Lennox Albert Knox Boswell DSO, RN
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Retired: 7 Jan 1950 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Lennox Albert Knox Boswell, RN
Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
HMS Pelican (L 86 / U 86) | Cdr. | Sloop | 20 Jan 1939 | Jan 1941 |
HMS Dasher (D 37) | Capt. | Escort Carrier | 12 Mar 1943 | 27 Mar 1943 |
HMS Biter (D 97) | Capt. | Escort carrier | Jul 1943 | May 1944 |
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Sloop HMS Pelican (L 86 / U 86)
22 Apr 1940
The anti-aircraft sloop HMS Pelican (Cdr. L.A.K. Boswell, D.S.O., RN), while on her way to the Romsdal Fjord carrying the personnel of the Naval Base party for Molde, was crippled by a German Ju-87 (Stuka) dive bomber. She was hit aft, setting off her depth charges. Pelican was towed to Lerwick and then to Chatham for repairs that lasted until early December 1940. (1)
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