Michael Wilfred Tomkinson DSC, RN
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 | Ranks
Retired: 25 Jul 1946 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Michael Wilfred Tomkinson, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Boreas (H 77) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 28 Mar 1939 | ??? |
| HMS Caldwell (I 20) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 9 Sep 1940 | 1 Jan 1941 |
| HMS Boadicea (H 65) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 10 Jan 1941 | Feb 1941 |
| HMS Active (H 14) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | Feb 1941 | 1 Jan 1943 |
| HMS Rapid (H 32) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 11 Jan 1943 | Feb 1945 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Active (H 14)
8 Oct 1942
The German submarine U-179 was sunk in the South Atlantic near Cape Town, South Africa, in position 33º28'S, 17º05'E, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Active (Lt.Cdr. M.W. Tomkinson, RN).
Before U-179 was sunk HMS Active picked up 98 survivors from the British merchant City of Athens. This was U-179's first and only victim.
11 Oct 1942
HMS Active (Lt.Cdr. M.W. Tomkinson, RN) picks up 23 survivors of the American merchant Coloradan that was torpedoed and sunk on 9 October 1942 by the German submarine U-159 200 nautical miles south-west of Capetown, South-Africa in position 35º47'S, 14º34'E.