Charles Henry Hammer, RN

Born  30 Dec 1920
Died  8 Aug 1974(53)


Lt.Cdr Charles Henry Hammer, RN

Ranks

16 Jul 1942 Lt.
16 Jul 1950 Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1954 Cdr.
30 Jun 1963 Capt.

Retired: 24 Feb 1972


Decorations

20 Jul 1943 Mentioned in Despatches (MID)

Warship Commands listed for Charles Henry Hammer, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Ultimatum (P 34)Lt.Submarine27 Dec 19445 Feb 1945
HMS Visigoth (P 76)Lt.Submarine3 Mar 1945Sep 1945

Career information

Also commanded HMS Scotsman from October 1948 to April 1951

Events related to this officer

Submarine HMS Visigoth (P 76)


9 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Visigoth (Lt. C.H. Hammer, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Colombo. (1)

12 Mar 1945
HMS Visigoth (Lt. C.H. Hammer, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Colombo. (1)

13 Mar 1945
HMS Visigoth (Lt. C.H. Hammer, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Colombo. (1)

14 Mar 1945
HMS Visigoth (Lt. C.H. Hammer, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Colombo. (1)

25 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Visigoth (Lt. C.H. Hammer, RN) departed Colombo for Trincomalee. (1)

27 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Visigoth (Lt. C.H. Hammer, RN) arrived at Trincomalee. (1)

2 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Visigoth (Lt. C.H. Hammer, RN) conducted exercises off Trincomalee. (2)

11 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Visigoth (Lt. C.H. Hammer, RN) departed Trincomalee for Colombo. (2)

13 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Visigoth (Lt. C.H. Hammer, RN) arrived at Colombo. (2)

16 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Visigoth (Lt. C.H. Hammer, RN) conducted exercises off Colombo. (2)

21 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Visigoth (Lt. C.H. Hammer, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Colombo. (2)

25 May 1945
HMS Visigoth (Lt. C.H. Hammer, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Colombo. (2)

28 May 1945
HMS Visigoth (Lt. C.H. Hammer, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Colombo.

[No logs for June, July and August 1945 are available so no details for this period can be given other then currently displayed.] (2)

22 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Visigoth (Lt. C.H. Hammer, RN) departed Colombo for Trincomalee. (3)

25 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Visigoth (Lt. C.H. Hammer, RN) arrived at Trincomalee. (3)

Sources

  1. ADM 173/20309
  2. ADM 173/20311
  3. ADM 199/2574

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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