Orme G. Stuart, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross
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About Orme G. Stuart
- Lieutenant Commander Orme G.
- Stuart, DSC (20 February 1914 – 4 February 1990) was a businessperson and officer with the Royal Canadian Navy.He served as a reservist in the Royal Canadian Navy before the Second World War and was seconded to the Royal Navy during the war.
- From February until August 1943, he commanded the Flower-class corvette HMS Pennywort, and in August was transferred to command HMS Abelia. On 9 January 1944 Commander Stuart's ship encountered a German U-boat while on convoy escort duty, and moved to attack with depth charges.
- He ordered an increase in speed at 950 yards (870 m) to prevent being torpedoed, not knowing that the U-boat was equipped with T5 torpedoes, for which he would have needed to increase speed at 700 yards (640 m).
- Abelia was hit and lost her rudder, and the U-boat escaped. Stuart next commanded the Captain-class frigate HMS Fitzroy, during which time he played a key role in sinking two U-boats.
- On 27 March 1945 U-722 was sunk near the Hebrides by depth charges from Fitzroy and her sister ships HMS Redmill and HMS Byron.
- On 8 April 1945, U-1001 was sunk off Land's End by Fitzroy and Byron.
- For these victories Stuart was awarded the DSC.
- After the war, he lived in Prince Rupert, British Columbia and had four children.
- He also became president of the local Chamber of Commerce.
- He died in Vancouver in 1990.
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