John Trevor Lean DSO, RN
| Birth details unknown |
| Ranks
Retired: 7 Jul 1954 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for John Trevor Lean, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Punjabi (F 21) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 22 Feb 1939 | 28 Feb 1941 |
| HMS Roebuck (H 95) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 15 Apr 1943 | Feb 1945 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Punjabi (F 21)
24 Oct 1940
HMS Somali (Capt. C. Caslon, RN) HMS Punjabi (Cdr. J.T. Lean, DSO, RN) and HMS Matabele (Cdr. R.St.V. Sherbrooke, DSO, RN) sink the German weather ship WBS 5 / Adolf Vinnen (391 BRT) some 25 miles north-west of Stadlandet, Norway.
This sinking is often credited to the British submarine HMS Seawolf but this is not correct.