Allied Warship Commanders


Edward Theodore Simmons DSO, RCNVR

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Ranks

???T/Lt.
???T/A/Lt.Cdr.
1 Jan 1944T/Lt.Cdr.
3 Dec 1945T/A/Cdr.


Retired: 3 Dec 1945

Decorations

1 May 1943DSO

Warship Commands listed for Edward Theodore Simmons, RCNVR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMCS Port Arthur (K 233)T/Lt.Corvette30 Apr 19428 Jul 1943
HMCS Beacon Hill (K 407)T/Lt.Cdr.Frigate16 Apr 19445 Mar 1945
HMCS Beacon Hill (K 407)T/Lt.Cdr.FrigateAug 194512 Aug 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Corvette HMCS Port Arthur (K 233)


19 Jan 1943
The British destroyer HMS Antelope (Lt.Cdr. E.N. Sinclair, RN) and the Canadian corvette HMCS Port Arthur (T/A/Lt.Cdr. E.T. Simmons, DSC, RCNVR) sank the Italian submarine Tritone (offsite link) (Cdr. Paolo Monechi / 26 dead.) near Bougie, Algeria in position 37º06'N, 05º22'E. The Italian submarine was on it's first war patrol. She was only commissioned on 10 October 1942.

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