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Person: Forbes, John Hay |
Name | Forbes, John Hay |
Description | A Royal Navy officer who commanded during WW2 the submarine HMS Spearfish which torpedoed the German heavy cruiser Lützow on 11 Apr 1940, putting her out of action for over a year. He was killed on 1 Aug 1940 when HMS Spearfish was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-34. |
Lived | Born 28 Aug 1906, Died 1 Aug 1940 |
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