Richard Horncastle, RN
| Birth details unknown |
 | Ranks
Retired: 31 Jul 1962 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Richard Horncastle, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Witherington (D 76) | Lt. | Destroyer | 23 Oct 1941 | 2 Oct 1942 |
| HMS Verity (D 63) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 2 Oct 1942 | Nov 1942 |
| HMS Hardy (ii) (R 08) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 6 Jul 1943 | 10 Dec 1943 |
| HMS Wessex (ii) (R 78) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 27 Mar 1944 | Nov 1945 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Witherington (D 76)
23 Mar 1942
HMS Witherington (Lt. R. Horncastle, RN) picks up 47 survivors from the British tanker British Prudence that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-754 north-east of Halifax in position 45º28'N, 56º13'W.
28 Jul 1942
HMS Witherington picks up 12 survivors from the American fishing vessel Ebb that was sunk by gunfire from the German submarine U-754 45 nautical miles south-east of Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, Canada in position 43º18'N, 63º50'W.