James Douglas Prentice DSO, DSC, RCN
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Warship Commands listed for James Douglas Prentice, RCN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMCS Chambly (K 116) | Corvette | 26 Mar 1941 | 13 Nov 1942 | |
| HMCS Ottawa (ii) (H 31) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 19 May 1944 | 9 Sep 1944 |
| HMCS Qu'appelle (H 69) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 10 Sep 1944 | 4 Dec 1944 |
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Events related to this officer
Corvette HMCS Chambly (K 116)
8 Jun 1941
HMCS Chambly (A/Cdr J.D. Prentice, RCN) picks up 18 survivors from the British merchant Baron Nairn that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-108 in the North Atlantic west of Cape Race in position 47º35'N, 39º02'W.
10 Sep 1941
The German submarine U-501 was sunk at 2330hrs on 10 September 1941 in the Straits of Denmark south of Angmagsalik, Greenland, in position 62º50'N, 37º50'W, by depth charges and ramming from the Canadian corvettes HMCS Chambly (A/Cdr. J.D. Prentice, RCN) and
HMCS Moosejaw (Lt. F.E. Grubb, RCN).
22 Feb 1942
HMCS Chambly (Cdr. J.D. Prentice, RCN) ended a refit at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
11 Jun 1942
HMCS Chambly (Cdr. J.D. Prentice, RCN) picks up 45 survivors from the British merchant Pontypridd that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-94 in the North Atlantic of St.Johns in position 49º50'N, 41º37'W.
Destroyer HMCS Ottawa (ii) (H 31)
7 Jul 1944
The German submarine U-678 was sunk in the English Channel south-west of Brighton, in position 50º32'N, 00º23'W, by depth charges from the Canadian destroyers HMCS Ottawa, HMCS Kootenay and the British corvette HMS Statice.
18 Aug 1944
The German submarine U-621 was sunk in the Bay of Biscay near La Rochelle, in position 45º52'N, 02º36'W, by depth charges from the Canadian destroyers HMCS Ottawa (Cdr. J.D. Prentice, DSO, RCN), HMCS Kootenay (A/Lt.Cdr. W.H. Willson, RCN) and HMCS Chaudiere (A/Lt.Cdr. C.P. Nixon, RCN).
20 Aug 1944
The German submarine U-984 was sunk in the Bay of Biscay west of Brest, in position 48º16'N, 05º33'W, by depth charges from the Canadian destroyers HMCS Ottawa (Cdr. J.D. Prentice, DSO, RCN), HMCS Kootenay (A/Lt.Cdr. W.H. Willson, RCN) and HMCS Chaudiere (A/Lt.Cdr. C.P. Nixon, RCN).
