Allied Warship Commanders


William Albert Watson DSC, RNR

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

26 Nov 1927Ch.Skr.
30 Jun 1940Skr.Lt.

Decorations

1 Jan 1940DSC

Warship Commands listed for William Albert Watson, RNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Lephreto (FY 519)Ch.Skr.MS Trawler30 Aug 1939late 1939
HMS Akita (FY 610)Ch.Skr.MS Trawler11 Nov 19391 Aug 1940
HMS Akita (FY 610)Skr.Lt.MS TrawlerFeb 1941late 1944

Career information

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Events related to this officer

MS Trawler HMS Akita (FY 610)


3 Mar 1940
HMS Akita (Chief Skipper W.A. Watson, DSC, RNR) picks up 2 survivors from the British merchant Cato that was sunk, 2.5 nautical miles west of Nash Point in the Bristol Channel in position 51º24'N, 03º37'W, after hitting a mine laid the previous day by the German submarine U-29

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