Charles Leslie Firth DSO, RN
| Birth details unknown |
| Ranks
Retired: 7 Jul 1950 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Charles Leslie Firth, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Imogen (D 44) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 15 Jan 1940 | 16 Jul 1940 |
| HMS Jackal (F 22) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 27 Aug 1940 | 11 Mar 1941 |
| HMS Southern Prince (M 47) | Cdr. | Minelayer | 11 Mar 1941 | 19 May 1941 |
| HMS Troubridge (R 00) | Capt. | Destroyer | May 1943 | 30 Sep 1944 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Imogen (D 44)
25 Feb 1940
The German submarine U-63 tried to attack convoy HN-14, in doing so she was sighted by the British submarine HMS Narwhal (Lt.Cdr. E.R.J. Oddie, RN). The escorting destoyers HMS Escort (Lt.Cdr. J. Bostock, RN), HMS Inglefield (Capt. P. Todd, RN) and HMS Imogen (Cdr. C.L. Firth, RN) were warned. They located, attacked and sank U-63 with depth charges south east of the Shetland Islands.
Destroyer HMS Jackal (F 22)
11 Oct 1940
The battleship HMS Revenge sails from Plymouth with the destroyers HMS Javelin, HMS Jupiter, HMS Kelvin, HMS Kipling, HMS Jackal, HMS Jaguar and HMS Kashmir to shell the French port of Cherbourg.
Destroyer HMS Troubridge (R 00)
19 Sep 1944
The German submarine U-407 was sunk in the Mediterranean south of Milos, in position 36º27'N, 24º33'E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Troubridge and HMS Terpsichore and the Polish destroyer ORP Garland.