Edward Reignier Conder DSC, DSO, RN
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 | Ranks
Retired: 10 Apr 1951 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Edward Reignier Conder, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Kittiwake (L 30 / K 30) | Cdr. | Patrol vessel | 5 Jan 1939 | ??? |
| HMS Whitshed (D 77) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 15 Nov 1939 | Sep 1940 |
| HMS Southdown (L 25) | Cdr. | Escort destroyer | 10 Sep 1940 | 5 Feb 1941 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Whitshed (D 77)
30 Jan 1940
On 30 January 1940 U-55 attacked convoy OA-80G south-west of the Isles of Scilly which was escorted by the sloop HMS Fowey (Cdr. H.B. Ellison, RN). Two ships were hit and sunk, The Greek merchant Keramiai (5085 GRT) and the British merchant Vaclite (5026 GRT) sank in position 49º20'N 07º04'W. In the follow up attack HMS Fowey was joined by the Brisih destroyer HMS Whitshed (Cdr. E.R. Conder, RN), the French destroyers Valmy (Cdr. J.L.P. Constantin) and Guépard (Capt. R.E. Gervais de Lafond) and a a British Sunderland aircraft from 228 Sqdn. in the following attacks U-55 was sunk in position 48º37'N, 07º48'W with only a single casualty.
14 Feb 1940
HMS Whitshed (Cdr E.R. Conder, RN) and HMS Vesper (Lt.Cdr. W.F.E. Hussey, DSC, RN) together pick up 72 survivors from the British merchant Sultan Star that was torpedoed and sunk southwest of the Scilly Isles in position 48º54'N, 10º03'W by the German submarine U-48.
31 Jul 1940
HMS Whitshed (Cdr. E.R. Conder, DSC, RN) struck a mine off Harwich and was badly damaged. She was towed back to port by HMS Wild Swan (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Younghusband, DSC, RN). Repairs were completed in mid-December.