Gunnar Hovdenak,
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Warship Commands listed for Gunnar Hovdenak,
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HNoMS St Albans (I 15) | Destroyer | 14 Apr 1941 | 27 Jul 1941 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HNoMS St Albans (I 15)
2 May 1941
At 2345 hours, while exercising in the Pentland Firth, HNoMS St. Albans (Capt. G. Hovdenak, RNorN) rammed and sunk the auxiliary minesweeping trawler HMT Alberic. The trawler sank quickly taking 13 of her crew with her. St. Ablans sustained damage to her bow. (1)
18 Jun 1941
HNoMS St. Albans picks up 20 survivors from the British merchant Empire Dew that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-48 north of the Azores in position 51°09'N, 30°16'W on 12 June 1941.
Sources
- ADM 199/399
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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