Rear Admiral Philip Powlett RN, CB, DSO + bar, DSC, DL.
A successful destroyer captain. Philip Powlett commanded HMS Blankney from 1941 to the end of 1942. He possessed nerves of steel along with a mastery of ship handling and a flair for anti-submarine tactics.
During 1941 this was demonstrated when he skillfully ran Blankney alongside the freight steamship Archangel and picked up her survivors, after she was hit by German aircraft off Aberdeen. For his actions he was awarded a DSC.
During his extensive Royal Navy career he took part in convoys PQ16, PQ17, QP12, QP13, QP14, JW51A, JW51B, KW52, RA51 & RA52.
Rear Admiral Powlett died 15th January 1991 aged 84.
[submitted by volunteer D. Hayesmore]