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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

HMS Whitshed



22nd May 1940 Defensive Positions

23rd May 1940 In Action

5th Jun 1940 Rescues


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Those known to have sailed in

HMS Whitshed

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

  • Adams James.
  • Hayes Eric Henry George. Stok1. (d.31st Jul 1940)
  • Lott Llewellyn Ernest. PO.
  • Nicoll Stanley Livingstone. Able Sea. (d.10th May 1940)
  • O'Neill DSM & Bar. Richard. AB.

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Want to know more about HMS Whitshed?


There are:2 items tagged HMS Whitshed available in our Library

  These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War.


James Adams HMS Manchester

Jim Adams joined the Royal Navy aged 16 in 1938, he served on HMS Tetcott and HMS Whitshed, HMS Manchester and HMS Spartan. He survived the sinking of both the Manchester which was torpedoed in 1942 and the Spartan in 1944.

The cruiser HMS Spartan off the coast of Italy providing support for the Anzio landings as part of Operation Shingle. While at anchor on the 29th of January 1944, Spartan was bombed at sunset by 18 enemy aircraft. A bomb blew a large hole in the upper deck, collapsing the mast and flooding the boiler room. The ship was set alight and keeled over to port. The crew abandoned ship and within just 10 minutes, the Spartan was on the seabed. Five officers and 41 ratings lost their lives.




AB. Richard O'Neill DSM & Bar. HMS Whitshed

Richard O'Neill was awarded the DSM in 1940 whilst serving on HMS Whitshed. It was reported in the London Gazette dated 27th of August 1940 therefore the act of bravery occurred approx two to three months prior to the reporting. Still trying to find out more.

He was awarded a 2nd DSM (Bar) whilst serving on HMS Cairo in 1942, again reported in the London Gazette dated 22nd of September 1942.

Meg Stenhouse



PO. Llewellyn Ernest "Togo" Lott HMS Whitshed

My father Llewallyn Lott served on HMS Whitshed and HMS Southdown at the start of WW2. He had been with the Royal Navy since he was a boy, serving as a cadet, then on submarine duties and also on the China Station before the War. After serving on these two ships, he was with Combined Ops on various shore-based ships.

The Sunday Pictorial spread of 31st of April 1940 shows him guarding German U-Boat 55 survivors rescued after the Whitshed, along with HMS Fowey, sank the U-Boat on 30th of January 1940. My father died in 1957.

David Lott







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