John Henry Eaden DSC, RN
| Birth details unknown |
| Ranks
Retired: 9 Jan 1955 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for John Henry Eaden, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Upright (N 89) | Submarine | 6 Jan 1941 | ||
| HMS Spearfish (N 69) | Lt. | Submarine | 17 Dec 1938 | 12 Nov 1939 |
| HMS Venetia (D 53) | Lt. | Destroyer | 20 Nov 1939 | 27 Mar 1940 |
| HMS Utmost (N 19) | Lt. | Submarine | 24 Jun 1940 | 30 Jan 1941 |
| HMS Walpole (D 41) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 14 Mar 1941 | Aug 1942 |
| HMS Inconstant (H 49) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 1 May 1943 | 5 Sep 1943 |
| HMS Inconstant (H 49) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 8 Nov 1943 | 13 Jul 1944 |
| HMS Chelmer (K 221) | Lt.Cdr. | Frigate | 8 Sep 1944 | Mar 1945 |
| HMS Caradoc (D 60) | Cdr. | Light cruiser | 23 Jul 1945 | Sep 1945 |
| HMS Gorleston (Y 92) | Cdr. | Sloop | Sep 1945 | 29 Sep 1945 |
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Events related to this officer
Submarine HMS Spearfish (N 69)
24 Sep 1939
HMS Spearfish (Lt. J.H. Eaden, RN) was heavily damaged by German warships off Horns Reef. She was unable to submerge but nevertheless managed to escape. A rescue mission was undertaken by the British Humber force and Home fleet. Spearfish safely put in Rosyth on the 26th. Repairs to Spearfish were completed in early March 1940.
Destroyer HMS Inconstant (H 49)
12 Jul 1943
The German submarine U-409 was sunk in the Mediterranean north-east of Algiers, in position 37º12'N, 04º00'E, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Inconstant (Lt.Cdr J.H. Eaden, DSC, RN).
26 Jan 1944
HMS Inconstant (Lt.Cdr J.H. Eaden, DSC and Bar, RN) picks up 68 survivors from the American merchant Andrew G. Curtin that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-716 in the Norwegian Sea in position 73º22'N, 24º15'E.
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.