Evelyn David John Abbot DSC, RN

Birth details unknown

Ranks

15 May 1922S.Lt.
15 Mar 1924Lt.
15 Mar 1932Lt.Cdr.
16 Mar 1947Cdr. (retired)


Retired: 16 Mar 1947

Decorations

6 Jan 1943DSC

Warship Commands listed for Evelyn David John Abbot, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Gleaner (J 83)Lt.Cdr.MinesweeperDec 1941
HMS Erne (U 03)Lt.Cdr.Sloop17 Mar 1942ca. Nov 43
HMS Enchantress (L 56 / U 56)Lt.Cdr.Sloop7 Nov 1943Jan 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Sloop HMS Erne (U 03)


31 Jul 1942
The German submarine U-213 was sunk in the North Atlantic east of the Azores, in position 36º45'N, 22º50'W by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Erne (Lt.Cdr. E.D.J. Abbot, RN), HMS Rochester (Cdr. C.B. Allen, RN) and HMS Sandwich (Lt.Cdr. H. Hill, RNR).

29 Aug 1942
HMS Erne (Lt.Cdr. E.D.J. Abbot, RN) scuttles the Dutch merchant Zuiderkerk with depth charges. The Zuiderkerk was torpedoed and damaged by the German submarine U-566 west-north-west of Lisbon, Portugal in position 40º20'N, 16º02'W.

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