Allied Warship Commanders


Rendell James Godschal Johnson, RCNVR

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Ranks

27 Jul 1940T/Lt.
1 Jul 1943T/A/Lt.Cdr.
1 Jul 1944T/Lt.Cdr.


Retired: 25 Oct 1945

Decorations

Warship Commands listed for Rendell James Godschal Johnson, RCNVR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMCS Brandon (K 149)T/Lt.Corvette20 Aug 194220 Sep 1942
HMCS Rosthern (K 169)T/Lt.Corvette25 Nov 194217 Apr 1944
HMCS Long Branch (K 487)T/A/Lt.Cdr.Corvette17 Apr 19447 Oct 1944

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Corvette HMCS Rosthern (K 169)


24 Feb 1943
HMCS Rosthern (T/Lt. R.J.G. Johnson, RCNVR) picks up 39 survivors from the Norwegian merchant Ingria that was torpedoed and sunk in the North Atlantic in position 45º12'N, 39º17'W by the German submarine U-628.

25 Feb 1943
The British destroyer HMS Montgomery (Lt. K.I. Hamilton, DSC and Bar, RN) and the Canadian corvette HMCS Rosthern (T/Lt. R.J.G. Johnson, RCNVR) together pick up 32 survivors from the British merchant Manchester Merchant about 400 nautical miles east-south-east of Cape Race in position 45º10'N, 43º23'W.

7 Mar 1943
HMCS Rosthern (T/Lt. R.J.G. Johnson, RCNVR) picks up 3 survivors from the British merchant Egyptian that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-230 south-south-east of Cape Farewell in position 56º25'N, 37º38'W.

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