George Tothill Philip DSO, DSC, RN
| Born | 1 May 1895 |
| Ranks
Retired: 8 Jul 1947 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for George Tothill Philip, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Argus (D 49) | Capt. | Aircraft Carrier | 29 Oct 1941 | 15 Jan 1943 |
| HMS Furious (47) | Capt. | Aircraft Carrier | 23 Feb 1943 | 21 Oct 1944 |
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Aircraft Carrier HMS Furious (47)
24 Feb 1943
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSC, RN) conducted D/G trials at Scapa Flow. (1)
3 Mar 1943
The aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSC, RN) conducted flying operations off Scapa Flow. She was escorted by the destroyer HMCS Athabascan (Cdr. G.R. Miles, DSO, OBE, RCN) and the escort destroyer HMS Eggesford (Lt.Cdr. D.W. Austin, RN). (1)
8 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (2)
9 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (2)
11 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (2)
12 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (2)
15 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (2)
16 Mar 1943
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (2)
17 Mar 1943
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (2)
19 Mar 1943
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (2)
22 Mar 1943
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (2)
23 Mar 1943
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (2)
29 Mar 1943
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (2)
30 Mar 1943
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (2)
31 Mar 1943
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (2)
5 Apr 1943
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (3)
6 Apr 1943
Around 0630B/6, the aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) departed Greenock for Scapa Flow. On leaving the gate she was joined by the destroyers HMS Pathfinder (Cdr. E.A. Gibbs, DSO and 2 Bars, RN), HMS Penn (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Swain, DSO, RN) and the escort destroyer HMS Brissenden (Lt. D.C. Beatty, RN).
They arrived at Scapa Flow around 1630B/7. (3)
23 Apr 1943
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted D/G trials at Scapa Flow. (3)
4 May 1943
Around 1955B/4, the aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Greenock. She was escorted by the the destroyer HMS Tumult (Lt.Cdr. N. Lanyon, RN) and escort destroyers HMS Blankney (Lt.Cdr. D.H.R. Bromley, RN) and HMS Brecon (Lt.Cdr. T.D. Herrick, DSC and Bar, RN).
HMS Furious arrived at Greenock around 1700A/6. En-route exercises had been carried out. The destroyers had been detached on entering the Clyde. (4)
10 May 1943
During 10/11 May 1943, the aircraft carriers HMS Indomitable (Capt. G. Grantham, CB, DSO, RN, flying the flag of the Flag Officer Carrier Training, Vice Admiral A.L.St.G. Lyster, CB, CVO, DSO, RN), HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) and HMS Unicorn (Capt. Q.D. Graham, CBE, DSO, RN) conducted exercises in the Irish Sea. In the evening HMS Furious was detached to Belfast Lough. She rejoined the other two carriers the next morning. On completion of the exercises the carriers returned to Greenock late in the evening of the 11th. HMS Unicorn only arrived at Greenock shorty before noon on the 12th having parted company with the other two carriers around 2200B/11. (5)
18 May 1943
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (4)
19 May 1943
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (4)
20 May 1943
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (4)
24 May 1943
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (4)
25 May 1943
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (4)
26 May 1943
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (4)
7 Jun 1943
Around midnight during the night of 6/7 June 1943, the battleships HMS Duke of York (Capt. G.E. Creasy, DSO, RN, flying the flag of A/Admiral B.A. Fraser, KCB, KBE, RN, C-in-C Home Fleet), USS South Dakota (Capt. L.D. McCormick, USN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral O.M. Hustvedt, USN), USS Alabama (Capt. F.D. Kirtland, USN), aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN), heavy cruiser HMS Berwick (Capt. H.J. Egerton, RN), AA cruiser HMS Scylla (Capt. I.A.P. Macintyre, CBE, DSO, RN) and the destroyers HMS Milne (Capt. I.M.R. Campbell, DSO, RN), HMS Obdurate (Lt.Cdr. C.E.L. Sclater, DSO and Bar, RN), HMS Obedient (Lt.Cdr. H. Unwin, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Opportune (Cdr. J. Lee-Barber, DSO and Bar, RN), HMS Orwell (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Hodges, DSO, RN), USS Ellyson (T/Cdr. E.W. Longton, USN), USS Rodman (T/Cdr. J.F. Foley, USN), USS Emmons (T/Cdr. E.B. Billingsley, USN), USS Macomb (T/Cdr. J.C. South, USN) and USS Fitch (T/Cdr. K.C. Walpole, USN) departed Hvalfjord for Akureyri where they arrived around 2130Z/7.
