HMS MAGPIE. Sloop 1350 tons, 6-4", 12-20mm guns, built by Thornycroft 24/3/1943. Commanded by HRH Prince Phillip in late 1940's. In 1954 converted to A/S frigate
with tonnage increased to 1490 tons. Arrived 12/7/1959 at Hughes Bolckow at Blyth for breaking up. N.B. The badge as illustrated was not original badge as laid down by the Ships badge committee.
Log Book September 1984
Ascension SG133
Magpie HMS
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Built as a sloop under yard No 4016 by J.I. Thornycroft & Co. Ltd., Woolston for the Royal Navy.
27 March 1941 ordered.
30 December 1941 keel laid down.
24 March 1943 launched as HMS MAGPIE, christened by Mrs. Turner, she was one of the Modified Black Swan class.
Displacement 1,925 ton standard, dim. 299.6 x 38.6 x 11.4ft. (draught).
Powered by geared steam turbines, 4,300 shp., twin shafts, speed 19.75 knots.
Bunker capacity 390 ton oil.
Armament 4 twin – 20mm. and 4 single 20mm guns one Hedgehog, refitted after the war with 2 twin -40mm and 2 single -40mm guns.
Crew 192.
30 August 1943 commissioned.
After commission and a working up period at Tobermory she joined in September 1943 the Liverpool based 2nd escort group.
Used as escort in the waters of the North Atlantic together with other vessels of her group.
For repairs at Liverpool from 20 December 1943 until 20 January 1944.
31 January 1944 she together with other Royal Navy ships sank the German submarine U-592 and on 09 February the U-238
March 1943 the group was detached from the Western Approaches to the Russian convoys, she sailed for the first time as an escort on 27 March with convoy JW58, during the passage the U-961 was destroyed and lost with all hands on 29 March.
Returned with convoy RA 58 from North Russia.
Heavy weather damage was then repaired at Liverpool from 15 till 28 April.
Then replaced to the English Channel for the Normandy landings.
During D-Day she was used as an escort for attack convoy G4.
After D-Day she carried out escort duties and was used for the protection of the ships laying the PLUTO cable from the U.K. to France.
After a short repair period at Chatham she joined Escort Group 22 mostly used in the coastal waters of the U.K.
From 13 May 1945 she underwent a repair period of eight weeks in Portsmouth, where after she received orders to proceed to the Mediterranean. Used in the waters between Gibraltar and Malta from 26 July tot 24 September 1945. Then she joined the 33 Escort Flotilla of the Mediterranean Fleet in which she served until 1954.
1947 for a short period she joined 5th Escort Flotilla, then 2nd Escort Flotilla before she joined 2nd Frigate Flotilla
She was for a long period between 1947 and 1954 well known as the command of HRH Prince Philip, his wife Princess Elizabeth stayed during that time at shore in Malta.
End 1954 MAGPIE returned to the U.K. where after she joined the 6th Frigate Squadron in the Home Fleet, most probably her pennant No was then also changed to F82 as seen on stamp.
She was send to the South Atlantic Station and visited in 1955 Tristan da Cunha.
On completion of her service in the South Atlantic she sailed homeward bound she was decommissioned end 1956.
09 July 1959 transferred to BISCO
12 July 1959 arrived at Blyth where after she was scrapped by Hughes Bolckow Shipbreaking Co. Ltd.
Tristan da Cunha 1994 50p sg568, scott550.
Source: Sloops 1926 – 1946 by Arnold Hague.
27 March 1941 ordered.
30 December 1941 keel laid down.
24 March 1943 launched as HMS MAGPIE, christened by Mrs. Turner, she was one of the Modified Black Swan class.
Displacement 1,925 ton standard, dim. 299.6 x 38.6 x 11.4ft. (draught).
Powered by geared steam turbines, 4,300 shp., twin shafts, speed 19.75 knots.
Bunker capacity 390 ton oil.
Armament 4 twin – 20mm. and 4 single 20mm guns one Hedgehog, refitted after the war with 2 twin -40mm and 2 single -40mm guns.
Crew 192.
30 August 1943 commissioned.
After commission and a working up period at Tobermory she joined in September 1943 the Liverpool based 2nd escort group.
Used as escort in the waters of the North Atlantic together with other vessels of her group.
For repairs at Liverpool from 20 December 1943 until 20 January 1944.
31 January 1944 she together with other Royal Navy ships sank the German submarine U-592 and on 09 February the U-238
March 1943 the group was detached from the Western Approaches to the Russian convoys, she sailed for the first time as an escort on 27 March with convoy JW58, during the passage the U-961 was destroyed and lost with all hands on 29 March.
Returned with convoy RA 58 from North Russia.
Heavy weather damage was then repaired at Liverpool from 15 till 28 April.
Then replaced to the English Channel for the Normandy landings.
During D-Day she was used as an escort for attack convoy G4.
After D-Day she carried out escort duties and was used for the protection of the ships laying the PLUTO cable from the U.K. to France.
After a short repair period at Chatham she joined Escort Group 22 mostly used in the coastal waters of the U.K.
From 13 May 1945 she underwent a repair period of eight weeks in Portsmouth, where after she received orders to proceed to the Mediterranean. Used in the waters between Gibraltar and Malta from 26 July tot 24 September 1945. Then she joined the 33 Escort Flotilla of the Mediterranean Fleet in which she served until 1954.
1947 for a short period she joined 5th Escort Flotilla, then 2nd Escort Flotilla before she joined 2nd Frigate Flotilla
She was for a long period between 1947 and 1954 well known as the command of HRH Prince Philip, his wife Princess Elizabeth stayed during that time at shore in Malta.
End 1954 MAGPIE returned to the U.K. where after she joined the 6th Frigate Squadron in the Home Fleet, most probably her pennant No was then also changed to F82 as seen on stamp.
She was send to the South Atlantic Station and visited in 1955 Tristan da Cunha.
On completion of her service in the South Atlantic she sailed homeward bound she was decommissioned end 1956.
09 July 1959 transferred to BISCO
12 July 1959 arrived at Blyth where after she was scrapped by Hughes Bolckow Shipbreaking Co. Ltd.
Tristan da Cunha 1994 50p sg568, scott550.
Source: Sloops 1926 – 1946 by Arnold Hague.
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