Roland Maurice Roberts DSC, RNR
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| Ranks
Retired: 10 May 1959 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Roland Maurice Roberts, RNR
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS St. Elstan (FY 240) | Lt. | ASW Trawler | 8 May 1942 | Sep 1943 |
| HMS Petunia (K 79) | Lt. | Corvette | 14 Oct 1943 | 13 Apr 1944 |
| HMS Launceston Castle (K 397) | Lt. | Corvette | 15 Apr 1944 | 21 Jun 1945 |
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Events related to this officer
ASW Trawler HMS St. Elstan (FY 240)
5 Mar 1943
HMS St. Elstan (Lt. R.M. Roberts, RNR) picks up 11 survivors from the American merchant Executive that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-255 in the Norwegian Sea in position 72º44'N, 11º27'E.
12 Mar 1943
HMS St. Elstan (Lt. R.M. Roberts, RNR) picks up the sole survivor from the American merchant Puerto Rican that was torpedoed and sunk on 9 March 1943 by the German submarine U-586 about 100 nautical miles north-east of Iceland in position 66º44'N, 10º41'W.
Corvette HMS Launceston Castle (K 397)
11 Nov 1944
The German submarine U-1200 was sunk south of Ireland, in position 50º24'N, 09º10'W, by depth charges from the British corvettes HMS Pevensey Castle (Cdr. D.A. Rayner, DSC, VD, RNVR), HMS Launceston Castle (Lt. R.M. Roberts, RNR), HMS Portchester Castle (Lt. A.G. Scott, RNR) and HMS Kenilworth Castle (Lt. J.J. Allon, RNR).