John Wallace Linton DSC, DSO, VC, RN
| Birth details unknown | |||
| Died | Mar 1943 | HMS Turbulent | |
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Warship Commands listed for John Wallace Linton, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Pandora (N 42) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 1 Oct 1938 | 1 Aug 1941 |
| HMS Turbulent (N 98) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | Aug 1941 | 12 Mar 1943 |
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Events related to this officer
Submarine HMS Pandora (N 42)
4 Jul 1940
HMS Pandora (Lt.Cdr. J.W. Linton, RN) torpedoes and sinks the French sloop Rigault de Genouilly 6 miles north of Matifou, Algeria.
At 1358 hours (no time zone mentioned in patrol report) HMS Pandora sights a 'what is thought to be' a La Galissioniere class light cruiser. At 1407 hours four torpedoes were fired from 3800 yards. Three hits were obtained.
28 Sep 1940
HMS Pandora (Lt.Cdr. J.W. Linton, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian Famiglia (813 GRT) about 10 nautical miles north-east of Al Haniyah, Libya in position 33º00'N, 21º38'E.
9 Jan 1941
HMS Pandora (Lt.Cdr. J.W. Linton, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchants Valdivagna (5400 GRT) and Palma (2715 GRT) about 5 nautical miles east-south-east of Cape Ferrato, Sardinia in position 39º15'N, 09º44'E.
23 May 1941
While en-route from Gibraltar to the United Kingdom, HMS Pandora (Lt.Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSC, RN) sighted an Italian submarine west of the Portugese coast in position 41º12'N, 11º00'W.
18 Jun 1941
At 1840 hours (time zone -2) HMS Pandora (Lt.Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSC, RN), while in position 43º20'N, 28º02'W, sights a lifeboat and picks up 12 survivors from the Dutch tanker Pendrecht that was torpedoed and sunk on 8 June 1941 about 500 nautical miles north-west of the Azores in position 45º18'N, 36º40'W by the German submarine U-48.
Submarine HMS Turbulent (N 98)
2 Mar 1942
HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSC, RN) sinks the Greek sailing vessels Prodromos and Aghios Apostolos with gunfire in Saloniki Bay.
3 Mar 1942
HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSC, RN) sinks the Greek sailing vessels Aghios Yonizov and Evangelista with gunfire in Saloniki Bay.
3 Mar 1942
HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSC, RN) sinks the Greek sailing vessel Aghios Dyonysios with gunfire in Saloniki Bay.
13 Mar 1942
HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSC, RN) sinks the Greek sailing vessel Aghia Traio with gunfire off Mykonos Island, Greece.
7 Apr 1942
HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSC, RN) sinks the Italian merchant Rosa M. (271 GRT) with gunfire south of Cattaro, Yugoslavia.
12 Apr 1942
HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSC, RN) makes a torpedo attack on a submarine off Fiume. The target is not hit.
14 Apr 1942
HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSC, RN) sinks the Italian sailing vessel Franco (approx. 200 GRT) with gunfire off Sebenico, Yugoslavia.
16 Apr 1942
HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Delia (5406 GRT) off Brindisi, Italy in position 40º50'N, 17º37'E.
14 May 1942
HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSC, RN) sinks the Italian sailing vessel San Giusto (243 GRT) with gunfire 10 miles east of Apollonia, Greece.
18 May 1942
HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Bolsena (2384 GRT) west of Bengasi, Libya in position 32º47'N, 18º51'E.
29 May 1942
HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian destroyer Emanuelle Pessagno (1917 tons) and the Italian merchant Capo Arma (3172 GRT) about 70 nautical miles north-west of Bengasi, Libya in position 33º07'N, 19º28'E. During the same attack the Italian merchant Anna Maria Gualdi (3289 GRT) is missed.
2 Jun 1942
HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSC, RN) twice attacks the German submarine U-81 in position 32º48'N, 25º12'E. All 7 torpedoes fired (5 in the first attack, 2 in the second attack about 20 minutes later) miss the target.
24 Jun 1942
HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Regulus (1085 GRT, built 1884) in the Gulf of Sirte about 5 nautical miles west of Ghemines.
At 1030 hours (time zone -3) Turbulent sighted a heavily laden merchant ship of about 2000 tons escorted by one Spica class torpedo boat and 5 aircraft. Also part of the convoy was a two masted schooner.
At 1153 hours two torpedoes were fired with one hit.
4 Jul 1942
While on patrol off Benghazi, Libya HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSC, RN) fires torpedoes at the Italian transport Nino Bixio (7137 GRT) and the German transport Ankara (4768 GRT). The torpedoes however miss their targets.
6 Aug 1942
HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the wreck of the Italian destroyer Strale (1225 tons) off Cape Bon. The Strale grounded near Cape Bon on 1 June 1942 and was finally destroyed by Turbulent.
17 Aug 1942
HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSC, RN) torpedoes and damages the Italian transport ship Nino Bixio (7137 GRT) 12 nautical miles south-west of Navarino, Greece in position 36º35'N, 21º34'E. This ship is loaded with some 2000 POW's, over which over 300 perish as a result of this attack.
The Italian merchant Sestriere (7992 GRT) is missed about 30 nautical miles south of Navarino, Greece in position 36º36'N, 21º30'E.
19 Aug 1942
HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSC, RN) torpedoes and damages the Italian tanker Pozarica (7751 GRT) off Antikythera, Greece.
8 Oct 1942
HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSO, DSC, RN) sinks the German Kreta (1013 GRT) with gunfire near Ras al Hilal, Libya.
11 Nov 1942
HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the German auxiliary submarine tender Bengasi (1554 GRT) about 10 nautical miles north-east of Capo Carbonara, Sardinia, Italy in position 39º10'N, 09º39'E.
29 Dec 1942
HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Marte (5290 BRT) east of Cape Ferrato, Sardinia, Italy in position 39º17'N, 09º41'E.
11 Jan 1943
HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Vittoria Beraldo (547 GRT) near Cattaro, Yugoslavia.
1 Feb 1943
HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Pozzuoli (5345 GRT) off Cape San Vito, Sicily, Italy in position 38º13'N, 12º50'E. The Italian armed merchant cruiser Ramb III (3667 GRT) was missed.
5 Feb 1943
HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian tanker Utilitas (5342 GRT) off Palermo, Sicily, Italy.
1 Mar 1943
HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSO, DSC, RN) sinks the Italian merchant San Vincenzo (865 GRT) off Paola, Italy.
11 Mar 1943
It was most likely HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSO, DSC, RN) that attacked but missed the small Italian passerger / cargo vessel Principessa Mafalda (459 GRT) with torpedoes off Bastia, Corsica, France.