Allied Warships
HMS Paladin (G 69)
Destroyer of the P class
HMS Paladin refueling at sea from an aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean in 1945.
Photograph with thanks to Howard Bell, whose father served aboard HMS Paladin during that time.
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | P |
| Pennant | G 69 |
| Built by | John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 20 Oct 1939 |
| Laid down | 22 Jul 1940 |
| Launched | 11 Jun 1941 |
| Commissioned | 12 Dec 1941 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Scrapped at Dunston on 25 October 1962.
Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Lawrence St George Rich, RN Lt. Edward Anthony Savile Bailey, DSC, RN Lt.Cdr. Michael Charles Morris, RN Lt. Rodney John Rowley Cundall, RN Lt. Henry Reynardson Hewlett, RN |
Commands listed for HMS Paladin (G 69)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Cdr. Anthony Follett Pugsley, RN | 25 Sep 1941 | 4 Jan 1943 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Lawrence St George Rich, RN | 4 Jan 1943 | 14 Jul 1943 | |
| 3 | Lt. Edward Anthony Savile Bailey, DSC, RN | 14 Jul 1943 | Jun 1944 | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Michael Charles Morris, RN | Jun 1944 | Early 1945 | |
| 5 | Lt. Rodney John Rowley Cundall, RN | 1 Feb 1945 | 24 Apr 1945 | |
| 6 | Henry Reynardson Hewlett, RN | 24 Apr 1945 | Oct 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Paladin include:
17 Feb 1943
The German submarine U-205 was sunk in the Mediterranean near the northernmost point of Cyrene, in position 32º56'N, 22º01'E, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Paladin, assisted by a South African Bisley (Blenheim) aircraft (see map)
16 Apr 1943
While intercepting an Italian convoy south-west of Marsala the British destroyers HMS Pakenham (Cdr. Basil Jones, DSC, RN) and HMS Paladin (Lt.Cdr. L.St.G. Rich, RN) were engaged in a battle with the Italian torpedo boats Cigno and Cassiopea. In the resulting battle the Cigno was sunk and the Cassiopea was damaged but not before Pakenham was badly damaged herself. Paladin took Pakenham in tow but as Pakenham was beyond salvage she was eventually scuttled by Paladin north of Pantelleria.
30 Apr 1943
The British destroyers HMS Nubian (Cdr. D.E. Holland-Martin, DSC, RN) and HMS Paladin (Lt.Cdr. L.StG. Rich, RN) intercept the small Italian transport ship Fauna (575 GRT) about 20 nautical miles south of Capo San Marco, Sicily, Italy and sink it with gunfire.
4 May 1943
The British destroyers HMS Nubian (Cdr. D.E. Holland-Martin, DSC, RN), HMS Paladin (Lt.Cdr. L.St.G. Rich, RN) and HMS Petard (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Egan, RN) sinks the Italian transport ship Campo Basso (3566 GRT) and its escort the Italian torpedo boat Perseo (652 tons) about 8 nautical miles east of Kelibia, Tunisia.
1945
Crew of HMS Paladin 1945/1946.
Photograph with thanks to Howard Bell, whose father served aboard HMS Paladin during that time.
15 Jun 1945
HMS Penn (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Diack, DSC, RN) and HMS Paladin (Lt. H.R. Hewlett, RN) intercept a Japanese landing craft and sink it with gunfire off the north-west coast of Sumatra.