Frederick Melbourne Piggott, RNR

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Ranks

26 Nov 1939 S.Lt.
15 Jul 1940 Lt.
15 Jul 1948 Lt.Cdr.

Retired: 27 Apr 1960


Decorations

14 Jul 1949 RD

Warship Commands listed for Frederick Melbourne Piggott, RNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Northcoates (FY 548)S.Lt.MS Trawler22 Apr 1940mid 1940
HMS P 556 (P 556)Lt.Submarine23 Nov 194226 Feb 1943
HMAS K 9 (N 39)Lt.Submarine22 Jun 194331 Mar 1944
HMS Rover (N 62)Lt.Submarine6 Sep 1944Jan 1945

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Events related to this officer

Submarine HMS Rover (N 62)


11 Sep 1944
HMS Rover (Lt. F.M. Piggott, RNR) was docked at Bombay. (1)

21 Sep 1944
HMS Rover (Lt. F.M. Piggott, RNR) was undocked. (1)

27 Sep 1944
HMS Rover (Lt. F.M. Piggott, RNR) was docked at Bombay. (1)

30 Sep 1944
HMS Rover (Lt. F.M. Piggott, RNR) was undocked. (1)

20 Nov 1944
HMS Rover (Lt. F.M. Piggott, RNR) conducted trials off Bombay. (2)

21 Nov 1944
HMS Rover (Lt. F.M. Piggott, RNR) conducted trials off Bombay. (2)

23 Nov 1944
HMS Rover (Lt. F.M. Piggott, RNR) conducted full power trials off Bombay. (2)

25 Nov 1944
HMS Rover (Lt. F.M. Piggott, RNR) conducted trials off Bombay. (2)

28 Nov 1944
HMS Rover (Lt. F.M. Piggott, RNR) conducted diving trials off Bombay but she failed to submerge. (2)

4 Dec 1944
HMS Rover (Lt. F.M. Piggott, RNR) was docked at Bombay. (3)

10 Dec 1944
HMS Rover (Lt. F.M. Piggott, RNR) was undocked. (3)

11 Dec 1944
HMS Rover (Lt. F.M. Piggott, RNR) succesfully conducted diving trials off Bombay. (3)

17 Dec 1944
HMS Rover (Lt. F.M. Piggott, RNR) departed Bombay for Trincomalee.

For the daily positions of HMS Rover during this passage see the map below.

(3)

23 Dec 1944
HMS Rover (Lt. F.M. Piggott, RNR) arrived at Trincomalee. As there is no log for January 1945 is available her exact exploits are not known to us at the moment but most likely she participated in (A/S) exercises. (3)

Sources

  1. ADM 173/18614
  2. ADM 173/18616
  3. ADM 173/18617

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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