Allied Warship Commanders


David Creagh Beatty DSC, RN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

1 Oct 1937Lt.
1 Nov 1944A/Lt.Cdr.
1 Oct 1945Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1951Cdr.


Retired: 23 Nov 1959

Decorations

21 Dec 1943Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
17 Nov 1944DSC
24 Nov 1944Bar to DSC
11 Jun 1946Mentioned in Despatches (MID)

Warship Commands listed for David Creagh Beatty, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Brissenden (L 79)Lt.Escort destroyer10 Jan 194313 Sep 1943
HMS Forester (H 74)Lt.Destroyer9 Jul 194417 Apr 1945
HMS Termagent (R 89)A/Lt.Cdr.DestroyerSep 1945early 1946

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Forester (H 74)


20 Aug 1944
The German submarine U-413 was sunk in the English Channel south of Brighton, in position 50º21'N, 00º01'W, by depth charges from the British escort destroyer HMS Wensleydale (A/Lt.Cdr. W.P. Goodfellow, RNVR) and the British destroyers HMS Forester (Lt. D.C. Beatty, RN) and HMS Vidette (T/A/Lt.Cdr. G.S. Wooley, RNVR).

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