John Trevor Lean DSO, RN

Birth details unknown

Ranks

15 May 1926Lt.
15 May 1934Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1938Cdr.
30 Jun 1945Capt.


Retired: 7 Jul 1954

Decorations

28 Jun 1940DSO

Warship Commands listed for John Trevor Lean, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Punjabi (F 21)Cdr.Destroyer22 Feb 193928 Feb 1941
HMS Roebuck (H 95)Cdr.Destroyer15 Apr 1943Feb 1945

Career information

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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.

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