George Frederick Edmund Knox, RAN
| Born | 20 Aug 1913 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Ranks
Retired: 6 Apr 1958 Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for George Frederick Edmund Knox, RAN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMAS Quiberon (G 81) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 16 Feb 1945 | 2 Sep 1946 |
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Destroyer HMAS Quiberon (G 81)
20 Feb 1945
Around 0900K/20, HMAS Quiberon (Lt.Cdr. G.F.E. Knox, RAN) proceeded from Sydney to Jervis Bay for a period of exercises.
She anchored in Jervis Bay around 1500K/20. Exercises had been carried out en-route. (1)
21 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Quiberon (Lt.Cdr. G.F.E. Knox, RAN) conducted torpedo firing exercises off Jervis Bay. HMS Striker (Capt. W.P. Carne, RN) acted as target. (1)
22 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Quiberon (Lt.Cdr. G.F.E. Knox, RAN) conducted exercises off Jervis Bay. She acted as target for torpedo aircraft and herself made a dummy torpedo attack on the auxiliary A/S patrol vessel HMAS Yandra (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.S. Codling, RANR(S)). (1)
23 Feb 1945
HMAS Quiberon (Lt.Cdr. G.F.E. Knox, RAN) conducted exercises off Jervis Bay. She acted as target for torpedo aircraft. She herself conducted AA gunnery exercises. (1)
24 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0300K/24, HMAS Quiberon (Lt.Cdr. G.F.E. Knox, RAN) departed Jervis Bay for Sydney where she arrived around 0730K/24. (1)
12 Mar 1945
HMS Argonaut (Capt. W.P. McCarthy, RN), HMS Black Prince (Capt. D.M. Lees, DSO, RN), HMAS Quickmatch (Cdr. O.H. Becher, DSC and Bar, RAN, with Capt. R.G. Onslow, DSO and 2 Bars, RN, on board), HMAS Quiberon (Lt.Cdr. G.F.E. Knox, RAN), HMS Queenborough (Cdr. P.L. Saumarez, DSC and Bar, RN) and HMS Quality (Lt.Cdr. the Viscount Jocelyn, RN) conducted exercises off Manus. (2)
23 Apr 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
On arrival at Leyte from operations HMAS Quiberon (Lt.Cdr. G.F.E. Knox, RAN) commenced boiler cleaning which was completed on 30 April 1945.
From 1150I/25 to 1715I/25, HMAS Quiberon was docked in ARD 16. During this period a new Asdic dome was fitted and a small leak was repaired. (3)
14 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Quiberon (Lt.Cdr. G.F.E. Knox, RAN) is docked at Sydney. (4)
17 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Quiberon (Lt.Cdr. G.F.E. Knox, RAN) is undocked at Sydney following which she is fumigated. (4)
26 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1400I/26, HMAS Quickmatch (Cdr. J.K. Walton, RAN), HMAS Quiberon (Lt.Cdr. F.G.E. Knox, DSO, RAN), HMS Quality (Cdr. the Viscount Jocelyn, RN) and HMS Quadrant (Lt.Cdr. P.C. Hopkins, RN) departed Sydney for Brisbane where they arrived around 1600K/27. En-route exercises had been carried out. (5)
29 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1500K/29, HMAS Quickmatch (Cdr. J.K. Walton, RAN), HMAS Quiberon (Lt.Cdr. F.G.E. Knox, DSO, RAN), HMS Quality (Cdr. the Viscount Jocelyn, RN) and HMS Quadrant (Lt.Cdr. P.C. Hopkins, RN) departed Brisbane to make rendezvous with elements of the British Pacific Fleet at sea. They joined around 1100K/30.
[For more info see the event for 27 June 1945.] (5)
Sources
- Report of proceedings of HMAS Quiberon for February 1945
- ADM 53/122408 + Report of proceedings of HMAS Quiberon for March 1945 + Report of proceedings of HMAS Quickmatch for March 1945
- Report of proceedings of HMAS Quiberon for April 1945
- Report of proceedings of HMAS Quiberon for June 1945
- Report of proceedings of HMAS Quiberon for June 1945 + Report of proceedings of HMAS Quickmatch for June 1945
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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