Hugh Nicholas Aubyn Richardson, RN
| Birth details unknown |
| Ranks
Retired: 23 Aug 1948 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Hugh Nicholas Aubyn Richardson, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Shikari (D 85) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 27 Nov 1939 | 25 Sep 1941 |
| HMS Marne (G 35) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | < 2 Dec 41 | Ca. late42 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Shikari (D 85)
4 Jun 1940
HMS Shikari (Lt.Cdr. H.N.A. Richardson, RN) was the last ship to leave Dunkirk.
Destroyer HMS Marne (G 35)
12 Nov 1942
At 00.15 hours on 12 November 1942 the German submarine U-515 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the British destroyer tender HMS Hecla which was misidentified as a Birmingham class light cruiser and hit her in the engine room. Two torpedoes were surface-runners and the last also malfunctioned and was a circle-runner. The U-boat then hit the ship with three coups de grāce at 01.28, 01.49 and 02.06 hours, sinking the vessel.
At 02.11 hours, U-515 fired two torpedoes and badly damaged the escorting HMS Marne (Lt.Cdr. H.N.A. Richardson, DSO, DSC, RN)