Vivian Funge Smith DSO, RD, RNR
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Retired: 31 Aug 1950 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Vivian Funge Smith, RNR
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Aubretia (K 96) | Lt.Cdr. | Corvette | Oct 1940 | 8 Sep 1942 |
| HMS Delphinium (K 77) | Lt.Cdr. | Corvette | 27 Mar 1943 | Sep 1944 |
| HMS Evenlode (K 300) | Cdr. | Frigate | 1 Jul 1944 | 28 May 1945 |
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Events related to this officer
Corvette HMS Aubretia (K 96)
9 May 1941
The German submarine U-110 was captured on 9 May 1941 in the North Atlantic south of Iceland by the British destroyers HMS Bulldog (Lt.Cdr. A.J.B. Cresswell, RN) and HMS Broadway (Lt.Cdr. T. Taylor, RN) and the British corvette HMS Aubretia (Lt.Cdr. V.F. Smith, RNR). The U-boat was allowed to sink the day after to preserve the secret capture.
HMS Aubretia also picks up 24 survivors from the British merchant Bengore Head, and 1 survivor from the British merchant Esmond, U-110's last victims.
30 Mar 1942
The British merchant Muncaster Castle that was torpedoed and sunk south-south-west of Monrovia, Liberia in position 02º02'N, 12º02'W. HMS Aubretia (Lt.Cdr. V.F. Smith, DSO, RD, RNR) later picks up some of the survivors.