9 Jun 1943
The battleships HMS Duke of York (Capt. G.E. Creasy, DSO, RN, flying the flag of A/Admiral B.A. Fraser, KCB, KBE, RN, C-in-C Home Fleet), USS South Dakota (Capt. L.D. McCormick, USN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral O.M. Hustvedt, USN), USS Alabama (Capt. F.D. Kirtland, USN), aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN), heavy cruiser HMS Berwick (Capt. H.J. Egerton, RN), AA cruiser HMS Scylla (Capt. I.A.P. Macintyre, CBE, DSO, RN) and the destroyers HMS Milne (Capt. I.M.R. Campbell, DSO, RN), HMS Obdurate (Lt.Cdr. C.E.L. Sclater, DSO and Bar, RN), HMS Obedient (Lt.Cdr. H. Unwin, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Opportune (Cdr. J. Lee-Barber, DSO and Bar, RN), HMS Orwell (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Hodges, DSO, RN), USS Ellyson (T/Cdr. E.W. Longton, USN), USS Rodman (T/Cdr. J.F. Foley, USN), USS Emmons (T/Cdr. E.B. Billingsley, USN), USS Macomb (T/Cdr. J.C. South, USN) and USS Fitch (T/Cdr. K.C. Walpole, USN) departed Akureyri for operation FH.
[For more information on this operation see the event ' Operation FH ' for 7 June 1943.]
13 Jun 1943
Late in the evening, HMS Duke of York (Capt. G.E. Creasy, DSO, RN, flying the flag of A/Admiral B.A. Fraser, KCB, KBE, RN, C-in-C Home Fleet), HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN), HMS Scylla (Capt. I.A.P. Macintyre, CBE, DSO, RN), HMS Milne (Capt. I.M.R. Campbell, DSO, RN), HMS Obdurate (Lt.Cdr. C.E.L. Sclater, DSO and Bar, RN), HMS Obedient (Lt.Cdr. H. Unwin, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Opportune (Cdr. J. Lee-Barber, DSO and Bar, RN) and HMS Orwell (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Hodges, DSO, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from operations. (6)
6 Jul 1943
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted gunnery and flying exercises off Scapa Flow during which she was escorted by the destroyers HMS Opportune (Cdr. J. Lee-Barber, DSO and Bar, RN), HMS Meteor (Lt.Cdr. D.J.B. Jewitt, RN) and HMS Mahratta (Lt.Cdr. E.A.F. Drought, DSC, RN). (7)
15 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Liverpool where she was to refit. She arrived at Liverpool the following day. During the passage she was escorted by the destroyers HMS Oribi (Lt.Cdr. J.C.A. Ingram, DSC, RN), HMS Onslaught (Cdr. W.H. Selby, DSC, RN) and HMS Obedient (Lt.Cdr. H. Unwin, DSC and Bar, RN). (8)
17 Aug 1943
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) entered the Gladstone dock at Liverpool. She is docked down the following day. (9)
21 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) is undocked. (10)
4 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
With her refit completed, HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) proceeded from Liverpool to Greenock. En-route full power trials were carried out. (11)
6 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (11)
7 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (11)
8 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (11)
11 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (11)
12 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (11)
13 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (11)
14 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (11)
15 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (11)
18 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (11)
19 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (11)
20 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (11)
21 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (11)
22 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (11)
25 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (11)
27 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (11)
28 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (11)
29 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (11)
2 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (12)
3 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (12)
4 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (12)
5 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (12)
11 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (12)
12 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (12)
13 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (12)
14 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (12)
15 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (12)
20 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (12)
21 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (12)
22 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (12)
26 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (12)
29 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (12)
3 Dec 1943
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) departed Greenock around 1000A/3 for Scapa Flow where she arrived around 1000A/4. During the passage she was not escorted. (13)
6 Dec 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises off Scapa Flow. [No details available on a possible destroyer escort.] (13)
14 Dec 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) and Richelieu (Capt. R.G. Lambert) conducted maneuvering exercises off Scapa Flow.
