Robert Fergus Jenks DSC, RN
| Born | 12 Jul 1909 |
| Ranks
Retired: 29 Mar 1958 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Robert Fergus Jenks, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS H 32 (N 32) | Lt. | Submarine | 15 Apr 1939 | 5 Feb 1940 |
| HMS Vega (L 41) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 6 Nov 1940 | late 1940 |
| HMS Atherstone (L 05) | Lt.Cdr. | Escort destroyer | 2 Dec 1940 | Apr 1942 |
| HMS Quail (G 45) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 16 Nov 1942 | 8 Dec 1943 |
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Submarine HMS H 32 (N 32)
31 Aug 1939
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) departed Blyth to take up a patrol position in the Heligoland Bight. When war broke out between Britain and Germany this became her 1st war patrol.
[As no log is available for September 1939 no map can be displayed.] (1)
13 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) ended her 1st war patrol at Blyth. (1)
4 Oct 1939
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) departed Blyth for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the North Sea.
[As no log is available for October 1939 no map can be displayed.] (1)
14 Oct 1939
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) ended her 2nd war patrol at Rosyth. (1)
20 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) departed Rosyth for Portsmouth. (2)
22 Oct 1939
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) arrived at Portsmouth.
[At Portsmouth H 32 was docked, date currently unknown to us]. (3)
3 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) was undocked. (4)
4 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) shifted from Portsmouth to Portland. (4)
7 Nov 1939
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portland with HMS Kashmir (Cdr. H.A. King, RN) and HMS Guillemot (Lt.Cdr. H.M. Darell-Brown, RN). (4)
10 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portland with trawlers. (4)
11 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portland with trawlers. (4)
12 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portland with trawlers. (4)
17 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portland with trawlers. (4)
18 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portland with HMS Conqueror (Capt.(Retd.) E.T.R. Chambers, RN). (4)
25 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portland with trawlers. (4)
3 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portland with trawlers. (5)
5 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portland with trawlers. (5)
10 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Portland. (5)
11 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portland with HMS Cutty Sark (Cdr.(Retd.) R.H. Mack, RN). (5)
12 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portland with trawlers. (5)
13 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Portland. (5)
16 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portland with trawlers. (5)
17 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Portland. (5)
18 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Portland. (5)
29 Dec 1939
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portland with HMS Kelvin (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Machin, RN). (5)
3 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Portland. (6)
10 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Portland. (6)
11 Jan 1940
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portland with HMS Kipling (Cdr. A. St. Clair-Ford, RN) and HMS Vanquisher (Lt.Cdr. C.B. Alers-Hankey, RN). (6)
12 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Portland. (6)
13 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Portland. (6)
15 Jan 1940
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portland with HMS Kipling (Cdr. A. St. Clair-Ford, RN). (6)
21 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Portland. (6)
23 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. R.F. Jenks, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Portland. (6)
5 Feb 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. M.D. Wanklyn, RN) conducted independent exercises off Portland. (6)
Destroyer HMS Vega (L 41)
11 Nov 1940
HMS Vega (Lt.Cdr. R.F. Jenks, RN) was damaged when she hit a mine near Harwich (off Sunk Head). Repairs were only completed on 14 November 1942 !
Sources
- ADM 199/1828
- ADM 199/373
- ADM 199/2556
- ADM 173/15698
- ADM 173/15699
- ADM 173/16283
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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