Ronald John Hanson DSC, DSO, RN
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Retired: 27 Jul 1956 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Ronald John Hanson, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Keppel (D 84) | Lt. | Destroyer | ??? | 1 Feb 1941 |
| HMS Lincoln (G 42) | Lt. | Destroyer | Feb 1941 | Oct/Nov 41 |
| HMS Albrighton (L 12) | Lt. | Escort destroyer | 11 Nov 1941 | 20 Sep 1943 |
| HMS Ulysses (R 69) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 20 Sep 1943 | 25 Oct 1944 |
| HMS Ulster (R 83) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 25 Oct 1944 | 12 Jun 1945 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Lincoln (G 42)
20 May 1941
At 21.24 hours on 20 May 1941, the British merchant Javanese Prince is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-138 155 nautical miles north-west of the Butt of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. One crew member was lost. The master, 45 crew members, eight gunners and four passengers were picked up by the British destroyers HMS Faulknor (Capt A.F. de Salis, RN), HMS Lincoln (Lt. R.J. Hanson, RN) and the British rescue tug HMRT Assurance (Sub.Lt. E.E. Litts). All survivors were transferred to the British rescue ship Toward and landed at Gourock on 28 May.
Escort destroyer HMS Albrighton (L 12)
12 Dec 1942
The British destroyers HMS Whitshed, HMS Worcester and HMS Vesper, the British escort destroyers HMS Brocklesby and HMS Albrighton, and the Norwegian escort destroyer Eskdale attacked German shipping in the English Channel. Eskdale torpedoed and sank Sperrbrecher 144/Beijerland (387 BRT) west of Le Treport, France in position 50º05'N, 01º09'E and Whitshed torpedoed and sank Sperrbecher 178/Gauss (1236 BRT) north-east of Dieppe, France in position 50º04'N, 01º09'E.
Destroyer HMS Ulster (R 83)
1 Apr 1945
HMS Ulster (Lt.Cdr. R.J. Hanson, DSO, DSC, RN) was damaged by a Japanese Kamikaze aircraft while operating with the British Pacific Fleet off Okinawa. Ulster was towed to Leyte by the New Zealand light cruiser HMNZS Gambia (Capt. N.J.W. William-Powlett, DSC, RN).