Arthur Andre Tait DSO, RN
| Birth details unknown | |||
| Died | 11 Mar 1943 | HMS Harvester | |
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Warship Commands listed for Arthur Andre Tait, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Walker (D 27) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 6 Jan 1940 | Feb 1941 |
| HMS Hesperus (H 57) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | Feb 1941 | 15 Feb 1942 |
| HMS Achates (i) (H 12) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 10 Mar 1942 | 21 Jul 1942 |
| HMS Harvester (H 19) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 9 Aug 1942 | 11 Mar 1943 (+) |
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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.