HMS Furious also conducted flying exercises.
[No details available on their destroyer escort.] (13)
17 Dec 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted D/G trials at Scapa Flow. (13)
20 Dec 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted D/F calibration trials at Scapa Flow. (13)
26 Dec 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) departed Scapa Flow for flying exercises. The exercises were however cancelled and she returned not long after having departed. She was escorted by the destroyers HMS Obdurate (Lt.Cdr. C.E.L. Sclater, DSO and Bar, RN) and HMS Venus (Cdr. J.S.M. Richardson DSO, RN). (13)
3 Jan 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying operations at Scapa Flow. (14)
8 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying operations at Scapa Flow. (15)
14 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises off Scapa Flow. [No details available on a possible destroyer escort.] (15)
23 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises off Scapa Flow. [No details available on a possible destroyer escort.] (15)
24 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises off Scapa Flow. [No details available on a possible destroyer escort.] (15)
29 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying operations at Scapa Flow. (15)
17 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises off Scapa Flow. [No details available on a possible destroyer escort.] (16)
21 Mar 1944
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying operations at Scapa Flow. (16)
22 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises off Scapa Flow. [No details available on a possible destroyer escort.] (16)
27 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises off Scapa Flow. [No details available on a possible destroyer escort.] (16)
28 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises off Scapa Flow. [No details available on a possible destroyer escort.] (16)
6 Apr 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 2100A/6, HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) and HMS Wakeful (Lt.Cdr. G.D. Pound, DSC, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Rosyth where they arrived around 1100A/7. (17)
11 Apr 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) enters No.1 Dock at the Rosyth Dockyard. She is docked down the following day. (18)
18 Apr 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) is undocked. She departed Rosyth later the same day for Scapa Flow where she arrived around 0835B/18. During the passage she was escorted by HNoMS Svenner (Lt.Cdr. T. Holte). (18)
20 Apr 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying operations at Scapa Flow. (17)
3 May 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying operations at Scapa Flow. (19)
3 May 1944
Operation Croquet.
Operation Croquet consisted of a strike by FAA aircraft against shipping on the Norwegian coast between Bud (62°55'N, 06°55'E) and position 63°20'N, 08°20'E.
The force conducting this operation departed Scapa Flow around 2230B/3 and was made up of the heavy cruiser HMS Berwick (Capt. N.V. Grace, RN, Senior Officer), aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN), escort carrier HMS Searcher (Capt. G.O.C. Davies, RN) and the destroyers HMS Savage (Cdr. M.D.C. Meyrick, DSO, RN), HMS Wakeful (Lt.Cdr. G.D. Pound, DSC, RN), HMS Wizard (Lt.Cdr. D.T. McBarnet, DSC, RN), HMCS Algonquin (Lt.Cdr. D.W. Piers, DSC, RCN), ORP Piorun (Kmdr.ppor. (Cdr.) T. Gorazdowski) and ORP Blyscawica (Kmdr.por. (Cdr.) K.F. Namiesniowski)
The force was to arrive in the flying off position of 5 May but due to unfavourable weather conditions the operation was postponed a day and the force now arrived in the flying off position around 0630B/6. A striking force off Barracudas was flown off from HMS Furious escorted by Wildcats from HMS Searcher. The swept the leads from south to north. Two southbound convoys were found and attacked. A transport of around 2500 tons was claimed to have been sunk and a transport of 6000 tons and a 5000 tons tanker were claimed to have been probably sunk. Also an escort vessel was claimed to have been hit and another transport was near missed. Two Barracudas were lost. The Norwegian (under German control) transport Almora (2433 GRT, built 1905) was sunk and the German tanker Saarburg (7913 GRT, built 1930) was damaged in these attacks.
