Peter Gordon Merriman, RN
| Birth details unknown |
 | Ranks
Retired: 16 Dec 1953 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Peter Gordon Merriman, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Cameron (I 05) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 9 Sep 1940 | ??? |
| HMS Whaddon (L 45) | Lt.Cdr. | Escort destroyer | 17 Dec 1940 | Nov 1942 |
| HMS Active (H 14) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 1 Jan 1943 | 9 Oct 1944 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Active (H 14)
23 May 1943
The Italian submarine Leonardo Da Vinci (offsite link) was sunk north-east of the Azores by the British destroyer HMS Active (Lt.Cdr. P.G. Merriman, RN ) and the British frigate HMS Ness (A/Cdr. T.G.P. Crick, DSC, RN).
2 Nov 1943
The German submarine U-340 was sunk at 0430hrs on 2 November 1943 near Tangier, in position 35º33'N, 06º37'W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Fleetwood (Cdr. W.B. Piggott, DSC, RD, RNR) and the British destroyers HMS Active (Lt.Cdr. P.G. Merriman, DSC, RN) and HMS Witherington (Lt.Cdr. R.B.S. Tennant, RN) and by depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn. 179/R).