David Byam Shaw OBE, RN (retired)
| Birth details unknown | |||
| Died | 19 Dec 1941 | HMS Stanley | |
 | Ranks
Retired: 2 May 1930 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for David Byam Shaw, RN (retired)
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Stanley (I 73) | Lt.Cdr. (retired) | Destroyer | 14 Apr 1941 | 19 Dec 1941 (+) |
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Destroyer HMS Stanley (I 73)
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).