Richard Been Stannard VC, RD, DSO, RNR
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Retired: 14 Jul 1954 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Richard Been Stannard, RNR
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Stanley (I 73) | Lt. | Destroyer | 23 Oct 1940 | Feb/Mar 41 |
| HMS Ramsey (G 60) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 4 Mar 1941 | 16 Nov 1942 |
| HMS Vimy (D 33) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 1 Dec 1942 | 28 Mar 1943 |
| HMS Peacock (U 96) | Lt.Cdr. | Sloop | 3 Mar 1944 | Jun 1945 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Vimy (D 33)
4 Feb 1943
The German submarine U-187 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 50º12'N, 36º35'W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Vimy (Lt.Cdr. R.B. Stannart, VC, RNR) and HMS Beverley (Lt.Cdr. R.A Price, RN).
Sloop HMS Peacock (U 96)
24 Aug 1944
The German submarine U-354 was sunk in the Barents Sea north-east of North Cape, in position 72º49'N, 30º41'E, by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Mermaid (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Mosse, RN) and HMS Peacock (Lt.Cdr. R.B. Stannard, VC, DSO, RD, RNR), the British frigate HMS Loch Dunvegan (Cdr. E. Wheeler, RD, RNR) and the British destroyer HMS Keppel (Cdr. I.J. Tyson, DSO, DSC, RD, RNR).
2 Sep 1944
The German submarine U-394 was sunk in the Norwegian Sea some nautical miles south-east of Jan Mayen island, Norway, in position 69º47'N, 04º10'E, by rockets and depth charges from a Swordfish aircraft (Sqdn. 825) from the British escort carrier HMS Vindex (Capt. H.T.T. Bayliss, RN), and the British destroyers HMS Keppel (Cdr. I.J. Tyson, DSO, DSC, RNR) and HMS Whitehall (Lt.Cdr. P.J. Cowell, DSC, RN) and the British sloops HMS Mermaid (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Mosse, RN) and HMS Peacock (Lt.Cdr. R.B. Stannard, VC, DSO, RNR).