Christopher Henry Rankin, RN
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Warship Commands listed for Christopher Henry Rankin, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS H 33 (N 33) | Lt. | Submarine | 6 Mar 1941 | 5 Jul 1941 |
| HMS H 28 (N 28) | Lt. | Submarine | 4 Aug 1942 | 23 Oct 1942 |
| HMS Simoom (P 225) | Lt. | Submarine | 24 Oct 1942 | 13 Apr 1943 |
| HMS Tyler (K 576) | Lt. | Frigate | 14 Jan 1944 | Jul 1945 ? |
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Events related to this officer
Frigate HMS Tyler (K 576)
21 Jan 1945
HMS Tyler (A/Lt.Cdr. C.H. Ranking, RN) picks up the sole survivor from the Norwegian merchant Galatea that was torpedoed and sunk off Bardsey Island in the St.Georges Channel in position 52º40'N, 05º23'W by the German submarine U-1051.
27 Jan 1945
The German submarine U-1172 was sunk in St George´s Channel, in position 52º24'N, 05º42'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Tyler (A/Lt.Cdr. C.H. Ranking, RN), HMS Keats (T/A/Lt.Cdr. N.F. Israel, DSC, RNR) and HMS Bligh (Cdr. B.W. Taylor, RN).