John Michael Hodges DSO, RN
| Birth details unknown |
| Ranks
Retired: 29 Dec 1956 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for John Michael Hodges, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Anthony (H 40) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 25 Feb 1941 | 25 Jan 1943 |
| HMS Orwell (G 98) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | Jan 1943 | 15 Jul 1944 |
| HMS Diomede (D 92) | Cdr. | Light cruiser | 18 Feb 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Anthony (H 40)
21 May 1941
The British battlecruiser Hood (Capt. R. Kerr, CBE, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral L.E. Holland, CB, RN) and the battleship Prince of Wales (Capt. J.C. Leach, MVO, RN) were ordered to proceed to Hvalfjord, Iceland as the German battleship Bismarck and heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen were spotted by air reconnaissance at Bergen, Norway. As there were indications that these two were going to 'set sail' for a raid on the ocean trade routes.
The two British capital ships were escorted by the destroyers HMS Electra (Cdr. C.W. May, RN), HMS Anthony (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Hodges, RN), HMS Echo (Lt.Cdr. C.H.deB. Newby, RN), HMS Icarus (Lt.Cdr. C.D. Maud, DSO, RN), HMS Achates (Lt.Cdr. Viscount Jocelyn, RN) and HMS Antelope (Lt.Cdr. R.B.N. Hicks, DSO, RN).