Arthur George Talbot DSO, RN
| Born | 31 Mar 1892 | ||
| Died | 15 Oct 1960 | (68) |
 Photo held by National Gallery, from ca 1943 | Ranks
Retired: 4 Jan 1948 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Arthur George Talbot, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Inglefield (D 02) | Capt. | Destroyer | 7 May 1937 | 7 Nov 1939 |
| HMS Furious (47) | Capt. | Aircraft Carrier | 15 Dec 1940 | 23 Oct 1941 |
| HMS Illustrious (87) | Capt. | Aircraft Carrier | 24 Oct 1941 | 23 Aug 1942 |
| HMS Formidable (67) | Capt. | Aircraft Carrier | 23 Aug 1942 | 23 Sep 1943 |
Career information
The gravestone of Arthur George Tablot, DSO, RN.
Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Inglefield (D 02)
14 Oct 1939 (position 50.58, -12.57)
German U-boat U-45 was sunk south-west of Ireland, in position 50°58'N, 12°57'W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Inglefield (Capt. A.G. Talbot, RN), HMS Ivanhoe (Cdr. B. Jones, RN), HMS Intrepid (Cdr. J.W. Josselyn, RN) and HMS Icarus (Lt.Cdr. C.D. Maud, RN).
Aircraft Carrier HMS Furious (47)
15 Dec 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) arrived at Liverpool. (1)
19 Dec 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1400A/19, the aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) and the destroyers HMS Beverley (Cdr.(Retd.) E.F. Fitzgerald, RN) departed Liverpool to join convoy WS 5A.
Shortly after departure they joined the troop transport Rangitiki (British, 16698 GRT, built 1929) and the destroyer HMS Kipling (Cdr. A. St. Clair-Ford, RN) coming from Avonmouth.
Around 2200A/19, the destroyer HMS Kelvin (Cdr. J.H. Allison, DSO, RN) joined.
[For more info on this convoy see the event ' Convoy WS 5A and the attack by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper ' for 18 December 1940.] (1)
28 Dec 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1430A/28, the aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) and the destroyers HMS Faulknor (Capt. A.F. de Salis, RN) and HMS Firedrake (Lt.Cdr. S.H. Norris, DSO, DSC, RN) arrived at Gibraltar. (2)
6 Jan 1941
Around 0830N/6, the aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN), light cruiser HMS Delhi (Capt. A.S. Russell, RN) and the destroyers HMS Isis (Cdr. C.S.B. Swinley, DSC, RN) and HMS Encounter (Lt.Cdr. E.V.St.J. Morgan, RN) departed Freetown for Takoradi.
The light cruiser HMS Neptune (Capt. R.C. O'Conor, RN) was to join later at sea. (3)
11 Apr 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) arrived at Belfast from Gibraltar. At Belfast she is taken in hand for a short refit. (4)
16 Apr 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
During the night of 15/16 April 1941, the Luftwaffe attacked Belfast with around 150 bombers. The aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN), refitting at Belfast, was damaged by German bombs. She was straddled by a stick of four bombs while berthed at Victoria Wharf. Damage to the structure was however slight.
5 May 1941
Around 0040B/5, HMS Furious (Capt. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN), which is undergoing a short refit at the Harland & Wolff shipyard at Belfast, is hit by a small bomb during a German air raid. The bomb exploded in the lower hangar but did not penetrate the ships armoured deck. Also a near miss caused some minor damage to a funnel duct.
Around 2100A/5, HMS Furious departed Belfast of Liverpool where she arrived around 2125A/6.
At Liverpool she was to embark aircraft. (5)
11 May 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1400A/11, the aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) departed Liverpool for Greenock where she arrived around 0115A/12. She had been escorted by the destroyer HMS Winchelsea (Lt.Cdr. W.A.F. Hawkins, OBE, DSC, RN). (5)
10 Jun 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1700A/10, the aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) and the light cruiser HMS Sheffield (Capt. C.A.A. Larcom, RN) joined the aircraft carrier HMS Argus (Capt. T.O. Bulteel, RN) and the troop transport Nea Hellas (British, 16991 GRT, built 1922).
Around 2355A/10, HMS Sheffield parted company with the carriers and the troop transport.
Around 1145B/11, HMS Furious, HMS Argus and the Nea Hellas were joined by the destroyers HMS Cossack (Capt. P.L. Vian, DSO and Bar, RN), HMS Maori (Cdr. R.E. Courage, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) and HMS Sikh (Cdr. G.H. Stokes, RN).
