John Kirke Craig, RNVR

Born  23 Mar 1909
Died  25 Apr 1984(75)


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Ranks

22 Nov 1939 T/Lt.
??? T/A/Lt.Cdr.

Decorations

11 Jun 1942 Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
14 Jun 1945 Mentioned in Despatches (MID)

Warship Commands listed for John Kirke Craig, RNVR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS St. Zeno (FY 280)T/Lt.ASW Trawler25 Sep 1940Jul 1943
HMS Oxlip (K 123)T/Lt.Corvette10 Apr 194412 Jun 1945
HMS Rushen Castle (K 372)T/A/Lt.Cdr.Corvette25 Jun 19454 Nov 1945

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Events related to this officer

ASW Trawler HMS St. Zeno (FY 280)


28 Apr 1941
The British tanker Oilfield is torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-96 south of Iceland in position 60°05'N, 17°00'W. HMS St. Zeno (Lt. J.K. Craig, RNVR) later picks up 8 survivors.

24 Feb 1942
HMS St. Zeno (Lt. J.K. Craig, RNVR) picks up 24 survivors from the British merchant Empire Celt that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-158 about 420 nautical miles south-southeast of St. John's, Canada in position 43°50'N, 43°38'W.

7 Apr 1942
HMS St. Zeno (Lt. J.K. Craig, RNVR) picks up 41 survivors from the British tanker British Splendour that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-552 east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in position 35°07'N, 75°19'W.

10 Feb 1943
HMS St. Zeno (Lt. J.K. Craig, RNVR) picks up 18 survivors from the British merchant Queen Anne that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-509 8 nautical miles south-south-west of Cape Agulhas, South Africa in position 34°53'S, 19°51'E.


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