Allied Warship Commanders


Lord Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten DSO, RN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

15 Apr 1920Lt.
15 Apr 1928Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1932Cdr.
30 Jun 1937Capt.
2 Jan 1946Rear-Admiral
22 Jun 1949Vice-Admiral
27 Jan 1953Admiral
22 Oct 1956Admiral of the fleet


Retired: 1965

Decorations

11 Oct 1920MVO
18 Jul 1922KCVO
1 Feb 1937GCVO
9 Aug 1940Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
1 Jan 1941DSO
21 Mar 1941Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
21 Sep 1943CB
10 Apr 1945KCB
9 Jun 1955GCB

Warship Commands listed for Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Kelly (F 01)Capt.Destroyer27 Jun 193923 May 1941
HMS Illustrious (87)Capt.Aircraft Carrier12 Aug 1941Oct 1941

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Kelly (F 01)


14 Dec 1939
HMS Kelly (Capt. L.F.A.V.N. Mountbatten, RN) is badly damaged by a German mine laid by German destroyers off the Tyne in position 55º05'N, 01º02'W. Repairs were completed in late February 1940.

9 May 1940
During the night of 9/10 May, the destroyer was hit amidships by one torpedo from the German MTB S-31(Oblt.z.S. Opdenhoff). She was searching for German minelayers in the Skagerrak together with one cruiser and six destroyers when the Task Force was attacked by five MTBs. The badly damaged ship was towed to Newcastle by HMS Bulldog.

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