Raymond Hart DSC, DSO, RN

Birth details unknown

Ranks

1 Jun 1937S.Lt.
24 Jun 1937Lt.
24 Jun 1941Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1947Cdr.
31 Dec 1953Capt.


Retired: 12 Jan 1963

Decorations

2 Dec 1941DSC
19 Oct 1943Bar to DSC
14 Aug 1945DSO
1 Jan 1963CBE

Warship Commands listed for Raymond Hart, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Vidette (D 48)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer21 Dec 19426 Nov 1943
HMS Vidette (D 48)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer1 Dec 1943Mar 1944
HMS Havelock (H 88)Lt.Cdr.DestroyerMar 1944Sep 1944
HMS Conn (K 509)Lt.Cdr.FrigateSep 1944Jun 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Vidette (D 48)


6 May 1943
The German submarine U-531 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-east of Newfoundland, in position 52º48'N, 45º18'W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Vidette (Lt. R. Hart, DSC, RN).

6 May 1943
The German submarine U-630 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-east of Newfoundland, in position 52º31'N, 44º50'W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Vidette (Lt. R. Hart, DSC, RN).

23 Oct 1943
The German submarine U-274 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Iceland in position 57º14'N, 27º50'W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Duncan (Cdr. P.W. Gretton, OBE, DSO, DSC, RN) and HMS Vidette (Lt.Cdr. R. Hart, DSC and Bar, RN), and by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 224/Z).

29 Oct 1943
The German submarine U-282 was sunk south-east of Greenland, in position 55º28'N, 31º57'W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Vidette (Lt.Cdr. R. Hart, DSC and Bar, RN) and HMS Duncan (Cdr. P.W. Gretton, OBE, DSO, DSC, RN) and the British corvette HMS Sunflower (A/Lt.Cdr. J. Plomer, DSC, RCNVR).


Destroyer HMS Havelock (H 88)


18 Jun 1944
The German submarine U-767 was sunk in the English Channel south-west of Guernsey, in position 49º03'N, 03º13'W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Fame, HMS Inconstant and HMS Havelock.


Frigate HMS Conn (K 509)


27 Mar 1945
The German submarine U-905 was sunk in the North Atlantic in the Minch Canal in position 58.34N, 05.46W by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Conn (Lt.Cdr. R. Hart, DSC and Bar, RN).

30 Mar 1945
The German submarine U-965 was sunk north of Scotland, in position 58.19N, 05.31W by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Rupert (Lt. P.C.S. Black, RN) and HMS Conn (Lt.Cdr. R. Hart, DSC and Bar, RN).

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