Herbert Sharples Rayner, RCN
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Warship Commands listed for Herbert Sharples Rayner, RCN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMCS Skeena (D 59) | Destroyer | 10 Mar 1940 | 1 Apr 1940 | |
| HMCS St. Laurent (H 83) | Destroyer | 14 Jul 1940 | 18 Feb 1942 | |
| HMCS Huron (G 24) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 19 Jul 1943 | 22 Sep 1944 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMCS St. Laurent (H 83)
4 Sep 1940
HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. Rayner, RCN) picks up 89 survivors from the British merchant Titan that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-47 about 80 nautical miles south-west of Rockall in position 58º14'N, 15º50'W.
15 Sep 1940
The Canadian merchant Kenordoc is shelled and damaged about 44 nautical miles west-north-west of Rockall in position 57º42'N, 15º02'W by the German submarine U-99. HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. Rayner, RCN) later picks up 13 survivors.
2 Dec 1940
HMCS St. Laurent (Lt H.S. Rayner, RCN) picks up survivors from the British armed merchant cruiser HMS Forfar that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-99 about 500 nautical miles west of Ireland in position 54º35'N, 18º18'W.
3 Dec 1940
HMCS St. Laurent (Lt H.S. Rayner, RCN) picks up 53 survivors from the British tanker Conch that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-99 about 370 nautical miles west of Bloody Foreland in position 54°21'N, 19°30'W.
3 Mar 1941
HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. Rayner, RCN) arrives at Halifax for a refit.