Allied Warship Commanders


William Godfrey Pardoe-Matthews, RNR

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Ranks

5 Dec 1940T/Lt.
???T/A/Lt.Cdr.

Decorations

11 Jun 1942Mentioned in Despatches (MID)

Warship Commands listed for William Godfrey Pardoe-Matthews, RNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Northern Wave (FY 153)T/Lt.ASW Trawler14 Feb 19418 Mar 1943
HMS Amaranthus (K 17)T/A/Lt.Cdr.Corvette12 Jun 194315 Nov 1944
HMS St. Helena (K 590)T/A/Lt.Cdr.Frigate21 Dec 1944Jul 1945 ?
HMS Dovey (K 523)T/A/Lt.Cdr.Frigate15 Jan 1946

Career information

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Events related to this officer

ASW Trawler HMS Northern Wave (FY 153)


16 Apr 1942
HMS Northern Wave (T/Lt. W.G. Pardoe-Matthews, RNR) picks up 28 survivors from the British merchant Empire Howard that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-403 north-west of North Cape in position 73º48'N, 21º50'E.

3 Feb 1943
HMS Northern Wave (T/Lt. W.G. Pardoe-Matthews, RNR) picks up 4 survivors from the American merchant Greylock that was torpedoed and damaged by the German submarine U-255 in the Norwegian Sea in position 70º52'N, 00º21'W. The Greylock was later sunk by gunfire by one of the escorts.

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