Philip Stewart Francis DSO, RN
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Retired: 9 Apr 1956 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Philip Stewart Francis, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Talisman (N 78) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 1 Mar 1940 | 5 Mar 1941 |
| HMS Proteus (N 29) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 15 May 1941 | 29 Jun 1942 |
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Events related to this officer
Submarine HMS Talisman (N 78)
25 Nov 1940
HMS Talisman (Lt.Cdr. P.S. Francis, RN) captures the French fishing vessel Le Clipper (40 GRT) in the Bay of Biscay near Lorient in position 47º16'N, 04º16'W. The French vessel was then used to observe U-boat movements off the Gironde estuary before being brought into Falmouth.
Submarine HMS Proteus (N 29)
3 Nov 1941
HMS Proteus (Lt.Cdr. P.S. Francis, RN) torpedoes and damages the Italian tanker Tampico (4958 GRT) east of Andros Island, Greece in position 37º53'N, 24º30'E. Proteus is depth-charges by the Italian torpedo boats Monzambano and Castelfidardo but manages to escape.
10 Nov 1941
HMS Proteus (Lt.Cdr. P.S. Francis, RN) torpedoes and sinks the German troop transport Ithaka (1773 GRT) 2 miles south-west of Milos, Greece.
7 Dec 1941
HMS Proteus (Lt.Cdr. P.S. Francis, RN) sinks a sailing vessel with scuttling charges in the Kythira channel.
30 Dec 1941
HMS Proteus (Lt.Cdr. P.S. Francis, RN) torpedoes and damages the Italian merchant Citta di Marsala (2480 GRT).
5 Jan 1942
HMS Proteus (Lt.Cdr. P.S. Francis, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Citta di Palermo (5413 GRT) off Cape Dukato, Greece in position 38º33'N, 20º36'E.
8 Feb 1942
HMS Proteus (Lt.Cdr. P.S. Francis, RN) attacks ' what is thought to be ' an enemy submarine west of Lefkada Island, Greece in position 38º41'N, 20º30'E. It was however not a submarine but the Italian torpedo boat Sagittario. The ships collided and were both damaged.
28 Mar 1942
HMS Proteus (Lt.Cdr. P.S. Francis, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian troop transport Galilea (8040 GRT) 9 nautical miles south-west of Antipaxo, Greece in position 39º04'N, 20º05'E.
30 Mar 1942
HMS Proteus (Lt.Cdr. P.S. Francis, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Bosforo (3648 GRT) off Sapienza, Greece in position 36º38'N, 21º15'E.
2 May 1942
HMS Proteus (Lt.Cdr. P.S. Francis, RN) torpedoes and damages the German merchant Otto Leonhardt (3682 GRT, former Greek Arethusa) west of Lefkada, Greece in position 38º41'N, 20º34'E.
5 May 1942
HMS Proteus (Lt.Cdr. P.S. Francis, RN) sinks the Greek sailing vessel Domenico Evangelista with gunfire about 25 nautical miles north-west of Navarino, Greece in position 37º07'N, 21º20'E.
30 May 1942
HMS Proteus (Lt.Cdr. P.S. Francis, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Bravo (1570 GRT, former Yugoslavian Junak) west of Bengasi, Libya in position 32º21'N, 18º54'E.
31 May 1942
HMS Proteus (Lt.Cdr. P.S. Francis) torpedoes and damages the Italian merchant Gino Allegri (6836 GRT) west of Bengasi, Libya in position 32º31'N, 18º36'E. The damaged ship is finally sunk by bombs from British aircraft.