Around 2200B/11, the destroyers HMS Vanquisher (Cdr. N.V. Dickinson, DSC, RN), HMS Winchelsea (Lt.Cdr. W.A.F. Hawkins, OBE, DSC, RN) joined.
Around 2200B/13, HMS Winchelsea parted company to proceed to Londonderry arriving there on the 14th.
Around 0600B/14, HMS Furious, HMS Argus, HMS Cossack, HMS Maori and HMS Sikh arrived at Greenock.
HMS Vanquisher continued on to Liverpool arriving there later on the 14th. (6)
18 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) was underway in the Clyde area to land on aircraft. (7)
19 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Furious (Capt. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (7)
20 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800B/20, HMS Furious (Capt. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) departed Lamlash for Scapa Flow. She was escorted by the destroyers ORP Garland (Kmdr.ppor. (Cdr.) K.F. Namiesniowski), HMS Castleton (Cdr.(Retd.) F.H.E. Skyrme, RN) and HMS Charlestown (Lt.Cdr. T. Johnston, RN).
They arrived at Scapa Flow around 1900B/21 after flying exercises had been carried out in the Pentland Firth. (7)
23 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
The aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) conducted flying exercises off Scapa Flow. She was, most likely, escorted by the destroyers HMS Intrepid (Cdr. R.C. Gordon, DSO, RN), HMS Castleton (Cdr.(Retd.) F.H.E. Skyrme, RN) and HMS Charlestown (Lt.Cdr. T. Johnston, RN). (7)
15 Aug 1941
HMS Furious (Capt. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) conducted D/G and engine trials at Scapa Flow. (8)
21 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0545A/21, the aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Greenock. She was escorted by the destroyers HMS Somali (Capt. D.K. Bain, RN) and HMS Oribi (Lt.Cdr. J.E.H. McBeath, DSO, RN).
HMS Furious and HMS Oribi arrived at Greenock around 0300A/22. HMS Oribi later went to Glasgow for post work-up repairs.
HMS Somali returned to Scapa Flow where she arrived around 0700A/23. (9)
18 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 2215A/18, the aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) departed Gibraltar for Bermuda. She was escorted by the destroyers HMS Foresight (Cdr. J.S.C. Salter, RN), HMS Forester (Lt.Cdr. E.B. Tancock, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Fury (Lt.Cdr. T.C. Robinson, RN) and HMS Legion (Cdr. R.F. Jessel, RN).
These destroyers were to join convoy WS 11X and HMS Furious was to provide cover for this convoy briefly before continuing her passage to Bermuda.
Around 2045A/18, HMS Fury parted company.
Around 0130A/19, the remaining destroyers parted company.
[For more info on this convoy see the event ' Convoy WS 11X ' for 17 September 1941.]
26 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0638Q/26, HMS Furious (Capt. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) arrived at Bermuda from Gibraltar. (10)
28 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1800Q/28, HMS Furious (Capt. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) departed Bermuda for Kingston, Jamaica. She was transporting aircraft for A/S patrol duties in the Caribbean. (10)
1 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0720R/1, HMS Furious (Capt. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) arrived at Kingston, Jamaica from Bermuda. (11)
3 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0610R/3, HMS Furious (Capt. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) departed Kingston, Jamaica for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, where she was to refit at the Navy Yard. (11)
7 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1500R/7, HMS Furious (Capt. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) arrived at the Philadelphia Navy Yard from Kingston. (11)
15 Oct 1941
HMS Furious (Capt. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) completed de-ammunitioning at the Philadelphia Navy Yard following which she was taken in hand for refit. (11)
Aircraft Carrier HMS Formidable (67)
17 Nov 1942 (position 37.05, 2.27)
German U-boat U-331 was sunk in the Mediterranean north of Algiers in position 37°05'N, 02°27'E after she had been badly damaged by a Hudson aircraft she signalled surrender to a seaplane but was attacked by a torpedo-equipped aircraft Albacore from the British aircraft carrier HMS Formidable (Squadrons 500 and 820).
Sources
- ADM 53/112276
- ADM 53/112276 + ADM 199/654
- ADM 53/114055 + ADM 53/114288
- ADM 199/2554
- ADM 53/114290
- ADM 53/113618 + ADM 53/114291 + ADM 53/115055
- ADM 53/114292
- ADM 53/114293
- ADM 53/114293 + ADM 199/399
- ADM 53/114294
- ADM 53/114295
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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