Harold Robson Conway, RN
| Born | 10 Jan 1901 |
| Ranks
Retired: 1 Jan 1951 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Harold Robson Conway, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Otway (N 51) | Cdr. | Submarine | 2 Aug 1939 | 5 Mar 1940 |
| HMS Titania (F 32) | Cdr. | Submarine Depot Ship | Dec 1941 | 12 Jun 1942 |
| HMS Cyclops (F 31) | A/Capt. | Submarine Depot Ship | 5 Apr 1943 | 30 Oct 1944 |
| HMS Largs (F 43) | A/Capt. | Ocean boarding vessel | 13 Nov 1944 | Aug 1945 |
| HMS Bulolo (F 82) | A/Capt. | Armed Merchant Cruiser | Aug 1945 | Dec 1945 |
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Submarine HMS Otway (N 51)
24 Aug 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) departed Portsmouth for Gibraltar.
For the daily positions of HMS Otway during this passage see the map below.
(1)
29 Aug 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) made a short stop Gibraltar to fuel. She departed for Malta later the same day. (1)
2 Sep 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) arrived at Malta. (2)
4 Sep 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Malta. (2)
7 Sep 1939
During 7 and 8 September 1939, HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN), conducted exercises off Malta togerther with HMS Ouse. These included night exercises. (2)
13 Sep 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Malta. (2)
16 Sep 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Malta together with HMS Shark (Lt. P.N. Buckley, RN) and HMS Sealion (Lt.Cdr. B. Bryant, RN). (2)
19 Sep 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Malta together with HMS Porpoise (Cdr. G.W.G. Simpson, RN) and HMS Cachalot (Lt.Cdr. S.W.F. Bennetts, RN). (2)
22 Sep 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Malta together with HMS Shark (Lt. P.N. Buckley, RN). (2)
26 Sep 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Malta. (2)
27 Sep 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Malta. (2)
28 Sep 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) departed Malta for Alexandria.
For the daily positions of HMS Otway during this passage see the map below.
(2)
2 Oct 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) arrived at Alexandria. (3)
6 Oct 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Alexandria. (3)
7 Oct 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Alexandria. (3)
9 Oct 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Alexandria. This included a practice attack on HMS Penelope (Capt. G.D. Yates, RN). (3)
19 Oct 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Alexandria. These included A/S exercises with several trawlers. (3)
21 Oct 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Alexandria. These included A/S exercises with several trawlers. (3)
23 Oct 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Alexandria. These included A/S exercises with several destroyers and aircraft. (3)
24 Oct 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Alexandria. These included A/S exercises with aircraft. (3)
1 Nov 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Alexandria together with HMS Osiris (Lt.Cdr. R. Sheridan-Patterson, RN). (4)
3 Nov 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Alexandria. These included A/S exercises together with HMS Fowey (Cdr. H.B. Ellison, RN) and aircraft. (4)
4 Nov 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Alexandria. These included A/S exercises together with aircraft. (4)
6 Nov 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Alexandria. These included A/S exercises with several trawlers. (4)
8 Nov 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Alexandria. These included A/S exercises with an A/S trawler. (4)
15 Nov 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) departed Alexandria for Malta.
For the daily positions of HMS Otway during this passage see the map below.
(4)
20 Nov 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) arrived at Malta. (4)
29 Nov 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Malta together with HMS Oswald (Lt.Cdr. G.M. Sladen, RN). (4)
1 Dec 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Malta together with HMS Diana (Lt.Cdr. E.G. Le Geyt, RN). On completion of these exercises HMS Diana set course for the Dardanelles. (5)
2 Dec 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Malta. This included a practice attack on HMS Penelope (Capt. G.D. Yates, RN) which left Malta for patrol on this day. During the attack by HMS Otway, HMS Penelope carried out gunnery exercises herself. (5)
5 Dec 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Malta together with HMS Wellington (Cdr. R.E. Hyde-Smith, RN). (5)
10 Dec 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Malta together with HMS Wellington (Cdr. R.E. Hyde-Smith, RN). (5)
11 Dec 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Malta together with HMS Diana (Lt.Cdr. E.G. Le Geyt, RN) and HMS Decoy (Cdr. E.G. McGregor, RN). On completion of these exercises HMS Diana proceeded on patrol off the Thermaic Gulf (south of Thessaloniki, Greece) while HMS Decoy proceeded to patrol off the Otranto Strait. (5)
14 Dec 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Malta together with HMS Ouse and HMS Coral. (5)
17 Dec 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Malta together with HMS Defender (Lt.Cdr. St.J.R.J. Tyrwhitt, RN) and HMS Sikh (Cdr. J.A. Giffard, RN). On completion of these exercises HMS Defender proceeded for a patrol off Cape Malea, Greece while HMS Sikh set course for Gibraltar with orders to proceed to the U.K. (5)
18 Dec 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Malta together with HMS Capetown (Capt. T.H. Back, RN), HMAS Vendetta (Lt.Cdr. G.L. Cant, RAN) and HMAS Waterhen (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Swain, RN). (5)
20 Dec 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Malta together with HMS Arethusa (Capt. Q.D. Grahan, RN), HMAS Vendetta (Lt.Cdr. G.L. Cant, RAN) and HMAS Waterhen (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Swain, RN). (5)
21 Dec 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Malta. This included a practice attack on HMS Malaya (Capt. I.B.B. Tower, DSC, RN) and A/S exercises with HMS HMS Coral and HMS Beryl. (5)
25 Dec 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Malta together with HMS Scarborough (Cdr. J.H. Ruck-Keene, RN) and HMS Beryl. (5)
28 Dec 1939
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Malta together with HMS Beryl and later with HMS Daring (Cdr. S.A. Cooper, RN). (5)
2 Jan 1940
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) departed Malta for Gibraltar.
For the daily positions of HMS Otway during this passage see the map below.
(6)
8 Jan 1940
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) arrived at Gibraltar. (6)
11 Jan 1940
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Gibraltar. (6)
12 Jan 1940
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Gibraltar. (6)
14 Jan 1940
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Gibraltar. (6)
15 Jan 1940
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Gibraltar. (6)
16 Jan 1940
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Gibraltar. (6)
17 Jan 1940
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Gibraltar. (6)
20 Jan 1940
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Gibraltar. (6)
22 Jan 1940
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Gibraltar. (6)
23 Jan 1940
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) conducted exercises off Gibraltar. (6)
6 Feb 1940
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) departed Gibraltar as escort for convoy HGF 18.
No log is available for this period so no map for this passage can be displayed. (7)
13 Feb 1940
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) and HMS Gossamer (Cdr. R.C. Haskett-Smith, RN) left convoy HGF 18 together. Both then proceeded to Portsmouth. (7)
14 Feb 1940
HMS Otway (Cdr. H.R. Conway, RN) arrived at Portsmouth where she joined the 5th Submarine Flotilla for training purposes as no logs for February to April 1940 are available her exact tasks at Portsmouth are unknown to us. (7)
Sources
- ADM 173/15877
- ADM 173/15878
- ADM 173/15879
- ADM 173/15880
- ADM 173/15881
- ADM 173/16388
- ADM 199/2564
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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