William Eric Banks DSC, RN
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 | Ranks
Retired: 15 Jan 1952 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for William Eric Banks, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Clyde (N 12) | Cdr. | Submarine | 21 Feb 1938 | 3 Feb 1940 |
| HMS Leamington (G 19) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 23 Oct 1940 | Feb 1941 |
| HMS Douglas (D 90) | Cdr. | Destroyer | Feb 1941 | 20 Apr 1942 |
| HMS Firedrake (H 79) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 4 May 1942 | 1 Sep 1942 |
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Destroyer HMS Douglas (D 90)
28 Apr 1941
The German submarine U-65 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-east of Iceland in position 59º51'N, 15º30'W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Douglas (Cdr. W.E. Banks, RN).
HMS Douglas also picks up 18 men from the British tanker Capulet that was torpedoed and damaged by the German submarine U-552 south of Iceland in position 60º16'N, 16º10'W. HMS Douglas then tried to sink the tanker with gunfire but failed to do so. The abandoned wreck was finally sunk on 2 May 1941 by the German submarine U-201 south of Iceland in position 60º00'N, 16º00'W.