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Peter Gretton

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August 27, 1912

Died

November 11, 1992

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Peter William Gretton was an officer in the Royal Navy. He was active during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic, and was a successful convoy escort commander. He eventually rose to become Fifth Sea Lord and retired as a vice admiral before entering university life as a Bursar and academic.

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	Crisis Convoy: The Story of HX231, A Turning Point in the Battle of the Atlantic 4.21 avg rating — 903 ratings — published 1974 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Convoy Escort Commander: A Memoir of the Battle of the Atlantic 4.14 avg rating — 697 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Battle of the Atlantic: The War Against Allied Shipping, 1939-1945 4.26 avg rating — 58 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Former Naval Person: Winston Churchill and the Royal Navy 4.36 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1968 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El factor olvidado : la marina británica y la guerra civil española really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1984 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“I do not recollect that we ever realized how far they could ‘hear’ ships and convoys on their hydrophones, especially in good weather.”
― Peter Gretton, Convoy Escort Commander: A Memoir of the Battle of the Atlantic

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“And Muetzelburgh, another ace, recounts how in March 1941, when searching for a convoy reported by the Radio Interception Service ‘the noise of propellers was heard on the hydrophones. It resembled a dull, subterranean grinding noise.’ The U-boat surfaced, the visibility was excellent, but nothing could be seen. Only after over an hour and a half’s steaming in the direction of the noise was the top of a mast sighted over the horizon.”
― Peter Gretton, Convoy Escort Commander: A Memoir of the Battle of the Atlantic

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“most interesting times was, of course, in September 1931, when the Atlantic Fleet mutinied at Invergordon. The Dragon was then on the west coast of the United States, and life on board continued”
― Peter Gretton, Convoy Escort Commander: A Memoir of the Battle of the Atlantic

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