of convoy RU 7 after missing the return convoy RU 6 which left on the 17th due to asdic damage, which occured during a Hurricane while in Reykjavik. On RU 7 she was in company with St Kenan and Vizalma for the return.
Feb 1942 refitted at Androssan

May 1942 left 49th escort group and was to be based in Hvalfjord Iceland for North Russian Convoy runs
Convoy PQ 16 - 21st May 1942 Lady Madeline was close escort to the convoy with St Elstan , Northern Spray and Retriever - May 26th picked up 16 survivors f rom the Empire Lawrence May 27th assisted HMS Hazard in picking up survivors from the stricken SS Syros
Convoy QP 13 27th June 1942 return convoy of PQ 16 - 5th July picked up survivors from HMS Niger / SS Hybert
August 1942 returned from Iceland - went to Grimsby for refit / after refit sailed to Belfast
Convoy JW 51a 15 Dec 1942 Left Loch Ewe for Russia, in company with Northern Wave
 

 

Surname
Christian
Age
Vessel
Birth Pl
Occupation
Date/ Scource
Detail
WAR SERVICE CREWMEN
POTTER . . HMT LADY MADELINE . Lieutenant Commander 1940 .
HILL T G . HMT LADY MADELINE . Lieutenant Commander 1940 .
OGDEN GRAEME . . . Skipper Jan - 1941 - Jan 1943 .
WESTWOOD BRIAN . . . First Lieutenant . .
ODHAM DAVID LYNX . . . Lieutenant . .
SEDGEWICK WILLIAM . . . Lieutenant . Mention in despatches for services during PQ 16
WHITEHEAD . . . . Chief Engineer . Awarded DSM for services during PQ 16 Hull man
ANGUS GEOFFREY . . . First Lieutenant . Mention in despatches for services during PQ 16
WEIR Mc ALLISTER . . . Lieutenant . .
TURNER . . . . Coxswain . .
DONALD . . . . Midshipman . .
SQUIRES ALFRES . . . Steward . .
SLOAN . . . . Leading Seaman . . ( Paddy )
GLUE . . . .   . .
BLUNDELL . . . .   . .
GAUNT . . . .   . .
HALLIDAY . . . . Telegraphist . .
ARMSTRONG . . . . . . .
MALLARD . . . . Second Engineer 1942 .
HIGGINS . . . . Asdic Operator 1942 .
McTAVISH . . . . . . .
ADDSETS . . . . Coxswain Sept 1942 .
FORTH KENNETH . . . Lieutenant Sept 1942 .
THOMPSON . . . . Sub Lieutenant Sept 1942 .
ROUBLES . . . . . . .The Dog Brought from Russia after arriving with PQ 16
WHISKERS . . . . . . .The Cat adopted from London during Grimsby refit
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