Harold Hickling DSO, RN
| Ranks | | | 30 Jul 1914 | Lt. | | 30 Jul 1922 | Lt.Cdr. | | 31 Dec 1927 | Cdr. | | 31 Dec 1935 | Capt. | | 2 Jan 1945 | Rear-Admiral | | 2 Sep 1948 | Vice-Admiral (retired) |
Retired: 12 Jan 1948
Decorations | | | 30 Sep 1941 | DSO | | 28 Nov 1944 | CBE | | 1 Jan 1948 | CB |
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Warship Commands listed for Harold Hickling, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Glasgow (21) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 6 Jun 1940 | Dec 1940 |
| HMS Glasgow (21) | Capt. | Light cruiser | Feb 1941 | 27 Dec 1941 |
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Events related to this officer
9 Dec 1941
At midnight on the 9th of December 1941 HMS Glasgow (Capt. H. Hickling, DSO, RN) in error sank the RIN patrol vessel HMIS Prabhavati with two lighters in tow en route for Karachi, with 6 inch shells at 6000 yards. The vessel was alongside the lighters and appeared to those in Glasgow to be a large Japanese submarine on the surface. HMS Glasgow arrived in Bombay with the survivors on 9th.
HMS Glasgow had left Colombo for patrol on 6 December 1941, she retuned to Colombo on the 25th. The event took place about 80 nautical miles east of Goa in position 15.20'N, 72.29'E.
