Allied Warship Commanders


Albert Ayre DSO, RD, RNR

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

13 Aug 1928S.Lt.
13 Aug 1930Lt.
13 Aug 1938Lt.Cdr. (retired)
???A/Cdr.


Retired: 19 Sep 1935

Decorations

19 Oct 1943DSO
21 Sep 1944RD

Warship Commands listed for Albert Ayre, RNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Scottish (FY 245)Lt.Cdr. (retired)ASW Trawler6 Nov 1940Dec 1940
HMS Kingston Jacinth (4.45)Lt.Cdr. (retired)ASW TrawlerDec 1940Feb 1941
HMS Primrose (K 91)Lt.Cdr. (retired)Corvette12 Feb 194124 Sep 1942
HMS Lagan (K 259)Lt.Cdr. (retired)Frigate24 Sep 1942Late 1943

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Corvette HMS Primrose (K 91)


8 Aug 1942
HMS Primrose (Lt.Cdr. A. Ayre, RNR (retired)) picks up 54 survivors from the Greek merchant Mount Kassion that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-176 and 7 survivors from the British merchant Anneberg that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-379 in convoy SC-94 southeast of Cape Farwell in position 56º30'N, 32º14'W.


Frigate HMS Lagan (K 259)


12 May 1943
The German submarine U-89 was sunk in the Northern Atlantic, in position 46º30'N, 25º40'W by a Swordfish aircraft (Sqdn. 811) from the British escort carrier HMS Biter (Capt. E.M.C. Abel Smith, RN), the British destroyer HMS Broadway (Lt.Cdr. E.H. Chevasse, RN) and the British frigate HMS Lagan (Lt.Cdr. A. Ayre, RNR).

13 May 1943
The German submarine U-753 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 48º37'N, 22º39'W, by depth charges from the Canadian corvette HMCS Drumheller (Lt. L.P. Denny, RCNR), the British frigate HMS Lagan (Lt.Cdr. A. Ayre, RNR) and depth charges from a Canadian Sunderland aircraft (RCAF Sqdn. 423/G).

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