Ralph Grosvenor Jenkins DSC, RN
| Birth details unknown |
| Ranks
Retired: 4 May 1959 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Ralph Grosvenor Jenkins, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Londonderry (L 76 / U 76) | Lt.Cdr. | Sloop | Jan 1943 | Mar 1943 |
| HMS Crane (U 23) | Lt.Cdr. | Sloop | 25 Mar 1943 | 16 Jun 1946 |
Career information
OBE awarded on ???Events related to this officer
Sloop HMS Londonderry (L 76 / U 76)
3 Feb 1943
HMS Londonderry (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Jenkins, RN) was disabled by an explosion astern (possibly the premature explosion of a depth-charge). She was towed into Londonderry on 7 February. She was repaired at Devonport Dockyard. Repairs lasted to October 1943. (1)
Sloop HMS Crane (U 23)
21 Nov 1943 (position 45.40, -19.35)
German U-boat U-538 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 45°40'N, 19°35'W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Foley (Lt.Cdr. D.E. Mansfield, RN) and the British sloop HMS Crane (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Jenkins, RN).
8 Apr 1944 (position 45.43, -19.57)
German U-boat U-962 was sunk in north Atlantic north-west of Cape Finisterre, in position 45°43'N, 19°57'W, by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Crane (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Jenkins, RN)
and HMS Cygnet (Cdr. D.M. MacLean, RN).
Sources
- ADM1/14279
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