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Light cruiser HMS Ceres (D 59)

12 Jun 1943
HMS Ceres ((A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) departed Bombay to join the Persian Gulf sub Command. (1)

15 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) arrived at Khasab Bay. (2)

15 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN, flying the broad pennant of Commodore(Retd.) C.F. Hammill, RN) departed Khasab Bay for the Rooke Anchorage (south of Abadan). (2)

16 Jun 1943
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN, flying the broad pennant of Commodore(Retd.) C.F. Hammill, RN) arrived at the Rooke Anchorage. (2)

17 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN, flying the broad pennant of Commodore(Retd.) C.F. Hammill, RN) proceeded up river to Abadan. Here the Commodore departed the ship. (2)

19 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) proceeded from Abadan to Basra. (3)

22 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) departed Basra for Khasab Bay. (2)

23 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) arrived at Khasab Bay from Basra. (3)

26 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) proceeded from Khasab Bay to Henjam Island. (3)

1 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) proceeded from Henjam Island to Khor Kuwai. (4)

3 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) proceeded from Khor Kuwai to Henjam Island. (4)

5 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) proceeded from Henjam Island to Khasab Bay. (4)

6 Jul 1943

Convoy PB 47.

This convoy departed Khasab Bay on 6 July 1943.

On departure from Khasab Bay the convoy was made up of the following ships; Barjora (British, 3164 GRT, built 1912), British Architect (British (tanker), 7388 GRT, built 1922), British Chemist (British (tanker), 6997 GRT, built 1925), British Hope (British (tanker), 6951 GRT, built 1928), British Sincerity (British (tanker), 8538 GRT, built 1939), British Zeal (British (tanker), 8532 GRT, built 1937), Carelia (British (tanker), 8062 GRT, built 1938), El Madina (British, 3962 GRT, built 1937), El Segundo (Panamanian (tanker), 3664 GRT, built 1912), George Wythe (American, 7191 GRT, built 1942), Horace Gray (American, 7200 GRT, built 1943), John A. Sutter (American, 7176 GRT, built 1942), John Lykes (American, 6829 GRT, built 1941), Masimpur (British (tanker), 5586 GRT, built 1927), Nigerstroom (Dutch, 4639 GRT, built 1939), Norfjell (Norwegian (tanker), 8129 GRT, built 1942), Olynthus (British (tanker), 6888 GRT, built 1918), Polarsol (Norwegian (tanker), 10022 GRT, built 1939), San Alvaro (British (tanker), 7385 GRT, built 1935), Santhia (British, 7754 GRT, built 1925), Steaua Romana (British (tanker), 4969 GRT, built 1916), Straat Malakka (Dutch, 6439 GRT, built 1939), Thorshavn (Norwegian (tanker), 6869 GRT, built 1930), Valentijn (Dutch, 2071 GRT, built 1928), Varela (British, 4651 GRT, built 1914) and Varsova (British, 4701 GRT, built 1914).

The convoy was escorted by the light cruiser HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) and the minesweepers HMAS Bathurst (T/Lt. C. Macdonald, RANR(S), HMAS Burnie (T/Lt. T. Christie, RANR(S)) and HMIS Carnatic (T/Lt. J.U. Webb, RINVR).

At 0735Z/7 the transport Barala (British, 3148 GRT, built 1912) joined the convoy.

At 0100Z/8, the Nordfjell was detached from the convoy.

At 1250Z/8, six ships were detached. These were the British Zeal, George Wythe, Horace Gray, John Sutter, Olynthus and Steaua Romana.

At 1130Z/9, ten ships were detached to Karachi were they arrived on 10 July 1943. These were the Barala, Barjora, British Sincerity, El Madina, El Segundo, John Lykes, Nigerstroom, Santhia, Straat Malakka and Varsova. They were escorted by HMS Ceres and HMAS Burnie for a while but these later rejoined the ' Bombay section '.

The remaining ships, British Architect, British Chemist, British Hope, Carelia, Masimpur, Polarsol, San Alvaro, Thorshavn, Valentijn and Varela proceeded to Bombay where they arrived on 12 July 1943 as did the escorts.

12 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN), HMAS Bathurst (T/Lt. C. Macdonald, RANR(S), HMAS Burnie (T/Lt. T. Christie, RANR(S)) and HMIS Carnatic (T/Lt. J.U. Webb, RINVR) arrived at Bombay from convoy escort duty. (5)

14 Jul 1943
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) departed Bombay for Kilindini via Port Victoria, Seychelles. She is escorting the (troop transport Aorangi (British, 17491 GRT, built 1924). (4)

21 Jul 1943
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) made a fuel stop at Port Victoria, Seychelles, She departed for Kilindini later the same day, still escorting the (troop) transport Aorangi (British, 17491 GRT, built 1924). (4)

24 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) and the (troop) transport Aorangi (British, 17491 GRT, built 1924) arrived at Kilindini from Bombay. (4)

30 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) departed Kilindini for Diego Suarez. She is escorting the transport Nevasa (British, 9213 GRT, built 1913). (4)

3 Aug 1943
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) and the transport Nevasa (British, 9213 GRT, built 1913) arrived at Diego Suarez from Kilindini.

HMS Ceres then departed for Durban later the same day. (6)

8 Aug 1943
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) arrived at Durban from Diego Suarez. At Durban she is to undergo some minor repairs at the Royal Dockyard. (6)

10 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
During 10/11 August 1943, HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN), is fumigated at Durban. (6)

31 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) conducted D/F calibration trials off Durban on completion of which she set course for Kilindini. (7)

5 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) arrived at Kilindini from Durban. (8)

21 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
The light cruiser HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) and the destroyers HMS Roebuck (Cdr. J.T. Lean, DSO, RN) and HMS Relentless (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Fell, RN) departed Kilindini for Aden.

The destroyers parted company with HMS Ceres at 0900C/23. They were to join convoy CM 45. (9)

25 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) arrived at Aden from Kilindini. (8)

26 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) departed Aden for Port Said.

HMS Ceres is to proceed to the U.K. to be decomissioned. (9)

29 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) transited the Suez Canal northbound and arrived at Port Said. (8)

30 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) proceeded from Port Said to Alexandria. (8)

1 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) departed Alexandria for Malta. (10)

3 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) arrived at Malta from Alexandria. (10)

4 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) departed Malta for Gibraltar. (10)

6 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) arrived at Gibraltar from Malta. (10)

7 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) departed Gibraltar for Plymouth. (10)

11 Oct 1943
HMS Ceres (A/Capt. R.C. Harry, RN) arrived at Plymouth from Gibraltar.

After de-ammunitioning and de-storing she was taken in use as accommodition ship at the Devonport Dockyard.

She later served as depot ship at the Gooseberry 1 breakwater off Normandy. After her release from Operation Neptune she resumed her role as accommodition ship until 1946 at which time she was at Portsmouth. (10)

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