Cyril Astell Pardoe, RNR
| Birth details unknown | |||
| Died | 1 Aug 1943 | HMS Parthian (N 75) | |
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Warship Commands listed for Cyril Astell Pardoe, RNR
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Osiris (N 67) | Lt. | Submarine | Feb 1941 | 15 Apr 1941 |
| HMS L 26 (N 26) | Lt. | Submarine | 7 Jun 1942 | 29 Jul 1942 |
| HMS H 33 (N 33) | Lt. | Submarine | 30 Jul 1942 | 2 Aug 1942 |
| HMS Parthian (N 75) | Lt. | Submarine | 15 Jun 1943 | Jul/Aug 43 |
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Submarine HMS L 26 (N 26)
8 Jun 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (1)
9 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (1)
10 Jun 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (1)
11 Jun 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (1)
12 Jun 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (1)
13 Jun 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (1)
15 Jun 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (1)
16 Jun 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (1)
17 Jun 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (1)
18 Jun 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (1)
19 Jun 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (1)
22 Jun 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (1)
23 Jun 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (1)
24 Jun 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (1)
25 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (1)
26 Jun 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (1)
28 Jun 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (1)
29 Jun 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (1)
30 Jun 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (1)
1 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (2)
2 Jul 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (2)
3 Jul 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (2)
5 Jul 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (2)
6 Jul 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (2)
7 Jul 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (2)
8 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) shifted from Rothesay to Kames Bay where she was immediately docked in AFD 7. (2)
13 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) is undocked at Kames Bay following which she immediately returned to Rothesay. (2)
14 Jul 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (2)
15 Jul 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (2)
16 Jul 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (2)
17 Jul 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (2)
18 Jul 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (2)
20 Jul 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (2)
21 Jul 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (2)
22 Jul 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (2)
23 Jul 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (2)
24 Jul 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (2)
27 Jul 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (2)
28 Jul 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (2)
29 Jul 1942
HMS L 26 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (2)
Submarine HMS H 33 (N 33)
30 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 33 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. Early that morning Lt. Pardoe had taken over command of HMS H 33 from Lt. Lambert. Upon completion of the exercises HMS H 33 proceeded to Campbeltown. (3)
31 Jul 1942
HMS H 33 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (3)
1 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 33 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) shifted from Campbeltown to Ardrishaig. (4)
2 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 33 (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) participated in A/S exercises off Ardrishaig. Upon completion of these exercises HMS H 33 proceeded to Rothesay here Lt. Hunt took over command of HMS H 33 from Lt. Pardoe. (4)
Submarine HMS Parthian (N 75)
20 Jun 1943
HMS Parthian (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) departed Beirut for her 20th war patrol (18th in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to conduct a special operation off Sicily.
For the daily and attack positions of HMS Parthian during this patrol see the map below. The positions had to be taken from the patrol report as there is no log available, therefore not all days have positions.
(5)
23 Jun 1943
As the special operation was cancelled HMS Parthian (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) was ordered to patrol in the western Aegean. (5)
30 Jun 1943 (position 35.36, 24.19)
HMS Parthian (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) attacked, off Suda Bay, Crete, the Greek merchant (in German service) Tanais (1545 GRT, built 1907) escorted by the German patrol boats GK 01, GA 70 and GA 71 on passage from Milos to Suda. Three torpedoes were fired but the escorting aircraft sighted to torpedo tracks and warned the target so the torpedoes were evaded.
(All times are zone -3) 0457 hours - Dived in position 35°36'N, 24°19'E. A while later sighted a 3000 tons merchant ship. She was deeply laden and escorted by two seaplanes. Started attack.
0635 hours - Fired three torpedoes from 5000 yards. It was intended to fire four torpedoes but due to a malfunction the 4th torpedo could not be fired. Two explosions were heard 4 minutes after firing giving a running range of 5500 yards.
0645 hours - Returned to periscope depth. Sighted a lot of smoke on the approximate bearing of the target. One of the aircraft was circling overhead. (5)
3 Jul 1943 (position 36.48, 23.07)
At 2005 hours HMS Parthian (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) stopped a small caique flying an Axis flag with two warning shots in position 36°48'N, 23°07'E. The crew of three immediately abandoned the vessel which was boarded and examined and a suitcase with 8,600,000 drachmas was confiscated but the crew allowed to board back their vessel and proceed. A decision which was criticised by Captain Ruck-Keene (Capt. S.1) who thought that it should have been sunk. (5)
7 Jul 1943
HMS Parthian (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) ended her 20th war patrol (18th in the Mediterranean) at Malta. (5)
22 Jul 1943
HMS Parthian (Lt. C.A. Pardoe, RNR) departed Malta for her 21th war patrol (19th in the Mediterranean). She was initially ordered to patrol off the western coast of Greece north of 39°N but on the evening of 26 July, she was ordered to patrol 10 miles east of Cape Otranto and on the morning of 28 July to between 40°N and 41°30’N in the Adriatic keeping on the west side as Intelligence has shown that Italian battleships were exercising in this area [in fact the Italian battleships had been observed exercising near Taranto]. On 30 July, Captain S.10 ordered HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) and HMS Uproar (Lt. L.E. Herrick, DSC, RN) to patrol within 15 miles from Brindisi and Bari respectively. Parthian was ordered to stay clear of both areas. On 6 August, Parthian was ordered to leave her patrol and to make a brief summary when south of 36°N. She was expected to arrive in Beirut on 11 August but failed to show up. Four officers and sixty-one ratings perished. (6)
Sources
- ADM 173/17297
- ADM 173/17298
- ADM 173/17227
- ADM 173/17228
- ADM 199/1832
- ADM 199/2565
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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