George Hunt (Royal Navy officer)
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Captain
George Edward Hunt DSO
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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. Of the 68 torpedoes Hunt fired, 47 per cent were hits.
Captain (Royal Navy)
Captain is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy. It ranks above Commander and below Commodore and has a NATO ranking code of OF-5. The rank is equivalent to a Colonel in the British Army or Royal Marines and to a Group Captain in the Royal Air Force. The rank of Group Captain is based on the...
George Edward Hunt DSO
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
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Medal bar
A medal bar or medal clasp is a thin metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration, civil decoration, or other medal. It is most commonly used to indicate the campaign or operation the recipient received the award for, and multiple bars on the same medal are used to indicate that the...
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Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)
The Distinguished Service Cross is the third level military decoration awarded to officers, and other ranks, of the British Armed Forces, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and British Merchant Navy and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries.The DSC, which may be awarded posthumously, is...
and Bar (4 July 1916 – 16 August 2011) was a highly decorated Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
submarine commander during the Second World War. While commanding HMS Ultor
HMS Ultor (P53)
HMS Ultor was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness, launched in 1942, and part of the third group of the class...
he became the British submarine commander with the greatest number of sinkings of enemy vessels to his name, though David Wanklyn VC
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
achieved sinkings of greater tonnage. Of the 68 torpedoes Hunt fired, 47 per cent were hits.