Allied Warship Commanders


Norman Vincent Dickinson DSC, DSO, RN

Birth details unknown

Ranks

15 May 1923Lt.
15 May 1931Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1936Cdr.
30 Jun 1942Capt.
7 Jul 1951Rear-Admiral


Retired: 2 Jun 1954

Decorations

1 Jan 1941DSC
16 Mar 1943DSO
7 Aug 1945Bar to DSO
1 Jun 1953CB

Warship Commands listed for Norman Vincent Dickinson, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Scarborough (L 25 / U 25)Cdr.Sloop6 Jul 1940Feb 1941
HMS Vanquisher (D 54)Cdr.DestroyerFeb 19417 Jun 1942
HMS Ready (J 223)Capt.Minesweeper30 Jul 1945Oct 1945 ?

Career information

We currently have no career / biographical information on this officer.

Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Vanquisher (D 54)


19 May 1941
HMS Vanquisher (Cdr. N.V. Dickinson, DSC, RN) picks up 2 survivors from the British merchant Empire Ridge that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-96 90 nautical miles west of Bloody Foreland in position 55º08'N, 10º40'W.

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