Allied Warship Commanders


Derrick George Kent, RN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

1 Apr 1940S.Lt.
16 Jul 1941Lt.
16 Jul 1949Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1954Cdr.
30 Jun 1960Capt.
7 Jul 1969Rear-Admiral


Retired: 7 Oct 1971

Decorations

Warship Commands listed for Derrick George Kent, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Sea Nymph (P 223)Lt.Submarine13 Apr 19433 Jun 1943
HMS H 33 (N 33)Lt.Submarine2 Sep 194316 Feb 1944
HMS Spark (P 236)Lt.Submarine28 Feb 1944Oct 1945 ?

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Submarine HMS Spark (P 236)


21 Oct 1944
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) arrives at Trincomalee to join the Eastern Fleet.

20 Nov 1944
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the Mergui Archipelago, Burma.

28 Nov 1944
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the Mergui Archipelago, Burma.

1 Feb 1945
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) sinks a Japanese coaster and a barge that this coaster is towing and a Japanese tug with gunfire in the western part of the Java Sea. Also another coaster is forced ashore on Panjang Island.

8 Feb 1945
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) was attacked by an enemy escort which dropped 16 depth charges. Spark was not damaged.

29 Mar 1945
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire in the Flores Sea.

31 Mar 1945
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire in the Flores Sea.

Oct 1945
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) returns to the UK.

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