Joseph John Youngs OBE, RD, DSC, RNR
| Ranks | | | 13 Aug 1928 | S.Lt. | | 13 Aug 1930 | Lt. | | 13 Aug 1938 | Lt.Cdr. | | 30 Jun 1942 | Cdr. | | ??? | A/Capt. | | 31 Dec 1947 | Capt. |
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Warship Commands listed for Joseph John Youngs, RNR
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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.
