Michael Frederic Roberts Ainslie DSC, DSO, RN

Birth details unknown

Ranks

1 Jun 1937S.Lt.
20 Jun 1937Lt.
20 Jun 1944Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1950Cdr.


Retired: 20 Jun 1963

Decorations

17 Jun 1941DSC
23 Nov 1943DSO
20 Nov 1945Bar to DSC

Warship Commands listed for Michael Frederic Roberts Ainslie, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS P 511 (P 511)Lt.Submarine10 Jan 19429 Apr 1942
HMS Shakespeare (P 221)Lt.Submarine10 Apr 19426 Mar 1944
HMS Trusty (N 45)Lt.Submarine1 Mar 1944Apr 1944
HMS Thrasher (N 37)Lt.Submarine21 Apr 1944

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Submarine HMS Shakespeare (P 221)


13 May 1943
HMS Shakespeare (Lt. M.F.R. Ainslie, DSC, RN) sinks the Italian sailing vessels Sant' Anna M. (156 GRT) and Adelina (80 GRT) with gunfire off the north-east coast of Sardinia in position 41º17'N, 10º26'E.

6 Aug 1943
While on patrol north-west of Ustica, HMS Shakespeare (Lt. M.F.R. Ainslie, DSC, RN) fires three torpedoes at what is identified as an Italian light cruiser. All torpedoes missed their target.

7 Sep 1943
HMS Shakespeare (Lt. M.F.R. Ainslie, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian submarine Velella (offsite link) about 18 nautical miles east of Licosa Island, south of Salerno, Italy in position 40º15'N, 14º30'E. There were no survivors.

26 Oct 1943
HMS Shakespeare (Lt. M.F.R. Ainslie, DSO, DSC, RN) sinks the Greek sailing vessel Aghios Konstantinos 23 nautical miles north-east of Andros, Greece.

3 Nov 1943
HMS Shakespeare (Lt. M.F.R. Ainslie, DSC, RN) sinks a sailing vessel with gunfire off Kos, Greece.

3 Dec 1943
HMS Shakespeare (Lt. M.F.R. Ainslie, DSO, DSC, RN) sinks a sailing vessel with gunfire off Kos, Greece.

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