Geoffrey Robert Gordon Watkins DSC, DSO, RN
| Ranks | | | 16 Sep 1931 | S.Lt. | | 1 Feb 1934 | Lt. | | 1 Feb 1942 | Lt.Cdr. |
Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Geoffrey Robert Gordon Watkins, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Havock (H 43) | Lt. | Destroyer | Feb 1941 | 6 Apr 1942 |
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Events related to this officer
19 Dec 1941
While on their way to intercept an Italian convoy bound for Tripoli the British Force K (light cruisers HMS Neptune (Capt. R.C. O'Conor, RN), HMS Aurora (Capt. W.G. Agnew, RN), HMS Penelope (Capt. A.D. Nicholl, RN) and the destroyers HMS Kandahar (Cdr. W.G.A. Robson, DSO, DSC, RN, HMS Lance (Lt.Cdr. R.W.F. Northcott, RN), HMS Lively (Lt.Cdr. W.F.E. Hussey, DSC, RN) and HMS Havock (Lt. G.R.G. Watkins, DSC, RN) ran into an newly laid Italian minefield. HMS Neptune and HMS Kandahar sank while HMS Aurora was badly and HMS Penelope was lightly damaged. HMS Aurora was patched up at Malta before returning home for repairs at Liverpool from April to June 1942. HMS Penelope was repaired at Malta until January 1942.
