Allied Warship Commanders


Dudley Gawen King, RCNVR

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Ranks

11 Oct 1939T/Lt.
1 Jan 1944T/A/Lt.Cdr.
1 Jan 1945T/Lt.Cdr.

Decorations

Warship Commands listed for Dudley Gawen King, RCNVR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMCS Arvida (K 113)T/Lt.Corvette21 Sep 194215 Mar 1944
HMCS Stettler (K 681)T/A/Lt.Cdr.Frigate20 Mar 19449 Nov 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Corvette HMCS Arvida (K 113)


2 Nov 1942
HMCS Arvida (T/Lt. A.I. MacKay, RCNR) picks up 27 survivors from the British merchant Maritima that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-522 in the North Atlantic about 500 nautical miles north-east of St.Johns, Canada in position 52º20'N, 45º40'W.

18 Apr 1943
HMCS Arvida (T/Lt. D.G. King, RCNVR) picks up 50 survivors from the British merchant Fort Rampart that was torpedoed and finally sunk with gunfire by the German submarine U-226 about 900 nautical miles east-north-east of the Azores in position 47º28'N, 22º00'W.

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