Robert Evan Sherwood DSO, RD, RNR
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Retired: 3 Mar 1957 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Robert Evan Sherwood, RNR
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Bluebell (K 80) | Lt.Cdr. | Corvette | May 1940 | 17 Jun 1942 |
| HMS Tay (K 232) | Lt.Cdr. | Frigate | 8 May 1942 | 25 Jun 1945 |
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Corvette HMS Bluebell (K 80)
16 Oct 1940
HMS Bluebell (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Sherwood, RNR) picks up 14 survivors from the Canadian merchant Trevisa that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-124 218 nautical miles west of Rockall in position 57º28'N, 20º30'W.
17 Oct 1940
HMS Bluebell (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Sherwood, RNR) picks up 39 survivors from the British tanker Languedoc and 39 survivors from the British merchant Scoresby that were torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-48 about 160 nautical miles north-west of Rockall in position 59º14'N, 17º51'W.
19 Oct 1940
HMS Bluebell (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Sherwood, RNR) picks up 37 survivors from the British merchant Beatus that was torpedoed and sunk the previous day by the German submarine U-46 about 100 nautical miles west by south of Barra Head in position 57º31'N, 13º10'W.
HMS Bluebell also picks up 35 survivors from the British merchant Empire Miniver that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-99 about 100 nautical miles west by south of Barra Head in position 56º40'N, 10º45'W.
16 Mar 1941
HMS Bluebell (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Sherwood, RNR) picks up 40 survivors from the British tanker Venetia that was torpedoed and sunk west-south-west of the Faroes in position 61º.00N, 12º36'W by the German submarine U-99.
5 Aug 1941
HMS Bluebell (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Sherwood, RNR) picks up 47 survivors from the British merchant Belgravian and 2 survivors from the British merchant Swiftpool that were torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-372 of Ireland in positions 53º03'N, 15º54'W and 53º03'N, 16º00'W.
Frigate HMS Tay (K 232)
5 Mar 1943
HMS Tay (Lt.Cdr R.E. Sherwood, RNR) picks up 92 survivors from the British merchant Gharinda that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-266 south of Cape Farewell in position 53º10'N, 44º40'W.
5 May 1943
The British merchant Selvistan is torpedoed and sunk south of Cape Farewell in position 53º10'N, 44º40'W by the German submarine U-266. HMS Tay (Lt.Cdr R.E. Sherwood, RNR) later picks up 40 survivors.
HMS Tay also picks up 12 survivors from the Norwegian merchant Bonde that is also torpedoed and sunk south of Cape Farewell in position 53º28'N, 44º20'W by the German submarine U-266.
6 May 1943
HMS Tay was part of convoy ONS-5 escort. Her Commander, Robert Sherwood, RNR, was given (from Cdr. Gretton, in destroyer HMS Duncan) the duty of Senior Officer Escort of the convoy, on May 3rd. Three days later, the corvette HMS Snowflake found U-125 just 100 meters away, badly damaged. The submarine's crew scuttled the boat, and another corvette, HMS Sunflower, turned up. When they were about to rescue the Germans, a regretable order came from Sherwood: "Not approved to pick up survivors". So both corvettes made off, letting the entire crew of the submarine to perish in the cold waters.