[arguekin]

My Uncle Len Argue was with Watts Watts during WW2. He started as an apprentice and ended up as a first mate. He was on the Dartford (Jan 1940 to Sept 1940), Twickenham (Oct 1940 to June 1943), Chertsey (November 1943 to April 1945) and Chiswick (May 1945 to October 1945). Does anyone have any photos of these ships or the crews? Does anyone have a list of the ports that he would have visited during these years? Any actions they were in?

[Billy1963]

Information taken from the late Arnold Hagues convoy database transcribed by Mile Holdoway.

Dartford movements

Cardiff, Jan 20, 1940 Independent
Milford Haven, Jan 22, 1940 OB.77 (Liverpool - Dispersed)
Montevideo, Feb 27, 1940 Independent Buenos Aires, Feb 28, 1940
Buenos Aires, Feb 28, 1940 Independent Villa Constitucion, Feb 29, 1940
Villa Constitucion, Mar 15, 1940 Independent
Montevideo, Mar 17, 1940 Independent Freetown, Apr 9, 1940
Freetown, Apr 15, 1940 SL.28 (Freetown - Liverpool) Southend, May 2, 1940
Southend, May 19, 1940 FN.175 (Southend - Methil) Blyth, May 21, 1940
Blyth, May 25, 1940 FS.179 (Tyne - Southend) Southend, May 27, 1940
Southend, May 28, 1940 OA.157 (Southend - Dispersed)
Independent Buenos Aires, Jul 1, 1940
Buenos Aires, Jul 1, 1940 Independent Villa Constitucion, Jul 2, 1940
Rosario, Jul 11, 1940 Independent Freetown, Aug 1, 1940
Freetown, Aug 11, 1940 SL.43 (Freetown - Liverpool) Madeira, Aug 21, 1940
Madeira, Aug 22, 1940 Independent Gibraltar, Aug 26, 1940
Gibraltar, Sep 4, 1940 HG.43 (Gibraltar - Liverpool) Londonderry, Sep 18, 1940
Londonderry, Sep 29, 1940 Independent Swansea, Sep 30, 1940

