John Henry Ruck-Keene DSC, OBE, RN
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 | Ranks
Retired: 7 Jan 1954 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for John Henry Ruck-Keene, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Wanderer (D 74) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 24 May 1940 | 14 Nov 1940 |
| HMS Blencathra (L 24) | Cdr. | Escort destroyer | 26 Apr 1941 | 20 Jul 1942 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Wanderer (D 74)
25 Aug 1940
The British merchant Jamaica Pioneer is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-100 east of Rockall in position 57º05'N, 11º02'W. Later the British destroyers HMS Anthony (Lt.Cdr. N.J.V. Thew, RN) and HMS Wanderer (Cdr. J.H. Ruck-Keene, RN) pick up 55 survivors.
10 Oct 1940
The British cruisers HMS Newcastle (Capt. E.A. Aylmer, DSC, RN) and HMS Emerald (Capt. F.C. Flynn, RN), with the British destroyers HMS Broke (Cdr. B.G. Scurfield, RN) and HMS Wanderer (Cdr. J.H. Ruck-Keene, DSC, RN) of the 17th DF and the Polish destroyers Garland (Cdr. K. Namiesniowski, ORP) and Burza (Cdr. A. Doroszkowski, ORP) act as a screen to the British battleship HMS Revenge (Capt. E.R. Archer, RN) during a bombardment of Cherbourg.