Gerald Edward Christopher Talbot Baines, RN

Birth details unknown

Ranks

16 Dec 1933S.Lt.
16 Sep 1936Lt.
16 Sep 1944Lt.Cdr.

Decorations

Warship Commands listed for Gerald Edward Christopher Talbot Baines, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Melbreak (L 73)Lt.Escort destroyer28 Aug 194213 Jul 1943

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Events related to this officer

Escort destroyer HMS Melbreak (L 73)


11 Jul 1943
The British escort destoyers HMS Melbreak (Lt. G.E.C.G. Baines, RN), HMS Wensleydale (Lt. W.P. Goodfellow, RNVR) and the Norwegian escort destroyer HNoMS Glaisdale (Lt. D.E. Kjeholt, RNN) intercept a German convoy off Quessant, France. In the resulting battle the German minesweeper M-153 (874 tons) is sunk by the Glaisdale but Melbreak in turn is heavily damaged by the German torpedo boats T-24 and T-25.

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