Edward de Faye Renouf, RN
| Born | 28 Jul 1888 | St. Helier, Jersey, U.K. | |
| Died | 15 Sep 1972 | (84) | St. Peters, Jersey, U.K. |
| Ranks
Retired: 3 Apr 1943 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Edward de Faye Renouf, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Sheffield (24) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 9 Aug 1938 | 13 Dec 1939 |
Career information
Born St Helier, Jersey, 28/07/1888 died Jersey 15/9/1972 Father Edward Binet Renouf a solicitor Mother Lilian De Faye
Events related to this officer
Light cruiser HMS Sheffield (24)
12 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Sheffield (Capt. E. de F. Renouf, CVO, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Sullom Voe. (1)
13 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Sheffield (Capt. E. de F. Renouf, CVO, RN) arrived at Sullom Voe from Scapa Flow. (1)
14 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Sheffield (Capt. E. de F. Renouf, CVO, RN) departed Sullom Voe for the Northern Patrol. She was ordered to patrol to the east of Iceland. Later she was orderded to patrol in the Norwegian Sea. (1)
20 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Sheffield (Capt. E. de F. Renouf, CVO, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from patrol. (1)
29 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Sheffield (Capt. E. de F. Renouf, CVO, RN) conducted gunnery and torpedo firing exercises at Scapa Flow. (1)
2 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Sheffield (Capt. E. de F. Renouf, CVO, RN) conducted exercises at Scapa Flow. (2)
4 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Sheffield (Capt. E. de F. Renouf, CVO, RN) conducted gunnery exercises at Scapa Flow. (2)
5 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Sheffield (Capt. E. de F. Renouf, CVO, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Invergordon. (2)
6 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Sheffield (Capt. E. de F. Renouf, CVO, RN) arrived at Invergordon. She departed again later the same day to return to Scapa Flow where she arrived in the evening. (2)
15 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Sheffield (Capt. E. de F. Renouf, CVO, RN) arrived at Loch Ewe from patrol. (2)
17 Oct 1939
HMS Sheffield (Capt. E. de F. Renouf, CVO, RN) departed Loch Ewe for the Northern Patrol. She was to patrol in the Denmark Strait. (2)
20 Oct 1939 (position 66.30, -22.05)
Around 2215A/20, the German merchant Gloria (5896 GRT, built 1917) is intercepted north off Iceland in position 66°30'N, 22°05'W by the British light cruiser HMS Sheffield (Capt. E. de F. Renouf, CVO, RN). A prize crew was put on board around 1100A/21 which then took the German vessel to Kirkwall.
28 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Sheffield (Capt. E. de F. Renouf, CVO, RN) arrived at Sullom Voe from patrol. She departed for Rosyth later the same day. (2)
29 Oct 1939
HMS Sheffield (Capt. E. de F. Renouf, CVO, RN) arrived at Rosyth from Sullom Voe. She was then taken in hand for some repairs and boiler cleaning. (2)
9 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Sheffield (Capt. E. de F. Renouf, CVO, RN) departed Rosyth for the Northern Patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Denmark Strait. (3)
21 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Sheffield (Capt. E. de F. Renouf, CVO, RN) arrived at Loch Ewe from patrol. (3)
24 Nov 1939 (position 62.15, -8.45)
At 0855Z/24, west of the Faeroer Islands, in approximate position 62°15'N, 08°45'W, HMS Sheffield (Capt. E. de F. Renouf, CVO, RN), sighted a merchant vessel which was thought to be an oiler. She soon lost sight of the vessel in the bad visibility due to a rain storm. HMS Sheffield did not pursue the vessel as she was searching for German warships thought to be in the area.
The vessel sighted was in fact the German merchant vessel Ludolf Oldendorff (1953 GRT, built 1903) which looked like an oiler. She managed to escape and made it back to Germany. (3)
2 Dec 1939
HMS Sheffield (Capt. E. de F. Renouf, CVO, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from patrol.
After having fuelled she departed again to patrol in the Iceland - Faeroer passage. (4)
10 Dec 1939
HMS Sheffield (Capt. E. de F. Renouf, CVO, RN) arrived at Wallsend-on-Tyne from patrol. She is to be taken in hand for repairs to a defect to 'Y' turret. (4)
Sources
- ADM 53/110555
- ADM 53/110556
- ADM 53/110557
- ADM 53/110558
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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