Twickenham movements

Dundee, Nov 3, 1940 Independent Methil Roads, Nov 4, 1940
FS.328 (Methil - Southend) Tyne, Nov 5, 1940
Methil, Nov 5, 1940 FS.328 (Methil - Southend)
Tyne, Nov 9, 1940 FN.329 (Southend - Methil) Methil, Nov 10, 1940
Methil, Nov 11, 1940 EN.23/1 (Methil - Oban) Oban, Nov 16, 1940
Oban, Nov 18, 1940 OB.245 (Liverpool - Dispersed)
Independent Cristobal, Dec 11, 1940
Balboa, Dec 13, 1940 Independent Tacoma, Dec 29, 1940
Tacoma, Jan 4, 1941 Independent Columbia River, Jan 5, 1941
Columbia River, Jan 10, 1941 Independent Balboa, Jan 28, 1941
Cristobal, Jan 29, 1941 Independent Kingston, Jan 31, 1941
Kingston, Jan 31, 1941 Independent Bermuda, Feb 6, 1941
Bermuda, Feb 7, 1941 BHX.108 (Bermuda - Jd HX 108)
HX.108 (Halifax - Liverpool) Loch Ewe, Feb 25, 1941
WN.90 (Clyde - Methil) Methil, Feb 26, 1941
Methil, Mar 20, 1941 EN.89/1 (Methil - Oban) Loch Ewe, Mar 23, 1941
OB.302 (Liverpool - Dispersed) Loch Ewe, Mar 27, 1941
Independent Halifax, Apr 17, 1941
Halifax, Apr 17, 1941 Independent St John Nb, Apr 18, 1941
St John Nb, Apr 27, 1941 Independent Halifax, Apr 29, 1941
Halifax, Apr 29, 1941 SC.30 (Halifax - Liverpool) Loch Ewe, May 19, 1941
WN.129 (Clyde - Methil) Methil, May 21, 1941
Methil, May 23, 1941 FS.497 (Methil - Southend) Southend, May 25, 1941
Southend, Jun 1, 1941 FN.474 (Southend - Methil) Tyne, Jun 2, 1941
Tyne, Jun 11, 1941 EC.31 (Southend - Clyde) Oban, Jun 14, 1941
Oban, Jun 15, 1941 OG.65 (Liverpool - Gibraltar)
Independent Montreal, Jun 30, 1941
Montreal, Jul 11, 1941 Independent Sydney CB, Jul 14, 1941
Sydney CB, Jul 17, 1941 HX.139 (Halifax - Liverpool) Belfast Lough, Jul 31, 1941
Belfast Lough, Aug 9, 1941 Independent Clyde, Aug 10, 1941
Clyde, Aug 17, 1941 ON.8 (Liverpool - Dispersed)
Independent Halifax, Aug 31, 1941
Halifax, Aug 31, 1941 Independent Philadelphia, Sep 3, 1941
Philadelphia, Sep 9, 1941 Independent Sydney CB, Sep 14, 1941
Sydney CB, Sep 18, 1941 SC.45 (Sydney CB - Liverpool) Liverpool, Oct 4, 1941
Liverpool, Oct 20, 1941 Independent Clyde, Oct 21, 1941
Clyde, Oct 25, 1941 OS.10 (Liverpool - Freetown) Freetown, Nov 18, 1941
Freetown, Nov 22, 1941 ST.9 (Freetown - Takoradi) Takoradi, Nov 28, 1941
Takoradi, Dec 5, 1941 Independent Lagos, Dec 7, 1941
Lagos, Dec 10, 1941 Independent Port Harcourt, Dec 11, 1941
Port Harcourt, Dec 13, 1941 Independent Lagos, Dec 24, 1941
Lagos, Jan 4, 1942 Independent Freetown, Jan 11, 1942
Freetown, Jan 17, 1942 Independent Freetown, Jan 21, 1942
Freetown, Jan 27, 1942 SL.99 (Freetown - Liverpool) Oban, Feb 17, 1942
Oban, Feb 18, 1942 WN.247 (Oban - Methil) Methil, Feb 21, 1942
Methil, Feb 22, 1942 FS.733 (Methil - Southend) Hull, Feb 24, 1942
Hull, Mar 14, 1942 FN.655 (Southend - Methil) Methil, Mar 16, 1942
Methil, Mar 18, 1942 EN.60 (Methil - Oban) Clyde, Mar 21, 1942
Clyde, Apr 2, 1942 OS.24 (Liverpool - Freetown)
Independent Capetown, May 7, 1942
Capetown, May 21, 1942 Independent Durban, May 25, 1942
Durban, Jun 3, 1942 Independent Mombasa, Jun 11, 1942
Mombasa, Jun 11, 1942 Independent Bombay, Jun 21, 1942
Bombay, Jul 28, 1942 Independent Colombo, Aug 2, 1942
Colombo, Aug 6, 1942 Independent Vizag, Aug 11, 1942
Vizag, Aug 11, 1942 Independent Calcutta, Aug 14, 1942
Calcutta, Aug 29, 1942 Independent Colombo, Sep 5, 1942
Colombo, Sep 8, 1942 Independent Mauritius, Sep 19, 1942
Mauritius, Sep 19, 1942 Independent Durban, Sep 28, 1942
Durban, Oct 11, 1942 Independent Port Elizabeth, Oct 13, 1942
Port Elizabeth, Oct 14, 1942 Independent Capetown, Oct 17, 1942
Capetown, Oct 22, 1942 Independent Trinidad, Nov 20, 1942
Trinidad, Dec 3, 1942 TAG.26 (Trinidad - Guantanamo) Guantanamo, Dec 9, 1942
Guantanamo, Dec 9, 1942 GN.26 (Guantanamo - NYC) New York, Dec 18, 1942
New York, Feb 3, 1943 SC.119 (NYC - Liverpool) Belfast Lough, Feb 21, 1943
Belfast Lough, Feb 21, 1943 BB.264 (Belfast Lough - M Haven) Avonmouth, Feb 23, 1943
Independent Swansea, Mar 7, 1943
Avonmouth, Mar 7, 1943 Independent Milford Haven, Mar 26, 1943
Swansea, Mar 26, 1943 Independent
Millord Haven, Mar 27, 1943 ONS.2 (Liverpool - Halifax)
XB.46 (Halifax - Boston) Boston, Apr 21, 1943
Boston, May 14, 1943 BX.51 (Boston - Halifax) Halifax, May 16, 1943
Halifax, May 18, 1943 SC.131 (Halifax - Liverpool) Loch Ewe, May 30, 1943
WN.435 (Loch Ewe - Methil) Methil, Jun 1, 1943
Methil, Jun 2, 1943 FS.1131 (Methil - Southend) Hull, Jun 3, 1943
Hull, Jun 27, 1943 FN.1057 (Southend - Methil) Methil, Jun 28, 1943

