Terence Douglas Wood DSC, RNVR
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Warship Commands listed for Terence Douglas Wood, RNVR
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS H 33 (N 33) | T/Lt. | Submarine | 24 Aug 1942 | 7 Oct 1942 |
| HMS Unseen (P 51) | T/Lt. | Submarine | 16 Apr 1944 | 15 Apr 1945 |
| HMS Surf (P 239) | T/Lt. | Submarine | 16 May 1945 | 19 Oct 1945 |
Career information
Transferred to the RANVR on 9 August 1954
Events related to this officer
Submarine HMS H 33 (N 33)
24 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 33 (Lt. H.B. Turner, RN) proceeded to the Sheerness Dockyard where she was taken in hand for refit. (1)
Submarine HMS Unseen (P 51)
28 May 1944
With her refit completed, HMS Unseen (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, DSC, RNVR) departed Sheerness for Rosyth was she was to join the 7th Submarine Flotilla for training purposes. She was escorted by HMS Velox until 0730/30, off Dundee, when HMS Loch Monteith took over the escort and also HrMs O 19 joined. The day before at 0840/29, off Blyth, HMS Vulpine had already joined Unseen and Velox. Both the other submarines were to proceed to Holy Loch for a work-up period. (2)
1 Jun 1944
HMS Unseen (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, DSC, RNVR) arrived at Rothesay. (2)
29 Jun 1944
HMS Unseen (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, DSC, RNVR) departed Rothesay together with HMS Unruffled (Lt. R.F. Park, RN) for St. John's, Newfoundland. They were escorted until 2340/30 by HMS Milford (Lt.Cdr. G.G. Slade, RN).
For the daily positions of HMS Unseen during this passage see the map below.
(2)
9 Jul 1944
HMS Unseen (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, DSC, RNVR) and HMS Unruffled (Lt. R.F. Park, RN) arrived at St. John's, Newfoundland. They were escorted in by HMCS Eyebright (T/A/Lt.Cdr. H.L. Quinn, RCNVR).
11 Jul 1944
HMS Unseen (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, DSC, RNVR) departed St. John's, Canada together with HMS Unruffled (Lt. R.F. Park, RN) for Halifax, Canada.
14 Jul 1944
HMS Unseen (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, DSC, RNVR) and HMS Unruffled (Lt. R.F. Park, RN) arrived at Halifax, Canada.
Unseen was now assigned to A/S training with the Royal Canadian Navy. She operated mainly out of Halifax, St. John (N.B.) and Digby.
At the end of the war (with Japan) HMS Unseen was at Digby, Canada. She returned to the U.K. in October 1945 and was reduced to reserve on 1 November 1945. (3)
Submarine HMS Surf (P 239)
20 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) conducted exerises in the Clyde area. On completion of these exercises she proceeded to Ettrick Bay. (4)
21 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) shifted from Ettick Bay to Holy Loch. (4)
23 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) proceeded from Holy Loch to the torpedo firing range at Arrochar (Loch Long) where she fired a full salvo of torpedoes. She returned to Holy Loch on completion of this trial. (4)
25 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) conducted log trials in Loch Long. (4)
27 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) conducted gunnery exerises in the Clyde area. (4)
28 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) conducted exerises in the Clyde area.
2 Jun 1945
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area during which HMS Shikari (Lt. E.A. Tyrer, DSC, RN) and HMS Sardonyx (Lt.Cdr. L.F.L. Hill, RNR) served as the targets. (5)
3 Jun 1945
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area during which HMS Sardonyx (Lt.Cdr. L.F.L. Hill, RNR) and HMS Ravager (A/Capt. G.V.B. Faulkner, RN) served as the targets. (5)
4 Jun 1945
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area during which HMS Shikari (Lt. E.A. Tyrer, DSC, RN) and HMS Sardonyx (Lt.Cdr. L.F.L. Hill, RNR) served as the targets. (5)
5 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) participated in A/S exerises off Campbeltown. (5)
8 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) participated in A/S exerises off Campbeltown. (5)
11 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) participated in A/S exerises off Campbeltown. (5)
12 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) participated in A/S exerises off Campbeltown. (5)
13 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) participated in A/S exerises off Campbeltown. (5)
14 Jun 1945
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) participated in A/S exerises off Campbeltown. On completion of these she proceeded to Holy Loch. (5)
15 Jun 1945
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area during which HMS Sardonyx (Lt.Cdr. L.F.L. Hill, RNR) served as the target. (5)
16 Jun 1945
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area during which HMS Sardonyx (Lt.Cdr. L.F.L. Hill, RNR) served as the target. (5)
19 Jun 1945
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area during which HMS Shikari (Lt. E.A. Tyrer, DSC, RN) and HMS Sardonyx (Lt.Cdr. L.F.L. Hill, RNR) served as the targets. (5)
20 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) departed Holy Loch for exercises in the Rockabill area. (5)
21 Jun 1945
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) conducted exercises in the Rockabill area with HMS Morpeth Castle (Lt.Cdr. L.F.L. Hill, RNR) and HMS Brilliant (A/Cdr.(Retd.) A.R.W. Sayle, RD, RNR). (5)
22 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) returned to Holy Loch on completion of last night's exercises. (5)
23 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) conducted special noise trials in Loch Goil. (5)
24 Jun 1945
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) conducted special noise trials in Loch Goil. On completion of these trials she departed the Clyde area for Blyth.
[No log for HMS Surf is available for July 1945 so no details can be given.] (5)
27 Jun 1945
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) arrived at Blyth. On VJ-day HMS Surf was still at Blyth. It had been intended that she would sail to the Far East in early August 1945 to arrive there in October but due the war with Japan having ended she was retained in home waters. (5)
8 Aug 1945
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) conducted exercises off Blyth. (6)
9 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) conducted exercises off Blyth. (6)
10 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) conducted exercises off Blyth. (6)
24 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) departed Blyth for Portsmouth. (6)
26 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Surf (T/Lt. T.D. Wood, RNVR) arrived at Portsmouth. (6)
Sources
- ADM 173/17228
- ADM 199/1385
- ADM 199/2573
- ADM 173/19787
- ADM 173/19788
- ADM 173/19789
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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