Allied Warship Commanders


George David Archibald Gregory DSO, RN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

16 Oct 1930S.Lt.
16 Oct 1932Lt.
16 Oct 1940Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1942Cdr.
30 Jun 1951Capt.
7 Jan 1960Rear-Admiral
8 Mar 1963Vice-Admiral


Retired: 24 Aug 1966

Decorations

23 Dec 1939DSO
12 Nov 1940Bar to DSO
1 Jan 1962CB
13 Jun 1964KBE

Warship Commands listed for George David Archibald Gregory, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Sturgeon (N 73)Lt.Submarine16 Dec 1938Nov 1940
HMS Oberon (N 21)Lt.Cdr.Submarine3 Nov 194117 Nov 1941
HMS Traveller (N 48)Lt.Cdr.Submarine19 Nov 194121 Apr 1942
HMS Constance (R 71)Cdr.DestroyerJul 1945Oct 1945 ?

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Submarine HMS Sturgeon (N 73)


14 Sep 1939
HMS Sturgeon (Lt. G.D.A. Gregory, RN) fires three torpedoes against the British submarine HMS Swordfish (Lt. C.B. Crouch, RN) in the North Sea about 50 nautical miles east-south-east of Aberdeen, Scotland in position 56º22'N, 01º28'E. Fortunately all three torpedoes missed.

14 Oct 1939
HMS Sturgeon (Lt. G.D.A. Gregory, RN) fires three torpedoes against the German submarine U-23 in the Skagerrak about 20 nautical miles west-north-west of Skagen, Denmark in position 57º49'N, 09º59'E. All three torpedoes missed their target.

20 Nov 1939
HMS Sturgeon (Lt. G.D.A. Gregory, RN) torpedoes and sinks the German armed trawler V-209 / Gauleiter Telschow (428 GRT) about 100 nautical miles west of Helgoland in position 54º32'N, 05º10'E.

2 Sep 1940
HMS Sturgeon (Lt. G.D.A. Gregory, DSO, RN) torpedoes and sinks the German troop transport Pionier (3624 GRT) about 15 nautical miles north of Skagen, Denmark in position 57º58'N, 10º45'E.

10 Sep 1940
HMS Sturgeon (Lt. G.D.A. Gregory, DSO, RN) fires 6 torpedoes against the German submarine U-43. All 6 torpedoes missed their target. The Germans reported the attack as taken place in grid AN 3812 this is position 57º25'N, 06º19'E.

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