Allied Warship Commanders


Conrad Byron Alers-Hankey DSC, RN

Born  20 Feb 1904
Died  27 Nov 1984(80)


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Ranks

25 Jan 1925S.Lt.
15 Mar 1927Lt.
15 Mar 1935Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1940Cdr.
31 Dec 1944Capt.


Retired: 7 Jul 1954

Decorations

9 Jul 1940DSC
16 Aug 1940Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
1 Jan 1943Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
1 Feb 1944Bar to DSC

Warship Commands listed for Conrad Byron Alers-Hankey, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Vanquisher (D 54)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer11 Oct 193911 Aug 1940
HMS Limbourne (L 57)Cdr.Escort destroyer1 Sep 194220 Oct 1943
HMS Campania (D 48)Capt.Escort Carrier7 Mar 1945May 1945
HMS Trumpeter (D 09)Capt.Escort Carrier28 May 1945Oct 1945 ?

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Vanquisher (D 54)


8 Jul 1940
HMS Scimitar (Lt. R.D. Franks, OBE, RN) and HMS Vanquisher (Cdr. C.B. Alers-Hankey, RN) together pick up 43 survivors from the British merchant Humber Arm that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-99 60 miles south of Fastnet in position 50º36'N, 09º24'W.

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