Francis Cumberland Brodrick, RN
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Warship Commands listed for Francis Cumberland Brodrick, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Brilliant (H 84) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 14 Mar 1939 | 23 Sep 1941 |
| HMS Hurricane (H 06) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 2 Dec 1941 | 23 Jun 1942 |
| HMS Boadicea (H 65) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | Feb 1942 | 28 Dec 1943 |
| HMS Nubian (F 36) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 6 Jan 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Brilliant (H 84)
12 Sep 1939
HMS Brilliant (Lt.Cdr. F.C. Brodrick, RN) is grounded off Dover. She is under repair until 16 October.
25 Jul 1940
HMS Boreas (Lt.Cdr. M.W. Tomkinson, RN) and HMS Brilliant (Lt.Cdr. F.C. Brodrick, RN) were damaged by a German air attack in the English Channel. 22 of the crew of Boreas were killed in the attack. Brilliant sustained no casualties. Boreas completed repairs ca. mid-January 1941 and Brilliant completed repairs ca. mid-September 1940.
Destroyer HMS Boadicea (H 65)
11 Nov 1942
The British troop transport Viceroy of India was torpedoed and damaged by the German submarine U-407 34 nautical miles north-west of Oran, Algeria in position 36º26'N, 00º24'W. She was taken in tow by HMS Boadicea (Lt.Cdr. F.C. Brodrick, RN) but sank in position 36º24'N, 00º35'W. Boadicea picked up 450 survivors.
18 Jul 1943
At 07.56 hours on 18 July 1943, the unescorted British passenger ship Incomati was torpedoed and damaged by the German submarine U-508 about 200 nautical miles south of Lagos. At 08.18 hours, the U-boat began shelling the ship, setting her on fire and left the wreck in sinking condition. The ship finally sank in position 03º09'N, 04º15'E. One crew member was lost. The master, 101 crew members, eight gunners and 112 passengers were picked up by the British destroyer HMS Boadicea (Lt.Cdr. F.C. Brodrick, RN) and the British sloop HMS Bridgewater (Cdr. N.W.H. Weekes, OBE, RN) and landed at Takoradi.
Destroyer HMS Nubian (F 36)
12 Jun 1945
HMS Tartar (Capt. B. Jones, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN), HMS Eskimo (Lt. Cdr. E.N. Sinclair, DSC, RN) and HMS Nubian (Lt.Cdr. F.C. Brodrick, RN) intecept a Japanese convoy some 20 miles north of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies and sink the Japanese submarine chaser Ch 57 (420 tons) and the Japanse landing ship Kuroshio Maru No.2 (950 tons, former T 149) with gunfire in position 06º20'N, 94º45'E.