Walter John Phipps OBE, RN
| Born | 29 Jul 1899 |
| Ranks
Retired: 23 Jul 1944 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Walter John Phipps, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Woolston (L 49) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 5 Sep 1939 | 24 Apr 1941 |
| HMS Montrose (D 01) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 9 Sep 1941 | 16 Oct 1943 |
| HMS Limbourne (L 57) | A/Cdr. | Escort destroyer | 20 Oct 1943 | 23 Oct 1943 |
| HMS Mackay (D 70) | Cdr. (retired) | Destroyer | 1 Dec 1944 | mid 1945 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Woolston (L 49)
21 Oct 1939
HMS Woolston (Lt.Cdr. W.J. Phipps, RN) picks up 4 survivors from the British merchant Orsa that was sunk after hitting a mine about 15 miles 150° from Flamborough Head. The mine was laid on 5 September 1939 by German U-boat U-15.
1 Nov 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Woolston (Lt.Cdr. W.J. Phipps, OBE, RN) is docked in the floating dock at the Rosyth Dockyard. (1)
4 Nov 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Woolston (Lt.Cdr. W.J. Phipps, OBE, RN) is undocked. (1)
Destroyer HMS Montrose (D 01)
7 Nov 1941
Around 0800A/7, HMS Montrose (Lt.Cdr. W.J. Phipps, OBE, RN), departed Scapa Flow for Port Z.A. (Loch Alsh), where she arrived around 1700A/7. (2)
6 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Montrose (Lt.Cdr. W.J. Phipps, OBE, RN) is docked in No.2 graving dock at the Rosyth Dockyard. (1)
2 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Montrose (Lt.Cdr. W.J. Phipps, OBE, RN) is undocked.
She is then immediately re-docked in No.2 graving dock together with another vessel. (1)
3 Apr 1942
HMS Montrose (Lt.Cdr. W.J. Phipps, OBE, RN) is undocked.
She is then immediately re-docked in No.2 graving dock together with HMS Salamander (Lt. W.R. Muttram, RN). (1)
4 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Montrose (Lt.Cdr. W.J. Phipps, OBE, RN) and HMS Salamander (Lt. W.R. Muttram, RN) are undocked. (1)
5 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Montrose (Lt.Cdr. W.J. Phipps, OBE, RN) and HMS Quantock (Lt.Cdr. D.J.A. Heber-Percy, RN) are docked in No.2 graving dock at the Rosyth Dockyard. (1)
11 May 1942
HMS Montrose (Lt.Cdr. W.J. Phipps, OBE, RN) and HMS Quantock (Lt.Cdr. D.J.A. Heber-Percy, RN) are undocked.
HMS Quantock is then immdiately re-docked in No.2 graving dock at the Rosyth Dockyard. (1)
Sources
- Rosyth Dockyard docking register
- ADM 199/399
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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