Allied Warship Commanders


John Patrick Smythe DSC, RD, RNR

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

13 Jun 1931S.Lt.
2 Dec 1932Lt.
2 Dec 1940Lt.Cdr.


Retired: 22 Sep 1952

Decorations

Jan 1943RD
10 Dec 1943DSC

Warship Commands listed for John Patrick Smythe, RNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Stonecrop (K 142)Lt.Cdr.Corvette31 Aug 19423 Oct 1943
HMS Cam (K 264)Lt.Cdr.Frigate1 Nov 1943???

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Corvette HMS Stonecrop (K 142)


2 Apr 1943
The German submarine U-124 was sunk west of Oporto, in position 41º02'N, 15º39'W, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Stonecrop (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Smythe, RNR) and the British sloop HMS Black Swan (Lt.Cdr. R.C.V. Thomson, RN).

30 Aug 1943
The German submarine U-634 was sunk in the North Atlantic east of the Azores, in position 40º13'N, 19º24'W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Stork (Cdr. G.W.E. Castens, (retired), RN) and the British corvette HMS Stonecrop (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Smythe, RNR).

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