Alastair Campbell Gillespie Mars DSO, RN
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Warship Commands listed for Alastair Campbell Gillespie Mars, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS H 44 (N 44) | Lt. | Submarine | 20 Jun 1941 | 8 Mar 1942 |
| HMS Unbroken (P 42) | Lt. | Submarine | 18 Nov 1941 | 12 Apr 1943 |
| HMS Thule (P 325) | Lt. | Submarine | 15 Dec 1943 | 24 Aug 1945 |
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Events related to this officer
Submarine HMS Unbroken (P 42)
26 Apr 1942
HMS Unbroken (Lt. A.C.G. Mars, RN) damages the Italian sailing vessel Vale Formoso II with gunfire off Bordighera, Liguria, Italy.
8 Aug 1942
HMS Unbroken (Lt. A.C.G. Mars, RN) fires two torpedoes at the Italian merchant Algerino (1370 GRT) off Capri. Both torpedoes missed their target.
13 Aug 1942
HMS Unbroken (Lt. A.C.G. Mars, RN) torpedoes and damages the Italian heavy cruiser Bolzano and the Italian light cruiser Muzio Attendolo in the Ionian Sea off the north coast of Sicily in position 38º43'N, 14º57'E.
19 Oct 1942
HMS Unbroken (Lt. A.C.G. Mars, RN) torpedoes and damages the Italian merchant Titania (5397 GRT) north-west of Tripoi, Libya in position 34º45'N 12º31'E. The Titania is taken in tow by the Italian destroyer Ascari. The Titania is sunk early the next day by HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSC, RN) east of Tunisia in position 34º45'N, 12º31'E.
19 Jan 1943
HMS Unbroken (Lt. A.C.G. Mars, DSO, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Edda (6107 GRT) near Gerba, Tunisia in position 33º45'N, 11º12'E.
3 Apr 1943
HMS Unbroken (Lt. A.C.G. Mars, DSO, RN) attacks the German destroyer Hermes with torpedoes about 20 nautical miles south of Cape Saprtivento in position 37º46'N, 15º38'E. Unfortunately the torpedoes miss the target.
4 Apr 1943
HMS Unbroken (Lt. A.C.G. Mars, DSO, RN) torpedoes and damages the German (former Norwegian) tanker Regina (9545 GRT) off Punta Stilo, Sicily, Italy in position 38º15'N, 16º30'E.
Submarine HMS Thule (P 325)
16 Dec 1944
HMS Thule (A/Lt.Cdr. A.C.G. Mars, DSO, DSC, RN) lays 12 mines off Terutan Island.
17 Dec 1944
From 17 December 1944 to 29 December 1944 HMS Thule (A/Lt.Cdr. A.C.G. Mars, DSO, DSC, RN) sinks 13 junks, 2 lighters and 5 sampams with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.
28 Dec 1944
HMS Thule (A/Lt.Cdr. A.C.G. Mars, DSO, DSC, RN) attacks a submarine off Penang. Lt.Cdr. Mars claims a kill but the torpedoes have exploded prematurely so the submarine escapes unharmed. The submarine attacked was most likely the Japanese RO-113 (offsite link).
28 Mar 1945
HMS Thule (A/Lt.Cdr. A.C.G. Mars, DSO, DSC, RN) sinks two Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire off the west coast of Siam.
1 Apr 1945
HMS Thule (A/Lt.Cdr. A.C.G. Mars, DSO, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the west coast of Siam.
3 Apr 1945
HMS Thule (A/Lt.Cdr. A.C.G. Mars, DSO, DSC, RN) sinks two Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire of the west coast of Siam
17 Jul 1945
HMS Thule (Lt.Cdr. A.C.G. Mars, DSO, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire of the north coast of Java, Netherlands East Indies.
19 Jul 1945
HMS Thule (Lt.Cdr. A.C.G. Mars, DSO, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire of the north coast of Java, Netherlands East Indies.
20 Jul 1945
HMS Thule (Lt.Cdr. A.C.G. Mars, DSO, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire of the north coast of Java, Netherlands East Indies.