Charles Shea Thomas, RNR
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| Ranks | | | 17 Jan 1937 | S.Lt. | | 24 Jun 1937 | Lt. | | 24 Jun 1945 | Lt.Cdr. |
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Warship Commands listed for Charles Shea Thomas, RNR
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Lotus (ii) (K 130) | Lt. | Corvette | 3 Sep 1943 | 27 Jun 1944 |
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Events related to this officer
4 Oct 1943
HMS Lotus (Lt. C.S. Thomas, RNR) picked up survivors while on escort duty for convoy UGS.18 Leaving Hampton Roads on the 15th September for Port Said arriveing 13th October 1943. Ship SS Fort Fitzgerald bound from New York to Alexandria, the ship was near Cape Tenes, west of Algiers (36deg42N/01deg17E). when she was severley damaged by German aircraft and had to be sunk the following day by one of the escorting destroyers. Several of the crew where killed and survivors dropped off in Algiers.