Michael Geoffrey Rawson Lumby DSO, DSC, RN
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Retired: 25 Nov 1966 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Michael Geoffrey Rawson Lumby, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Tribune (N 76) | Lt. | Submarine | 19 Feb 1942 | Mar 1942 |
| HMS L 23 (N 23) | Lt. | Submarine | 6 Mar 1942 | 20 Apr 1942 |
| HMS Saracen (P 247) | Lt. | Submarine | 21 Apr 1942 | 14 Aug 1943 |
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Submarine HMS Saracen (P 247)
3 Aug 1942
While on her first patrol HMS Saracen (Lt. M.G.R. Lumby, RN) torpedoed and sank German U-boat U-335 (built 1941) in the North Sea north-east of the Faeroes in position 62°48N, 00°12W. There was one survivor out of a crew off 44.
9 Nov 1942
HMS Saracen (Lt. M.G.R. Lumby, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the Italian submarine Granito (630 tons, built 1942) near Capo San Vito, Sicily, Italy in position 38°34'N, 12°09'E.
16 Nov 1942
At 0907 hours HMS Saracen (Lt. M.G.R. Lumby, DSC, RN) fires three torpedoes against a convoy made up of the small Italian tanker Labor (510 GRT, built 1930), the German merchant Menes (5609 GRT, built 1926) escorted by the Italian torpedo boats Calliope and Climene north of the Gulf of Tunis in position 37°30'N, 10°40'E. All torpedoes fired missed their target(s).
17 Dec 1942
HMS Saracen (Lt. M.G.R. Lumby, DSC, RN) fires four torpedoes against the German transport ship Ankara (4768 GRT, built 1937) and one of her escorts the Italian destroyer Camicia Nera north of Bizerte, Tunisia. All torpedoes fired missed their targets.
20 Jan 1943
HMS Saracen (Lt. M.G.R. Lumby, DSC, RN) sank the Italian auxiliary submarine chaser V 3 / Maria Angelette (214 GRT) with gunfire about 30 nautical miles south of Isola di Capri, Italy in position 40°14'N, 14°10'E.
12 Feb 1943
HMS Saracen (Lt. M.G.R. Lumby, DSC, RN) sank the French tugs Provincale II (124 GRT) and Marseillaise V (138 GRT) with gunfire off Cape Sardineaux, southern France.
15 Feb 1943
HMS Saracen (Lt. M.G.R. Lumby, DSC, RN) torpedoed and damaged the French (in German service) tanker Marguerite Finaly (12309 GRT, built 1933) in the Capo di Noli / Capo di Vado area (south-west of Genoa, Italy).
19 Feb 1943
HMS Saracen (Lt. M. Lumby, DSC, RN) damaged two sailing vessels with gunfire at Cervo, Liguria, Italy.
19 Apr 1943
HMS Saracen (Lt. M.G.R. Lumby, DSO, DSC, RN) intercepts and Italian convoy and torpedoed and sank the Italian passenger/cargo ship Francesco Crispi (7600 GRT, built 1926) about 18 nautical miles west of Elba island, Italy in position 42°46'N, 09°46'E.
22 Apr 1943
HMS Saracen (Lt. M.G.R. Lumby, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the Italian merchant Tagliamento (5448 GRT, built 1922) about 35 nautical miles south (bearing 197) of Pianosa, Italy in position 42°03'N, 09°48'E.
6 Jul 1943
HMS Saracen (Lt. M.G.R. Lumby, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the Italian merchant Tripoli (1166 GRT, built 1922) about 15 nautical miles south of Capraia, Italy.
11 Jul 1943
HMS Saracen (Lt. M.G.R. Lumby, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the German merchant Tell (1349 GRT, built 1938) about 25 nautical miles east of Corsica.