David Orr-Ewing DSO, RN
| Born | 24 Mar 1900 | London, England | |
| Died | 18 Jun 1964 | (64) | Wigtownshire, Scotland |
 | Ranks
Retired: 7 Jan 1950 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for David Orr-Ewing, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Hood (51) | Capt. | Battlecruiser | 18 Jan 1941 | 15 Feb 1941 |
| HMS Diomede (D 92) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 1 Jun 1941 | 19 Aug 1942 |
| HMS Abdiel (M 39) | Capt. | Minelayer | 10 Oct 1942 | 10 Sep 1943 |
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Events related to this officer
Minelayer HMS Abdiel (M 39)
1 Dec 1942
Between December 1942 and April 1943 HMS Abdiel, in cooperation with the British minelaying submarine HMS Rorqual and Abdiels sistership HMS Welshman laid several minefields, totaling some 2.000 mines, in the Sicilian Channel.
9 Jan 1943
Lays one of the fields mentioned above, athwart the Axis evacuation routes from Tunisia.
Later the same day an Italian convoy fould the field and loses the destroyer Corsaro (1645 tons), while the destroyer Maestrale (1440 tons) is severely damaged.
3 Feb 1943
Another Italian convoy fouls one her minefields, this one south of Marettimo island, off the western tip of Sicily, losing the destroyer Saetta (1225 tons) and the torpedo boat Uragano (910 tons).
8 Mar 1943
Lays a minefield on the Axis evacuation route, 30 nm north of Cap Bon, Tunisia. On 24 March a convoy enters the field, losing the Italian destroyers Ascari (1645 tons) and Lanzerotto Malocello (2125 tons).
3 Apr 1943
Lays a miefield between the Italian fields X-2 and X-3 (whose location was known to the Allies through ULTRA intercepts and captured documents). On 7 March another convoy fouls the field, losing the Italian torpedo boat Ciclone (910 tons).