Patrick William Beresford Brooking DSO, RN
| Born | 30 Oct 1896 |
| Ranks
Retired: 15 Aug 1950 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Patrick William Beresford Brooking, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Sirius (82) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 27 Feb 1942 | 20 May 1943 |
| HMS Sirius (82) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 20 Jun 1943 | 29 Oct 1943 |
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Events related to this officer
Light cruiser HMS Sirius (82)
6 Sep 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At Capetown, Rear-Admiral A.J. Power, CB, CVO, RN, struck his flag in HMS Sirius (Capt. P.W.B. Brooking). (1)
7 Oct 1943
The British light cruisers HMS Penelope (Capt. G.D. Belben, DSC, AM, RN) and HMS Sirius (Capt. P.B.W. Brooking, DSO, RN) and the British destroyers HMS Faulknor (Capt. A.K. Scott-Moncrieff, DSO, RN) and HMS Fury (Lt.Cdr. T.F. Taylor, RN), north of Astipalea (Stampalia) in the Dodecanese, attacked a German convoy consisting of the auxiliary submarine chaser UJ 2111 (667 tons, former Italian Tramaglio), cargo Olympus (5216 GRT) and 5 MFPs. All were sunk.
On the return leg of the mission, the British were repeatedly attacked by German planes while transiting Karpathos Strait (Scarpanto).
Sources
- ADM 53/116661
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