Ian Hamilton Bockett-Pugh DSO, RN
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| Ranks
Retired: 30 Jul 1949 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Ian Hamilton Bockett-Pugh, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Wellington (L 65 / U 65) | Cdr. | Sloop | 26 Oct 1940 | Feb 1941 |
| HMS Westcott (D 47 / I 47) | Cdr. | Destroyer | Feb 1941 | Mar 1943 ? |
| HMS Philoctetes (F 134) | A/Capt. | Destroyer Depot Ship | Oct 1944 | 18 Sep 1945 |
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Destroyer HMS Westcott (D 47 / I 47)
1 May 1941
The destroyer was chosen for the first test installation of the new anti-submarine weapon called Hedgehog then in development. The trials took place in Liverpool Bay against a known wreck. 9 months later the weapon entered production.
2 Feb 1942
The German submarine U-581 was sunk in the mid-Atlantic south-west of the Azores, in approximate position 39º00'N, 30º00'W, by the British destroyer HMS Westcott (Cdr. I.H. Bockett-Pugh, RN).
8 Nov 1942
During the Allied invasion off North Africa the Vichy-French submarine Actéon was sunk off Oran by the British destroyer HMS Westcott (Cdr. I.H. Bockett-Pugh, DSO, RN).