The force returned to Scapa Flow around 1415B/7, minus HMS Searcher, which had been detached around 1000B/7 to join another force en-route to another raid against the Norwegian coast. (20)
11 May 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
In the late afternoon / early evening, HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying operations at Scapa Flow. (19)
16 Jun 1944
Around 2045B/16, the battleships HMS Duke of York (Capt. G.H.E. Russell, CBE, DSO, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral H.R. Moore, KCB, CVO, DSO, RN, C-in-C, Home Fleet), Archangelsk and aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) departed Rosyth for Scapa Flow where they arrived around 1045B/17. They were escorted by the destroyers HMS Milne (Capt. M. Richmond, DSO, OBE, RN), HMS Marne (Lt.Cdr. P.A.R. Withers, DSO, RN), HMS Matchless (Lt.Cdr. E.N. Walmsley, DSC and Bar, RN) and HMS Meteor (Lt.Cdr. D.J.B. Jewitt, RN). (21)
6 Jul 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying operations at Scapa Flow. (22)
9 Jul 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying operations at Scapa Flow. (22)
10 Jul 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying operations at Scapa Flow. (22)
11 Jul 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
The aircraft carriers HMS Formidable (Capt. P. Ruck-Keene, CBE, RN), HMS Indefatigable (Capt. Q.D. Graham, CBE, DSO, RN) and HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises off Scapa Flow. They were escorted by, at least, the destroyers HMS Volage (Cdr. L.G. Durlacher, OBE, RN) and HMS Virago (Lt.Cdr. A.J.R. White, RN). (23)
12 Jul 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
The aircraft carriers HMS Formidable (Capt. P. Ruck-Keene, CBE, RN), HMS Indefatigable (Capt. Q.D. Graham, CBE, DSO, RN) and HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted gunnery and flying exercises off Scapa Flow. [no details available on their destroyer escort.] (23)
1 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises off Scapa Flow. [No details available on her escorts] (24)
2 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Operation Turbine.
Object of the operation was to maintain a state of alarm on the Norwegian coast and to destroy enemy shipping in the leads by means of an air strike.
The force taking part in this operation was made up of the aircraft carriers HMS Indefatigable (Capt. Q.D. Graham, CBE, DSO, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral R.R. McGrigor, CB, DSO, RN), HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN), heavy cruiser HMS Berwick (Capt. N.V. Grace, RN), light cruiser HMS Jamaica (Capt. J. Hugh-Hallett, DSO, RN) and the destroyers HMS Musketeer (Cdr. R.L. Fisher, OBE, DSC, RN), HMS Marne (Lt.Cdr. P.A.R. Withers, DSO, RN), HMS Meteor (Lt.Cdr. D.J.B. Jewitt, RN), HMS Scourge (Lt.Cdr. G.I.M. Balfour, RN), HMS Caprice (Lt.Cdr. G.W. McKendrick, RN), HMS Nubian (Lt.Cdr. T.A. Pack-Beresford, RN) and HMCS Sioux (A/Lt.Cdr. E.E.G. Boak, RCN).
