Allied Warship Commanders


Walter Neville Ronald Knox DSC, RN

Birth details unknown
Died  18 Apr 1943HMS Regent


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Ranks

1 Sep 1933S.Lt.
1 Sep 1935Lt.

Decorations

12 Nov 1940DSC

Warship Commands listed for Walter Neville Ronald Knox, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS H 44 (N 44)Lt.Submarine9 Mar 194120 Jun 1941
HMS Regent (N 41)Lt.Submarine20 Jul 194118 Apr 1943 (+)

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Submarine HMS Regent (N 41)


1 Aug 1941
HMS Regent (Lt. W.N.R. Knox, DSC, RN) sinks the Italian auxiliary minesweeper B 23/Igea (160 GRT) with gunfire about 33 nautical miles south of Bengasi in position 31°35'N, 19°56'E.

1 Dec 1941
HMS Regent (Lt. W.N.R. Knox, DSC, RN) torpedoes and damages the Italian merchant Enrico (2350 GRT) about 10 nautical miles south-east of Marettimo island, Italy in position 37º52'N, 11º52'E.

18 Apr 1943
The Italian tanker Bivona (1646 GRT) reports being attacked with torpedoes by a submarine off Monopoli, Italy. If this is correct the attacker was most likely HMS Regent (Lt. W.N.R. Knox, DSC, RN) that was mined and sunk later that day further north in the Adriatic Sea.

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