George Fisher Renwick, RN

Birth details unknown

Ranks

15 Jan 1923Lt.
15 Jan 1931Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1936Cdr.
31 Dec 1942Capt.


Retired: 8 Jan 1952

Decorations

Warship Commands listed for George Fisher Renwick, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Rochester (L 50 / U 50)Cdr.Sloop20 Jun 193916 Jan 1941
HMS Attacker (D 02)Capt.Escort Carrier13 Nov 1944Oct 1945 ?

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Events related to this officer

Sloop HMS Rochester (L 50 / U 50)


16 Aug 1940
At 13.02 hours on 16 august 1940 U-46 fired three torpedoes on three ships (two passenger ships and one freighter) which partially overlapped in convoy OB-197 (150 miles southwest of Rockall) and observed a hit on the freighter, which was clearly damaged, as the bow was deeper in the water. The Dutch merchant ship Alcinous (6,189 tons) was hit on the port side by one torpedo and caught fire, which could be extinguished after long work. The British sloop HMS Rochester (Cdr. G.F. Renwick, RN) supported the damaged ship, which was later towed to Gourock by a British tug. Endrass could not identify his victim, but U-30(Lemp) heard the SSS-signals from the Alcinous.

30 Sep 1940
HMS Rochester (Cdr. G.F. Renwick, RN) picks up 7 survivors from the British merchant Mabriton that was torpedoed and sunk on 25 September 1940 by the German submarine U-32 west-south-west of Rockall in position 56º12'N, 23º00'W.

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