Thomas Frederick Taylor DSC, RN
| Birth details unknown |
| Ranks
Retired: 5 Mar 1954 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Thomas Frederick Taylor, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Wolsey (L 02) | Lt. | Destroyer | 12 Jan 1942 | Jul 1943 |
| HMS Fury (H 76) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 10 Aug 1943 | mid 1944 |
| HMS Teazer (R 23) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 5 Jan 1945 | Mar 1946 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Wolsey (L 02)
20 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Wolsey (Lt. T.F. Taylor, RN) is docked in the floating dock (AFD 3) at the Rosyth Dockyard. She was undocked later the same day. (1)
18 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Wolsey (Lt. T.F. Taylor, RN) is docked in No.2 graving dock at the Rosyth Dockyard. (1)
21 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Wolsey (Lt. T.F. Taylor, RN) is undocked. (1)
25 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Wolsey (Lt.Cdr. T.F. Taylor, RN) is docked in the floating dock (AFD 3) at the Rosyth Dockyard. (1)
29 Mar 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Wolsey (Lt.Cdr. T.F. Taylor, RN) is undocked. (1)
Destroyer HMS Fury (H 76)
7 Oct 1943
The British light cruisers HMS Penelope (Capt. G.D. Belben, DSC, AM, RN) and HMS Sirius (Capt. P.B.W. Brooking, DSO, RN) and the British destroyers HMS Faulknor (Capt. A.K. Scott-Moncrieff, DSO, RN) and HMS Fury (Lt.Cdr. T.F. Taylor, RN), north of Astipalea (Stampalia) in the Dodecanese, attacked a German convoy consisting of the auxiliary submarine chaser UJ 2111 (667 tons, former Italian Tramaglio), cargo Olympus (5216 GRT) and 5 MFPs. All were sunk.
On the return leg of the mission, the British were repeatedly attacked by German planes while transiting Karpathos Strait (Scarpanto).
Sources
- Rosyth Dockyard docking register
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