Allied Warship Commanders


John Bertram de Betham Kershaw DSO, RN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

16 Sep 1932S.Lt.
16 Mar 1935Lt.
16 Mar 1943Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1948Cdr.


Retired: 21 Aug 1963

Decorations

17 Jul 1942DSO

Warship Commands listed for John Bertram de Betham Kershaw, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS L 26 (N 26)Lt.SubmarineJul 1940Oct 1940
HMS Uproar (P 31)Lt.Submarine7 Jan 19411 Dec 1942
HMS Porpoise (N 14)Lt.Submarine7 Mar 19436 May 1943
HMS Oberon (N 21)Lt.Cdr.Submarine19 Jul 194324 Mar 1944

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Submarine HMS Uproar (P 31)


14 Jan 1942
HMS P 31 (Lt. J.B.de B. Kershaw, RN) was damaged at Malta during an air raid

5 Mar 1942
HMS P 31 (Lt. J.B.de B. Kershaw, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Marin Sanudo (5081 GRT) about 10 nautical miles south-west of Isola di Lampione in position 35º27'N, 12º12'E. P 31 was depth charges by the Italian torpedo boats Cigno and Procione following this attack.

29 Nov 1942
HMS P 31 (Lt. J.B.de B. Kershaw, RN) attacks the Italian light cruiser Raimondo Montecuccoli with torpedoes about 70 nautical miles south of Taranto, Italy in position 39º20'N, 17º33'E. The target is not hit.

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