John Leslie Younghusband DSC, RN
| Ranks | | | 15 Mar 1918 | S.Lt. | | 15 Dec 1919 | Lt. | | 15 Dec 1927 | Lt.Cdr. |
Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for John Leslie Younghusband, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Wild Swan (D 62) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 31 Jul 1939 | 22 Aug 1940 |
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Events related to this officer
11 Mar 1940
The British destroyers HMS Broke (Cdr. B.G. Scurfield, RN) and HMS Wild Swan (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Younghusband, RN)
together pick up 42 survivors from the Dutch tanker Eulota that was torpedoed and sunk about 120 nautical miles west of Quessant in position 48º35'N, 08º22'W by the German submarine U-28
31 Jul 1940
HMS Whitshed (Cdr. E.R. Conder, DSC, RN) struck a mine off Harwich and was badly damaged. She was towed back to port by HMS Wild Swan (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Younghusband, DSC, RN).
