Allied Warship Commanders


Philip Edward Kitto, RNR

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Ranks

10 Apr 1940T/Lt.
???T/A/Lt.Cdr.

Decorations

21 Apr 1942Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
30 Jul 1942Mentioned in Despatches (MID)

Warship Commands listed for Philip Edward Kitto, RNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Imperialist (FY 126)T/Lt.ASW Trawler24 Apr 1940mid 1942
HMS Primrose (K 91)T/Lt.Corvette24 Sep 194223 Sep 1943
HMS Nadder (K 392)T/Lt.Frigate15 Oct 1943Oct 1945 ?

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Frigate HMS Nadder (K 392)


1 Sep 1944
The British merchant Troilus is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-859 about 300 nautical miles north-east of Socotra Island in position 14º10'N, 61º04'E. Later HMS Nadder (T/A/Lt.Cdr. P.E. Kitto, RNR) and HMS Taff (Cdr. G.A.G. Ormsby, DSO, DSC, RN) together pick up 95 survivors and landed them at Aden on 10 September.

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