John Frederick Beaufoy Brown DSC, RN
| Birth details unknown |
| Ranks
Retired: 7 Jan 1963 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for John Frederick Beaufoy Brown, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Unity (N 66) | Lt. | Submarine | 15 Jun 1939 | 20 Apr 1940 |
| HMS Taku (N 38) | Lt. | Submarine | 17 Oct 1940 | 22 Apr 1941 |
| HMS Otus (N 92) | Lt. | Submarine | 22 Apr 1941 | May 1941 |
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Events related to this officer
Submarine HMS Unity (N 66)
5 Apr 1940
HMS Unity (Lt. J.F.B. Brown, RN) attacks the German submarine U-2 with torpedoes in the North Sea in position 56º03'N, 06º35'E. The torpedoes however miss the target.
Submarine HMS Taku (N 38)
18 Oct 1940
HMS Taku (Lt. J.F.B. Brown, RN) departs Holy Loch for her 7th war patrol. She is to patrol in the Bay of Biscay of Lorient / St. Nazaire.
For HMS Taku's daily positions during this patrol see the map below.
HMS Taku 7th war patrolclick here for bigger map
2 Nov 1940
HMS Taku (Lt. J.F.B. Brown, RN) hit the the German tanker Gedania (8923 GRT) in the Bay of Biscay about 35 nautical miles south-west of Belle-Ile island in position 46º54'N, 03º50'W with a dud torpedo.
6 Nov 1940
HMS Taku (Lt. J.F.B. Brown, RN) ends her 7th war patrol at Holy Loch.
21 Nov 1940
HMS Taku (Lt. J.F.B. Brown, RN) departs Holy Loch for her 8th war patrol. She is to patrol in the Bay of Biscay off the Gironde estuary.
For HMS Taku's daily positions during this patrol see the map below.
HMS Taku 8th war patrolclick here for bigger map
12 Dec 1940
HMS Taku (Lt. J.F.B. Brown, RN) ends her 8th war patrol at Holy Loch.
27 Dec 1940
HMS Taku (Lt. J.F.B. Brown, RN) is docked at Troon for a short refit.
3 Jan 1941
HMS Taku (Lt. J.F.B. Brown, RN) is undocked.
9 Jan 1941
HMS Taku (Lt. J.F.B. Brown, RN) is docked again at Troon for some more repairs to her torpedo tubes.
11 Jan 1941
HMS Taku (Lt. J.F.B. Brown, RN) is undocked.
13 Jan 1941
HMS Taku (Lt. J.F.B. Brown, RN) departs Holy Loch for her 9th war patrol. She is to patrol in the Bay of Biscay off Brest and Lorient.
For HMS Taku's daily positions during this patrol see the map below.
HMS Taku 9th war patrolclick here for bigger map
3 Feb 1941
HMS Taku (Lt. J.F.B. Brown, RN) ends her 9th war patrol at Holy Loch.
24 Feb 1941
HMS Taku (Lt. J.F.B. Brown, RN) departs Holy Loch bound for Halifax, Canada.
For HMS Taku's daily positions during this passage see the map below.
HMS Taku (aborted) passage to Halifax (Canada)click here for bigger map
27 Feb 1941
HMS Taku (Lt. J.F.B. Brown, RN) has to abandon the passage to Halifax as she is damaged in heavy weather. The after Hydroplanes are 'locked' in a vertical position rendering the ship unmaneuverable. A signal was made requisting assistance.
3 Mar 1941
At 0045 hours (zone +1) HMS Taku (Lt. J.F.B. Brown, RN) is joined by the British sloop HMS Enchantress. At 1130 hours the British corvette HMS Gladiolus and the British rescue tug HMRT Salvonia also joined. Attemps were now undertaken to take Taku in tow but these failed. A connection between Salvonia and Taku was established only at 0808 hours the following morning. Taku was now towed to Londonderry. During passage the tow parted once.
10 Mar 1941
HMS Taku (Lt. J.F.B. Brown, RN) arrived at Londonderry under tow.
12 Mar 1941
HMS Taku (Lt. J.F.B. Brown, RN) departs Londonderry under tow bound for Holy Loch.
13 Mar 1941
HMS Taku (Lt. J.F.B. Brown, RN) arrives at Holy Loch under tow.
16 Mar 1941
HMS Taku (Lt. J.F.B. Brown, RN) is docked at Ardrossan for repairs to her after hydroplanes.
21 Mar 1941
HMS Taku (Lt. J.F.B. Brown, RN) is undocked.
22 Mar 1941
HMS Taku (Lt. J.F.B. Brown, RN) departs Holy Loch for her 10th war patrol. She is to patrol in the Bay of Biscay. She is to proceed to Gibraltar afterwards.
HMS Taku 10th war patrolclick here for bigger map
13 Apr 1941
HMS Taku (Lt. J.F.B. Brown, RN) ends her 10th war patrol at Gibraltar.