Allied Warship Commanders


Herbert George Dymott, RN

Birth details unknown
Died  8 May 1942HMS Olympus


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Ranks

1 Dec 1927S.Lt.
1 Jun 1929Lt.
1 Dec 1937Lt.Cdr.

Decorations

Warship Commands listed for Herbert George Dymott, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Olympus (N 35)Lt.Cdr.SubmarineOct 19398 May 1942 (+)

Career information

We currently have no career / biographical information on this officer.


Events related to this officer

Submarine HMS Olympus (N 35)


7 Jul 1940
HMS Olympus (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Dymott, RN) was bombed and damaged by Italian aircraft while in dock in Malta. Repairs and refit were completed on 29 November 1940.

28 Jul 1941
HMS Olympus (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Dymott, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Monteponi (742 GRT) about 10 nautical miles north of Cape Comino, Sardinia, Italy in position 40º40'N, 09º50'E.

29 Jul 1941
HMS Olympus (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Dymott, RN) is damaged by a near miss from an Italian aircraft east of Isola dei Cavoli, Italy (off the south-east corner of Sardinia). Lt.Cdr. Dymott is forced to abandon his patrol and return to Gibraltar where the submarine arrived on 2 August.

9 Nov 1941
HMS Olympus (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Dymott, RN) attacks the Italian merchant Mauro Croce (1049 GRT) with torpedoes and gunfire in the Gulf of Genoa. The target escapes without damage.

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