Harold Fielding Nalder, RN
| Born | 22 Sep 1895 | Chelsea, London, England, U.K. | |
| Died | 16 Jul 1977 | (81) |
| Ranks
Retired: 15 Apr 1946 Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Harold Fielding Nalder, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Erebus (I 02) | Capt. | Monitor | 1 Jul 1940 | 2 Jun 1942 |
| HMS Danae (D 44) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 3 Jun 1942 | 24 Aug 1942 |
| HMS Carlisle (D 67) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 5 Oct 1942 | Nov 1943 |
| HMS Aurora (12) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 11 Nov 1943 | 8 Feb 1944 |
Career information
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Events related to this officer
Light cruiser HMS Danae (D 44)
6 Jun 1942
Around 1600C/6, HMS Danae (Capt. H.F. Nalder, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa to patrol off the northern entrance to the Mozambique Channel. (1)
11 Jun 1942
Around 0750C/11, HMS Danae (Capt. H.F. Nalder, RN) and HMS Dauntless (A/Capt. J.G. Hewitt, DSO, RN) arrived at Diego Suarez from patrol.
Around 1600C/11, HMS Danae departed Diego Suarez escorting convoy KM 1 to the rendezvous point with convoy CM 28.
[For more info on convoy KM 1 see the event ' Convoy KM 1 ' for 3 June 1942 / For more info on convoy CM 28 see the event ' Convoy CM 28 for 2 June 1942. (page of HMS Danae only)] (2)
14 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1520C/14, HMS Danae (Capt. H.F. Nalder, RN) arrived at Kilindini / Mombasa from convoy escort duty. (1)
23 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0910C/23, HMS Danae (Capt. H.F. Nalder, RN) departed Kilindini / Mombasa for Durban.
She is to return to the U.K. for a much needed major refit. (3)
27 Jun 1942
Around 1400B/27, HMS Danae (Capt. H.F. Nalder, RN) arrived at Durban from Kilindini / Mombasa. (3)
28 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0830B/28, HMS Danae (Capt. H.F. Nalder, RN) departed Durban for Simonstown. (3)
30 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1245B/30, HMS Danae (Capt. H.F. Nalder, RN) arrived at Simonstown from Durban. (3)
2 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1115B/2, HMS Danae (Capt. H.F. Nalder, RN) departed Simonstown for Pointe Noire. (4)
7 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1600A/7, HMS Danae (Capt. H.F. Nalder, RN) arrived at Pointe Noire from Simonstown. (4)
8 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0840A/8, HMS Danae (Capt. H.F. Nalder, RN) departed Pointe Noire for Freetown. (4)
13 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0825Z/13, HMS Danae (Capt. H.F. Nalder, RN) arrived at Freetown from Pointe Noire. (4)
15 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1150Z/15, HMS Danae (Capt. H.F. Nalder, RN) departed Freetown for Gibraltar. (4)
21 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0845A/21, HMS Danae (Capt. H.F. Nalder, RN) arrived at Gibraltar from Freetown. (4)
22 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0725A/22, HMS Danae (Capt. H.F. Nalder, RN) departed Gibraltar for Greenock. (4)
26 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0730B/26, HMS Danae (Capt. H.F. Nalder, RN) arrived at Greenock from Gibraltar.
She departed for the Tyne around 2005B/26. (4)
28 Jul 1942
Around 0925B/28, HMS Danae (Capt. H.F. Nalder, RN) arrived at North Shields from Greenock. She immediately commenced to de-ammunition and de-storing. This was completed in the afternoon of 31 July 1942.
On 1 August 1942, she was taken in hand for refit at the Palmers Shipyard at Hebburn. It was initially estimated that the refit would be completed in early 1943 but in the end refit would take almost a year to complete. (4)
Sources
- ADM 53/115719 + ADM 199/426
- ADM 53/115719 + ADM 53/115730 + ADM 199/426
- ADM 53/115719
- ADM 53/115720
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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