Allied Warship Commanders


Philip Louis Vian DSO, RN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

15 Feb 1916Lt.
15 Feb 1924Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1929Cdr.
31 Dec 1934Capt.
8 Jul 1941Rear-Admiral
8 May 1945Vice-Admiral
26 Sep 1948Admiral
1 Jun 1952Admiral of the fleet (retd.)


Retired: 1 Jun 1952

Decorations

12 Apr 1940DSO
19 Jul 1940Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
3 Dec 1940Bar to DSO
14 Oct 19412nd Bar to DSO
31 Mar 1942KBE
8 Jun 1944CB
25 Jul 1944KCB
1 Jan 1952GCB

Warship Commands listed for Philip Louis Vian, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Mackay (D 70)Capt.DestroyerSep 193925 Sep 1939
HMS Afridi (F 07)Capt.Destroyer1 Jan 194018 Jan 1940
HMS Cossack (F 03)Capt.Destroyer18 Jan 1940Mar 1940
HMS Afridi (F 07)Capt.DestroyerMar 19403 May 1940
HMS Cossack (F 03)Capt.Destroyer15 Jun 194010 Jul 1941

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Cossack (F 03)


25 May 1941
The 4th Destroyer Flotilla comprising the British destroyers HMS Cossack (Capt. P.L. Vian, DSO, RN), HMS Maori (Cdr. H.T. Armstrong, DSO, RN), HMS Sikh (Cdr. G.H. Stokes, RN), HMS Zulu (Cdr. H.R. Graham, DSO, RN) and the Polish destroyer Piorun (Cdr. E. Plawski, Polish Navy) was escorting convoy WS-8B when they recieved an order to leave the convoy and take part in the hunt for the German battleship Bismarck.

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