Philip Mack
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Rear-Admiral Philip John Mack was an officer of the British Royal Navy.
Mack onboard HMS King George V in 1942
Rear Admiral I G Glennie, who relieved Rear Admiral R L Burnett in Command of Home Fleet destroyers, shown with officers of the Fleet Flagship, HMS KING GEORGE V, after calling in on the C-in-C Home Fleet. Left to right: Commander E F H C Rutherford, RN; Captain P J Mack, DSO, RN; Captain A E M B Cunningham-Grahm, RN; Rear Admiral I G Glennie; Captain F B Lloyd, OBE, RN.
Battle of Cape Matapan
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The Battle of Cape Matapan was a naval battle during the Second World War between the Allies, represented by the navies of the United Kingdom and Australia, and the Royal Italian Navy, from 27 to 29 M
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…After leading his flotilla in the Battle of the Tarigo Convoy on 16 April 1941 he received a bar to his DSO on 1 August 1941, and for his part in the Battle of Cape Matapan in late March 1941 he received a second Mention in Despatches on 3 February 1942. On 6 May 1942 he was appointed commander of the battleship King George…
The battleship Vittorio Veneto firing upon the Allied cruisers during the action off Gavdos
Vittorio Veneto withdraws from the battle area after being torpedoed by RN aircraft.
Bolzano under torpedo attack by Fairey Swordfish.