Charles William Taylor DSC, RNR
| Birth details unknown |
| Ranks
Retired: 1 Jul 1950 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Charles William Taylor, RNR
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS P 511 (P 511) | Lt. | Submarine | 19 May 1943 | 29 Jul 1943 |
| HMS Vampire (P 72) | Lt. | Submarine | 29 Jul 1943 | Jul 1945 ? |
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Events related to this officer
Submarine HMS Vampire (P 72)
12 May 1944
HMS Vampire (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) sinks a sailing vessel Monemvassia, Greece through ramming.
23 Jun 1944
HMS Vampire (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) sinks the Greel sailing vessel Abba/KA 1610 (50 GRT) with gunfire and a demolition charge off Kandeliusa Island, Greece.
At 1312 hours (time zone -2) a caique was sighted bearing 80 distance 5 nautical miles. At 1442 hours Vampire surfaced in position 36º33'N, 26º58'E.
At 1444 hours Vampire opened fire at 800 yards after the crew of five was allowed to abandon ship. At 1456 hours Vampire came alongside and placed a demolition charge. At 1503 hours the demolition charge was seen to explode and the caique was left in a sinking condition.
24 Jun 1944
HMS Vampire (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) bombards a caique yard at Mandraki. Two caiques were claimed destroyed and three smaller ones were claimed damaged.
At 1440 hours (time zone -2) HMS Vampire sighted five of six caiques on the beach at Mandraki and also a large caique on the stocks. At 1453 hours Vampire surfaced and opened fire. A large caique on the beach was destroyed and three others severly damaged. Fire was now shifted to a large caique on the stocks. At 1502 hours this caique was seen to break in two. One minute later shore batteries opened fire so Vampire was forced to submerge.
19 Jul 1944
While on patrol off Milos, Greece HMS Vampire (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) fires four torpedoes at the German merchant Pelikan and the German torpedo boat TA 19 (former Italian Calatafini). All torpedoes missed their target(s).
25 Aug 1944
HMS Vampire (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) sinks three sailing vessels with gunfire off Mykonos Island, Greece in position 37º34'N, 25º30'E.
22 Sep 1944
HMS Vampire (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Peter (3754 GRT, former French PLM 16) about 5 nautical miles north of Skiathos Island, Greece.
23 Sep 1944
HMS Vampire (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) fires 4 torpedoes against the German auxiliary submarine chaser UJ 2102. All torpedoes missed their target.