John Samuel Stevens DSO, DSC, RN
| Birth details unknown |
| Ranks
Retired: 2 May 1967 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for John Samuel Stevens, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Triumph (i) (N 18) | Lt. | Submarine | Feb 1940 | 14 Apr 1940 |
| HMS H 44 (N 44) | Lt. | Submarine | 6 Nov 1941 | 6 Dec 1941 |
| HMS H 32 (N 32) | Lt. | Submarine | 6 Dec 1941 | |
| HMS Unruffled (P 46) | Lt. | Submarine | 27 Feb 1942 | early 44? |
| HMS Turpin (P 354) | Lt. | Submarine | 11 Sep 1944 | 4 May 1946 |
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Events related to this officer
Submarine HMS Unruffled (P 46)
20 Sep 1942
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Vichy-French merchant Liberia (3890 GRT, former Greek Cape Corso) about 7 nautical miles north-east of Mahdia, Tunisia in position 35º36'N, 11º09'E.
21 Sep 1942
At 0105 hours HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) sinks the Italian auxiliary minesweeper N 10 / Aquila (305 GRT) with gunfire off the Tunisian coast 8 nautical miles bearing 040 from Mehedia.
22 Sep 1942
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Leonardo Palomba (1110 GRT) about 25 nautical miles east of Sousse, Tunisia in position 35º45'N, 11º11'E.
11 Oct 1942
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Una (1395 GRT) 4 nautical miles bearing 190 of Isola di Capri.
13 Oct 1942
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Loreto (1055 GRT, 130 POW's aboard were lost) 4 nautical miles bearing 280 of Cape Gallo, Sicily, Italy in position 38º14'N, 13º14'E.
7 Nov 1942
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) torpedoes and damages the Italian light cruiser Attilio Regolo off Cape San Vito, Sicily in position 38º14'N 12º41'E. The cruiser lost it's bow nearly up to it's bridge. Lt. Stevens could not finish off the ship since he ran out of torpedoes. The damaged cruiser was towed to port by the tug Polifemo escorted by the torpedo boats Cigno, Lince and Abba. Another attack by the British submarine HMS United failed.
23 Nov 1942
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) attacks the Italian submarine Antonio Sciesa with torpedoes off Buerat, Libya. All torpedoes missed their target.
14 Dec 1942
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian tanker Castelverde (6666 GRT) about 30 nautical miles north-north-west of Cape Bon, Tunisia in position 37º29'N, 10º46'E.
15 Dec 1942
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) sinks the Italian merchant Sant'Antioco (5050 BRT) about 35 nautical miles north-north-west of Cape Bon, Tunisia in position 37º37'N, 10º44'E.
23 Jan 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) sinks the Italian sailing vessel Amabile Carolina (39 GRT) off Hammamet, Tunisia.
25 Jan 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian tanker Teodolinda (361 GRT) off Hammamet, Tunisia.
26 Jan 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) sinks the Italian naval auxiliary Z 90 / Redentore (46 GRT) with gunfire 4 nautical miles bearing 100 of Hammamet, Tunisia.
31 Jan 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Lisboa (1999 GRT) about 5 nautical miles north of Sousse, Tunisia.
21 Feb 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Baalbeck (2115 GRT) about 18 nautical miles east-south-east of Cape Bon, Tunisia in position 36º56'N, 11º23'E.
3 Jun 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the French tanker Henry Desprez (9895 GRT, built 1932) about 70 nautical miles north-east of Messina in position 39º13'N, 16º01'E.
At 1510 hours (time zone -2) Unruffled sighted a southbound vessel and an escorting torpedo boat 5000 yards away. An attack was commenced. The vessel was identified as a medium sized modern type tanker and the escort was identified as a new modern class torpedo boat.
At 1531 hours four torpedoes were fired from 1100 yards. Three torpedo hits were heard.
From 1539 hours onwards Unruffled was counter-attacked by the escort, with, in all, 15 depth-charges. No damage to the submarine was done. After the attack Unruffled withdrew to the west.
1 Aug 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) attackes the Italian merchant Citta di Catania (3355 GRT) with a torpedo off Bridisi, Italy. The torpedo misses its target.
3 Aug 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Citta di Catania (3355 GRT) 8 nautical miles bearing 240 of Brindisi, Italy in position 40º30'N, 18º04'E.
27 Aug 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Città di Spezia (2474 GRT) 40 nautical miles bearing 103 of Brindisi, Italy in position 40º30'N, 18º30'E.
3 Oct 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO an Bar, DSC, RN) attacks the small German minesweeper R 212 with torpedo(es) off Bastia, Corsica, France. The target was not hit.
5 Oct 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO an Bar, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Pommern off Bastia.
Submarine HMS Turpin (P 354)
4 Dec 1944
With her builing and initial trials completed HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departs Charham Dockyard for Sheerness where she arrived later the same day.
7 Dec 1944
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departs Sheerness for Dundee.
9 Dec 1944
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrives at Dundee. She departed for Scapa Flow after only a few hours.
10 Dec 1944
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrives at Scapa Flow.
12 Dec 1944
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departs Scapa Flow for Holy Loch.
14 Dec 1944
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrives at Holy Loch for a period of training off the West coast of Scotland.
20 Jan 1945
While both conducting exercises off Inchmarnock, At 1452 hours (time zone -1) HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) and HMS Sidon (Lt. H.C. Gowan, RN) collide with each other. Both submarines were at periscope depth and both submarines sustained damage.
1 Feb 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) is docked at Holy Loch.
7 Feb 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) is undocked.
26 Mar 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departs Holy Loch for Lerwick.
28 Mar 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrives at Lerwick.
30 Mar 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departs Lerwick for her 1st war patrol. She is to patrol off the Kors Fjord near Bergen, Norway.
For the daily positions of HMS Turpin during this patrol see the map below.
HMS Turpin 1st war patrol click here for bigger map
6 Apr 1945
At 2200 hours (time zone -2) sighted were taken aboard HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN). It has not been possible to take sights for several days due to fog. Turpin is found to be badly out of place. She is more then 20 nautical miles to the North of where she was supposed to patrol.
Shortly afterwards contact is made with HMS Tapir (Lt. J.C.Y. Roxbourgh, DSO, DSC, RN) in which patrol area Turpin now actually is.
Turpin then proceeded to her own patrol area of the Kors Fjord.
10 Apr 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) ends her 1st war patrol at Lerwick.
14 Apr 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) depart Lerwick for Holy Loch.
17 Apr 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrives at Holy Loch.
18 Apr 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) is docked at Holy Loch.
19 Apr 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) is undocked.
20 Apr 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departs Holy Loch for Plymouth. She is to undergo modifications at the Devonport Dockyard before her deployment to the Far East. Also defects had to be made good.
22 Apr 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrives at the Devonport Dockyard.
12 Jun 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departs the Devonport Dockyard at Plymouth for Gibraltar.
For the daily positions of HMS Turpin during this passage see the map below.
HMS Turpin passage Holy Loch (U.K.) - Fremantle (Australia) click here for bigger map
16 Jun 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrives at Gibraltar.
17 Jun 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departs Gibraltar for Malta.
21 Jun 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrives at Malta.
21 Jun 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departs Malta for Port Said.
30 Jun 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrives at Port Said.
4 Jul 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departs Port Said for Aden.
9 Jul 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrives at Aden.
10 Jul 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departs Aden for Fremantle.
31 Jul 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrives at Trincomalee.
5 Aug 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) is put on the slipway at Fremantle.
7 Aug 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) is put back in the water.
5 Sep 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departs Fremantle to visit Melbourne. The ship will be open to visitors during this goodwill tour.