Frank Evelyn Eastman, SANF(V)
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| Ranks19 May 1940 | | T/Lt. | 31 Mar 1944 | | T/A/Lt.Cdr. |
Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Frank Evelyn Eastman, SANF(V)
Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
HMAS Tamworth (J 181) | | Minesweeper | | 22 Mar 1944 |
HMS Nigella (K 19) | T/A/Lt.Cdr. | Corvette | 2 May 1944 | 23 Nov 1944 |
HMS Thyme (K 210) | T/A/Lt.Cdr. | Corvette | 14 Dec 1944 | 19 Aug 1945 |
Career information
RNR transferred to SANF(V)
Events related to this officer
22 Feb 1944
The Australian minesweeper HMAS Tamworth and the Indian minesweeper HMIS Orissa (Lt. A.V. Baker, RIN) both pick up survivors from the American tanker E.G. Seubert that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-510 about 200 nautical miles east of Aden in position 13°50'N, 48°49'E.
HMAS Tamworth also picks up 52 survivors from the British tanker San Alvaro that was also torpedoed and heavily damaged by German U-boat U-510 about 200 nautical miles east of Aden in position 13°50'N, 48°49'E. The burning San Alvaro was then scuttled by HMAS Tamworth with gunfire and depth charges.
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