Eric William Longley Longley-Cook DSO, RN
| Birth details unknown |
| Ranks
Retired: 15 Sep 1951 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Eric William Longley Longley-Cook, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Caradoc (D 60) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 31 Jul 1939 | Jun 1940 |
| HMS Argonaut (61) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 21 Apr 1942 | 16 Mar 1943 |
| HMS Argonaut (61) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 27 Oct 1943 | 10 Jan 1945 |
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Events related to this officer
Light cruiser HMS Caradoc (D 60)
23 Oct 1939
The British light cruiser HMS Orion (Capt. H.R.G. Kinahan, RN) and the Canadian destroyer HMCS Saguenay (Lt.Cdr. G.R. Miles, RCN) intercept the German tanker Emmy Friedrich (4372 GRT) in the Yukatan Strait west of Tampico. When the British light cruiser HMS Caradoc (Capt. E.W.L. Longley-Cook, RN) also arrives on the scene the Germans scuttled their own ship to prevent her capture.