Richard Lindsay Stephen Gaisford OBE, RN
| Born | 6 Apr 1905 |
| Ranks
Retired: 5 Aug 1955 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Richard Lindsay Stephen Gaisford, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Clyde (N 12) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 3 Feb 1940 | 18 Apr 1940 |
| HMS Vansittart (D 64) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 30 Aug 1940 | 28 Apr 1942 |
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Submarine HMS Clyde (N 12)
8 Feb 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Clyde (Lt.Cdr. R.L.S. Gaisford, RN) conducted exercises off Portsmouth. (1)
11 Feb 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Clyde (Lt.Cdr. R.L.S. Gaisford, RN) is docked at Portsmouth for repairs to her after hydroplane gear.
[The date of undocking is currently not known to us.] (1)
15 Mar 1940
HMS Clyde (Lt.Cdr. R.L.S. Gaisford, RN) departed Porsmouth for Blyth.
No map can be displayed as there is no log available for HMS Clyde for this period. (2)
18 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Clyde (Lt.Cdr. R.L.S. Gaisford, RN) arrived at Blyth. (2)
21 Mar 1940
HMS Clyde (Lt.Cdr. R.L.S. Gaisford, RN) departed Blyth for Scapa Flow.
No map can be displayed as there is no log available for HMS Clyde for this period. (2)
23 Mar 1940
HMS Clyde (Lt.Cdr. R.L.S. Gaisford, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow. She was escorted in by HMS Buttermere (Lt. E.G.P.B. Knapton, RN). (2)
30 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Clyde (Lt.Cdr. R.L.S. Gaisford, RN) conducted A/S exercises at / off Scapa flow with HMS Hasty (Lt.Cdr. L.R.K. Tyrwhitt, RN), HMS Hero (Cdr. H.W. Biggs, RN), HMS Hostile (Cdr. J.P. Wright, RN), HMS Hotspur (Cdr. H.F.H. Layman, RN), HMS Hunter (Lt.Cdr. L. De Villiers, RN), HMS Hyperion (Cdr. H.St.L. Nicholson, RN) and HMS Jupiter (Cdr. D.B. Wyburd, RN). (3)
7 Apr 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Clyde (Lt.Cdr. R.L.S. Gaisford, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Blyth. (4)
8 Apr 1940
HMS Clyde (Lt.Cdr. R.L.S. Gaisford, RN) is ordered to patrol off the south-west coast of Norway making this her 6th war patrol.
No map can be displayed as there is no log available for HMS Clyde for this period. (4)
9 Apr 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Clyde (Lt.Cdr. R.L.S. Gaisford, RN) is ordered to patrol in position 58°26'N, 04°50'E.
Later the same day she is ordered to close Egersund. Nothing however was seen off Egersund so HMS Clyde then proceeded to patrol off Lister as ordered. (4)
10 Apr 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Clyde (Lt.Cdr. R.L.S. Gaisford, RN) is ordered to patrol in position 58°00'N, 06°30'E. (4)
11 Apr 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Clyde (Lt.Cdr. R.L.S. Gaisford, RN) is ordered once again to patrol off Egersund. (4)
14 Apr 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Clyde (Lt.Cdr. R.L.S. Gaisford, RN) is ordered to leave patrol and proceed to Blyth. (4)
16 Apr 1940
HMS Clyde (Lt.Cdr. R.L.S. Gaisford, RN) ended her 6th war patrol at Blyth. (4)
Sources
- ADM 173/16265
- ADM 199/2550
- ADM 199/376
- ADM 199/1877
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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