Acting Commander RN L.C. Windsor | The Senior Officer of the 11th Minesweeping Flotilla embarked in HMS Jeanie Deans but at the time of the Mercury incident, embarked in HMS Helvellyn. | |
Temporary Lieutenant RNVR R.E. Blows | The XO [First Lieutenant] of HMS Mercury | |
Leading Seaman RFR R.H. Cope | Released from RN in 1933. Rejoined in 1939 for the war. | |
Leading Seaman RFR E.A. Eastman | Released from RN in 1938. Rejoined in 1939 for the war. | |
Temporary Lieutenant [E] RNR A. Henderson | Engineering officer who had been the Second Engineer of the vessel as a civilian prior to requisition. | |
Temporary Lieutenant RNR A. Campbell | Seaman officer who had been the Master of the vessel as a civilian prior to requisition. | |
Acting Temporary Lieutenant Commander RNVR B.A. Palmer | The Commanding Officer of HMS Mercury. Served in the navy in both world wars. On rejoining the navy in 1939 he had been immediately appointed to seagoing ships although he had not attending any formal courses of training or re-training. This lack of formal training ashore was not in any way a contributory factor in the sinking of his ship for his knowledge was sound and empiric, gained chiefly from on-job training especially when the XO of HMS Mercury. | |
Acting Temporary Lieutenant Commander RNR J. McLinden | The Commanding Officer of HMS Scawfell. | |
Shipwright Lieutenant RN [Rtd] A.J. Cole | On staff of Flag Officer in Charge Milford Haven. |