Raymond Hart DSO, DSC, RN

Birth details unknown

Ranks

1 Jun 1937 S.Lt.
24 Jun 1937 Lt.
24 Jun 1941 Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1947 Cdr.
31 Dec 1953 Capt.

Retired: 12 Jan 1963


Decorations

2 Dec 1941 DSC
19 Oct 1943 Bar to DSC
14 Aug 1945 DSO
1 Jan 1963 CBE

Warship Commands listed for Raymond Hart, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Vidette (D 48)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer21 Dec 19426 Nov 1943
HMS Vidette (D 48)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer1 Dec 1943Mar 1944
HMS Havelock (H 88)Lt.Cdr.DestroyerMar 1944Sep 1944
HMS Conn (K 509)Lt.Cdr.FrigateSep 1944Jun 1945

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Vidette (D 48)


6 May 1943 (position 52.48, -45.18)
German U-boat U-531 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-east of Newfoundland, in position 52°48'N, 45°18'W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Vidette (Lt. R. Hart, DSC, RN).

6 May 1943 (position 52.31, -44.50)
German U-boat U-630 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-east of Newfoundland, in position 52°31'N, 44°50'W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Vidette (Lt. R. Hart, DSC, RN).

23 Oct 1943 (position 57.14, -27.50)
German U-boat U-274 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Iceland in position 57°14'N, 27°50'W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Duncan (Cdr. P.W. Gretton, OBE, DSO, DSC, RN) and HMS Vidette (Lt.Cdr. R. Hart, DSC and Bar, RN), and by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 224/Z).

29 Oct 1943 (position 55.28, -31.57)
German U-boat U-282 was sunk south-east of Greenland, in position 55°28'N, 31°57'W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Vidette (Lt.Cdr. R. Hart, DSC and Bar, RN) and HMS Duncan (Cdr. P.W. Gretton, OBE, DSO, DSC, RN) and the British corvette HMS Sunflower (A/Lt.Cdr. J. Plomer, DSC, RCNVR).


Frigate HMS Conn (K 509)


27 Mar 1945 (position 58.34, -5.46)
German U-boat U-905 was sunk in the North Atlantic in the North Minch, in position 58°34'N, 05°46'W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Conn (Lt.Cdr. R. Hart, DSC and Bar, RN).

30 Mar 1945 (position 58.19, -5.31)
German U-boat U-965 was sunk north of Scotland, in position 58°19'N, 05°31'W by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Rupert (Lt. P.C.S. Black, RN) and HMS Conn (Lt.Cdr. R. Hart, DSC and Bar, RN).


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