named after this bay. Second World War He was 49 years old, and an acting captain in the Royal Navy during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 5 November 1940 in the Atlantic, Captain Fegen, commanding the armed merchantman , was escorting 38 ships of Convoy HX 84, when they were attacked by the German heavy cruiser (often termed a "pocket battleship"). Captain Fegen immediately engaged the enemy head-on, thus giving the ships of the convoy time to scatter. Out-gunned and on fire Jervis Bay maintained the unequal fight for 22 minutes, although the captain's right arm was shattered, and even after he died when the bridge was shot from under him. He went down with his ship but 31 ships of the convoy managed to escape – including . He was remembered in Winston Churchill's broadcast speech on 13 May 1945 "Five years of War", as having defended Ireland's honour: The citation for Fegen's Victoria Cross was published in the London Gazette on 22 November 1940, reading: In popular culture Issue #47 of the comic book Hitman by Garth Ennis and John McCrea contains a fictionalized account of Fegen's last battle and the sinking of the Jervis Bay. References Connel, G.G., (1987) Mediterranean Maelstrom: H. M. S. "Jervis" and the 14th Flotilla, William Kimber, London Edwards, Bernard, (2013) Convoy Will Scatter: The Full Story of Jervis Bay and Convoy HX84, Pen and Sword, Pollock, George, (1958) The Jervis Bay, William Kimber, London External links Commander E.S Fogarty Fegen in The Art of War exhibition at the UK National Archives Captain Fegan and HMS "Jervis Bay"¨ Royal Naval Museum Biography World War II Unit Histories & Officers – RN Officers HMS Jervis Bay 1891 births 1940 deaths People from Southsea British World War II recipients of the Victoria Cross Royal Navy officers of World War I Irish World War II recipients of the Victoria Cross Recipients of the Sea Gallantry Medal Royal Navy officers of World War II Royal Navy personnel killed in World War II People lost at sea Royal Navy recipients of the Victoria Cross English people of Irish descent Captains who went down with the ship Military personnel from Portsmouth