Michael Robert Russell Kirkwood, RN

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Ranks

1 Aug 1940 S.Lt.
16 Mar 1942 Lt.
16 Mar 1950 Lt.Cdr.

Retired: 28 Jun 1958


Decorations

Warship Commands listed for Michael Robert Russell Kirkwood, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Ultor (P 53)Lt.Submarine1 Jun 194514 Jun 1945
HMS Vulpine (P 79)Lt.Submarine17 Jun 1945Oct 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Submarine HMS Ultor (P 53)


3 Jun 1945
HMS Ultor (Lt. M.R.R. Kirkwood, RN) shifted from Rothesay to Campbeltown where she was to participate in A/S exercises. (1)


Submarine HMS Vulpine (P 79)


19 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Vulpine (Lt. W.D.S. Scott, RN) shifted from Rothesay to Campbeltown. (2)

29 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Vulpine (Lt. W.D.S. Scott, RN) conducted gunnery exercises off Campbeltown. (2)

30 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Vulpine (Lt. W.D.S. Scott, RN) shifted from Campbeltown to Larne. (2)

3 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Vulpine (Lt. W.D.S. Scott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMS Loch Quoich (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J.E.B. Healy, RNVR) and HMS Loch Katrine (Cdr. J.V. Waterhouse, DSO, RN). (3)

4 Jul 1945
HMS Vulpine (Lt. W.D.S. Scott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMS Loch Quoich (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J.E.B. Healy, RNVR) and HMS Loch Katrine (Cdr. J.V. Waterhouse, DSO, RN). (3)

10 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Vulpine (Lt. W.D.S. Scott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with aircraft. (3)

13 Jul 1945
HMS Vulpine (Lt. W.D.S. Scott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with aircraft. (3)

18 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Vulpine (Lt. W.D.S. Scott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMS Loch Scavaig (A/Lt.Cdr. C.W. Leadbetter, RNR). (3)

19 Jul 1945
HMS Vulpine (Lt. W.D.S. Scott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMS Loch Scavaig (A/Lt.Cdr. C.W. Leadbetter, RNR). (3)

30 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Vulpine (Lt. W.D.S. Scott, RN) conducted attack exercises off Larne during which HMS Seraph (Lt. T. Russell-Walling, RN) served as the target. (3)

31 Jul 1945
HMS Vulpine (Lt. W.D.S. Scott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with aircraft. (3)

2 Aug 1945
HMS Vulpine (Lt. W.D.S. Scott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with aircraft. (4)

6 Aug 1945
HMS Vulpine (Lt. W.D.S. Scott, RN) shifted from Larne to Rothesay. (4)

19 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Vulpine (Lt. W.D.S. Scott, RN) shifted from Rothesay to Tobermory. (4)

22 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Vulpine (Lt. W.D.S. Scott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Starling (T/A/Lt.Cdr. G.C. Julian, RNZNVR). (4)

23 Aug 1945
HMS Vulpine (Lt. W.D.S. Scott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Starling (T/A/Lt.Cdr. G.C. Julian, RNZNVR). These were however soon abandoned due to the bad visibility. (4)

23 Aug 1945
HMS Vulpine (Lt. W.D.S. Scott, RN) conducte exercises off Tobermory which included a practive attack on HMS Starling (T/A/Lt.Cdr. G.C. Julian, RNZNVR). (4)

31 Aug 1945
HMS Vulpine (Lt. W.D.S. Scott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Starling (T/A/Lt.Cdr. G.C. Julian, RNZNVR).

HMS Vulpine remained at Tobermory for another month before she returned to Rothesay. (4)

Sources

  1. ADM 173/20098
  2. ADM 173/20365
  3. ADM 173/20366
  4. ADM 173/20367

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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