John Ronald Gower DSC, RN
| Birth details unknown |
| Ranks
Retired: 28 Aug 1962 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for John Ronald Gower, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Winchester (L 55) | Lt. | Destroyer | 31 May 1942 | 17 Aug 1943 |
| HMS Swift (G 46) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 11 Oct 1943 | 24 Jun 1944 |
| HMS Orwell (G 98) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 15 Jul 1944 | 16 Oct 1945 |
Career information
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Winchester (L 55)
15 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Winchester (Lt. J.R. Gower, RN) is docked in No.1 graving dock at the Rosyth Dockyard. (1)
19 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Winchester (Lt. J.R. Gower, RN) is undocked. (1)
24 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Winchester (Lt. J.R. Gower, RN) is docked in the floating dock at the Rosyth Dockyard. It is not known when she was undocked. (1)
Destroyer HMS Orwell (G 98)
20 Mar 1945
HMS Orwell (Lt.Cdr. J.R. Gower, DSC, RN) picks up 65 survivors (of which one died aboard the destroyer) from the American merchant Horace Bushnell that was torpedoed and damaged by German U-boat U-995 about 25 nautical miles east of North Kilden Light in position 69°23'N, 35°17'E.
Sources
- Rosyth Dockyard docking register
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