Henry Lockhart St. John Fancourt DSO, RN
| Born | 1 Apr 1900 | Birmingham, England, U.K. | |
| Died | 8 Jan 2004 | (103) |
| Ranks
Retired: 7 Jan 1950 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Henry Lockhart St. John Fancourt, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Argus (D 49) | Capt. | Aircraft Carrier | 15 Jan 1943 | 6 Oct 1943 |
| HMS Unicorn (D 72) | Capt. | Aircraft Carrier | 19 Oct 1943 | 23 Dec 1944 |
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Aircraft Carrier HMS Unicorn (D 72)
10 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) is docked in the Thompson Graving Dock at Belfast. (1)
15 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) is undocked. (1)
18 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) conducted D/G trials in Belfast Lough. (1)
19 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) proceeded from Belfast Lough to Greenock. En-route gunnery exercises were carried out and aircraft were flown on until this had to be halted due the the weather conditions. (1)
22 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) conducted full power trials and gunnery and flying exercises in the Clyde area. (1)
23 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area until these had to be abandoned due to the weather contitions. (1)
25 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Glasgow. (1)
29 Nov 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) proceeded from Glasgow to Greenock. (1)
1 Dec 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (1)
2 Dec 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) conducted flying and gunnery exercises in the Clyde area. (1)
7 Dec 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (1)
8 Dec 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) conducted gunnery and flying exercises in the Clyde area. (1)
9 Dec 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) conducted gunnery and flying exercises in the Clyde area. (1)
13 Dec 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. Also a refuelling at sea exercise was carried out with HMS Ramsey (T/A/Lt.Cdr. G.D. Davies, DSC, RNR) (1)
14 Dec 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (2)
18 Dec 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) proceeded from Greenock to Govan. (2)
24 Dec 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) proceeded from Govan to Greenock. (2)
30 Dec 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) conducted flying exercises in the Clyde area. (2)
18 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) conducted flying exercises off Trincomalee during which she was escorted by HMS Penn (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Swain, DSO, RN) and HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. G.A. Cox, RNethN). (3)
20 Mar 1944
Around 1010FG/20, the maintenance carrier HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) departed Trincomalee for Colombo where she arrived around 1130FG/21. She was escorted by the destroyers HMAS Quickmatch (Lt.Cdr. O.H. Becher, DSC, RAN), HMS Quality (Lt.Cdr. G.L. Farnfield, DSO, RN) and HMS Relentless (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Fell, RN). (4)
29 Apr 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1225FG/29, the maintenance carrier HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) departed Trincomalee to conduct flying exercises off Colombo. She was escorted by the destroyers HMS Petard (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Egan, DSO, RN) and HMS Penn (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Swain, DSO, DSC, RN).
On completion of the exercises they arrived at Colombo around 0930FG/3. (5)
4 May 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1315FG/4, the maintenance carrier HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) and the destroyers HMS Petard (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Egan, DSO, RN) and HMS Penn (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Swain, DSO, DSC, RN) departed Colombo for Bombay where they arrived around 0900FG/7. (6)
9 May 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) is docked in the Hughes graving dock at Bombay. (7)
13 May 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) is undocked. (7)
26 May 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0745FG/26, the aircraft maintenance carrier HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) departed Colombo for Trincomalee. She was escorted by the destroyer HMS Petard (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Egan, DSO, DSC, RN) and the sloop HMIS Cauvery (A/Cdr. F.F.W. Harvey, RIN).
Around 1500FG/26, the escort carrier and frigate HMS Findhorn (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Dawson, RD, RNR) joined company. They had departed Colombo earlier that day.
