Allied Warship Commanders


Robert Alexander Currie DSC, RN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

15 Mar 1926S.Lt.
15 Apr 1927Lt.
15 Apr 1935Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1939Cdr.
30 Jun 1945Capt.
7 Jul 1954Rear-Admiral


Retired: 1957

Decorations

28 Jun 1940Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
1 Jul 1941Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
17 Oct 1944DSC
11 Sep 1945Bar to DSC
1 Jan 1957CB

Warship Commands listed for Robert Alexander Currie, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Fame (H 78)Cdr.Destroyer14 Jul 1943Apr 1945
HMS Havelock (H 88)Cdr.DestroyerApr 1945Jun 1945
HMS Hesperus (H 57)Cdr.DestroyerJun 1945Oct 1945 ?

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Fame (H 78)


18 Jun 1944
The German submarine U-767 was sunk in the English Channel south-west of Guernsey, in position 49º03'N, 03º13'W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Fame, HMS Inconstant and HMS Havelock.

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