Allied Warship Commanders


Charles Copelin OBE, RCNR

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

12 Jul 1940T/Lt.
1 Jul 1941T/A/Lt.Cdr.
1 Jul 1942T/Lt.Cdr.
1 Jul 1944T/Cdr.


Retired: 24 Aug 1945

Decorations

1 Jan 1943OBE

Warship Commands listed for Charles Copelin, RCNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMCS Hepatica (K 159)T/Lt.Corvette15 Nov 194031 Oct 1941
HMCS Halifax (K 237)T/A/Lt.Cdr.Corvette15 Nov 19416 Feb 1943

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Corvette HMCS Halifax (K 237)


19 May 1942
HMCS Halifax (T/A/Lt.Cdr. C. Copelin, RCNR) picks up 3 survivors from the American trawler Foam that was sunk on 17 May 1942 by gunfire from the German submarine U-432 about 85 nautical miles south of Halifax.

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