Reginald Patrick Fitzgerald DSC, RN

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Ranks

16 Apr 1941 S.Lt.
1 Nov 1942 Lt.
1 Nov 1950 Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1955 Cdr.

Decorations

9 Jun 1942 Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
19 Jan 1943 DSC

Warship Commands listed for Reginald Patrick Fitzgerald, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Varangian (P 61)Lt.Submarine2 Jan 1945early 1945
HMS Unrivalled (P 45)Lt.Submarine3 Mar 194531 Jul 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Submarine HMS Varangian (P 61)


3 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Varangian participated in A/S exercises off Larne. (1)

4 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Varangian participated in A/S exercises off Larne. (1)

6 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Varangian participated in A/S exercises off Larne. (1)

7 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Varangian participated in A/S exercises off Larne. (1)

9 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Varangian participated in A/S exercises off Larne. (1)

10 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Varangian participated in A/S exercises off Larne. (1)

11 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Varangian participated in A/S exercises off Larne. (1)

13 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Varangian participated in A/S exercises off Larne. (1)

14 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Varangian participated in A/S exercises off Larne. (1)

19 Feb 1945
HMS Varangian (Lt. A.J. Sumption, DSC, RNVR) departed the Clyde for Blyth. She made the passage North through the Minches together with HMS Taurus (Lt. P.E. Newstead, DSC, RN), HMS Satyr (Lt. J.N. Elliot, RN) and HMS Spearhead (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.E. Youngman, RNR). They were escorted by HMS Shikari (Lt. E.A. Tyrer, DSC, RN). (2)

24 Feb 1945
HMS Varangian (Lt. A.J. Sumption, DSC, RNVR) arrived at Blyth. (3)


Submarine HMS Unrivalled (P 45)


14 Apr 1945
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) conducted trials off Plymouth. (4)

18 Apr 1945
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Plymouth. (4)

23 Apr 1945
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) was assigned to training duties while based at Plymouth. (4)

23 Apr 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) departed Plymouth for exercises with aircraft to the north of Brittany, France. (4)

27 Apr 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) returned to Plymouth. (4)

30 Apr 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) departed Plymouth for exercises with aircraft to the north of Brittany, France. (4)

4 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) returned to Plymouth. (5)

7 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) departed Plymouth for exercises with aircraft to the north of Brittany, France. (5)

9 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) returned to Plymouth. (5)

15 May 1945
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) departed Plymouth for exercises with aircraft to the north of Brittany, France. (5)

19 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) returned to Plymouth. (5)

21 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) departed Plymouth for exercises with aircraft to the north of Brittany, France. (5)

25 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) returned to Plymouth. (5)

6 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Plymouth with HMS Caesar (Capt. G.N. Brewer, DSO, RN). (6)

18 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) departed Plymouth for exercises with aircraft to the north of Brittany, France. (6)

19 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) returned to Plymouth. (6)

26 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) departed Plymouth for exercises with aircraft to the north of Brittany, France. (6)

28 Jun 1945
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) returned to Plymouth. (6)

3 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) departed Plymouth for exercises with aircraft to the north of Brittany, France. (7)

6 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) returned to Plymouth. (7)

10 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) departed Plymouth for exercises with aircraft to the north of Brittany, France. (7)

13 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) returned to Plymouth. (7)

17 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) departed Plymouth for exercises with aircraft to the north of Brittany, France. (7)

19 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) returned to Plymouth. (7)

26 Jul 1945
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) departed Plymouth for Portsmouth. (7)

27 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) arrived at Portsmouth. (7)

31 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) was paid off into reserve at Portsmouth. (7)

Sources

  1. ADM 173/20237
  2. ADM 199/1444
  3. ADM 199/2574
  4. ADM 173/20133
  5. ADM 173/20134
  6. ADM 173/20135
  7. ADM 173/20136

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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