Robert Evan Sherwood DSO, RD, RNR
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Retired: 3 Mar 1957 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Robert Evan Sherwood, RNR
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Spurs (FY 168) | Lt. | ASW Trawler | 22 Sep 1939 | 10 Apr 1940 |
| HMS Bluebell (K 80) | Lt.Cdr. | Corvette | May 1940 | 7 May 1942 |
| HMS Tay (K 232) | Lt.Cdr. | Frigate | 8 May 1942 | 25 Jun 1945 |
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Corvette HMS Bluebell (K 80)
16 Oct 1940
HMS Bluebell (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Sherwood, RNR) picks up 14 survivors from the Canadian merchant Trevisa that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-124 218 nautical miles west of Rockall in position 57°28'N, 20°30'W.
17 Oct 1940
HMS Bluebell (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Sherwood, RNR) picks up 39 survivors from the British tanker Languedoc and 39 survivors from the British merchant Scoresby that were torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-48 about 160 nautical miles north-west of Rockall in position 59°14'N, 17°51'W.
19 Oct 1940
HMS Bluebell (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Sherwood, RNR) picks up 37 survivors from the British merchant Beatus that was torpedoed and sunk the previous day by German U-boat U-46 about 100 nautical miles west by south of Barra Head in position 57°31'N, 13°10'W.
HMS Bluebell also picks up 35 survivors from the British merchant Empire Miniver that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-99 about 100 nautical miles west by south of Barra Head in position 56°40'N, 10°45'W.
16 Mar 1941
HMS Bluebell (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Sherwood, RNR) picks up 40 survivors from the British tanker Venetia that was torpedoed and sunk west-south-west of the Faroes in position 61°00N, 12°36'W by German U-boat U-99.
5 Aug 1941
HMS Bluebell (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Sherwood, RNR) picks up 47 survivors from the British merchant Belgravian and 2 survivors from the British merchant Swiftpool that were torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-372 of Ireland in positions 53°03'N, 15°54'W and 53°03'N, 16°00'W.
Frigate HMS Tay (K 232)
5 May 1943
HMS Tay (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Sherwood, RNR) picks up 92 survivors from the British merchant Gharinda that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-266 south of Cape Farewell in position 53°10'N, 44°40'W.
5 May 1943
The British merchant Selvistan is torpedoed and sunk south of Cape Farewell in position 53°10'N, 44°40'W by German U-boat U-266. HMS Tay (Lt.Cdr R.E. Sherwood, RNR) later picks up 40 survivors.
HMS Tay also picks up 12 survivors from the Norwegian merchant Bonde that is also torpedoed and sunk south of Cape Farewell in position 53°28'N, 44°20'W by German U-boat U-266.
6 May 1943
HMS Tay was part of convoy ONS-5 escort. Her Commander, Robert Sherwood, RNR, was given (from Cdr. Gretton, in destroyer HMS Duncan) the duty of Senior Officer Escort of the convoy, on May 3rd. Three days later, the corvette HMS Snowflake found U-125 just 100 meters away, badly damaged. The submarine's crew scuttled the boat, and another corvette, HMS Sunflower, turned up. When they were about to rescue the Germans, a regrettable order came from Sherwood: "Not approved to pick up survivors". So both corvettes made off, letting the entire crew of the submarine to perish in the cold waters.
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