Archibald Rider Cheyne, RN
| Born | 4 Jan 1911 | ||
| Died | 20 Oct 1950 | (39) | Setubal, Portugal (car accident) |
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Warship Commands listed for Archibald Rider Cheyne, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS H 50 (N 50) | Lt. | Submarine | 9 Apr 1940 | Sep 1940 |
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Submarine HMS H 50 (N 50)
1 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Portland. (1)
2 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Portland. (1)
6 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Portland. (1)
7 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Portland. (1)
8 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Portland. (1)
10 May 1940
For the daily positions of HMS H 50 during this patrol see the map below.
(1)
14 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) ended her 1st war patrol at Harwich. (2)
17 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) ended her 1st war patrol at Portsmouth. (1)
18 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) shifted from Portsmouth to Portland. (1)
22 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Portland. (1)
24 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Portland. (1)
28 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Portland. (1)
29 May 1940
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) departed Portland for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the English Channel.
For the daily positions of HMS H 50 during this patrol see the map below.
(1)
1 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) ended her 2nd war patrol at Portsmouth. (3)
5 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) arrived at Harwich. (3)
9 Jun 1940
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) departed Harwich for her 3rd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the North Sea.
For the daily positions of HMS H 50 during this patrol see the map below.
(3)
11 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) ended her 3rd war patrol at Harwich. (3)
14 Jun 1940
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) departed Harwich for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the North Sea.
For the daily positions of HMS H 50 during this patrol see the map below.
(3)
20 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) ended her 4th war patrol at Harwich. (3)
26 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) participated in an emergency port evacuation. She returned to Harwich later the dame day. (3)
28 Jun 1940
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) departed Harwich for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the North Sea.
For the daily positions of HMS H 50 during this patrol see the map below.
(3)
7 Jul 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) ended her 5th war patrol at Harwich. (4)
12 Jul 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) shifted from Sheerness to Harwich. (4)
13 Jul 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) is docked at Sheerness. (4)
18 Jul 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) is undocked. (4)
20 Jul 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) shifted from Sheerness to Harwich. (4)
21 Jul 1940
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) departed Harwich for her 6th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the North Sea.
For the daily positions of HMS H 50 during this patrol see the map below.
(4)
29 Jul 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) ended her 6th war patrol at Harwich. (4)
7 Aug 1940
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) departed Harwich for her 7th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the North Sea.
For the daily positions of HMS H 50 during this patrol see the map below.
(5)
14 Aug 1940
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) ended her 7th war patrol at Harwich. (5)
28 Aug 1940
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) departed Harwich for her 8th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the North Sea.
For the daily positions of HMS H 50 during this patrol see the map below.
(5)
3 Sep 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) ended her 8th war patrol at Harwich. (6)
11 Sep 1940
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) departed Harwich for Tobermory via Methill. She made the passage to Methill in convoy FN 278. (6)
13 Sep 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) arrived at Methill. (6)
14 Sep 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) departed Methill for Tobermory. She joined convoy OA 214 for the passage,
(6)
16 Sep 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) arrived at Tobermory. (6)
18 Sep 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Primula (Lt.Cdr. K.M. Drake, RNR) and HMS Heliotrope (Lt.Cdr. J. Jackson, RNR). (6)
19 Sep 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Pirouette (T/Lt. E.R. Pate, RNR) and HMS Southern Breeze (Ch.Skr. G.W. Holliday, RNR). (6)
20 Sep 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) proceeded from Tobermory to Oban. She returned to Tobermory later the same day.
Lt. Prowse took over command of HMS H 50 from Lt. Cheyne in September 1940. Most likely he took over on this date. The log of HMS H 50 does not mention the change of command. (6)
Sources
- ADM 173/16328
- ADM 199/1829
- ADM 173/16329
- ADM 173/16330
- ADM 173/16331
- ADM 173/16332
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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