Edward Oscar Bickford DSO, RN
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| Died | Jul 1940 | HMS Salmon | |
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Warship Commands listed for Edward Oscar Bickford, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Salmon (N 65) | Lt. | Submarine | 6 Aug 1938 | 16 Jul 1940 |
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Submarine HMS Salmon (N 65)
4 Dec 1939
The German submarine U-36 was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea south-west of Kristiansand,Norway in position 57º00'N, 02º47'E by a torpedo from the British submarine HMS Salmon (Lt.Cdr. E.O. Bickford, RN).
12 Dec 1939
HMS Salmon (Lt.Cdr. E.O. Bickford, RN) sighted the German liner Bremen in the North Sea in position 57º02'N, 05º52'E. Salmon surfaced and in accordance with International Law signalled the liner to stop but no notice was taken. A few moments later HMS Salmon had to dive when a German Do-18 aircraft showed up.
13 Dec 1939
HMS Salmon (Lt.Cdr. E.O. Bickford, RN) sights a German task-force comprising the light cruisers Nürnberg, Leipzig and Köln and the destroyers Hermann Künne, Friedrich Ihn, Erich Steinbrinck, Richard Beitzen and Bruno Heinemann. The cruisers were a covering force for the destroyers who had laid mines off Newcastle. From great distance Lt.Cdr. Bickford managed to torpedo the Nürnberg and Leipzig in the central North Sea in position 56º47'N, 04º00'E. Nürnberg was hit in the bow and Leipzig was hit amidships. The damage to Leipzig was so severe that the ship was only used as schoolship after she was repaired.
20 Jun 1940
HMS Salmon (Lt.Cdr. E.O. Bickford, DSO, RN) fires two torpedoes against a German convoy about 15 nautical miles south-west of Egersund, Norway in position 58º18'N 05º40'E. Both torpedoes missed their intended target(s).