Peter Robert Helfrich Harrison DSO, DSC, RN
| Birth details unknown |
| Ranks
Retired: 24 Nov 1958 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Peter Robert Helfrich Harrison, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS H 50 (N 50) | Lt. | Submarine | 1 Mar 1941 | 26 Apr 1941 |
| HMS Ultimatum (P 34) | Lt. | Submarine | 12 Jun 1941 | 12 Nov 1942 |
| HMS Upright (N 89) | Lt. | Submarine | 27 Jan 1943 | 21 May 1944 |
| HMS Tiptoe (P 332) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 15 Apr 1944 | 24 Apr 1945 |
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Events related to this officer
Submarine HMS Ultimatum (P 34)
25 Jan 1942
HMS P 34 (Lt. P.R.H. Harrison, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian passenger ship Dalmatia L. (3352 GRT) south-west of Capo dell'Armi in position 37º45'N, 15º30'E.
23 Feb 1942
HMS P 34 (Lt. P.R.H. Harrison, DSC, RN) fires 4 torpedoes against the Italian merchants Ravello (6142 GRT) and Unione (6070 GRT) about 80 nautical miles east of Tripoli, Libya in position 32º48'N, 14º50'E. All torpedoes fired missed their targets.
14 Mar 1942
HMS P 34 (Lt. P.R.H. Harrison, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian submarine Ammiraglio Millo (offsite link) in the Ionian Sea off Punta (Cape) Stilo, Calabria, Italy in position 38º27'N, 16º37'E.
24 Jun 1942
HMS P 34 (Lt. P.R.H. Harrison, DSC, RN) makes a torpedo attack on the German submarine U-77 south of Crete in position 34º20'N, 24º09'E. All torpedoes fired however missed their target.
7 Sep 1942
HMS P 34 (Lt. P.R.H. Harrison, DSC, RN) fires four torpedoes against the Italian merchant Luciano Manara (6060 GRT) in the central Mediterranean about 45 nautical miles south-west of Schiza Island, Greece in position 36º17'N, 21º03'E. All torpedoes fired missed their target.
Submarine HMS Tiptoe (P 332)
10 Jun 1944
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) departs her builders yard at Barrow bound for Holy Loch.
11 Jun 1944
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) arrives at Holy Loch for a period of trails and training.
10 Sep 1944
With her training completed HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) departs Holy Loch for her builders yard at Barrow to make good defects.
11 Sep 1944
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) arrives at her builders yard at Barrow.
24 Sep 1944
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) departs Barrow for Holy Loch.
1 Oct 1944
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) departs Holy Loch bound for Plymouth.
3 Oct 1944
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) arrives at Plymouth.
4 Oct 1944
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) departs Plymouth for Portland.
5 Oct 1944
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) departs Portland for Portsmouth. At Portsmouth she will be fitted with new equipment before her deployment to the Far East.
25 Oct 1944
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) is docked.
15 Nov 1944
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) is undocked.
12 Jan 1945
After trials with the new radar equipment HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) departs Portsmouth bound for Portland where she arrives later this day.
13 Jan 1945
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) departs Portland for the Far East. The first leg of the trip is to Gibraltar.
For the daily positions of HMS Tiptoe during this passage see the map below.
HMS Tiptoe passage U.K. - Trincomaleeclick here for bigger map
19 Jan 1945
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) arrives at Gibraltar.
23 Jan 1945
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) departs Gibraltar bound for Malta.
27 Jan 1945
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) arrives at Malta.
4 Feb 1945
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) departs Malta bound for Port Said.
8 Feb 1945
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) arrives at Port Said.
10 Feb 1945
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) transits the first part of the Suez Canal and arrives at Ismailia.
11 Feb 1945
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) departs Ismailia bound for Aden.
16 Feb 1945
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) arrives at Aden.
18 Feb 1945
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) departs Aden bound for Trincomalee.
1 Mar 1945
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) arrives at Trincomalee.
13 Mar 1945
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) departs Trincomalee for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the West coast of Burma and off the Andaman Islands. She is to proceed to Fremantle, Australia afterwards.
For the daily positions of HMS Tiptoe during this patrol see the map below.
HMS Tiptoe 1st war patrolclick here for bigger map
13 Apr 1945
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) ends her 1st war patrol, that was uneventful, at Fremantle.
21 Apr 1945
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) is put on the slipway at Fremantle.
22 Apr 1945
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) is put back in the water.