Richard Prendergast Raikes DSO, RN
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Warship Commands listed for Richard Prendergast Raikes, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Seawolf (N 47) | Lt. | Submarine | 9 Oct 1941 | Aug 1942 |
| HMS Tuna (N 94) | Lt. | Submarine | 24 Aug 1942 | 17 Mar 1943 |
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Events related to this officer
Submarine HMS Seawolf (N 47)
22 Nov 1941
HMS Seawolf (Lt. R.P. Raikes, RN) claims to have sunk the German merchant Bessheim (1774 GRT) off the Syltefjord. This can however not be the case as Bessheim was mined and sunk the previous day off Hammerfest. HMS Seawolf probably attacked another merchant.
6 Mar 1942
HMS Seawolf (Lt. R.P. Raikes, RN) sighted the German battleship Tirpitz along with her escorting destroyers Paul Jacobi, Friedrich Ihn, Hermann Schoemann and Z-25. The German ships had sailed from Trondheim, Norway with the intention to attack convoy PQ-12.
Submarine HMS Tuna (N 94)
7 Dec 1942
HMS Tuna (Lt. R.P. Raikes, DSO, RN) delivered the "Cockleshell Heroes" to the mouth of the Gironde for their daring raid on Bordeaux, France in which 6 German ships were mined. The raid was called Operation Frankton, and only two of the 12 men returned.