Sentence examples for flotilla commander from inspiring English sources

More than two hundred Germans perished in this action, including the flotilla commander and all three ship commanding officers.

He served as Flotilla Commander of Flotilla 10-20 in 2004 and as National Officer, Branch Chief, Public Info.

At the helm of HMAS Stuart in the Mediterranean from 1939 to 1941, he won recognition as a skilful ship's captain and flotilla commander.

Commodore Johannes von Karpf, the flotilla commander, ordered the slower Albatross to steam for neutral Swedish waters and recalled Roon and Lübeck.

The corvettes left at 16:00, R 187 sailed a half an hour later, while the TA 20 left port at 19 00, with the flotilla commander Korvettenkapitän der Reserve (Lieutenant Commander) Friedrich-Wilhelm Thorwest on board.

As flotilla commander his first successful action took place the night of 19/20 November 1941, when his flotilla was ordered to patrol 10 mile off the Hook of Holland to engage E boats returning to base.

"This order must not be distributed in writing by flotilla leaders, section commanders, or officers of this rank.

In December 1917, Carpender became an aide to the Commander, Destroyer Flotillas Operating in European Waters.

When informed by his commanding officer, Commander Kerr, of the intention to recommend him, Hichens requested that the recommendation be dropped as he now felt he had endangered two of the boats in the flotilla trying to rescue his friends.

But this is a genuine secret diary, which the author, a ship's chaplain, most emphatically does not want the commander of the flotilla, a certain Edward Fenton, to read.

Despite China's reversal, Commander Filostrat said, the flotilla was "continuing to steam to Yokosuka".