Edward Campbell Hulton, RN
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| Ranks
Retired: 19 Sep 1943 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Edward Campbell Hulton, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Sapphire (T 27) | Lt.Cdr. | ASW Trawler | 14 Jun 1939 | 19 Jun 1940 |
| HMS Snapdragon (K 10) | Lt.Cdr. | Corvette | 30 Aug 1940 | 28 Feb 1941 |
| HMS Leith (L 36 / U 36) | Lt.Cdr. | Sloop | 24 Jun 1941 | 30 May 1943 |
| HMS Lapwing (U 62) | Cdr. (retired) | Sloop | 25 Feb 1944 | Mar 1945 ? |
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Events related to this officer
Sloop HMS Leith (L 36 / U 36)
26 Sep 1941
The British merchant Lapwing is torpedoed and sunk north-north-east of the Azores, in position 47º40'N, 23º30'W by the German submarine U-203. HMS Leith (Lt.Cdr. E.C. Hulton, RN) later picks up 1 survivor.
29 Aug 1942
HMS Leith (Lt.Cdr. E.C. Hulton, RN) picks up 68 survivors from the Dutch merchant Zuiderkerk that was torpedoed and damaged the previous day by the German submarine U-566 west-north-west of Lisbon, Portugal in position 40º20'N, 16º02'W. The Zuiderkerk was finally sunk with shallow set depth charges by HMS Erne.