Allied Warship Commanders


William Woods OBE, RCNR

Birth details unknown

Ranks

6 Feb 1941T/Lt.
1 Jan 1942T/A/Lt.Cdr.
1 Jan 1943T/Lt.Cdr.


Retired: 15 Sep 1945

Decorations

8 Jan 1944OBE

Warship Commands listed for William Woods, RCNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMCS Collingwood (K 180)T/Lt.Corvette17 Apr 19419 Apr 1942
HMCS Gananoque (J 259)T/Lt.Cdr.Minesweeper16 Mar 194323 Mar 1943
HMCS Lethbridge (K 160)T/Lt.Cdr.Corvette22 Apr 194315 Jun 1943
HMCS Dunver (K 03)T/Lt.Cdr.Frigate11 Sep 19436 May 1944
HMCS Lauzon (K 371)T/Lt.Cdr.Frigate22 Jun 194410 Apr 1945

Career information

We currently have no career / biographical information on this officer.

Events related to this officer

Corvette HMCS Collingwood (K 180)


27 Jun 1941
HMCS Collingwood (T/Lt. W. Woods, RCNR) picks up 6 survivors from the British merchant Malaya II that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-564 in the north Atlantic east of Cape Farewell in position 59º56'N, 30º35'W.

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