Stuart Austen Buss DSC, RN
| Birth details unknown |
| Died | 13 Nov 1943 | | HMS Dulverton (L 63) |
| Ranks | | | 15 Aug 1922 | Lt. | | 15 Aug 1930 | Lt.Cdr. | | 31 Dec 1940 | Cdr. |
Decorations | | | 11 Aug 1935 | MVO | | 1 Jan 1944 | DSC (posthumous) |
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Warship Commands listed for Stuart Austen Buss, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Electra (H 27) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 31 Jul 1939 | 28 Jan 1941 |
| HMS Punjabi (F 21) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 28 Feb 1941 | 14 Jan 1942 |
| HMS Dulverton (L 63) | Cdr. | Escort destroyer | Jan 1943 | 13 Nov 1943 (+) |
Career information
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Events related to this officer
3 Sep 1939
HMS Electra (Lt.Cdr. S.A. Buss, RN) and HMS Escort (Lt.Cdr. J. Bostock, RN) together pick up
481 survivors from the British passenger ship Athenia which was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-30 about 250 miles west of Inishtrahull in position 56º44'N, 14º05'W.
13 Jun 1940
While escorting HMS Ark Royal (Capt. C.S. Holland, RN) off Norway HMS Antelope (Lt.Cdr. R.T. White, DSO, RN) and HMS Electra (Lt.Cdr. S.A. Buss, RN) collide with each other in heavy fog. Both destroyers were damaged and repairs took until ca. mid-August.
