Peter William Gretton DSC, OBE, DSO, RN
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 | Ranks
Retired: 30 May 1963 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Peter William Gretton, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Sabre (H 18) | Lt. | Destroyer | 11 Jan 1941 | 11 Feb 1942 |
| HMS Wolverine (D 78) | Lt. | Destroyer | 3 Mar 1942 | Nov 1942 |
| HMS Duncan (D 99) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 12 Apr 1943 | Nov 1943 |
| HMS Vidette (D 48) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 6 Nov 1943 | 1 Dec 1943 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Sabre (H 18)
31 Dec 1941
The German submarine U-87 torpedoed and damages the British merchant Cardita
about 110 nautical miles bearing 307 from St.Kilda in position 59º18'N, 12º50'W. The vessel foundered in 3 January 1942 in position in 59º42'N, 11º58'W.
HMS Sabre (Lt. P.W. Gretton, OBE, DSC, RN) later picks up 10 of the crew.
Destroyer HMS Wolverine (D 78)
12 Aug 1942
The Italian submarine Dagabur was rammed and sunk north off Algiers, Algeria by the British destroyer HMS Wolverine (Lt.Cdr. P.W. Gretton, OBE, DSC, RN).
Destroyer HMS Duncan (D 99)
23 Oct 1943
The German submarine U-274 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Iceland in position 57º14'N, 27º50'W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Duncan (Cdr. P.W. Gretton, OBE, DSO, DSC, RN) and HMS Vidette (Lt.Cdr. R. Hart, DSC and Bar, RN), and by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 224/Z).
29 Oct 1943
The German submarine U-282 was sunk south-east of Greenland, in position 55º28'N, 31º57'W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Vidette (Lt.Cdr. R. Hart, DSC and Bar, RN) and HMS Duncan (Cdr. P.W. Gretton, OBE, DSO, DSC, RN) and the British corvette HMS Sunflower (A/Lt.Cdr. J. Plomer, DSC, RCNVR).