Allied Warship Commanders


Frederick Ernest Grubb, RCN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

7 Sep 1928Cadet
1 Jan 1930Mid.
1 Aug 1932S.Lt.
1 Aug 1935Lt.
1 Aug 1943Lt.Cdr.
1 Jan 1950Cdr.
9 Aug 1954A/Capt.

Decorations

19 May 1942Mentioned in Despatches (MID)

Warship Commands listed for Frederick Ernest Grubb, RCN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMCS Moosejaw (K 164)Lt.Corvette3 Jun 194118 Dec 1941

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Corvette HMCS Moosejaw (K 164)


10 Sep 1941
The German submarine U-501 was sunk at 2330hrs on 10 September 1941 in the Straits of Denmark south of Angmagsalik, Greenland, in position 62º50'N, 37º50'W, by depth charges and ramming from the Canadian corvettes HMCS Chambly (A/Cdr. J.D. Prentice, RCN) and HMCS Moosejaw (Lt. F.E. Grubb, RCN).

See also this website for Lt. Grubb's report (offsite link).

11 Sep 1941
HMCS Kenogami (Lt.Cdr. R. Jackson, RCNVR) and HMCS Moosejaw (T/Lt. L.D. Quick, RCN) together pick up 41 survivors from the British merchant Berury that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-207 east of Cape Farewell in position 62º40'N, 38º50'W.

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