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William Donald Aelian "Bill" King, DSO & Bar, DSC (23 June 1910 – 21 September 2012) was a British naval officer, yachtsman and author. He was the oldest participant in the first solo non-stop, around-the-world yacht race, the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, the only person to command a British submarine on both the first and last days of World War II. and the last surviving British World War II submarine commander at the time of his death.

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  • Bill King (Royal Navy officer)
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  • William Donald Aelian "Bill" King, DSO & Bar, DSC (23 June 1910 – 21 September 2012) was a British naval officer, yachtsman and author. He was the oldest participant in the first solo non-stop, around-the-world yacht race, the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, the only person to command a British submarine on both the first and last days of World War II. and the last surviving British World War II submarine commander at the time of his death.
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serviceyears
  • December 1927 – April 1946
Birth Date
  • 1910-06-23(xsd:date)
Commands
  • Commanding officer: * * * Executive officer: *HMS Medway II *
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  • 23(xsd:integer)
Nickname
  • Bill
Name
  • William Donald Aelian King
Caption
  • Bill King
Awards
  • Distinguished Service Order
  • Distinguished Service Cross
  • Arctic Emblem
  • Bar to the DSO
  • Civilian: Blue Water Medal
  • Others: 1939–1945 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star, Burma Star, War Medal 1939–1945
death date
  • 2012-09-21(xsd:date)
Rank
Allegiance
  • United Kingdom
Battles
  • North Sea
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • --07-17
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  • Author
  • Farmer
  • Solo circumnavigator
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  • William Donald Aelian "Bill" King, DSO & Bar, DSC (23 June 1910 – 21 September 2012) was a British naval officer, yachtsman and author. He was the oldest participant in the first solo non-stop, around-the-world yacht race, the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, the only person to command a British submarine on both the first and last days of World War II. and the last surviving British World War II submarine commander at the time of his death. Brought up by his mother and grandmother, King went to the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth. He was first assigned to the battleship Resolution, and later became commanding officer of the submarine Snapper. He served on three separate vessels in World War II, and was promoted to commander and awarded seven medals during the war. King not only survived World War II, but succeeded in a singlehanded circumnavigation in 1973 on his third attempt. During the latter journey, he managed to reach port despite a collision with a large sea creature southwest of Australia.
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