Allied Warship Commanders


Anthony Walter Langridge DSC, RN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

1 Dec 1936S.Lt.
16 Aug 1938Lt.
1 May 1945A/Lt.Cdr.
1 Jul 1946Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1952Cdr.


Retired: 28 Jan 1958

Decorations

20 Jul 1945DSC

Warship Commands listed for Anthony Walter Langridge, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS H 28 (N 28)Lt.Submarine15 Jan 194227 Jan 1942
HMS H 44 (N 44)Lt.Submarine28 Jan 19427 Mar 1942
HMS Utmost (N 19)Lt.Submarine4 Apr 1942Sep 1942
HMS Sturgeon (N 73)Lt.Submarine19 Dec 1942???
HMS Spirit (P 245)Lt.SubmarineAug 19438 Aug 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Submarine HMS Utmost (N 19)


10 Aug 1942
HMS Utmost (Lt. A.W. Langridge, RN) fires four torpedoes against the Italian merchant Siculo off Marettimo. All torpedoes missed their target.


Submarine HMS Spirit (P 245)


9 Jul 1944
HMS Spirit (Lt. A.W. Langridge, RN) claims to have damaged a small Japanese oiler with gunfire to the north of Sumatra.

14 Sep 1944
HMS Spirit (Lt. A.W. Langridge, RN) sinks three Siamese sailing vessels with gunfire off the west coast of Siam.

19 Sep 1944
HMS Spirit (Lt. A.W. Langridge, RN) sinks a Siamese sailing vessel with gunfire north of Sumatra.

22 Jan 1945
HMS Spirit (Lt. A.W. Langridge, RN) sinks the Japanese Ryushin Maru with gunfire in the Java Sea in position 06º02'S, 110º41'E. She also sinks an other enemy vessel.

14 Mar 1945
HMS Spirit (Lt. A.W. Langridge, RN) sinks the Japanese coaster Ryuho Maru (approx. 300 GRT) with gunfire off Massalambo Island in the Java Sea in position 05º34'S, 114º26'E.

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