Philip Frederick Powlett DSC, DSO, RN
| Ranks | | | 16 Sep 1927 | S.Lt. | | 16 Jun 1929 | Lt. | | 16 Jun 1937 | Lt.Cdr. | | 31 Dec 1942 | Cdr. | | 30 Jun 1949 | Capt. |
Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Philip Frederick Powlett, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Shearwater (L 39 / K 39) | Lt.Cdr. | Patrol vessel | 5 Sep 1939 | 20 Jan 1941 |
| HMS Blankney (L 30) | Lt.Cdr. | Escort destroyer | 27 Feb 1941 | 11 Mar 1943 |
| HMS Cassandra (R 62) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 12 Jun 1944 | ??? |
| HMS Dauntless (D 45) | Cdr. | Light cruiser | 31 Mar 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Events related to this officer
17 Dec 1941
The German submarine U-131 was sunk north-east of Madeira, Portugal, in position 34º12'N, 13º35'W, by depth charges and gunfire from the British escort destroyers HMS Exmoor (Lt.Cdr. L.StG. Rich, RN) and HMS Blankney(Lt.Cdr. P.F. Powlett, DSC, RN), the British destroyer HMS Stanley (Lt.Cdr. D.B. Shaw, OBE, RN), the British corvette HMS Pentstemon (Lt.Cdr. J. Byron, RNR (retired)) and the British sloop HMS Stork (Cdr. F.J. Walker, RN), and by depth charges from a Martlet aircraft (Sqdn. 802) of the British escort carrier HMS Audacity (Cdr. D.W. Mackendrick, RN).
18 Dec 1941
The German submarine U-434 was sunk in the North Atlantic north of Madeira, Portugal, in position 36º15'N, 15º48'W, by depth charges from the British escort destroyer HMS Blankney (Lt.Cdr. P.F. Powlett, DSC, RN) and the British destroyer HMS Stanley (Lt.Cdr. D.B. Shaw, OBE, RN).
