Allied Warship Commanders


Geoffrey Deryck Nicholson Milner DSC, RN

Birth details unknown
Died  Nov 1943HMS Simoom (P 225)


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Ranks

1 Jan 1939S.Lt.
1 Jan 1940Lt.

Decorations

7 Oct 1941DSC

Warship Commands listed for Geoffrey Deryck Nicholson Milner, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS L 26 (N 26)Lt.Submarine1 Oct 194110 Jan 1942
HMS Tribune (N 76)Lt.Submarine17 Jan 194219 Feb 1942
HMS L 27 (N 27)Lt.Submarine11 Jul 194224 Aug 1942
HMS Sea Nymph (P 223)Lt.Submarine7 Sep 194213 Apr 1943
HMS Simoom (P 225)Lt.Submarine13 Apr 1943Nov 1943

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Submarine HMS Simoom (P 225)


8 Aug 1943
While on patrol east of Bastia, HMS Simoom (Lt. G.D.N. Milner, DSC, RN) fires three torpedoes at what is identified as 'a merchant'. All torpedoes missed their target.

9 Aug 1943
HMS Simoom (Lt. G.D.N. Milner, DSC, RN) attacked the Italian cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi 5 nautical miles south-west of La Spezia in position 44º04'N, 09º23'E. The torpedoes missed the cruiser but hit and sank the destroyer Vincenzo Gioberti (1685 tons) instead.

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