Allied Warship Commanders

Walter Smith Thomson OBE, RNR

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Ranks

8 Sep 1939 T/Lt.
??? T/A/Lt.Cdr.

Decorations

20 Mar 1945 OBE

Warship Commands listed for Walter Smith Thomson, RNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Amaranthus (K 17)T/Lt.Corvette13 Aug 194112 Jun 1943
HMS Hadleigh Castle (K 355)T/A/Lt.Cdr.Corvette12 Jul 19432 Nov 1943
HMS Bahamas (K 503)T/A/Lt.Cdr.FrigateNov 1943mid 1945
HMS Loch Tarbert (K 431)T/A/Lt.Cdr.Frigate23 Jul 1945Dec 1945

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Events related to this officer

Frigate HMS Bahamas (K 503)


11 Nov 1944 (position 71.57, 32.04)
British destroyer HMS Cassandra (Cdr. P.F. Powlett, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) was hit by a Gnat torpedo fired by German U-boat U-365 in position 71°57'N, 32°04'E. The entire bow of the destroyer was blown off. Cassandra was taken in tow (stern first) by the British frigate HMS Bahamas (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.S. Thomson, RNR). Later the tow was passed over to a Soviet tug which towed her to the Kola Inlet.


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