Walter John Phipps OBE, RN
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| Ranks
Retired: 23 Jul 1944 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Walter John Phipps, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Woolston (L 49) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | Sep 1939 | 24 Apr 1941 |
| HMS Montrose (D 01) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 9 Sep 1941 | 16 Oct 1943 |
| HMS Limbourne (L 57) | A/Cdr. | Escort destroyer | 20 Oct 1943 | 23 Oct 1943 |
| HMS Mackay (D 70) | Cdr. (retired) | Destroyer | 1 Dec 1944 | ??? |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Woolston (L 49)
21 Oct 1939
HMS Woolston (Lt.Cdr. W.J. Phipps, RN) picks up 4 survivors from the British merchant Orsa that was sunk after hitting a mine about 15 miles 150° from Flamborough Head. The mine was laid on 5 September 1939 by the German submarine U-15.