This force departed Scapa Flow around 2200B/2 for the flying off position off the Norwegian coast. Low clouds however prevented a strike by Barracudas but around 1715B/3, two sweeps could be despatched up the leads between Sogne and Ytteroyane but these were also prevented from entering the leads due to low cloud. They then attacked two wireless stations instead. The force returned to Scapa Flow around 2115B/4. (20)
7 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying operations at Scapa Flow. (24)
9 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying operations at Scapa Flow. (24)
14 Aug 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted flying exercises off Scapa Flow. She is escorted by the destroyer HMS Virago (Lt.Cdr. A.J.R. White, RN). (24)
15 Aug 1944
The aircraft carriers HMS Indefatigable (Capt. Q.D. Graham, CBE, DSO, RN), HMS Formidable (Capt. P. Ruck-Keene, CBE, RN) and HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) and the escort carriers HMS Trumpeter (A/Capt. K.S. Colquhoun, RN) and HMS Nabob (Cdr. H.N. Lay, OBE, RCN) all conducted flying exercises off Scapa Flow. Destroyers were present but their identity is not known except that HMS Scorpion (Cdr. W.S. Clouston, DSC, RN) was present for sure. (25)
16 Aug 1944
The aircraft carriers HMS Indefatigable (Capt. Q.D. Graham, CBE, DSO, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral R.R. McGrigor, CB, DSO, RN), HMS Formidable (Capt. P. Ruck-Keene, CBE, RN) and HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) all conducted flying exercises off Scapa Flow. They were, most likely, escorted by the destroyers HMS Vigilant (Lt.Cdr. L.W.L. Argles, RN), HMS Cambrian (Lt.Cdr. H.T. Harrel, RN), and the frigates HMS Aylmer (Lt. A.D.P. Campbell, RN), HMS Bickerton (Cdr. D.G.F.W. MacIntyre, DSO and 2 Bars, RN), HMS Bligh (A/Lt.Cdr. J.W. Cooper, RNR), HMS Grindall (Cdr. W. Cole, RD, RNR), HMS Keats (T/A/Lt.Cdr. N.F. Israel, RNR) and HMS Kempthorne (Lt.Cdr. A. Brown, RD, RNR) (26)
18 Sep 1944
Vice-Admiral H.R. Moore, KCB, CVO, DSO, RN, Commander-in-Chief Home Fleet, transferred his flag from HMS Duke of York (Capt. A.D. Nicholl, CBE, DSO, RN) to HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN).
Subsequently, around 1010A/18, HMS Duke of York then left Scapa Flow for Liverpool were she was to be taken in hand refit by the Cammell Laird shipyard. She was escorted until around 0245A/19 by the destroyers HMS Savage (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Malins, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) and HNoMS Stord (Lt.Cdr. H. Øi).
HMS Duke of York arrived at Liverpool around 1240A/19 when she entered Gladstone Lock.
The destroyers returned to Scapa Flow around 1600A/19. (27)
12 Oct 1944
Around 1130A/12, the aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. G.T. Philip, DSO, DSC, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Greenock where she arrived around 0745A/13. She was no longer fit for operations and was then reduced to reserve and initially used as accommodation ship and later as target ship during shock trials.
She was escorted until around 0430A/13 by the destroyers HMS Zambesi (Lt.Cdr. W. Scott, DSC and Bar, RN) and HMS Caesar (Lt. D.L. Davenport, RN) which parted company near the Mull of Kintyre.
HMS Zambesi returned to Scapa Flow arriving there around 1800A/13. HMS Caesar proceeded to Liverpool arriving there around 1000A/13. (28)
Sources
- ADM 53/117550
- ADM 53/117551
- ADM 53/117552
- ADM 53/117553
- ADM 53/117553 + ADM 53/117669 + ADM 53/118660
- ADM 199/632
- ADM 53/117555
- ADM 53/117555 + ADM 199/632
- ADM 53/117556
- ADM 53/117557
- ADM 53/117558
- ADM 53/117559
- ADM 53/117560
- ADM 53/119468
- ADM 53/119469
- ADM 53/119470
- ADM 53/119471
- ADM 53/119471 + Docking register Rosyth Dockyard
- ADM 53/119472
- ADM 199/1427
- ADM 53/119294 + ADM 53/119473 + ADM 199/1427
- ADM 53/119474
- ADM 53/119441 + ADM 53/119474 + ADM 53/119602
- ADM 53/119475
- ADM 53/119442 + ADM 53/119475 + ADM 53/119603 + ADM 53/120110 + ADM 53/120646
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- ADM 53/119297 + ADM 53/119476 + ADM 199/1426 + ADM 199/1427
- ADM 53/119477 + ADM 199/1426
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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