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Ian Reddie Hamilton Black, RN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

15 May 1918S.Lt.
15 May 1920Lt.
15 May 1928Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1934Cdr.
Jan 1941A/Capt.


Retired: 17 May 1948

Decorations

25 Jan 1944Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
13 Jun 1946CBE

Warship Commands listed for Ian Reddie Hamilton Black, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Fearless (H 67)Cdr.Destroyer15 Jul 194028 Dec 1940
HMS Cairo (D 87)A/Capt.Light cruiser14 Jan 194131 Jan 1942

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Light cruiser HMS Cairo (D 87)


7 Jun 1941
HMS Cairo (Capt. I.R.H. Black, RN) picks up 35 survivors from the Dutch merchant Eibergen that was sunk by the German submarine U-75 about 650 miles north of the Azores in position 48°02'N, 25°06'W.

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