Richard Dickon Herbert Stephen Pankhurst DSC, RN
| Ranks | | | 1 Jun 1929 | S.Lt. | | 1 Oct 1931 | Lt. | | 1 Oct 1939 | Lt.Cdr. | | 3 Dec 1952 | Cdr. (retired) |
Retired: 3 Dec 1952
Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Richard Dickon Herbert Stephen Pankhurst, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Chelsea (I 35) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 9 Sep 1940 | 19 Jul 1941 |
| HMS Fortune (H 70) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 7 Oct 1941 | 31 May 1943 |
| HMS Meteor (G 73) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 20 Oct 1944 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Events related to this officer
21 Nov 1942
HMS Fortune (Lt.Cdr. R.D.H.S. Pankhurst, RN) picks up 62 survivors from the American merchant Pierce Butler that was torpedoed and sunk te previous day by the German submarine U-177 east of Durban, South-Africa in position 29º40'S, 36º35'E.
