Allied Warship Commanders


Leonard Charles Hill DSC, OBE, RNR

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

18 Nov 1929S.Lt.
18 Nov 1932Lt.
18 Nov 1940Lt.Cdr.


Retired: 1 Jul 1950

Decorations

14 Feb 1936OBE
5 Dec 1944DSC

Warship Commands listed for Leonard Charles Hill, RNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Northern Sun (4.18)Lt.ASW Trawlerearly 194026 Apr 1940
HMS Cooke (K 471)Lt.Cdr.Frigate23 Aug 194310 Nov 1944

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Frigate HMS Cooke (K 471)


29 Jun 1944
The German submarine U-988 was sunk in the English Channel west of Guernsey, in position 49º37'N, 03º41'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Essington (A/Lt.Cdr. W. Lambert, RNVR), HMS Duckworth (Cdr. R.G. Mills, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Domett (T/A/Lt.Cdr. S. Gordon, RNVR), HMS Cooke (Lt.Cdr. L.C. Hill, OBE, RD, RNR) and a Liberator aircraft (Sqdn 244/L).

26 Jul 1944
The German submarine U-214 was sunk in the English Channel south-east of Eddystone, in position 49º58'N, 03º30'W by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Cooke (Lt.Cdr. L.C. Hill, OBE, RD, RNR).

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