Robert Julian Clutterbuck DSO, RN
| Birth details unknown |
 | Ranks
Retired: 22 Mar 1958 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Robert Julian Clutterbuck, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS L 23 (N 23) | Lt. | Submarine | 10 Jan 1942 | 6 Mar 1942 |
| HMS Otus (N 92) | Lt. | Submarine | 24 Apr 1942 | ??? |
| HMS Torbay (N 79) | Lt. | Submarine | 28 Oct 1942 | 2 May 1944 |
| HMS Truncheon (P 353) | A/Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 15 Dec 1944 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Events related to this officer
Submarine HMS Torbay (N 79)
11 Feb 1943
HMS Torbay (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Danish merchant Grete (1563 GRT) off Cape Oropesa, Spain. Two torpedoes were fired resulting in one hit one the ship.
25 Feb 1943
HMS Torbay (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) damages the Italian auxiliary minesweeper Monte Argentario (80 GRT) with gunfire off Ajaccio, Corsica, France. The ship was run aground by her crew. Torbay fired 17 rounds, scoring 2 hits. Torbay broke off the action as she was fired upon by a shore battery.
26 Feb 1943
HMS Torbay (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Spanish merchant Juan de Astigarraga (3561 GRT) off San Remo, Italy.
Torbay also sinks the French merchant Oasis (1327 GRT) with scuttling charges (?) about 30 nautical miles south of Cape Mele, Italy in position 43º27'N, 08º08'E.
Both ships were under German control.
27 Feb 1943
HMS Torbay (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) sinks the Italian auxiliary patrol vessel V 276 / Baicin (173 GRT) with gunfire about 35 nautical miles south-west of La Spezia, Italy in position 43º37'N, 09º25'E.
28 Feb 1943
HMS Torbay (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Ischia (5101 GRT) off Portofino, Italy.
3 Mar 1943
HMS Torbay (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) sinks the Italian sailing vessel Gesu Guiseppe E Maria (64 GRT) with gunfire off Milazzo, Sicily, Italy.
28 Mar 1943
HMS Torbay (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) torpedoes and sinks the French merchant Lillios (3680 GRT) off Cape Scalea, Italy in position 39º05'N, 15º46'E.
1 Apr 1943
HMS Torbay (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) sinks the Italian fishing vessel Madonna di Porto Salvo (21 GRT) with gunfire 8 nautical miles bearing 170 of Punta Licosa, Italy in position 40º15'N, 14º54'E.
11 Apr 1943
HMS Torbay (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) claims the sinking of a sailing vessel with gunfire ofCorfu, Greece.
17 Jul 1943
HMS Torbay (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) sinks the Italian sailing vessel Pozzalo (127 GRT) 5 nautical miles west of Civitavecchia, Italy. (5 nautical miles bearing 270 from Torre Chiaruccia according to Italian sources)
18 Jul 1943
HMS Torbay (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) sinks the Italian auxiliary patrol vessel V 90/San Girolamo (109 GRT) with gunfire south-east of Giglio, Italy.
23 Jul 1943
HMS Torbay (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian Aderno (2609 BRT, former British Ardeola) off Civitavecchia, Italy in position 42.04N, 11.47E.
31 Aug 1943
HMS Torbay (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) sinks the Italian sailing vessel Columbo (15 GRT) with gunfire 15 nautical miles west of Kos, Greece.
2 Sep 1943
HMS Torbay (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) torpedoes and sinks the small Italian merchant Versilia (591 GRT) off Paros Island, Greece in position 37º11'N, 25º20'E.
15 Oct 1943
HMS Torbay (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) torpedoes and sinks the small Italian merchant Tarquinia (749 GRT) off Kalymnos, Greece and a Greek fishing vessel with gunfire east of Leros, Greece.
Following these sinkings Torbay had an encounter with the German Q-ship GA 45. Torbay's periscope was sighted first by GA 45 which dropped 5 depth-charges very close. Later Torbay surfaced intending to dispose of GA 45 with her gun but the German vessel was very alert and opened an accurate fire as soon as the submarine surfaced and forced her to break off the action. She did not drop any further depth-charges which led Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck of Torbay to conclude that she was out of depth-charges. The submarine was not damaged during this encounter.
16 Oct 1943
HMS Torbay (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) torpedoes and sinks the German troopship Kari (1925 GRT, former French Ste. Colette, former Norwegian Kari, offsite link) and torpedoes and damages the Italian merchant (in German service) Trapani (1855 GRT) east of Naxos, Greece in position 36º59'N, 26º10'E.
The Trapani was further damaged that night by the British escort destroyer destroyer HMS Hursley and the Greek escort destroyer destroyer RHS Miaoulis. The wreck of the Trapani was finally destroyed off Kalymnos, Greece the following night by the British destroyers HMS Penn and HMS Jervis.
21 Nov 1943
HMS Torbay (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) sinks a sailing vessel with gunfire west of Psathoura Island, Greece in position 39º30'N, 24º10'E.
22 Nov 1943
HMS Torbay (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) torpedoes and sinks a German floating dock north of Skiathos Island, Greece in position 39º24'N, 23º24'E.
26 Nov 1943
HMS Torbay (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) fires three torpedoes against the German merchant Salomea (751 GRT) off Lemnos island, Greece. All three torpedoes missed their target.
27 Nov 1943
HMS Torbay (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) torpedoes and sinks the German troop transport Palma (2609 GRT, former Italian Polcevera) off Karlovasi, Samos, Greece in position 37º47'N, 26º38'E.
25 Dec 1943
HMS Torbay (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) damages a sailing vessel with gunfire off Cape Stavros, Crete, Greece.
26 Jan 1944
HMS Torbay (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) fires 5 torpedoes against the German merchant Leda (4572 GRT, former Italian Leopardi) south of Amorgos Island, Greece. All torpedoes fired missed their target.
31 Jan 1944
HMS Torbay (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) sinks a Greek sailing vessel with gunfire south of Lemnos Island, Greece.