James Gavin Rankin DSC, RNR
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Warship Commands listed for James Gavin Rankin, RNR
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Dianella (K 07) | T/Lt. | Corvette | 3 Jan 1941 | 4 Jan 1943 |
| HMS Trent (K 243) | T/A/Lt.Cdr. | Frigate | 10 Jan 1943 | Jun 1945 |
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Corvette HMS Dianella (K 07)
29 Mar 1941
HMS Dianella (T/Lt. J.G. Rankin, RNR) picks up 35 survivors from the British merchant Germanic that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-48 south of Iceland in position 61º18'N, 22º05'W.
HMS Dianella also picks up 44 survivors from the British merchant Hylton that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-48 south of Iceland in position 60º20'N, 18º10'W.
5 Jul 1942
The British merchant Empire Byron is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-703 in the Barents Sea in position 76º18'N, 33º30'E. 63 survivors are later picked up HMS Dianella (T/Lt. J.G. Rankin, RNR).
Frigate HMS Trent (K 243)
9 Oct 1943
On 9 October 1943, convoy WS.33 arrived in South Africa from the UK with reinforcements for service in Burma, the convoy consisted of 4 ships. The British frigats HMS Bann, HMS Plym, HMS Teviot and HMS Trent were responsible for providing the Anti-Submarine escort on the last leg of the passage.