Allied Warship Commanders


Frederick Danford Gordon Challis DSC, RN

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Ranks

16 Sep 1937S.Lt.
23 May 1938Lt.
16 Apr 1946Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1951Cdr.
30 Jun 1958Capt.

Decorations

28 Jun 1940Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
25 Nov 1941DSC

Warship Commands listed for Frederick Danford Gordon Challis, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS H 43 (N 43)Lt.Submarine5 Mar 1942May 1942
HMS H 34 (N 34)Lt.Submarine13 May 194211 Jun 1942
HMS Seawolf (N 47)Lt.SubmarineAug 1942Aug 1943
HMS Voracious (P 78)Lt.Submarine15 Jan 194414 May 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Submarine HMS Seawolf (N 47)


29 Jan 1943
HMS Seawolf (Lt. F.D.G. Challis, DSC, RN) arrives at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to aid in A/S training.


Submarine HMS Voracious (P 78)


15 Sep 1944
HMS Voracious (Lt. F.D.G. Challis, DSC, RN) fires three torpedoes against the German auxiliary submarine chaser UJ 2110 5 nautical miles north of Skopelos Island, Greece. All torpedoes fired missed their target.

17 Sep 1944
HMS Voracious (Lt. F.D.G. Challis, DSC, RN) fires four torpedoes against ' what is identified as 'a merchant in the Skopelos Channel, Greece. All four torpedoes fired missed their target.

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