George Philip Sevier Davies OBE, RN
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| Ranks
Retired: 29 Apr 1954 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for George Philip Sevier Davies, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Tribune (N 76) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 27 Feb 1938 | 8 May 1940 |
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Submarine HMS Tribune (N 76)
17 Oct 1939
HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. G.P.S. Davies, RN) departs her builders yard for Portsmouth. She is escorted by HMS Shikari (Cdr. J.H. Lewis, RN).
19 Oct 1939
HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. G.P.S. Davies, RN) arrives at Portsmouth for a period of exercises.
31 Oct 1939
HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. G.P.S. Davies, RN) departs Portsmouth for Portland. Tribune is escorted by HMS Malcolm (Capt. T.E. Halsey, RN). Both ships arrive at Portland after a few hours. At Portland Tribune is to conduct torpedo trials.
4 Nov 1939
HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. G.P.S. Davies, RN) departs Portland for Portsmouth. She is escorted by HMS Sardonyx (Lt.Cdr. W.A.F. Hawkins, RN).
12 Nov 1939
HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. G.P.S. Davies, RN) departs Portsmouth for Portland. Tribune is escorted by HMS Warrior II. Both ships arrive at Portland after a few hours. At Portland Tribune is to conduct experimental torpedo trials.
21 Nov 1939
HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. G.P.S. Davies, RN) departs Portland for Portsmouth. She arrives at Portsmouth after a few hours.
27 Nov 1939
HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. G.P.S. Davies, RN) departs Portsmouth for her 1st war patrol. This is a short patrol in the North Sea. Tribune is escorted to the North Goodwin light vessel by HMS Saladin (Lt.Cdr. L.J. Dover, RN). From there HMS Leda (Lt.Cdr. N.R. Courthope-Munroe, RN) will take over.
2 Dec 1939
HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. G.P.S. Davies, RN) ends her 1st war patrol at Rosyth.
4 Dec 1939
HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. G.P.S. Davies, RN) departs Rosyth for her 2nd war patrol. She is to patrol off the South coast of Norway.
20 Dec 1939
HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. G.P.S. Davies, RN) ends her 2nd war patrol at Rosyth.
21 Dec 1939
HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. G.P.S. Davies, RN) is docked at Rosyth.
26 Dec 1939
HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. G.P.S. Davies, RN) is undocked.
5 Jan 1940
HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. G.P.S. Davies, RN) departs Rosyth for her 3rd war patrol. She is to patrol off the South coast of Norway and in the Kattegat.
13 Jan 1940
At 1900 hours HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. G.P.S. Davies, RN) crossed two torpedo tracks in position 57º58'N, 10º15'E. Tribune dived but nothing further was heard or seen.
No German submarine was in the area and the 'attack' was most likely bogus.
17 Jan 1940
HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. G.P.S. Davies, RN) fires 6 torpedoes against ' what is identified as ' an enemy submarine in the Skagerrak about 15 nautical miles east-north-east of Skagen, Denmark in position 57º50'N, 11º00'E. No German submarine was in the area.
0243 hours - Sighted a darkened object on the port bow. Altered course towards.
0246 hours - The object was identified as a submarine at a range of 2000 to 2500 yards.
0248 hours - The Asdic operator reported HE right ahead.
0250 hours - Fired 6 torpedoes from the interal bow tubes. The tracks were seen to run towards the target but no explosions followed.
0255 hours - Fired 2 torpedoes from the external bow tubes.
0256 hours - Dived. When diving Lt.Cdr. Davies felt a heavy shudder while he was in the conning tower. He thought this was a torpedo explosion. This was not felt in the control room.
No German submarine was in this area and it is not clear what Tribune attacked.
Lt.Cdr. Davies was very ill at the time of the attack. The 1st lieutenant (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) took over from him around noon this day. Upon returning from patrol Lt.Cdr. Davies spent some time in hospital.
20 Jan 1940
HMS Tribune (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN, temporarily in command as Lt.Cdr. Davies was sick) ends her 3rd war patrol at Rosyth.
Tribune has developed serious engine problems during this patrol.
Repairs were carried out followed by trials, more repairs and more trials. By mid-March it was decided that Tribune was to proceed to her builders yard to correct these defects.
12 Mar 1940
HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. G.P.S. Davies, RN) is docked at Rosyth.
13 Mar 1940
HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. G.P.S. Davies, RN) is undocked.
24 Mar 1940
HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. G.P.S. Davies, RN) departs Rosyth for Scapa Flow, she is escorted by HMS Nubian (Cdr. R.W. Ravenhill, RN).
25 Mar 1940
HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. G.P.S. Davies, RN) arrives at Scapa Flow.
28 Mar 1940
HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. G.P.S. Davies, RN) departs Scapa Flow for Greenock. She is escorted by HMS Firedrake (Lt.Cdr. S.H. Norris, DSC, RN).
30 Mar 1940
HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. G.P.S. Davies, RN) arrives at Greenock for repairs to her engines by her builder.