Jack Gethin Hopkins, RN
| Birth details unknown |
 | Ranks
Retired: 8 Oct 1953 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Jack Gethin Hopkins, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Porpoise (N 14) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 22 Aug 1940 | 25 Sep 1941 |
| HMS Taku (N 38) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 8 Dec 1941 | 11 Oct 1942 |
| HMS Truant (N 68) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 22 Mar 1943 | 25 Nov 1943 |
| HMS Thorough (P 324) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 25 Nov 1943 | 1 Feb 1945 |
| HMS Slinger (D 26) | A/Cdr. | Escort Carrier | 19 May 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Events related to this officer
Submarine HMS Porpoise (N 14)
13 Sep 1940
HMS Porpoise (Cdr. P.Q. Roberts, RN) lays minefield FD 26 (48 mines) in the Bay of Biscay north-west of La Rochelle, France in position 46º25'N, 02º00'E.
7 Mar 1941
While enroute to Halifax, Canada, HMS Porpoise (Lt.Cdr. J.G. Hopkins, RN) makes a torpedo attack on ' what is identified as ' a submarine in the North Atlantic in position 57º50'N, 19º50'W. The German submarine U-A was operating in this area so the attack might have been against this submarine but she reported no attack.
Submarine HMS Taku (N 38)
15 Aug 1942
HMS Taku (Lt.Cdr. J.G. Hopkins, RN) attacks the German merchant Menes (5609 GRT) with 4 torpedoes about 90 nautical miles north-east of Benghazi, Libya in position 33º16'N, 21º16'E. All 4 torpedoes fired missed their target.
Submarine HMS Thorough (P 324)
27 Sep 1944
HMS Thorough (Lt.Cdr. J.G. Hopkins, RN) sinks a small Japanese vessel north of Sumatra.
13 Nov 1944
HMS Thorough (Lt.Cdr. J.G. Hopkins, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.
14 Nov 1944
HMS Thorough (Lt.Cdr. J.G. Hopkins, RN) sinks two Japanese vessels and damages another with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.
19 Nov 1944
HMS Thorough (Lt.Cdr. J.G. Hopkins, RN) lays mines in the Strait of Malacca.
22 Nov 1944
HMS Thorough (Lt.Cdr. J.G. Hopkins, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca
23 Dec 1944
HMS Thorough (Lt.Cdr. J.G. Hopkins, RN) lays mines in the Strait of Malacca.
29 Dec 1944
HMS Thorough (Lt.Cdr. J.G. Hopkins, RN) sinks two Japanese sailing vessels of the west coast of Siam.
1 Jan 1945
HMS Thorough (Lt.Cdr. J.G. Hopkins, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the west coast of Siam.