David Edward Gillespie Wemyss DSO, DSC, RN
| Born | 21 Feb 1900 |
| Ranks
Retired: 21 Feb 1950 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for David Edward Gillespie Wemyss, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Diomede (D 92) | A/Cdr. | Light cruiser | 20 May 1940 | 20 Jun 1940 |
| HMS Diomede (D 92) | A/Cdr. | Light cruiser | 20 Oct 1940 | 13 Nov 1940 |
| HMS Hartland (Y 00) | A/Cdr. | Sloop | 30 Apr 1941 | May 1941 |
| HMS Folkestone (L 22 / U 22) | A/Cdr. | Sloop | 12 Jul 1941 | 19 Jun 1942 |
| HMS Wild Goose (U 45) | A/Cdr. | Sloop | 18 Jan 1943 | 1 Aug 1944 |
| HMS Starling (U 66) | A/Cdr. | Sloop | 1 Aug 1944 | 25 Aug 1944 |
| HMS Wild Goose (U 45) | A/Cdr. | Sloop | 25 Aug 1944 | 23 Dec 1944 |
| HMS Wild Goose (U 45) | Cdr. | Sloop | 19 Jan 1945 | 19 Feb 1945 |
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Light cruiser HMS Diomede (D 92)
20 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN) departed Bermuda for Halifax. (1)
22 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN) arrived at Halifax. (1)
24 May 1940
HMS Diomede (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN) departed Halifax escorting the (troop)transport Lady Drake (Canadian, 7985 GRT, built 1928) to Kingston, Jamaica via Bermuda.
The Lady Drake had a battalion of Winnipeg Grenadiers on board. (1)
27 May 1940
HMS Diomede (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN) and the (troop)transport Lady Drake (Canadian, 7985 GRT, built 1928) arrived at Bermuda.
After fuelling, HMS Diomede, departed later the same day to continue their passage to Kingston, Jamaica. (1)
2 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN) and the (troop)transport Lady Drake (Canadian, 7985 GRT, built 1928) arrived at Kingston, Jamaica. (2)
5 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN) departed Kingston, Jamaica for Bermuda via the Yucatan Channel and the Florida Strait. (3)
11 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN) arrived at Bermuda.
After fuelling she departed later the same day for a patrol along the US east coast from Cape Hatteras to the Florida Strait searching for Italian (and possible German) merchant vessels. (3)
19 Jun 1940
HMS Diomede (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN) arrived at Bermuda from patrol. (2)
24 Oct 1940
With her refit completed, HMS Diomede (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN), departed Bermuda for Trinidad. En-route she was to fuel from the tanker San Adolfo (7365 GRT, 1935) at Tortola and also to show herself off Guadelupe and Martinique. (4)
4 Nov 1940
HMS Diomede (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN) fuelled from the tanker San Adolfo (7365 GRT, 1935) at Tortola on completion of which she continued her patrol. (5)
13 Nov 1940
HMS Diomede (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN) arrived at Port of Spain, Trinidad from patrol.
Capt. Farquhar then rejoined the ship having been sick at the time HMS Diomede had sailed from Bermuda and therefore she had sailed on patrol with the 1st Officer in command of the ship. (5)
Sloop HMS Wild Goose (U 45)
8 Feb 1944 (position 49.02, -16.58)
German U-boat U-762 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 49°02'N, 16°58'W, by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Woodpecker (Cdr. H.L. Pryse, RNR) and HMS Wild Goose (Lt.Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, DSC, RN).
11 Feb 1944 (position 50.00, -18.14)
German U-boat U-424 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 50°00'N, 18°14'W, by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Wild Goose (Lt.Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, DSC, RN) and HMS Woodpecker (Cdr. H.L. Pryse, RNR).
Sloop HMS Starling (U 66)
11 Aug 1944 (position 46.16, -2.45)
German U-boat U-385 was sunk in the Bay of Biscay west of La Rochelle, in position 46°16'N, 02°45'W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Starling (Cdr. N.W. Duck, DSC, RNR) and depth charges from an Australian Sunderland aircraft (RAAF Sqdn. 461/P).
Sources
- ADM 53/112023
- ADM 53/112024
- ADM 53/112024 + ADM 199/367
- ADM 199/367
- ADM 53/112028
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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