They all arrived at Trincomalee around 1300FG/27. (6)
5 Jun 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
The aircraft maintenance carrier HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) conducted flying exercises off Trincomalee during which she was escorted by the destroyers HMS Racehorse (Cdr. J.J. Casement, DSC, RN), HMS Relentless (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Fell, RN) and HMS Quality (Lt.Cdr. the Viscount Jocelyn, RN). (8)
6 Jun 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
The aircraft maintenance carrier HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) conducted flying exercises off Trincomalee during which she was escorted by the destroyers HMS Racehorse (Cdr. J.J. Casement, DSC, RN), HMS Relentless (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Fell, RN) and HMS Quality (Lt.Cdr. the Viscount Jocelyn, RN). (8)
7 Jun 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
The aircraft maintenance carrier HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) conducted flying exercises off Trincomalee during which she was escorted by the destroyers HMS Racehorse (Cdr. J.J. Casement, DSC, RN), HMS Relentless (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Fell, RN) and HMS Quality (Lt.Cdr. the Viscount Jocelyn, RN). (8)
8 Jun 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
The aircraft maintenance carrier HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) conducted flying exercises off Trincomalee during which she was escorted by the destroyers HMS Racehorse (Cdr. J.J. Casement, DSC, RN), HMS Relentless (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Fell, RN) and HMS Quality (Lt.Cdr. the Viscount Jocelyn, RN). (8)
14 Jun 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
The aircraft maintenance carrier HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) conducted flying exercises off Trincomalee during which she was, most likely, escorted the destroyers HMS Quality (Lt.Cdr. the Viscount Jocelyn, RN), HMAS Quickmatch (Lt.Cdr. O.H. Becher, DSC, RAN) and HMS Petard (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Egan, DSO, DSC, RN). (8)
15 Jun 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
The aircraft maintenance carrier HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) conducted flying exercises off Trincomalee during which she was escorted by the destroyers HMS Quilliam (Capt. R.G. Onslow, DSO and 2 Bars, RN), HMS Quality (Lt.Cdr. the Viscount Jocelyn, RN) and HMS Petard (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Egan, DSO, DSC, RN). (9)
26 Jun 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1225FG/29, the maintenance carrier HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) departed Trincomalee to conduct flying exercises off Colombo. She was escorted by the destroyers HMS Quilliam (Capt. R.G. Onslow, DSO and 2 Bars, RN) and HMS Rapid (Lt.Cdr. M.W. Tomkinson, DSC and Bar, RN).
They returned to Trincomalee around 1815FG/29. (10)
29 Jul 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800FG/29, the battleship Richelieu (Capt. G.M.J. Merveilleux du Vignaux) and the maintenance carrier HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) departed Trincomalee for Colombo where they arrived around 1230FG/30. They were escorted by the destroyers HMS Rotherham (Capt. F.S.W. de Winton, RN), HMS Rapid (Lt.Cdr. M.W. Tomkinson, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Redoubt (Lt.Cdr. N.E.G. Ropner, DSO, RN), HMS Rocket (Lt.Cdr. H.B. Acworth, OBE, RN) and HMAS Quickmatch (Lt.Cdr. O.H. Becher, DSC, RAN). (11)
7 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800FG/7, the maintenance carrier HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) departed Trincomalee for Durban via Addu Atoll and Diego Suarez.
On departure from Trincomalee she was escorted by the destroyers HMS Racehorse (Cdr. J.J. Casement, DSC, RN), HMS Redoubt (Lt.Cdr. F.W.M. Carter, DSC, RN) and HMS Raider (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Cartwright, DSC, RN).
Around 1315FG/8, HMS Raider was detached to return to Trincomalee where she arrived around 1145FG/9.
HMS Unicorn, HMS Racehorce and HMS Redoubt arrived at Addu Atoll around 1000FG/9.
Around 1410FG/9, they departed Addu Atoll for Diego Suarez where they arrived around 0915C/13.
Around 1620C/13, they departed Diego Suarez for Durban. (12)
18 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0900B/18, the maintenance carrier HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) and the destroyers HMS Racehorse (Cdr. J.J. Casement, DSC, RN) and HMS Redoubt (Lt.Cdr. F.W.M. Carter, DSC, RN) arrived at Durban from Diego Suarez.
These three ships were to refit in South Africa, HMS Unicorn at Durban and the destroyers at Simonstown for which place they departed Durban later the same day. (13)
22 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) is docked at Durban. (12)
6 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) is undocked. (14)
21 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unicorn (Capt. H.L.St.J. Fancourt, DSO, RN) is fumigated at Durban. The crew returned on board on 23 December 1944. (14)
Sources
- ADM 53/118666
- ADM 53/118667
- ADM 53/120664
- ADM 53/120665
- ADM 53/120666 + ADM 199/1388
- ADM 53/120667 + ADM 199/1388
- ADM 53/120667
- ADM 53/120668
- ADM 53/120668
- ADM 53/120668 + ADM 199/1388
- ADM 53/120669 + ADM 199/1388
- ADM 53/120673
- ADM 53/110673
- ADM 53/120674
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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