George Victor Legassick RD, RNR

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Ranks

23 Feb 1928 S.Lt.
23 Feb 1931 Lt.
23 Feb 1939 Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1943 Cdr.
26 Feb 1951 Capt.

Retired: 23 Sep 1959


Decorations

Jul 1942 RD

Warship Commands listed for George Victor Legassick, RNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Godetia (i) (K 72)Lt.Cdr.Corvette19 May 19406 Sep 1940
HMS Petunia (K 79)Lt.Cdr.Corvette16 Dec 1940Dec 1941
HMS Saladin (H 54)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer12 Dec 194131 Jan 1943
HMS Berry (K 312)Lt.Cdr.Frigate1 Feb 194320 Sep 1943
HMS Hesperus (H 57)Cdr.Destroyer22 Mar 1944Mar 1945

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Events related to this officer

Corvette HMS Godetia (i) (K 72)


25 Aug 1940
HMS Godetia (Lt.Cdr. G.V. Legassick, RNR) picks up the sole survivor from the British merchant Empire Merlin and six survivors from the British tanker Athelcrest, which were torpedoed by German U-boat U-48 from the convoy HX-65A east by north of Flannan Isles. The corvette then scuttled the wreck of the tanker with gunfire and later landed the survivors at Rosyth.


Corvette HMS Petunia (K 79)


24 Feb 1941
HMS Petunia (Lt.Cdr. G.V. Legassisk, RNR) picks up 3 survivors from the British merchant Jonathan Holt and 17 survivors from the British merchant Mansepool that were torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-97 in the North Atlantic south-west of the Faroes Islands in position 61°10'N, 11°55'W.

HMS Petunia also picks up 41 survivors from the British tanker British Gunner that was also torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-97 in the North Atlantic south-west of the Faroes Islands in position 61°09'N, 12°04'W.


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