Allied Warship Commanders


St. John Aldrich Micklethwait DSO, RN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

15 Jan 1921S.Lt.
15 Jun 1922Lt.
15 Jun 1930Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1935Cdr.
31 Dec 1940Capt.
7 Jul 1950Rear-Admiral


Retired: 15 Dec 1953

Decorations

1 Jan 1940DSO
28 Jun 1940Bar to DSO
8 Sep 19422nd Bar to DSO
1 Jan 1952CB

Warship Commands listed for St. John Aldrich Micklethwait, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Eskimo (F 75)Cdr.Destroyer9 Dec 193815 Nov 1940
HMS Cardiff (D 58)Capt.Light cruiser27 Aug 19412 Feb 1942
HMS Sikh (F 82)Capt.Destroyer3 Feb 194214 Sep 1942
HMS Onslow (G 17)Capt.Destroyer6 Sep 1945early 1946

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Sikh (F 82)


4 Aug 1942
The German submarine U-372 was sunk in the Mediterranean south-west of Haifa, in position 32º28'N, 34º37'E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Sikh Capt. St.J.A. Micklethwait, DSO and Bar, RN) and HMS Zulu (Cdr. R.T. White, DSO and Bar, RN) and the British escort destroyers HMS Croome (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Egan, RN) and HMS Tetcott (Lt. R.H. Rycroft, RN) and by depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (221 Sqdn.).

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