Michael Southcote Townsend DSO, DSC, OBE, RN
| Birth details unknown |
| Ranks
Retired: 7 Jul 1961 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Michael Southcote Townsend, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Viscount (D 92) | Lt. | Destroyer | 24 Aug 1939 | ??? |
| HMS Badsworth (L 03) | Lt.Cdr. | Escort destroyer | 10 Jun 1941 | 8 Jan 1942 |
| HMS Kelvin (F 37) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 24 Apr 1942 | 24 Mar 1943 |
| HMS Barfleur (R 80) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 1 Aug 1944 | 28 Dec 1945 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Kelvin (F 37)
17 Aug 1942
The Canadian troop transport Princess Marguerite is torpedoed and sunk northwest of Port Said in position 32º03'N, 32º47'E by the German submarine U-83. The British destroyers HMS Hero (Lt. W. Scott, RN) and HMS Kelvin (Cdr. M.S. Townsend, OBE, DSC, RN) together pick up 1074 survivors.
8 Jan 1943
The British destroyers HMS Nubian (Cdr. D.E. Holland-Martin, DSC, RN)
and HMS Kelvin (Cdr. M.S. Townsend, OBE, DSC, RN) intercept three schooners near Kuriat, Tunisia and sink them with gunfire.
9 Jan 1943
The British destroyers HMS Nubian (Cdr. D.E. Holland-Martin, DSC, RN)
and HMS Kelvin (Cdr. M.S. Townsend, OBE, DSC, RN) intercept a sailing vessel near Kuriat, Tunisia and sink it with gunfire.
15 Jan 1943
The British destroyers HMS Nubian (Cdr. D.E. Holland-Martin, DSC, RN)
and HMS Kelvin (Cdr. M.S. Townsend, OBE, DSC, RN) intercept the Italian merchant D'Annuzio (4537 GRT) and it's escort, the Italian torpedo boat Perseo south of Lampedusa. The destroyers sink the D'Annuzio but the Perseo manages the escape.
20 Jan 1943
The British destroyers HMS Kelvin and HMS Javelin intercept a small Italian convoy off Tripoli, Libya and completely destroy it. Some 11 ships were sunk among them the small Italian minesweepers RD 31, RD 36, RD 37 and RD 39.