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HMS Ulster 1958-60 Movements Log

Log information taken from public records in United Kingdom.  Researched and supplied by Reg Ralph. Some errors maybe present and there are some missing dates/days.  Why this missing information is not part of public records is unknown If any surfer can furnish me with additional information it would be much appreciated.  I have changed abbreviations from original documents to make it easier for the reader.

John Rowe points out that there is no details of our Fishery Protection patrol off the coast of Iceland, once again no records in archives.  I will insert John's suggestions and that may jog someones grey cells.

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HMS Ulster58-60 log.pdf

HMS ULSTER 1958 -1960 Type15 Frigate.

 August 1958 Log No ADM 53/150280

1st

0800

4 Basin. Devonport

8th

1015

Slip & proceed to berth in South Yard, secured alongside Fort Rosalie

11th

1500

Slip & proceed to berth No 7 Wharf Port side to.

19th

1400

New Ships Company fell in on parade ground HMS Drake.

1435

Commissioning Service held on forecastle.

1615

Lower deck cleared. Articles of War Read

21st

0740

Ammunition Ship.

22nd

0930

C in C Devonport Inspected Guard

0935

C in C Devonport inspected Divisions of upper deck.

0945

C in C Devonport messdeck rounds.

25th

0805

Slip and proceed to DG ranging - Measured mile.

1815

Secured to Buoy. Plymouth Sound.

26th

1100

Slip & Proceed. 1115 Anchored. 1715 Weighed Anchor. 1715 S/to Buoy.

27th

0710

Slip and proceed to Brigbury Bay HIF & DIF calibration

0820

Anchored Battisborough Island.

1700

Weighed Anchor

1800

Secured "D" Buoy

28th

1615

Slipped to enter harbour.

1645

Berthed Slip Jetty. Berthed alongside Indian ship Brahmaputra (ex Leopard) in Devonport

31st

In Devonport

 September 1958 Log No ADM 53/150281

3rd

1200

Slip and proceed to Plymouth firing area.

1325

Mortar firings/Bofors & 4"

1815

Secured alongside Slip Jetty

6th

0705

Slip and proceed to Work Up trials

1650

Secured alongside Q11 Jetty Port side to Portland.

9th

0800

Slip and proceed for OOW Manovers

1800

Secured alongside Q11 Jetty

10th

0800

Slip and proceed for Action Stations. Zig Zag

2045

Secured alongside G7 Jetty

11th

0850

Slip and proceed for Trials

1845

Secured alongside Q11 Jetty

12th

0830

Slip and proceed Trials & Exercises

1700

Secured alongside Q11 Jetty

16th

0800

Slip and proceed for Calibration Trials

17th

0015

Secured B1 Buoy Portland

0750

Slip and proceed for Asdic Tracking Exercises

1425

Secured B1 Buoy

18th

0750

Slip and proceed for Exercises I Noise ranging

1700

Secured B1 Buoy

2000

Harbour Defence Exercise

19th

0800

Slip and proceed for 4" & Bofor firings

1950

Secured alongside Fountain Lake Jetty Portsmouth.

22nd

0800

Slip and proceed for Exercises

2345

Secured B Buoy Portland.

23rd

2030

Slip and proceed for Night Exercises.

24th

0745

Secured alongside Slip Jetty Plymouth.

25t?

1100

Slip & proceed to sea & Lisahally

27th

0900

Berthed alongside Lisahally Fuelling Jetty Northern Ireland

28th?

0710

Slip & proceed to Iceland Fishery Protection.

 Events supplied by John Rowe and two from my old grey cells below and up to 13th October to be confirmed. Trawlerman information by Ken Kendall

? ? Light Jackstay transfer with HMS Hardy
? ? RAS Fuel with RFA Wave Ruler
? ? Trawlerman seriously injured, [Mr. Childs] transferred onboard and accommodated in sickbay until return to Plymouth. Operated on by Surgeon Lieutenant  Cooke on the Wardroom Table! The operation saved his hand and arm and we were all rewarded by many crates of lovely fresh fish.
? ? "Sin Bosun's" nightly S.R.E. Mystery series?
? ? Relieved on station by HMS Decoy
? ? Proceeded to Plymouth

No entries located for the period 29th Sept -13th October

October 1958 ADM 53/150282

13th

2000

Secured alongside Slip Jetty Plymouth Starboard side to

21st

1000

Slip & proceed to 3 Dock

1500

Docked Down

24th

1330

Left D Dock. Secured alongside No 7 Wharf

30th

1620

Slip & proceed to Azores

 November 1958 ADM 531150283  

3rd

0900

Secured alongside Fuelling Jetty Ponte Delgada Azores

4th

0840

Slip & proceed to Bermuda

10th

1420

Secured alongside South Basin South Jetty Ireland Island. Bermuda.

25th

1530

Slip & proceed to Baltimore (Temp 69)

28th

1400

Secured alongside Pier 14 (Pratt Street) Baltimore (Temp 38)

 December 1958 ADM 531150284

3rd

0830

Slip & proceed to Washington.

1630

Anchored Piney Point

4th

0700

Weigh & proceed up Potomac River to Washington Channel.

1525

Secured alongside Pier 5 Starboard side to.

