Allied Warship Commanders


John Martin Michell DSC, RN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

16 Dec 1939S.Lt.
1 Jul 1941Lt.
1 Jul 1949Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1952Cdr.


Retired: 29 Jun 1970

Decorations

15 Jun 1945DSC

Warship Commands listed for John Martin Michell, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS H 50 (N 50)Lt.Submarine24 Apr 19436 Sep 1943
HMS Vox (P 73)Lt.Submarine6 Sep 194315 Oct 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Submarine HMS Vox (P 73)


3 Jul 1944
HMS Vox (Lt. J.M. Michell, RN) sinks two sailing vessels with gunfire off Monemvassia, Greece.

4 Jul 1944
HMS Vox (Lt. J.M. Michell, RN) torpedoes and sinks a German sailing vessel off Santorini Island, Greece.

10 Jul 1944
HMS Vox (Lt. J.M. Michell, RN) torpedoes and sinks the German collier Anita (1165 GRT, built 1899, former Italian Arezzo) between Andros and Tinos Islands, Greece in position 37º53'N, 25º01'E.

1 Aug 1944
HMS Vox (Lt. J.M. Michell, RN) claims the sinking of a sailing vessel with gunfire south of Santorini Island, Greece.

3 Aug 1944
HMS Vox (Lt. J.M. Michell, RN) fires two torpedoes at what is identified as an enemy auxiliary patrol vessel south of Santorini Island, Greece. The torpedoes both missed their target.

4 Aug 1944
HMS Vox (Lt. J.M. Michell, RN) torpedoes and sinks the German guardboat GK 61/Pétrel 8 (75 tons) and the German sailing vessels Thetis and SA 83 north of Iraklion, Crete in position 35º52'N, 25º15'E.

9 Aug 1944
HMS Vox (Lt. J.M. Michell, RN) claims to have damaged a small German merchant with gunfire off Candia, Crete, Greece.

31 Aug 1944
HMS Vox (Lt. J.M. Michell, RN) sinks a sailing vessel with gunfire off Crete in position 35º29'N, 25º11'E.

24 Sep 1944
HMS Vox (Lt. J.M. Michell, RN) sinks a sailing vessel with gunfire about 15 nautical miles south of the Kassandra Peninsula, Greece in position 39º44'N, 23º30'E.

25 Sep 1944
HMS Vox (Lt. J.M. Michell, RN) sinks the Greek sailing vessel Vol (54 GRT) with gunfire about 12 nautical miles south-east of Ayiokambos, Larisis, Greece in position 39º34'N, 23º04'E.

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