Allied Warship Commanders


Graham Leonard Coles, RNVR

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Ranks

5 Jan 1940T/S.Lt.
29 May 1941T/Lt.

Decorations

10 Aug 1943Mentioned in Despatches (MID)

Warship Commands listed for Graham Leonard Coles, RNVR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Man o' War (FY 104)T/Lt.ASW Trawler15 Dec 1941Early 1944
HMS Petunia (K 79)T/Lt.Corvette13 Apr 1944Apr 1945 ?

Career information

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Events related to this officer

ASW Trawler HMS Man o' War (FY 104)


26 Mar 1943
The British merchant City of Perth was torpedoed and damaged northwest of Oran, Algeria in position 35.50N, 01.41W by the Germans submarine U-431. HMS Man o´War (Lt. G.L. Coles, RNR) took the ship in tow and it was beached south of Cape Figalo, Algeria. HMS Man o'War also pickes up 90 survivors.

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