Allied Warship Commanders


James John Simon Yorke DSC, RN

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Ranks

1 Jul 1933S.Lt.
1 Jul 1935Lt.
1 Jul 1943Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1949Cdr.
30 Jun 1955Capt.


Retired: 28 Feb 1958

Decorations

2 Oct 1942DSC
14 Nov 1944Bar to DSC

Warship Commands listed for James John Simon Yorke, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Berkeley (L 17)Lt.Escort destroyer27 Mar 194219 Aug 1942
HMS Tynedale (L 96)Lt.Escort destroyer11 Sep 194212 Dec 1943
HMS Camperdown (R 32)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer13 Feb 1945Oct 1945 ?

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Escort destroyer HMS Tynedale (L 96)


16 Mar 1943
HMS Tynedale (Lt. J.J.S. Yorke, DSC, RN) picks up 50 men from the British merchant Hadleigh that is torpedoed and damaged by the German submarine U-77 north-west of Oran in position 36º10'N, 00º30'W.

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