Re: H.M. Sloop "Slanto"?
Posted by:
scorpio
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Date: July 21, 2015 09:38AM
Thanks for the info Phil - I now have that record to go with his service records.
However, I am still looking for any reference to the ship he was on when he was killed. The name "Slanto" doesn't come up in any list of ships. Any amount of re-spelling draws a blank. At this point I'm stumped.
According to this site these are the relevant Allied (British and Greek - no Australian or NZ losses) ships sunk during April 1941 -
1941 British navy
Date Vessel Type Class
4 Apr 1941 HMS Buffalo Mooring vessel Trinculo
4 Apr 1941 HMS Voltaire (F 47) Armed Merchant Cruiser
6 Apr 1941 HMS Anna Marie (FY 004) Armed Yacht
6 Apr 1941 HMS Comorin (F 49) Armed Merchant Cruiser
7 Apr 1941 HMS Rochebonne MS Trawler
13 Apr 1941 HMS Rajputana (F 35) Armed Merchant Cruiser
16 Apr 1941 HMS Mohawk (F 31) Destroyer Tribal
20 Apr 1941 HMS HDML 1003 (ML 1003) Harbour Defence Motor Launch HDML
20 Apr 1941 HMS HDML 1037 (ML 1037) Harbour Defence Motor Launch HDML
20 Apr 1941 HMS Topaze (T 40) ASW Trawler
24 Apr 1941 HMS Calanthe Armed Yacht
27 Apr 1941 HMS Diamond (H 22) Destroyer D
27 Apr 1941 HMS Wryneck (i) (D 21) Destroyer Admiralty V & W
28 Apr 1941 HMS LCT 5 (LCT 5) Landing Craft Tank LCT (Mk 1)
30 Apr 1941 HMS Peuplier Tug
1941 Greek navy
Date Vessel Type Class
4 Apr 1941 RHS Proussa Torpedo boat Kidonia
20 Apr 1941 RHS Psara (D 96) Destroyer Kondouriotis
21 Apr 1941 RHS Thyella Torpedo boat Thyella
22 Apr 1941 RHS Aliakmon Minelayer Aixos
22 Apr 1941 RHS Ydra (D 97) Destroyer Kondouriotis
23 Apr 1941 RHS Doris Torpedo boat Alcyon
23 Apr 1941 RHS Kios Torpedo boat Kidonia
23 Apr 1941 RHS Nestos Minelayer Aixos
24 Apr 1941 RHS Aigli Torpedo boat Alcyon
24 Apr 1941 RHS Alkyoni Torpedo boat Alcyon
24 Apr 1941 RHS Arethousa Torpedo boat Alcyon
24 Apr 1941 RHS Kilkis Coastal defence ship Kilkis
24 Apr 1941 RHS Lemnos Coastal defence ship Kilkis
25 Apr 1941 RHS Kyzikos Torpedo boat Kidonia
25 Apr 1941 RHS Pergamos Torpedo boat Kidonia
26 Apr 1941 RHS Kidonia Torpedo boat Kidonia
28 Apr 1941 RHS Axios Minelayer Aixos
Still looking for a "Slanto"!!
However, I am still looking for any reference to the ship he was on when he was killed. The name "Slanto" doesn't come up in any list of ships. Any amount of re-spelling draws a blank. At this point I'm stumped.
According to this site these are the relevant Allied (British and Greek - no Australian or NZ losses) ships sunk during April 1941 -
1941 British navy
Date Vessel Type Class
4 Apr 1941 HMS Buffalo Mooring vessel Trinculo
4 Apr 1941 HMS Voltaire (F 47) Armed Merchant Cruiser
6 Apr 1941 HMS Anna Marie (FY 004) Armed Yacht
6 Apr 1941 HMS Comorin (F 49) Armed Merchant Cruiser
7 Apr 1941 HMS Rochebonne MS Trawler
13 Apr 1941 HMS Rajputana (F 35) Armed Merchant Cruiser
16 Apr 1941 HMS Mohawk (F 31) Destroyer Tribal
20 Apr 1941 HMS HDML 1003 (ML 1003) Harbour Defence Motor Launch HDML
20 Apr 1941 HMS HDML 1037 (ML 1037) Harbour Defence Motor Launch HDML
20 Apr 1941 HMS Topaze (T 40) ASW Trawler
24 Apr 1941 HMS Calanthe Armed Yacht
27 Apr 1941 HMS Diamond (H 22) Destroyer D
27 Apr 1941 HMS Wryneck (i) (D 21) Destroyer Admiralty V & W
28 Apr 1941 HMS LCT 5 (LCT 5) Landing Craft Tank LCT (Mk 1)
30 Apr 1941 HMS Peuplier Tug
1941 Greek navy
Date Vessel Type Class
4 Apr 1941 RHS Proussa Torpedo boat Kidonia
20 Apr 1941 RHS Psara (D 96) Destroyer Kondouriotis
21 Apr 1941 RHS Thyella Torpedo boat Thyella
22 Apr 1941 RHS Aliakmon Minelayer Aixos
22 Apr 1941 RHS Ydra (D 97) Destroyer Kondouriotis
23 Apr 1941 RHS Doris Torpedo boat Alcyon
23 Apr 1941 RHS Kios Torpedo boat Kidonia
23 Apr 1941 RHS Nestos Minelayer Aixos
24 Apr 1941 RHS Aigli Torpedo boat Alcyon
24 Apr 1941 RHS Alkyoni Torpedo boat Alcyon
24 Apr 1941 RHS Arethousa Torpedo boat Alcyon
24 Apr 1941 RHS Kilkis Coastal defence ship Kilkis
24 Apr 1941 RHS Lemnos Coastal defence ship Kilkis
25 Apr 1941 RHS Kyzikos Torpedo boat Kidonia
25 Apr 1941 RHS Pergamos Torpedo boat Kidonia
26 Apr 1941 RHS Kidonia Torpedo boat Kidonia
28 Apr 1941 RHS Axios Minelayer Aixos
Still looking for a "Slanto"!!
