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Herbert Arthur Stonehouse was a British Royal Navy Reserve officer who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and bar for his service escorting convoys during the Second World War and who in 1943 sank the German submarine U-192. ==Career== Stonehouse became an Acting Lieutenant on 3 February 1939 and attained the rank of Lieutenant on 11 January 1940. In 1943-44, he was the commander of the corvette HMS ''Loosestrife''〔(HMS Loosestrife (K 105). ) uboat.net Retrieved 1 November 2015.〕 which on 5 May 1943 attempted unsuccessfully to scuttle the merchantman ''Wentworth'' after the ship was seriously damaged by German submarine ''U-358'', under the command of Rolf Manke. On 6 May 1943, ''Lossestrife'' sank the German submarine ''U-192'' in the North Atlantic south-east of Cape Farewell using depth charges.〔 From 20 July 1944 to mid 1945, Stonehouse commanded the corvette HMS ''Alnwick Castle'' as an Acting Lieutenant Commander.〔(Herbert Arthur Stonehouse DSC, RNR. ) uboat.net Retrieved 4 November 2015.〕 From 9 July 1945 to 30 December 1945 he commanded the corvette HMS ''Oakham Castle''. Stonehouse became a Lieutenant Commander 11 Jan 1948 and a Commander on 30 June 1954. He retired from the navy in 1959.〔(Herbert Arthur Stonehouse DSC, RNR. ) uboat.net Retrieved 4 November 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Herbert Arthur Stonehouse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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