Paul Seymour Skelton, RN
| Birth details unknown | |||
| Died | 23 Mar 1943 | Killed in an air crash in the Bay of Biscay | |
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Warship Commands listed for Paul Seymour Skelton, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS H 28 (N 28) | Lt. | Submarine | 20 Jun 1941 | 20 Oct 1941 |
| HMS P 611 (P 611) | Lt. | Submarine | Nov 1941 | 9 May 1942 |
| HMS Osiris (N 67) | Lt. | Submarine | 19 Jan 1943 | Mar 1943 |
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Submarine HMS H 28 (N 28)
24 Jun 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle. (1)
25 Jun 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle. (1)
26 Jun 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle. (1)
27 Jun 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle. (1)
28 Jun 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle. (1)
29 Jun 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle. (1)
2 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle. (2)
3 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle. (2)
4 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle. (2)
5 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle. (2)
6 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle. (2)
10 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle. (2)
11 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle. (2)
22 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle. (2)
23 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle. (2)
24 Jul 1941
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) departed Londonderry for Rothesay. She was escorted by HMS Northern Pride (T/Lt. A.A. Campbell, RNR). (2)
25 Jul 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) arrived at Rothesay. (2)
4 Aug 1941
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with HMS Proteus (Lt.Cdr. P.S. Francis, RN). (3)
5 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) shifted from Rothesay to Ardrishaig. (3)
6 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Ardrishaig. (3)
7 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Ardrishaig. (3)
8 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Ardrishaig. (3)
9 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) shifted Ardrishaig to Campbeltown. (3)
10 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (3)
11 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (3)
12 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (3)
13 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (3)
14 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (3)
15 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (3)
17 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (3)
18 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (3)
19 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (3)
20 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (3)
21 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (3)
22 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (3)
24 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (3)
25 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (3)
26 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (3)
27 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (3)
28 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (3)
29 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (3)
31 Aug 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (3)
1 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (4)
2 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (4)
3 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (4)
5 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (4)
7 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (4)
9 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (4)
10 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (4)
11 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (4)
12 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (4)
14 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (4)
15 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (4)
16 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (4)
17 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (4)
18 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (4)
19 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (4)
20 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) shifted from Campbeltown to Rothesay. (4)
22 Sep 1941
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) departed Rothesay for Londonderry. She was escorted by HMS St. Kenan (T/Lt. R.R. Simpson, RNR). (4)
23 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) arrived at Londonderry. (4)
25 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle. (4)
26 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle. (4)
27 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle. (4)
29 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) departed Londonderry for Campbeltown. (4)
30 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) arrived at Campbeltown. (4)
1 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (5)
2 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (5)
3 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (5)
5 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (5)
6 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (5)
7 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) shifted Campbeltown to Rothesay. At Rothesay she was immediately docked. (5)
11 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) is undocked. (5)
15 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) shifted from Rothesay to Campbeltown. (5)
16 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (5)
17 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (5)
19 Oct 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (5)
Submarine HMS P 611 (P 611)
30 Nov 1941
Oruc Reis (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) departed her builders yard at Barrow to work up in the Clyde area. She made the passage together with HMS Turbulent (Lt.Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSC, RN). They were escorted by HMS Cutty Sark (Cdr.(Retd.) R.H. Mack, RN). (6)
1 Dec 1941
Oruc Reis (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) arrived in the Clyde area where she was commissioned as HMS P 611. She then commenced her work-up programme. Upon completion of this she was temporary assigned to A/S training duties.
26 Mar 1942
HMS P 611 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) departed the Clyde area for Gibraltar. Passage south through the Irish Sea was made together with her 'sister' HMS P 612 (Lt. A.J.W. Pitt, RN). Both submarines were en-route to be delivered to the Turkish Navy. They were to proceed to Alexandria first. They made the passage fully commissioned as British warships.
During the passage south through the Irish Sea they were escorted by the Norwegian torpedo boat HNoMS Draug.
[No log or passage report is available for this period so no map can be displayed.] (7)
3 Apr 1942
HMS P 611 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) arrived at Gibraltar. (7)
7 Apr 1942
HMS P 611 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) departed Gibraltar for Alexandria.
For the daily positions of HMS P 611 during this passage see the map below.
(8)
24 Apr 1942
HMS P 611 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) arrived at Alexandria. (8)
4 May 1942
HMS P 611 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) departed Alexandria for Iskanderun, Turkey.
[No log or passage report is available for this period so no map can be displayed.] (9)
9 May 1942
HMS P 611 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) arrived at Iskanderun, Turkey where she was decommissioned and handed over to the Turkish Navy. (9)
Sources
- ADM 173/16718
- ADM 173/16719
- ADM 173/16720
- ADM 173/16721
- ADM 173/16722
- ADM 199/400
- ADM 199/424
- ADM 199/1218
- ADM 199/2565
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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