Allied Warship Commanders


Harold Pitcairn Henderson, RN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

15 May 1921S.Lt.
15 May 1923Lt.
15 May 1931Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1936Cdr.
30 Jun 1942Capt.


Retired: 7 Jul 1951

Decorations

16 Aug 1940Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
11 Jun 1942Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
11 Jun 1946DSO
1 Jan 1955CBE

Warship Commands listed for Harold Pitcairn Henderson, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Black Swan (L 57 / U 57)Cdr.Sloop25 Oct 1940Nov/Dec 40
HMS Venomous (D 75)Cdr.Destroyer23 Dec 19403 Jul 1941
HMS Boadicea (H 65)Cdr.Destroyer4 Jul 1941Feb 1942
HMS Harvester (H 19)Cdr.Destroyer15 Mar 19429 Aug 1942
HMS Philoctetes (F 134)Capt.Destroyer Depot Ship1 Sep 1942Nov 1943
HMS Jervis (F 00)Capt.Destroyer16 Nov 194325 Jan 1944
HMS Grenville (ii) (R 97)Capt.Destroyer28 Jan 1944Oct 1945 ?

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Sloop HMS Black Swan (L 57 / U 57)


1 Nov 1940
HMS Black Swan (Cdr. H.P. Henderson, RN) is damaged by a mine in the Firth of Forth. Repairs at Dundee took till mid-April.


Destroyer HMS Jervis (F 00)


23 Jan 1944
At the same time that HMS Janus was sunk HMS Jervis was hit by a German radio controlled bomb and was damaged although she suffered no casualties.

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