Allied Warship Commanders


Geoffrey William McGuiness, RNR

Birth details unknown

Ranks

11 Jan 1940Lt.
???A/Lt.Cdr.
11 Jan 1948Lt.Cdr.


Retired: 3 Jan 1955

Decorations

Warship Commands listed for Geoffrey William McGuiness, RNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Monkshood (K 207)Lt.Corvette???18 Sep 1944
HMS Papua (K 588)A/Lt.Cdr.Frigate27 May 1945Jul 1945 ?
HMS Loch Dunvegan (K 425)A/Lt.Cdr.Frigate12 Aug 1945Oct 1945 ?

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Corvette HMS Monkshood (K 207)


15 Jul 1944
The British merchant Tanda is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-181 northwest of Mangalore in the Arabian Sea in position 13º22'N, 74º09'E. HMIS Bihar (T/Lt. W.L. Deeble, DSC, RINR) and HMS Monkshood (Lt. G.W. McGuinness, RNR) together pick up 197 survivors.

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