John Charles Young Roxburgh DSC, DSO, RN
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 | Ranks
Retired: 3 Oct 1972 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for John Charles Young Roxburgh, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS H 43 (N 43) | Lt. | Submarine | 10 Aug 1942 | 16 Sep 1942 |
| HMS United (P 44) | Lt. | Submarine | 7 Dec 1942 | 30 Dec 1943 |
| HMS Tapir (P 335) | Lt. | Submarine | 4 Oct 1944 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Events related to this officer
Submarine HMS United (P 44)
17 Jan 1943
HMS United (Lt. J.C.Y. Roxburgh, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian destroyer Bombardiere (1654 tons) about 20 nautical miles north-west of Isola Marettimo, Sicily, Italy in position 38º15'N 11º43'E.
14 Jun 1943
HMS United (Lt. J.C.Y. Roxburgh, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the French merchant Ste Marguerite (5155 GRT, built 1902, former Norwegian Ringulv, offsite link) one nautical mile south of Capo del Armi in position 37º54'N, 15º42'E.
At 1145 hours (time zone -2) a merchant of about 5000 tons was sighted escorted by a torpedo boat and with two aircraft overhead. An attack was commenced.
At 1236 hours 4 torpedoes were fired from 900 yards. 2 hits were obtained and the merchant sank within 5 minutes. After firing the torpedoes Lt. Roxburgh took United down to 120 feet.
From 1242 hours to 1318 hours United was counter attacked by the escorting torpedo boat. In all 20 depth charges were dropped. Close enough to break some 20 lights aboard United.
At 1416 Lt. Roxburgh came up to periscope depth. Nothing was in sight except for an aircraft that was circling at the place of the attack. United retreated to the south-west.
20 Jun 1943
HMS United (Lt. J.C.Y. Roxburgh, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Olbia (3514 GRT, built 1929) about 20 nautical miles south of Cape Spartivento, Italy in position 37º35'N, 16º05'E.
At 1442 hours HMS United spots an unescorted merchant ship. An attack was commenced. At 1513 hours four torpedoes were fired from 900 yards. Three hits were claimed by the British.
15 Jul 1943
The Italian (transport) submarine Remo (1332 tons, offsite link) was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Taranto in position 39º19'N, 17º30'E by the British submarine HMS United (Lt. J.C.Y. Roxburgh, DSC, RN).
At 1809 hours (time zone -2) a very small object was sighted about 4 nautical miles away. At 1814 hours the object was identified as a submarine. Lt. Roxburgh manouvered United into attack position. At 1825 the submarine was identified as being Italian.
At 1831 hours four torpedoes were fired from 500 yards. Two hits were obtained. Shortly after the second torpedo hit the stern of the submarine rose out of the water at a 60 degree angle and she sank in four seconds. At 1836 hours four survivors were seen swimming in the water. At 1849 hours United surfaced and picked them up. The survivors turned out to be the Commanding Officer, a midshipsman (who was the ships Navigating Officer) and two seamen.
Submarine HMS Tapir (P 335)
12 Apr 1945
The German submarine U-486 was sunk in the North Sea north-west of Bergen, Norway, in position 60º44'N, 04º39'E by torpedoes from the British submarine HMS Tapir (Lt. J.C.Y. Roxbourgh, DSO, DSC, RN).