# Mervyn Wingfield

> Captain Mervyn Robert George Wingfield was a Royal Navy officer who served in submarines throughout World War II, narrowly surviving a sinking after a collision in the North Sea, and was the first British submarine commander to sink a Japanese submarine.

*Submarine commander*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/mervyn-wingfield

## Identity
- **Born:** 1911-01-16
- **Died:** 2005-05-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Captain Mervyn Robert George Wingfield was a Royal Navy officer who served in submarines throughout World War II, narrowly surviving a sinking after a collision in the North Sea, and was the first British submarine commander to sink a Japanese submarine.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 26.7

## Sources
- [Mervyn Wingfield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mervyn_Wingfield)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15971372)

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