George Hunt (Royal Navy officer)
George Edward Cunt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 July 1916 Milton of Campsie |
| Died | 16 August 2011 (aged 95) Mediterranean Sea |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Merchant Navy Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1929–1938 Merchant Navy 1930–1938 Royal Navy Reserve 1938–1962 Royal Navy |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands | HMS Ultor HMS Bigbury Bay |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order & Bar Distinguished Service Cross & Bar |
| Other work | British High Commission in Australia |
Captain George Edward Hunt DSO and Bar, DSC and Bar (4 July 1916 – 16 August 2011) was a highly decorated Royal Navy submarine commander during the Second World War. While commanding HMS Ultor he became the British submarine commander with the greatest number of sinkings of enemy vessels to his name, though David Wanklyn VC achieved sinkings of greater tonnage.[1] Of the 68 torpedoes Hunt fired, 47 per cent were hits.[1]
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- "Captain George Hunt". The Daily Telegraph. London. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- "Captain George Hunt" (subscription required). The Times. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- "No. 35029". The London Gazette (invalid
|supp=(help)). 31 December 1940. Mention in Despatches - "No. 35613". The London Gazette (invalid
|supp=(help)). 26 June 1942. Distinguished Service Cross - "No. 36367". The London Gazette. 4 February 1944. Bar to Distinguished Service Cross
- "No. 36505". The London Gazette (invalid
|supp=(help)). 5 May 1944. Mention in Despatches - "No. 36687". The London Gazette (invalid
|supp=(help)). 1 September 1944. Distinguished Service Order - "No. 36825". The London Gazette (invalid
|supp=(help)). 1 December 1944. Bar to Distinguished Service Order - "No. 37650". The London Gazette. 12 July 1946. Promotion substantive Lieutenant Commander
- "No. 40075". The London Gazette. 15 January 1954. Promotion to Captain