John Hughes-Hallett DSO, RN
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| Ranks
Retired: 8 Sep 1954 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for John Hughes-Hallett, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Jamaica (44) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 12 Dec 1943 | Jan 1946 |
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Light cruiser HMS Jamaica (44)
26 Dec 1943
Assisted the British battleship HMS Duke of York, and other vessels in the sinking of the German battleship Scharnhorst on 26 December 1943.
Finally HMS Jamaica (Capt. J. Hughes-Hallett, DSO, RN) was ordered in to sink the heavily damaged Scharnhorst with torpedoes.