HMS Welshman (M84)

[1] Commissioned in late August 1941, Welshman sailed to Scapa Flow to join the Home Fleet, before assignment to the 1st Minelaying Squadron at the Kyle of Lochalsh in September.[1] In January 1942 she transported stores and personnel to Gibraltar, Freetown and Takoradi before deploying to the Strait of Dover in early February to lay mines across the routes likely to be used in the event of a breakout by German battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst.On 8 May Welshman sailed from Gibraltar disguised as a French destroyer, with 240 tons of stores and RAF personnel aboard, in "Operation Bowery".After discharging her cargo at Malta on 15 June she rejoined the convoy which was under heavy attack from Axis aircraft and Italian warships.[1] In January 1943 Welshman transported stores, including 150 tons of seed potatoes, to Malta before carrying out minelaying operations in the Skerki Channel, across the Axis evacuation route from Tunisia.
Hawthorn LeslieHebburndragon rampant RedAbdiel-classminelayerwater-tube boilersParsonssteam turbinesQF 4 in (100 mm) L/45 Mark XVI gunsQF 2-pdr L/39 Mk.VIIIVickers .50 machine guns20 mm Oerlikonsnaval minesHome FleetForce HMalta ConvoysOperation TorchRoyal NavyWorld War IIMediterranean FleetTobrukScapa FlowKyle of LochalshBay of BiscayGibraltarFreetownTakoradiStrait of Doverevent of a breakoutGneisenauScharnhorstOperation BoweryGrand HarbourparavanesYarrowsScotstounOperation HarpoonOperation PedestalEastern Mediterraneanseed potatoesSkerki ChannelTunisiaBeirutFamagustaAlbrecht BrandidestroyersTetcottBelvoirAlexandriaAbdiel-class minelayerAbdielApolloAriadneLatonaManxmanMinelayersShipwrecksUSS De HavenMakigumoDorchesterHMCS LouisburgEmpire BannerHenry R. MalloryKalliopiHMT BredonIron KnightRoger B. TaneyTatsuta MaruPan RoyalCastilianUSS AmberjackFresnelV 408 HaltenbankŌshioHMCS WeyburnStockportHMS VandalHMT Lord HailshamHMS TigrisHNoMS UreddUSS GrouperRo-100USS SwordfishUSS SalamonieUruguayRo-106USS SawfishJanuary 1943March 1943