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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 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 onboard.

16th

0800

Weighed Anchor

1000

Anchored Charlestown Bay

1030

Governor General left ship

1430

Governor General returned

1500

Weighed Anchor

1800

Anchored Hillsborough Bay Union Island

17th

2300

Weighed anchor

18th

0900

Secured alongside No Kings Wharf. Port of Spain Trinidad

0935

Governor General left ship.

1500

Slip and proceed to sea - San Juan

20th

1420

Berthed Astern. Cantans Fuelling Pier.

1900

Shifted Berth - A Berth Naval Base San Juan, Puerto Rico

21st

0700

Slip and proceed to Nassau

24th

0800

Secured Stern to Eastern Buoy in turning Basin with 2 anchors down. Nassau.

25th

0700

Slip and proceed to Bermuda

27th

1615

Secured alongside South Basin Ireland Island Starboard side to

28th

0815

Shift Berth to F Buoy At Georges Harbour for Visit of HRH Prince Philip.

1250

Royal Guard Landed

1400

Dressed Ship

1530

Royal Guard returned onboard

1730

Shifted Berth to anchor off Hamilton Harbour

29th

0600

Royal Yacht Britannia left harbour

0800

Weighed Anchor to sea for AA & Exercises with HMCS Iroquois &. Huron

1635

Secured alongside South Basin Ireland Island

30th

0930

Ranged both cables on Jetty.

May 1959 ADM 53/152455

3rd

0900

Leave Party for Warwick Camp left ship.

10th

0930

Leave Party returned d from Warwick Camp.

1000

2nd Leave Party left for Warwick Camp.

15th

1630

HM S/M submarine Alderney berth alongside.

17th

1000

2nd Leave party returned to ship.

19th

0900

Shifted Berth from Basin to Flagship Berth

31st

0900

Shifted Berth to Alongside Ireland Island

June 1959 ADM 53/152456

12th

0910

Commodore N S Parker QBE DSO EN (Annual Inspection.)

14th

0900

HMS Troubridge entered harbour.

15th

0800

Slip and proceed to sea (Temp73)

19th

0900

Anchored Sept Iles Canada.

20th

0800

Dressed Ship for arrival of Royal Yacht Britannia.

 

1900

Queen embarks Royal Yacht (salute by HMCS St Croix).

 

1910

Weighed Anchor for Gaspe Bay

21st

0940

Anchored Gaspe Bay

 

1300

Weighed Anchor to Port Alfred

22nd

1400

Anchored Port Alfred

 

1900

Weighed Anchor with RY Britannia - HMCS St Croix & Restigouche

23rd

0930

Anchored Wolfe Cove.

 

1129

Secured alongside Wolfe Cove Oil Terminal

24th

0215

Slip and proceed with HMCS Kootenay

 

0930

Anchored off Three Rivers.

 

1130

Weighed Anchor with HMCS Gatineau & HMCS Kootenay up river to Montreal

 

1750

Secured alongside Laurier Pier. Montreal

26th

0815

Slip and proceed to Anchored down stream

 

0945

Weigh & proceed to Berth St Lambert Canal for Ceremonial opening of the St Lawrence Seaway

 

1230

Slip and proceed up the canal to St Lambert Lock.

 

1350

Secured in Lock.

 

1410

Slip and proceed out of Lock. Proceed up the canal to St Catherine's Lock

 

1507

Entered Lock

 

1527

Slip and proceed out of Lock to Lake Saint Louis then Lower Beauharnois Lock

 

1900

Entered St Beauharnois Lock.

 

2037

Slip and proceed out of Lock to Lock St Francis

 

2205

Entered Lake St Francis continued sailing to Snell Lock.

27th

0950

Entered Buoyed Channell

 

1550

Entered Snell Lock

 

1620

Proceed out of Lock to Iroquois Lock

 

1945

Entered Iroquois Lock.

 

2015

Slip and proceed from Lock upstream to Brockville

 

2020

Anchored off Brockville

28th

1000

Weigh & proceed

 

1600

Anchored off Kingston Ontario

 

1640

Weigh & proceed Lake Ontario

29th

0950

Secured alongside Pier 6 Toronto Harbour

July 1959 ADM 53/152457

1st

0430

Slip and proceed to Welland Canal.

  1120 Entered Lock (1)

 

1220

Slip and proceed out of Lock (1)

 

1245

Entered Lock (2)

 

1315

Slip and proceed out of Lock (2)

 

1355

Entered Lock (3)

 

1415

Slip and proceed out of Lock (3)

 

1435

Entered Lock (4)

 

1507

Slip and proceed out of Lock (4)

 

1515

Entered Lock (5)

 

1540

Slip and proceed out of Lock (5)

 

1557

Entered Lock (6)

 

1618

Slip and proceed out of Lock (6)

 

1633

Entered Lock (7)

 

1700

Slip and proceed out of Lock (7)

 

1712

Berthed alongside Lock (7) Approach Wall Starboard side to

2nd

0210

Slip and proceed up Welland Canal

  0645 Entered Lock (8)
  0730 Slip and proceed out of Lock (8) To Lake Erie
  1945 Secured alongside Distillery Jetty Windsor Starboard side to

3rd

0845

Slip and proceed to Lake St Clair.

 

0920

Entered Lake St Clair Channel.

 

1040

Entered Lake St Clair Flats Channel to Sarnia.

 

1517

Secured alongside Fuelling Jetty Sarnia.

 

1820

Shifted Berth 300 feet up Jetty Starboard side to

 

1212

Slip and proceed up Canal to Lake Huron.

