Gerald Edward Christopher Talbot Baines DSC, RN
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| Ranks | | | 16 Dec 1933 | S.Lt. | | 16 Sep 1936 | Lt. | | 16 Sep 1944 | Lt.Cdr. |
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Warship Commands listed for Gerald Edward Christopher Talbot Baines, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Melbreak (L 73) | Lt. | Escort destroyer | 28 Aug 1942 | 13 Jul 1943 |
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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.