Chertsey movements

FN.1181 (Southend - Methil) Sunderland, Nov 19, 1943
Middlesbrough, Nov 19, 1943 FN.1181 (Southend - Methil)
Sunderland, Dec 1, 1943 FN.1192 (Southend - Methil) Methil, Dec 2, 1943
Methil, Dec 3, 1943 EN.314 (Methil - Loch Ewe) Loch Ewe, Dec 5, 1943
KMS.35G (ex OS 61/KMS 35 - Gibraltar) Gibraltar, Dec 21, 1943
Gibraltar, Dec 21, 1943 KMS.35 (Gibraltar - Port Said) Augusta, Dec 28, 1943
Augusta, Jan 2, 1944 AH.16 (Augusta - Bari) Brindisi, Jan 5, 1944
Brindisi, Jan 14, 1944 HA.18 (Bari - Augusta)
Augusta, Jan 15, 1944 Escorted
HA.18 (Bari - Augusta) Augusta, Jan 16, 1944
Escorted Bizerta, Jan 18, 1944
Bizerta, Jan 22, 1944 GUS.28 (Port Said - Hampton Rds) Bone, Jan 23, 1944
Bone, Jan 31, 1944 KMS.39 (Gibraltar - Port Said) Augusta, Feb 3, 1944
Augusta, Feb 4, 1944 VN.19 (Augusta - Naples) Naples, Feb 6, 1944
Naples, Feb 13, 1944 Escorted Bizerta, Feb 14, 1944
Tunis, Feb 17, 1944 MKS.40 (Port Said - Gibraltar) Algiers, Feb 19, 1944
Algiers, Feb 27, 1944 KMS.42 (Gibraltar - Port Said) Augusta, Mar 2, 1944
Augusta, Mar 4, 1944 VN.25 (Augusta - Naples) Naples, Mar 5, 1944
Naples, Mar 8, 1944 NV.25 (Naples - Augusta) Augusta, Mar 9, 1944
Augusta, Mar 11, 1944 KMS.43 (Gibraltar - Port Said) Port Said, Mar 16, 1944
Port Said, Mar 20, 1944 MKS.44 (Port Said - Gibraltar) Augusta, Mar 26, 1944
Augusta, Mar 27, 1944 AH.33 (Augusta - Bari) Taranto, Mar 29, 1944
Taranto, Apr 4, 1944 HA.34 (Bari - Augusta) Augusta, Apr 6, 1944
Augusta, Apr 11, 1944 KMS.46 (Gibraltar - Port Said) Alexandria, Apr 15, 1944
Alexandria, Apr 25, 1944 GUS.38 (Port Said - Hampton Rds) Augusta, Apr 30, 1944
Augusta, May 1, 1944 AH.40 (Augusta - Bari) Taranto, May 2, 1944
Taranto, May 8, 1944 HA.41 (Bari - Augusta) Augusta, May 10, 1944
Augusta, May 11, 1944 KMS.49 (Gibraltar - Port Said) Port Said, May 16, 1944
Port Said, May 28, 1944 Independent Alexandria, May 29, 1944
Alexandria, May 30, 1944 MKS.51 (Port Said - Gibraltar) Algiers, Jun 7, 1944
Algiers, Jul 12, 1944 UGS.46 (Hampton Rds - Port Said) Bougie, Jul 13, 1944
Bougie, Jul 15, 1944 KMS.56 (Gibraltar - Port Said) Augusta, Jul 19, 1944
Naples, Jul 25, 1944 not reported Catania, Jul 26, 1944
Independent Augusta, Jul 29, 1944
Catania, Jul 29, 1944 Independent
Augusta, Jul 31, 1944 AH.58 (Augusta - Bari) Taranto, Aug 1, 1944
Taranto, Aug 10, 1944 TM.1/2 (Taranto - Op Dragoon) Op. Dragoon, Aug 16, 1944
Marseilles, Oct 8, 1944 SRM.16 (Marseilles - Naples) Naples, Oct 10, 1944
Naples, Oct 14, 1944 Independent Augusta, Oct 15, 1944
Augusta, Oct 16, 1944 KMS.65 (Gibraltar - Port Said) Port Said, Oct 21, 1944
Port Said, Nov 1, 1944 GUS.57 (Port Said - Hampton Rds) Algiers, Nov 9, 1944
Algiers, Nov 10, 1944 Independent Toulon, Nov 13, 1944
Independent Marseilles, Nov 18, 1944
Toulon, Nov 18, 1944 Independent
Marseilles, Nov 28, 1944 Independent Algiers, Nov 30, 1944
Algiers, Dec 5, 1944 Independent Gibraltar, Dec 7, 1944
Gibraltar, Dec 8, 1944 Independent Valencia, Dec 10, 1944
Valencia, Dec 14, 1944 Independent Gibraltar, Dec 16, 1944
Gibraltar, Dec 16, 1944 MKS.71G (Gibraltar - Liverpool) Clyde, Dec 24, 1944
Clyde, Jan 22, 1945 OS.106KM (Liverpool - Convoy Split 46.39n 9.35w)
KMS.80G (ex OS 106/KMS 80 - Gibraltar) Passed Gibraltar, Jan 29, 1945
Passed Gibraltar, Jan 29, 1945 Independent
Augusta, Feb 5, 1945 Independent Taranto, Feb 6, 1945
Taranto, Feb 14, 1945 Independent Gibraltar, Feb 19, 1945
Gibraltar, Feb 27, 1945 Independent Freetown, Mar 8, 1945
Freetown, Mar 11, 1945 Independent Takoradi, Mar 15, 1945
Takoradi, Mar 18, 1945 Independent Casablanca, Apr 1, 1945
Casablanca, Apr 5, 1945 MKS.93G (Gibraltar - Liverpool) Downs, Apr 14, 1945
Southend, Apr 15, 1945 FN.1689 (Southend - Methil) Middlesbrough, Apr 16, 1945

