Rupert Cyril Egan DSO, DSC, RN
| Ranks | | | 16 Jan 1931 | S.Lt. | | 16 Mar 1933 | Lt. | | 16 Mar 1941 | Lt.Cdr. | | 30 Jun 1944 | Cdr. |
Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Rupert Cyril Egan, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Shearwater (L 39 / K 39) | Lt. | Patrol vessel | 20 Jan 1941 | 29 Jul 1941 |
| HMS Cotswold (L 54) | Lt.Cdr. | Escort destroyer | 27 Aug 1941 | ??? |
| HMS Croome (L 62) | Lt.Cdr. | Escort destroyer | Jul 1942 | Jan 1943 |
| HMS Petard (G 56) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 1 Jan 1943 | Sep 1944 ? |
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Events related to this officer
Escort destroyer HMS Croome (L 62)
4 Aug 1942
The German submarine U-372 was sunk in the Mediterranean south-west of Haifa, in position 32º28'N, 34º37'E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Sikh (Capt. St.J.A. Micklethwait, DSO and Bar, RN) and HMS Zulu (Cdr. R.T. White, DSO and Bar, RN) and the British escort destroyers HMS Croome (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Egan, RN) and HMS Tetcott (Lt. R.H. Rycroft, RN) and by depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (221 Sqdn.).
4 May 1943
The British destroyers HMS Nubian (Cdr. D.E. Holland-Martin, DSC, RN), HMS Paladin (Lt.Cdr. L.St.G. Rich, RN) and HMS Petard (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Egan, RN) sinks the Italian transport ship Campo Basso (3566 GRT) and its escort the Italian torpedo boat Perseo (652 tons) about 8 nautical miles east of Kelibia, Tunisia.
