Allied Warship Commanders


Douglas Lambert DSC, RN

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Ranks

1 Sep 1938Lt.
1 Jul 1946Lt.Cdr.

Decorations

5 May 1942DSC
19 Dec 1944Bar to DSC

Warship Commands listed for Douglas Lambert, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS H 33 (N 33)Lt.Submarine9 May 194230 Jul 1942
HMS Sealion (N 72)Lt.SubmarineJul 1942???
HMS Surf (P 239)Lt.Submarine14 Jan 19433 Dec 1944
HMS Thermopylae (P 355)Lt.Submarine25 Jul 1945early 1946

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Submarine HMS Surf (P 239)


25 Oct 1943
HMS Surf (Lt. D. Lambert, DSC, RN) engages the German auxiliary patrol vessel GA 54 / Chiaros with gunfire east of Amorgos, Greece. No hits were obtained and Surf was forced to dive by return fire from the German ship.

9 Dec 1943
HMS Surf (Lt. D. Lambert, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Sonia (2719 GRT, former French S.N.A. 9) south of Lemnos Island, Greece.

5 Mar 1944
HMS Surf (Lt. D. Lambert, DSC, RN) sinks a small Japanese tug and a barge with gunfire off Aroa Island.

14 Jun 1944
HMS Surf (Lt. D. Lambert, DSC, RN) lays mines in the Strait of Malacca.

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