| Noteable events involving Wishart include: 27 Dec, 1939
The German merchant Glücksburg (2680 GRT) was intercepted by HMS Wishart (Cdr. E.T. Cooper, RN) and was run aground by her crew near the Chipiona lightvessel, Spain. 12 Apr, 1941
The British merchant St. Helena is torpedoed and sunk about 100 nautical miles south-west of Freetown in position 07º50'N, 14º00'W by the German submarine U-124. HMS Wishart (Cdr. E.T. Cooper, RN) later picks up 41 survivors. 27 Jun, 1941
The Italian submarine Glauco was sunk west off Gibraltar in position 35º00'N, 12º41'E by the British destroyer HMS Wishart (Cdr. E.T. Cooper, RN). (see map) 2 May, 1942
The German submarine U-74 was sunk east of Cartagena, Spain, in position 37º32'N, 00º10'E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Wishart (Cdr. H.G. Scott, RN) and HMS Wrestler (Lt. R.W.B. Lacon, DSC, RN), and depth charges from a British Catalina aircraft (Sqdn. 202/C). (see map) 24 Feb, 1944
The German submarine U-761 was scuttled in the mid-Atlantic near Tangier, in position 35º55'N, 05º45'W, in view of approaching British destroyers HMS Anthony and HMS Wishart. (see map) |
