George Cunningham Paton Menzies DSO, RN
| Born | 30 Jan 1900 |
| Ranks
Retired: 8 Jan 1948 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for George Cunningham Paton Menzies, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Forth (F 04) | Capt. | Submarine Depot Ship | 30 Jan 1940 | 19 Jul 1941 |
| HMS Forth (F 04) | Capt. | Submarine Depot Ship | 12 Sep 1941 | 31 Dec 1941 |
| HMS Orion (85) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 15 Jan 1942 | 13 Dec 1943 |
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Submarine Depot Ship HMS Forth (F 04)
7 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Forth (Capt. G.C.P. Menzies, RN) is docked in No.2 graving dock at the Rosyth Dockyard. (1)
10 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Forth (Capt. G.C.P. Menzies, RN) is undocked. (1)
27 Feb 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1330A/27, the troop transport Rimutaka (British, 16576 GRT, built 1923) departed Liverpool for Trinidad. She was escorted by the destroyer HMS Harvester (Lt.Cdr. M. Thornton, DSC, RN).
Around 2300A/27, the submarine depot ship HMS Forth (Capt. G.C.P. Menzies, RN) and the troop transport Batory (Polish, 14287 GRT, built 1936) departed Greenock for Halifax. They were escorted by the destroyers HMS Hesperus (Lt.Cdr. A.A. Tait, RN) and HMS Hurricane (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Simms, RN).
The two groups joined company off Oversay around 0745A/28. They then set course to proceed northwards through the Hebrides.
Around 1900A/28, the destroyer HMS Havelock (Cdr. E.H. Thomas, DSC, RN) joined coming from Loch Ewe.
The destroyers parted company around 1930Z/2 to the south of Iceland in approximate position 61°55'N, 23°40'W. (2)
4 Mar 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1100O/4,in approximate position 56°12'N, 37°45'W, the troop transports Batory (Polish, 14287 GRT, built 1936), Rimutaka (British, 16576 GRT, built 1923) and the submarine depot ship HMS Forth (Capt. G.C.P. Menzies, RN) were joined by the battleship HMS Ramillies (Capt. A.D. Read, RN).
Around 0400Q/9, the Rimutaka parted company to proceed to Trinidad where she arrived on 15 March 1941.
Around 1030Q/9, HMS Ramillies, HMS Forth and the Batory arrived at Halifax. (3)
24 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Forth (Capt. G.C.P. Menzies, RN) is docked in No.1 graving dock at the Rosyth Dockyard. (1)
Light cruiser HMS Orion (85)
26 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0645B/26, the light cruiser HMS Orion (Capt. G.C.P. Menzies, RN) Augusta for Malta. She was escorted until 1000B/26 by the destroyers HMS Tartar (Cdr. St.J.R.J. Tyrwhitt, DSC, RN), HMS Nubian (Cdr. D.E. Holland-Martin, DSC, RN) and HMS Tumult (Lt.Cdr. N. Lanyon, RN).
Around 1115B/26, HMS Orion arrived at Malta. (4)
Sources
- Rosyth Dockyard docking register
- ADM 53/114277 + ADM 53/114278 + ADM 199/2224 + ADM 199/2225
- ADM 53/114278 + ADM 53/114930
- ADM 53/118315
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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