Allied Warship Commanders


Stanley Darling DSC, RANVR

Born  17 Aug 1907Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia


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Ranks

15 Apr 1927S.Lt.
1 Apr 1929Lt.
1 Apr 1937Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1945Cdr.
31 Dec 1952Capt.


Retired: 1961

Decorations

7 Nov 1944DSC
14 Nov 1944Bar to DSC
21 Aug 19452nd Bar to DSC
11 Jun 1960OBE

Warship Commands listed for Stanley Darling, RANVR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Loch Oskaig (FY 175)Lt.Cdr.ASW Trawler18 Oct 194030 Sep 1941
HMS Inchmarnock (T 166)Lt.Cdr.MS Trawler23 Dec 194115 Aug 1942
HMS Clarkia (K 88)Lt.Cdr.Corvette30 Aug 194212 Oct 1943
HMS Loch Killin (K 391)Lt.Cdr.Frigate22 Nov 194322 Jun 1945
HMS Loch Lomond (K 437)Lt.Cdr.Frigate27 Jun 1945Sep 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Frigate HMS Loch Killin (K 391)


31 Jul 1944
The German submarine U-333 was sunk in the North Atlantic west of the Scilly Isles, in position 49º39'N, 07º28'W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Starling (Cdr. N.W. Duck, DSC, RNR) and the British frigate HMS Loch Killin (Lt.Cdr. S. Darling, RANVR).

6 Aug 1944
The German submarine U-736 was sunk in the Bay of Biscay west of St. Nazaire, in position 47º19'N, 04º16'W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Loch Killin (Lt.Cdr. S. Darling, RANVR).

15 Apr 1945
The German submarine U-1063 was sunk in the English Channel west of Land´s End, in position 50º08'54"N, 03º53'24"W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Loch Killin (Lt.Cdr. S. Darling, DSC and Bar, RANVR).

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