Arthur Nichol Rowell, RN

Birth details unknown

Ranks

1 Feb 1930S.Lt.
1 Apr 1932Lt.
1 Apr 1940Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1946Cdr.


Retired: 31 Mar 1959

Decorations

29 Jun 1951DSC
3 Oct 1952Bar to DSC

Warship Commands listed for Arthur Nichol Rowell, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Duncan (D 99)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer13 Feb 1941Jun 1942
HMS Griffin (H 31)Lt.Cdr.DestroyerOct 1942???
HMS Beagle (H 30)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer2 Mar 1943Apr 1943
HMS Walker (D 27)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer21 Apr 1943Jun 1944

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Duncan (D 99)


19 Oct 1941
The British destroyer HMS Duncan (Lt.Cdr. A.N. Rowell, RN) and the British ASW trawlers HMT Lady Hogarth (Lt. S.G. Barnes, RNR) and HMT Haarlem (Lt. L.B. Merrick, RNVR) together pick up 17 survivors from the British tanker Inverlee that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-204 30 nautical miles 240° from Cape Spartel, Marocco.

HMS Duncan also picks up 1 survivor from the British merchant Baron Kelvin that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-206 in the Strait of Gibraltar 14 nautical miles bearing 100° from Tarifa Point in approximate position 35º51'N, 06º24'W.

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