Allied Warship Commanders


John Kirke Craig, RNVR

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Ranks

22 Nov 1939T/Lt.
???T/A/Lt.Cdr.

Decorations

11 Jun 1942Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
14 Jun 1945Mentioned in Despatches (MID)

Warship Commands listed for John Kirke Craig, RNVR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS St. Zeno (FY 280)T/Lt.ASW Trawler25 Sep 1940Jul 1943
HMS Oxlip (K 123)T/Lt.Corvette10 Apr 194412 Jun 1945
HMS Rushen Castle (K 372)T/A/Lt.Cdr.Corvette25 Jun 19454 Nov 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

ASW Trawler HMS St. Zeno (FY 280)


28 Apr 1941
The British tanker Oilfield is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-96 south of Iceland in position 60º05'N, 17º00'W. HMS St. Zeno (Lt. J.K. Craig, RNVR) later picks up 8 survivors.

24 Feb 1942
HMS St. Zeno (Lt. J.K. Craig, RNVR) picks up 24 survivors from the British merchant Empire Celt that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-158 about 420 nautical miles south-southeast of St. Johns, Canada in position 43º50'N, 43º38'W.

7 Apr 1942
HMS St. Zeno (Lt. J.K. Craig, RNVR) picks up 41 survivors from the British tanker British Splendour that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-552 east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in position 35º07'N, 75º19'W.

10 Feb 1943
HMS St. Zeno (Lt. J.K. Craig, RNVR) picks up 18 survivors from the British merchant Queen Anne that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-509 8 nautical miles south-south-west of Cape Agulhas, South Africa in position 34º53'S, 19º51'E.

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