Allied Warship Commanders


James Kenneth Hamilton, RN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

1 Aug 1937S.Lt.
16 Oct 1938Lt.
16 Oct 1946Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1950Cdr.
30 Jun 1957Capt.


Retired: 29 Jan 1960

Decorations

8 Jul 1941Mentioned in Despatches (MID)

Warship Commands listed for James Kenneth Hamilton, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Cleveland (L 46)Lt.Escort destroyer29 Jan 194317 Apr 1944

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Escort destroyer HMS Cleveland (L 46)


5 Jul 1943
HMS Cleveland (Lt. J.K. Hamilton, RN) picks up 291 survivors from the British merchant Devis that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-593 north-east of Cap Bengut, Algeria in position 37º01'N, 04º10'E.

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