Postby Brian Holmes » Mon Nov 16, 2015 8:14 pm
ML_152 Hams, Appledore 18/12/40
For rescuing survivors in the Nore area 23/11/41
MID TSLt Norman James Galbraith RNVR
Birthday Honours 1942
MID TSLt Norman James Galbraith RNVR
MID Ord Roy Pattinson Dent C/JX211216
Known Crew
TLt T O Roberts RNVR 7th ML Flotilla Based on Portsmouth Commanding Officer ML 152 25/6/44 Operation Neptune – Invasion of Normandy TLt 12/7/44
TSLt Samuel Stewart RNVR TSLt HMS Minos II (Lowestoft) 6th ML Flotilla 2/3/42 TLt 30/10/42 Commanding Officer ML 152 3/1/43 58th MTB Flotilla Based on Lowestoft Commanding Officer MTB 723 10/7/44, Commanding Officer MTB 5009 1/45. Born 1914 in Edinburgh and died 1975 in Ottawa, Canada
TLt F H Lovegrove RNVR TSLt 2/10/42 13th ML Flotilla 1/3/43 First Lieutenant ML 152 1/3/43 TLt 2/4/45
TLt Norman James GalbraithTSLt HMS St Christopher for MLs 16/3/42 Commanding Officer ML 479 16/3/42 TLt 21/8/42 6th ML Flotilla Based on Great Yarmouth ML 152 For rescuing survivors in the Nore area 23/11/41 MID Birthday Honours 1942 MID 52nd MTB Flotilla MTB 762 1944
TSLt K R Page RNVR 7th ML Flotilla Based on Portsmouth ML 152 10/4/44 Operation Neptune – Invasion of Normandy TASLt 8/9/44 TSLt 8/3/45
Ord Roy Pattinson Dent C/JX211216 7th ML Flotilla ML 159 For rescuing survivors in the Nore area 23/11/41 MID 6th ML Flotilla Based on Great Yarmouth ML 152 Birthday Honours 1942 MID LSea For minesweeping between Naples and Livorno 1944 DSM ML 483
Wartime Activities
1/1/41 6th ML Flotilla
Based on Falmouth
ML 145, ML 146, ML 147, ML 148, ML 149, ML 150 and ML 152
1/7/41 6th ML Flotilla
Based on Great Yarmouth
ML 145, ML 146, ML 147, ML 148, ML 149, ML 150, ML 151 and ML 152
24/11/41 S 50, S 51, S 52, S 109 and S 110 of the 4th S Boat Flotilla attacked convoy FS 654 east of Orfordness.
S 51 torpedoes and damages the British steamer Blairnevis (4155 tons) in position 52 20N 01 59E but the vessel remained afloat. The steamer was beached at Great Yarmouth Roads. She was refloated and towed to London on 16-17 December for repairs. The crew had abandoned ship and ML.150 rescued the crewmen.
S 52 torpedoes and sinks the Dutch steamer Greonlo (1984 tons) off Orfordness one and a half miles 28° from 52E Buoy. One crewman was killed and nine crewmen were missing.
S 109 sinks the British tanker Virgilia (5723 tons), 3 miles northeast of the Hearty Knoll bouy, in position 52.20n 01.59e. Twenty three crewmen, including seven gunners, were missing on the tanker. Seventeen survivors were picked up by ML 150 and ML 152
Destroyers HMS Westminster and HMS Southdown both reported sinking German S-boats
1/42 6th ML Flotilla
Based on Lowestoft
ML 145, ML 146, ML 148, ML 149, ML 150, ML 151, ML 152 are at Lowestoft
ML 147 at Oulton repairing
7th ML Flotilla
ML 131, ML 136, ML 152, ML 154, ML 182, ML 245, ML 248, ML 303, ML 347, ML 594, ML 599 and ML 904
Based on Portsmouth
Operation Neptune – Invasion of Normandy
Navigation leader at Gold Beach
Post War Fate
7/45 ML(A)4
6/46 For disposal