Arthur Andre Tait DSO, RN

Birth details unknown
Died  11 Mar 1943HMS Harvester

Ranks

30 Nov 1924S.Lt.
30 Aug 1926Lt.
30 Aug 1934Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1942Cdr.

Decorations

16 Jun 1942DSO

Warship Commands listed for Arthur Andre Tait, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Walker (D 27)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer6 Jan 1940Feb 1941
HMS Hesperus (H 57)Lt.Cdr.DestroyerFeb 194115 Feb 1942
HMS Achates (i) (H 12)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer10 Mar 194221 Jul 1942
HMS Harvester (H 19)Cdr.Destroyer9 Aug 194211 Mar 1943 (+)

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Walker (D 27)


11 Jan 1940
the HMS Walker (Lt.Cdr. A.A. Tait, RN) picks up 32 survivors from the British tanker El Oso that sank 6 nautical miles bearing 280 from the Bar Lightship, Liverpool in position 53º32'N, 03º25'W after hitting a mine laid on 6 January 1940 by the German submarine U-30.


Destroyer HMS Hesperus (H 57)


7 Dec 1941
The German submarine U-208 was sunk in the Atlantic west of Gibraltar, in position 35º51'N, 07º45'W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Harvester (Lt.Cdr. M. Thornton, DSC, RN) and HMS Hesperus (Lt.Cdr. A.A. Tait, RN).

15 Jan 1942
The German submarine U-93 was sunk in North Atlantic, in position 36º10'N, 15º52'W by the British destroyer HMS Hesperus (Lt.Cdr. A.A. Tait, RN).


Destroyer HMS Harvester (H 19)


11 Mar 1943
The German submarine U-444 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 51º14'N, 29º18'W, by ramming and depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Harvester and the Free French corvette Aconit.

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