Robert Denys Franks OBE, DSO, DSC, RN
| Ranks | | | 1 Jan 1933 | S.Lt. | | 1 Feb 1934 | Lt. | | 1 Feb 1942 | Lt.Cdr. | | 31 Dec 1946 | Cdr. | | 30 Jun 1952 | Capt. |
Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Robert Denys Franks, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Scimitar (H 21) | Lt. | Destroyer | 26 Feb 1940 | 20 Jun 1942 |
| HMS Obdurate (G 39) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 13 Feb 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Events related to this officer
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 nautical miles south of Fastnet in position 50º36'N, 09º24'W.
29 Jun 1941
The German submarine U-651 was sunk south of Iceland, in position 59º52'N, 18º36'W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Malcolm )(Cdr. C.D. Howard-Johnston, DSC, RN), HMS Scimitar (Lt. R.D. Franks, RN), the corvettes HMS Arabis (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Stewart, RNR) and HMS Violet (Lt.Cdr. K.M. Nicholson, RNR) and the minesweeper HMS Speedwell (Lt.Cdr. J.J. Youngs, OBE, RNR).
