Joseph John Youngs DSC, OBE, RD, RNR
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Warship Commands listed for Joseph John Youngs, RNR
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Fitzroy (i) (J 03) | Lt.Cdr. | Minesweeper | 1 Oct 1940 | ??? |
| HMS Speedwell (J 87) | Lt.Cdr. | Minesweeper | 26 Feb 1941 | 10 Jul 1942 |
| HMS Fort York (J 119) | Cdr. | Minesweeper | 14 Jul 1942 | 4 Feb 1943 |
| HMS Beauly Firth (F 187) | A/Capt. | Repair Ship | 11 Jun 1945 | mid 1946 |
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Minesweeper HMS Speedwell (J 87)
29 Jun 1941
The German submarine U-651 was sunk south of Iceland, in position 59º52'N, 18º36'W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Malcolm )(Cdr. C.D. Howard-Johnston, DSC, RN), HMS Scimitar (Lt. R.D. Franks, RN), the corvettes HMS Arabis (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Stewart, RNR) and HMS Violet (Lt.Cdr. K.M. Nicholson, RNR) and the minesweeper HMS Speedwell (Lt.Cdr. J.J. Youngs, OBE, RNR).
13 Apr 1942
HMS Speedwell (Lt.Cdr. J.J. Youngs, OBE, RNR) picks up 21 survivors from the Panamanian merchant El Occidente that was torpedoed and sunk in the Arctic in position 73º28'N, 28º30'E by the German submarine U-435.