 

1250

Entered Lake Huron

4th

1802

Anchored Penetanguisitene.

 

2130

Weighed Anchor to Parry Sound.

6th

0930

Anchored Chicago Harbour,

7th

0015

Weigh & proceed to Port Arthur.

8th

0350

Continue to enter Detour Passage

 

0420

Continue to enter St Mary's River.

 

0815

Proceed to Lock 4 Approach Wall Berth.

 

0906

Enter into Lock 4

 

0945

Leave Lock 4 to Whitefish Bay

 

1100

Anchored Sault St Marie

 

1600

Weigh & proceed

9th

0830

Anchored Port Arthur Harbour.

 

1516

Weigh & proceed

 

1555

Secured alongside CPR Wharf Fort William

13th

0715

Slip and proceed to leave the Kaministikwia River

 

0800

Anchored with fouled screw (3 fathoms manila)

 

1120

Weigh & proceed

14th

0610

Entered Sault St Marie Lock

 

0700

Slip and proceed out of Lock

 

1021

Entered Lake Huron

 

1700

 

 

1700

Anchored Alpena

16th

0815

Weigh & proceed

 

1830

Alongside Sarnia Fuelling Jetty

 

2100

Shifted Berth 300 Ft

17th

0915

Slip and Proceed Downstream St Clair River

 

1240

Entered Detroit River

 

1500

Secured alongside Randolph Street Jetty Detroit.

21st

1100

Slip and Proceed to Montreal

22nd

1540

Entered Welland Canal

 

1640

Entered Lock (8)

 

1844

Entered Lock (7)

 

2357

Entered Lock (6)

23rd

0018

Entered Lock (5)

 

0220

Entered Lock (4)

 

0325

Entered Lock (3)

 

0445

Entered Lock (2)

 

0525

Entered Lock (1) into Lake Ontario

 

2030

Entered Iroquois Lock

 

2046

Left Iroquois Lock

 

2100

Anchored

24th

0600

Weigh & proceed to Eisenhower Lock

 

0850

Entered Eisenhower Lock

 

0915

Left Eisenhower Lock

 

1550

Entered Upper Beauhamois Lock

 

1645

Entered Lower Lock

 

1710

Left Lower Lock into Lake St Louis.

 

1730

Anchored

25th

0500

Weigh & proceed

 

0720

Entered St Catherine's Lock

 

1000

Entered St Lambert Lock

 

1450

Secured alongside Section 22 Berth Montreal

26th

0810

Slip and proceed down St Lawrence River.

 

2130

Anchored Murray Bay

27th

1630

Weigh & proceed for Shediac

28th

1952

Anchored Shediac

30th

0300

Weigh & proceed for Charlotte Town

 

0650

Anchored Charlotte Town

 

1145

Weigh & proceed

31st

1645

Alongside No 3 Jetty Halifax

August 1959 ADM 53 152458

2nd

1400

HMS Scarborough -Tenby -Salisbury entered Harbour

6th

1804

Slip and proceed for Bermuda

9th

0915

Alongside Flagship Berth

21st

0900

Slip and proceed for San Juan

24th

0830

Alongside Catanio Fuelling Pier

 

1200

Moved to Pier B Naval Base San Juan

25th

0810

Secured

 

1600

Anchored Roadtown Tortola

27th

0700

Weigh & proceed to Kingston

29th

1200

Alongside Fuelling Jetty Port side to

September 1959 ADM 53/ 152459

5th

0800

Slip and proceed to Belize –

0725

Band of Royal Worcestershire Regiment embarked

7th

1320

Anchored Belize British Honduras

11th

1015

Weigh & proceed for Stann Creek

1230

Alongside Stann Creek

1630

Band of the Royal Worcestershire Regiment Landed

1915

Band of the Royal Worcestershire Regiment Returned

12th

0800

Alongside Kingston Jamaica

14th

0815

Weigh & proceed Full Power Trials

1650

Alongside Fuelling Jetty Port side to

15th

1550

Slip and proceed for Guantanamo Bay Cuba

16th

0900

Alongside Pier B Guantanamo Bay

17th

0645

Slip and proceed for Exercises

1815

Alongside Pier B

18th

0640

Slip and proceed for Exercises

1540

Secured alongside Pier B

21st

0620

Slip and proceed for Exercises Mortar Firings

1700

Secured alongside Pier B North Fuelling Jetty

2345

Slip and proceed for Matthew Town Bahamas

22nd

0950

Anchored Matthew Town. Bahamas

24th

0035

Weigh & proceed to Grand Turk Island

1350

Anchored Cockburn Town

27th

0745

Weigh & proceed to Kingston Jamaica

28th

0810

Berthed Astern HMS Troubridge at Kingston Fuelling Jetty

1410

Alongside HMS Troubridge at South Pier Port side to.

October 1969 ADM 53/ 152460

1st

1400

Slip and proceed to Bermuda

5th

0800

Alongside Flagship Berth Ireland Island

9th

0810

Secured

 

0955

Alongside Hamilton No 5 Berth

12th

0930

Slip and proceed for Ponta Delgada Azores

18th

1110

Alongside Fuelling Jetty

19th

0800

Slip and proceed for Plymouth

23rd

0820

Anchored Bovisand Bay

 

1345

Alongside No 6 Wharf Devonport

 

November 1959 ADM 53/152461 In Refit at Devonport

 

December 1959 ADM 53/152462 In Refit at Devonport



 
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