[Billy1963]

http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20...rtford-01.html

http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20...kenham-01.html

http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20...iswick-01.html

[stores]

hi i have lots of photos of all those ships , i can copy and print 8x4 size, was he on twickenham when she was torpedoed, STORES

[Billy1963]

Twickenham was damaged by torpedo on the 15th July 1943. The original posting states he was only on the ship up until June 1943.

[stores]

Originally Posted by arguekin

My Uncle Len Argue was with Watts Watts during WW2. He started as an apprentice and ended up as a first mate. He was on the Dartford (Jan 1940 to Sept 1940), Twickenham (Oct 1940 to June 1943), Chertsey (November 1943 to April 1945) and Chiswick (May 1945 to October 1945). Does anyone have any photos of these ships or the crews? Does anyone have a list of the ports that he would have visited during these years? Any actions they were in?

HI, photos of over 100 different watts watts ships, i can definately help , have lots of twickenham maybe one of chiswick, best wishes, STORES.

[roibaird7]

I was on the Chertsey .time of Sicily invasion.....................then on the Maycrest immediately afterwards

[peter f o cross]

Hello, I can extend the note of trips made by the Dartford in WWII.

She sailed from Cardiff on 3 August 1939 and went to the River Plate returning to Cardiff on 19 December 1939. The unescorted voyage home was haunted by the fear of the Graf Spee appearing over the horizon!