John Lee-Barber DSO, RN
| Born | 16 Apr 1905 |
| Ranks
Retired: 25 May 1959 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for John Lee-Barber, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Griffin (H 31) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 10 Jan 1939 | 19 Nov 1941 |
| HMS Opportune (G 80) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 26 Sep 1942 | 14 Aug 1944 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Griffin (H 31)
21 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Griffin (Lt.Cdr. J. Lee-Barber, RN) is docked at Dundee for repairs to her Asdic installation. She was found to be in a state of disrepair and a report was forwarded to the Admiralty advising that she was to be taken in hand for refit at short notice. (1)
27 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Griffin (Lt.Cdr. J. Lee-Barber, RN) is undocked. (1)
13 Jul 1940
Shortly after leaving Dover, escorting a convoy HMS Vanessa (Lt.Cdr. E.A. Stocker, DSC, RN) was damaged by near misses during a German air attack. Vanessa's propellers were damaged and put out of action by a bomb exploding 6 yards astern. Vanessa was towed to Sheerness by HMS Griffin (Lt.Cdr. J. Lee-Barber, RN). Repairs to Vanessa were completed on 4 November 1940.
8 Aug 1940
HMS Griffin (Lt.Cdr. J. Lee-Barber, DSO, RN) picks up 766 survivors from the British troop transport Mohamed Ali El-Kebir that was torpedoed and sunk the previous day by German U-boat U-38 about 230 nautical miles west of Bloody Foreland in position 55°22'N, 13°18'W.
Destroyer HMS Opportune (G 80)
12 May 1943 (position 46.39, -26.54)
German U-boat U-456 was almost certainly sunk in an diving accident on 12 May, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 46°39'N, 26°54'W, while facing the British destroyer HMS Opportune (Cdr. J. Lee-Barber, DSO, RN) after being badly damaged by a Fido homing torpedo from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn 86/B).
Sources
- ADM 199/364
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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