Allied Warship Commanders


Evelyn Henry Chavasse DSO, DSC, RN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

1 Jul 1927S.Lt.
1 Feb 1929Lt.
1 Feb 1937Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1943Cdr.


Retired: 20 Apr 1949

Decorations

2 Jun 1943DSC
7 Sep 1943DSO

Warship Commands listed for Evelyn Henry Chavasse, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Broadway (H 90)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer2 Mar 1942Sep 1943
HMS Bentinck (K 314)Cdr.Frigate12 Sep 194310 Jul 1944

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Broadway (H 90)


12 May 1943
The German submarine U-89 was sunk in the Northern Atlantic, in position 46º30'N, 25º40'W by a Swordfish aircraft (Sqdn. 811) from the British escort carrier HMS Biter (Capt. E.M.C. Abel Smith, RN), the British destroyer HMS Broadway (Lt.Cdr. E.H. Chevasse, RN) and the British frigate HMS Lagan (Lt.Cdr. A. Ayre, RNR).

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