Allied Warship Commanders


John Scott, RNVR

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Ranks

13 Mar 1940T/Lt.
???T/A/Lt.Cdr.

Decorations

11 Jun 1942Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
22 May 1945Bar to DSC

Warship Commands listed for John Scott, RNVR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Bandolero (FY 188)T/Lt.ASW Trawler2 Apr 1940May 1940
HMS Kos XIXT/Lt.ASW Whalerlate 1941mid 1942
HMS Nyasaland (K 587)T/A/Lt.Cdr.Frigate7 Jan 1944Jul 1945 ?

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Frigate HMS Nyasaland (K 587)


17 Dec 1944
The German submarine U-772 was sunk in the North Atlantic south of Cork, in position 51º16'N, 08º05'W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Nyasaland (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Scott, DSC, RNVR).

4 Feb 1945
The German submarine U-1014 was sunk in the North Channel east of Malin Head, in position 55º17'N, 06º44'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Loch Scavaig (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Hancock, RNR), HMS Nyasaland (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Scott, DSC, RNVR), HMS Papua (A/Lt.Cdr. C.W. Leadbetter, RNR) and HMS Loch Shin (Cdr. J.P. de W. Kitcat, RN).

2 Mar 1945
HMS Nyasaland (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Scott, DSC, RNVR) picks up 42 survivors from the British merchant King Edgar that is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-1302 in the St. George´s Channel in position 52º05'N, 05º42'W.

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