Hugh Nicholas Aubyn Richardson DSO, DSC, RN
| Born | 23 Aug 1903 |
| Ranks
Retired: 23 Aug 1948 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Hugh Nicholas Aubyn Richardson, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Shikari (D 85) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 27 Nov 1939 | 25 Sep 1941 |
| HMS Marne (G 35) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | < 2 Dec 41 | late 1942 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Shikari (D 85)
4 Jun 1940
HMS Shikari (Lt.Cdr. H.N.A. Richardson, RN) was the last ship to leave Dunkirk. (1)
Destroyer HMS Marne (G 35)
12 Nov 1942 (position 35.50, -9.57)
At 00.15 hours on 12 November 1942 German U-boat U-515 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the British destroyer tender HMS Hecla which was misidentified as a Birmingham class light cruiser and hit her in the engine room. Two torpedoes were surface-runners and the last also malfunctioned and was a circle-runner. The U-boat then hit the ship with three coups de gr?ce at 01.28, 01.49 and 02.06 hours, sinking the vessel.
At 02.11 hours, U-515 fired two torpedoes and badly damaged the escorting HMS Marne (Lt.Cdr. H.N.A. Richardson, DSO, DSC, RN)
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