Robert Augustus Fell, RN

Birth details unknown

Ranks

Cdr.
1 Dec 1928S.Lt.
1 Apr 1931Lt.
1 Apr 1939Lt.Cdr.


Retired: 5 Apr 1957

Decorations

10 Jun 1954OBE

Warship Commands listed for Robert Augustus Fell, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Skate (H 39)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer14 Mar 194014 Jun 1940
HMS Ambuscade (D 38)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer14 Jun 194016 May 1942
HMS Foresight (H 68)Lt.Cdr.DestroyerJul/Aug 4212 Aug 1942
HMS Relentless (H 85)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer19 Oct 194218 Sep 1944
HMS Armada (R 14)Lt.Cdr.DestroyerMar 1945Oct 1945 ?

Career information

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

Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Ambuscade (D 38)


7 Dec 1940
The Dutch merchant Farmsum is torpedoed and sunk in the North Atlantic in position 52º11'N, 22º56'W. HMS Ambuscade (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Fell, RN) later picks up 15 survivors.


Destroyer HMS Relentless (H 85)


22 Sep 1943
HMS Relentless (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Fell, RN) picks up 34 survivors of the American merchant Cornelia P. Spencer that was torpedoed and sunk the previous day by the German submarine U-188 about 300 nautical miles off the coast of Somalia in position 02º08'N, 50º10'E.

12 Feb 1944
HMS Relentless (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Fell, RN) intercepts the German tanker Charlotte Schliemann (7747 GRT) in the Indian Ocean in position 23º23'S, 74º37'E. However before the German ship can be captured, she is scuttled by her own crew.


Destroyer HMS Armada (R 14)


15 Jun 1945
She was adopted by the town of Brentwood, Essex, UK.

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