Allied Warship Commanders


Clifford Caslon, RN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

15 Apr 1917Lt.
15 Apr 1925Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1930Cdr.
31 Dec 1937Capt.
15 Aug 1950Vice-Admiral (retired)


Retired: 15 Aug 1950

Decorations

12 Aug 1941Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
4 Nov 1941Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
1 Jan 1942CBE
1 Jan 1949CB

Warship Commands listed for Clifford Caslon, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Kempenfelt (i) (I 18)Capt.Destroyer???20 Sep 1939
HMS Somali (F 33)Capt.Destroyer5 Sep 194015 Aug 1941
HMS Tyne (F 24)Capt.Destroyer Depot Ship25 Jul 19411 Jun 1942
HMS Nelson (28)Capt.Battleship10 Nov 1944Apr 1946

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Somali (F 33)


24 Oct 1940
HMS Somali (Capt. C. Caslon, RN) HMS Punjabi (Cdr. J.T. Lean, DSO, RN) and HMS Matabele (Cdr. R.St.V. Sherbrooke, DSO, RN) sink the German weather ship WBS 5 / Adolf Vinnen (391 BRT) some 25 miles north-west of Stadlandet, Norway.

This sinking is often credited to the British submarine HMS Seawolf but this is not correct.

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