Allied Warship Commanders


Rodney Charles Vesey Thomson DSC, RN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

15 Nov 1927Lt.
15 Nov 1935Lt.Cdr. (retired)
6 Feb 1944Cdr. (retired)


Retired: 1 Nov 1934

Decorations

9 Nov 1943DSC

Warship Commands listed for Rodney Charles Vesey Thomson, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Newmarket (G 47)Lt.Cdr. (retired)DestroyerJun 19424 Feb 1943
HMS Black Swan (L 57 / U 57)Lt.Cdr. (retired)Sloop5 Mar 194326 Mar 1945
HMS Chelmer (K 221)Cdr. (retired)FrigateMar 1945Jul 1945 ?
HMS Fencer (D 64)Cdr. (retired)Escort Carrier15 Aug 194519 Nov 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Sloop HMS Black Swan (L 57 / U 57)


2 Apr 1943
The German submarine U-124 was sunk west of Oporto, in position 41º02'N, 15º39'W, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Stonecrop (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Smythe, RNR) and the British sloop HMS Black Swan (Lt.Cdr. R.C.V. Thomson, RN).

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