Admiral Sir Harold M. Burrough: May 1945-March 1946 Vice-Admiral Sir Harold T.C. Walker: March 1946-June 1947 Rear-Admiral Stephen H.T. Arliss: June 1947-August 1949 Rear-Admiral Archibald Day: August 1949-April 1950 Rear-Admiral Lachlan D. Mackintosh: April-November 1950 Rear-Admiral George W.G. Simpson: November 1950-November 1951 Rear-Admiral Robert St. V. Sherbrooke: November 1951-November 1953 Rear-Admiral Robert S. Warne: November 1953-March 1955 Rear-Admiral Keith McN. Campbell-Walter: March 1955-May 1958 Rear-Admiral Michael S. Townsend: May 1958-1961 |
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Wallace Rose | UK | The collier collided with Yvonne (Sweden) in the Thames estuary and sank with the loss of eight of her ten crew. |
Kentbrook | UK | The coaster ran aground between Aldeburgh and Orfordness, Suffolk. |
Fernmoor | UK | The cargo ship ran aground on a reef in the South China Sea and sank. |
Seablue | UK | The coaster struck the wreck of Empire Blessing and was holed. An attempt was made to beach her but she sank near Vlissingen, Netherlands. |
Fenman | UK | The tug capsized and sank whilst assisting the berthing of Rudolf (Sweden) at Hull, Yorkshire. Three of her four crew were killed. |
Guildford | UK | The collier collided with another ship and then went aground at the mouth of the Tees. Salvage attempts abandoned in May and the wreck was blown up on 26 August 1955. |
Empire Windrush | UK | The ocean liner sank in the Mediterranean Sea following an explosion and fire in the engine room on 29 March. All passengers and crew rescued apart from the four killed in the explosion. |
HM Minesweeper 1558 | UK - RNVR | The minesweeper caught fire and sank in the English Channel off Ostend, Belgium. All 31 crew rescued by SS Phoenix (Netherlands) and Tunisie (France). |
Harrington | UK | The tug capsized and sank at Swansea, Glamorgan with the loss of two of her six crew. |
HMS Curzon | UK - Royal Navy | The Ton-class minesweeper ran aground at the entrance to Shoreham harbour, West Sussex. Refloated the next day. |
Springfjord | UK | A CIA air attack in support of a Guatemalan military coup d'etat napalmed the cargo ship and destroyed her by fire at Puerto San José, Guatemala. |
Cressington Court | UK | The cargo ship collided with Marinero (Argentina) in the River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
Navarino | UK | The cargo ship ran aground in the River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
Rippingham Grange | UK | The cargo ship collided with Mormacvale United States in the River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
Spanker | UK | The cargo ship ran aground at Hoek van Holland, Netherlands and was holed. |
Applegarth | UK | The tug sank at Canning Dock, Liverpool, Lancashire. |
Orelia | UK | The ore carrier ran aground at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Later refloated. |
Thorncombe | UK | The cargo ship was driven ashore at Kowloon, Hong Kong in a typhoon. |
Serb | UK | The Thames barge sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Margate, Kent. |
Borde | UK | The cargo ship ran aground in the Firth of Clyde. Refloated on 19 September. |
Eastern | UK | The cargo ship was damaged during Typhoon Marie whilst on a voyage from Yokohama to Kure, Japan. |
Santhia | UK | The cargo ship was driven into the pier at Kobe, Japan during Typhoon Marie and was severely damaged. |
Isle of Thanet | UK | The ferry ran aground at Boulogne, France. Later refloated |
La Pampa | UK | The cargo ship ran aground in the Scheldt, Belgium. |
Seahorsev | UK | The coaster ran aground in the Scheldt, Belgium. Later refloated. |
Cervia | UK | The tug capsized and sank at Tilbury Docks whilst assisting to berth Arcadia. Five of her nine crew were killed. Raised on 28 October, later repaired and returned to service. |
Hillman | UK | The tug sank at Grimsby, Lincolnshire whilst towing the trawler Kirknes into Grimsby Docks. Four of her crew were killed. |
Orkanger | UK | The tanker ran aground in the Clyde. |
Scottish Hawk | UK | The newly launched tanker ran aground in the Clyde at Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
Tresillian | UK | The cargo ship foundered in St George's Channel, 44 nautical miles (81 km) off Cork, Ireland with the loss of 24 of her 40 crew. Sixteen survivors rescued by Liparus (UK) and transferred to LÉ Maev (Irish Naval Service) and landed at Cobh. |
HMS Talent | UK - Royal Navy | The T-class submarine was swept out of her dock at HMNB Chatham when a caisson collapsed. She ended up aground in the Medway. Four people were killed. Later repaired and returned to service. |
Maravia | UK | The coaster caught fire, capsized and sank at Marseilles, France. All twenty crew escaped. |
'Bill' Jewell, as a lieutenant and CO of HM Submarine Seraph in 1943 | WW2 picture of Captain R. S. Warne |
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