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 Template:Sclass2 Template:HMS, and in August was transferred to command Template:HMS.

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 Template:Convert 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 Template:Convert. Abelia was hit and lost her rudder, and the U-boat escaped.

Stuart next commanded the Template:Sclass2 Template:HMS, during which time he played a key role in sinking two U-boats. On 27 March 1945 Template:GS was sunk near the Hebrides by depth charges from Fitzroy and her sister ships Template:HMS and Template:HMS. On 8 April 1945, Template:GS 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.

See also

• Convoys HX 229/SC 122