James Godfrey Wood Deneys DSO, OBE, RN
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Retired: 30 Jul 1942 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for James Godfrey Wood Deneys, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Vanoc (H 33) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 9 Feb 1939 | 15 Dec 1941 |
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Destroyer HMS Vanoc (H 33)
4 Aug 1940
HMS Vanoc (Lt.Cdr. J.G.W. Deneys, RN) picks up 37 survivors from the British merchant Gogovale and 34 survivors from the British merchant King Alfred that were torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-52 about 300 nautical miles west-north-west of Bloody Foreland in position 56º59'N, 17º38'W.
17 Mar 1941
The German submarine U-100 was sunk at 0318hrs on 17 March 1941 south-east of Iceland, in approximate position 61N, 12W, after being rammed and depth charged by the British destroyers HMS Walker (Cdr. D.G.F.W. MacIntyre, RN) and HMS Vanoc (Lt.Cdr. J.G.W. Deneys, RN).
27 Jul 1941
HMS Vanoc (Lt.Cdr. J.G.W. Deneys, DSO, RN) picks up 6 survivors from the British merchant Hawkinge that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-203 about 800 nautical miles south-west of Fastnet in position 44º55'N, 17º44'W.
28 Aug 1941
HMS Vanoc (Lt.Cdr. J.G.W. Deneys, DSO, RN) picks up 58 survivors from the British merchant Otaio that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-558 about 330 nautical miles west by north of Fastnet Rock in position 52º16'N, 17º50'W.