9th

0700

Slip & proceed to Philadelphia

10th

1340

Secured alongside Pier 3 Philadelphia Starboard side to

12th

1015

Slip & proceed to Reberth Pier 2 (Navy Yard)

15th

0820

Slip & proceed to Oiling Jetty

1255

Slip & proceed to Bermuda.

17th

1430

Secured alongside South Basin Ireland Island.

19th

0830

Slip & proceed to Hamilton

0930

Secured alongside 5 Berth Hamilton

January 1959 ADM 53/150285

1st

0950

Anniversary Guard Landed.

1140

Anniversary Guard Returned onboard.

1400

Ship open to Visitors. [Until-1700]

2nd

0800

Slip & proceed to sea – AA tracking, Sea & Air Co-operation Exercises.

1300

Rocket firings.

1750

Secured to buoy F Buoy. St Georges Harbour

3rd

0700

Slip & proceed for Exercises

1515

Secured alongside Flagship Berth. Ireland Island Dockyard

7th

1125

Clear Lower deck. Captain read out S272 (Conditions of Service)

18th

1000

HMCS Algonquin entered harbour

1015

HMCS Nootka entered harbour

19th

1420

Slip & proceed  for Exercises

1640

Berthed "Knuckles" South Basin (Fuelling) HMCS Bonaventure

24th

1630

Slip & proceed to Key West Florida

28th

1100

Secured alongside Pier B Key West.

29th

0700

Slip & proceed for Exercises

1200

Secured alongside Pier B

30th

0730

Slip & proceed for Exercises

1430

Secured alongside Pier B

31st

1415

Senior Officers Visit.

1700

Ditto

 February 1959 Log No.ADM 351152452

2nd

0830

Slip & proceed for Submarine Tracking Exercise

1630

Secured alongside Pier B.

3rd

0730

Slip & proceed for Exercises

1700

Secured alongside Pier B

4th

0800

Slip & proceed for Nassau

5th

0900

Secured alongside Prince Georges Wharf. Nassau

1430

Ship open to Visitors [until 1700]

7th

0940

Slip & proceed for Pointe-A-Pierre Trinidad

10th

2300

Anchored St Georges Grenada

11th

1100

Weighed Anchor Shifted Berth (2 cables inshore)

13th

2100

Weigh & proceed to Kingston Jamaica

16th

1200

Secured alongside Oiling Jetty. Starboard side to

1530

Shift berth to No 3 Pier A Berth. Kingston Starboard side to

17th

0800

Shift berth to No 3 Pier Westside. Starboard side to

19th

1430

Shift berth to No 2 Pier East Port side to

23rd

0900

Slip & proceed for Grand Cayman

24th

0830

Anchored Georgetown Grand Cayman

1430

Ship open to Visitors [until 1700]

27th

1700

Weigh & proceed to Lucea Jamaica

28th

0800

Anchored Lucea Jamaica

 March 1959 Log No. ADM 53/152453

3rd

1430

Ship open to Visitors [until 1700]

2000

Weigh & proceed to Kingston

4th

0800

Secured alongside Texaco Oiling Jetty. Kingston

1900

Slip & proceed for Cartagena

6th

0900

Secured alongside No 1 Terminal Cartagena Colombia

7th

1430

Ship open to Visitors [until 1700]

11th

0800

Slip & proceed for La Guaira, Venezuela

13th

0815

Secured alongside No 19 Berth. La Guaira

14th

1430

Ship open to Visitors. [until 1700]

18th

1000

Slip & proceed for Pointe-A-Pierre.

19th

1430

Secured alongside No 4 Oiling Berth.

1730

Slip & proceed.

1745

Anchored Pointe-Pierre

20th

1500

Weigh & proceed to Bridgetown. Barbados

21st

0900

Anchored Bridgetown.

1430

Ship open to Visitors. [until 1700]

25th

0900

Weigh & proceed to sea. Action/Abandon Ship Stations/General Drills

26th

1515

Secured alongside North Wharf St Lucia Castries. (Windward Islands)

30th

1500

Slip & proceed for Port of Spain. Trinidad

31st

0930

Secured alongside No 1 Berth. Port of Spain

 April 1959 ADM 53/152454

1st

0700

Moved Berth to No 2 Berth

6th

0800

Governor General Lord & Lady Hailes (embarked)

0800

Slip and proceed Montserrat

7th

1130

Anchored off Plymouth. Montserrat. Leeward Islands

8th

0800

Secured

1900

Anchored St Johns Harbour Antigua. Leeward Islands

9th

1315

Weigh & proceed

1500

English Harbour Antigua

10th

0750

Weigh & proceed

1400

Anchored Barbuda. Leeward Islands

2345

Weigh & proceed for Anguilla

11th

0800

Anchored Road Bay. Anguilla

.

1800

Weigh & proceed for Nevis. Leeward Islands

12th

0015

Anchored off Charlestown .Nevis

1520

Weighed & Proceed for St Kitts

1630

Anchored off Basseterre. St Kitts Leeward Islands (Governor General left ship)

13th

0800

Weigh & proceed

1040

Refuelling at sea from Wave Governor (astern)

1500

Anchored off Basseterre, St Kitts

14th

0900

Governor General re-embarks

1000

Weigh & proceed for Bequia

15th

0800

Anchored off St Christopher. St Kitts. Governor General landed

1740

Governor General returned