John Malcolm Rodgers, RN
Birth details unknown |
Ranks
Retired: 2 Jul 1946 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for John Malcolm Rodgers, RN
Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
HMS Whirlwind (i) (D 30) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 10 Oct 1939 | 5 Jul 1940 |
HMS Richmond (G 88) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 15 Jan 1942 | mid 1942 |
HMS Watchman (D 26) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 4 Jul 1942 | mid 1943 |
HMS Vesper (D 55) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 8 May 1943 | 1 Apr 1944 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Whirlwind (i) (D 30)
30 Oct 1939 (position 50.07, -10.36)
HMS Walpole (Lt.Cdr. A.F. Burnell-Nugent, RN) and HMS Whirlwind (Lt.Cdr. M.B. Ewart-Wentworth, RN) scuttle the British merchant Bronte with gunfire in position 50°07'N, 10°36'W. HMS Walpole takes on board the 42 crewmembers of the Bronte.
The Bronte was torpedoed and damaged on 27 October 1939 by German U-boat U-34 180 nautical miles west of Lands End in position 49°30'N, 12°15'W.
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