David Orr-Ewing DSO, RN

Born  24 Mar 1900London, England
Died  18 Jun 1964(64)Wigtownshire, Scotland

Ranks

15 Sep 1918S.Lt.
15 Jun 1920Lt.
15 Jun 1928Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1933Cdr.
31 Dec 1940Capt.


Retired: 7 Jan 1950

Decorations

4 May 1943DSO

Warship Commands listed for David Orr-Ewing, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Hood (51)Capt.Battlecruiser18 Jan 194115 Feb 1941
HMS Diomede (D 92)Capt.Light cruiser1 Jun 194119 Aug 1942
HMS Abdiel (M 39)Capt.Minelayer10 Oct 194210 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).

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