Battle of Cape Matapan
Pridham-Wippell served in the Second World War as Commander of the 1st Battle Squadron in the Mediterranean from July 1940. He was knighted for his part in the Battle of Cape Matapan in the Mediterranean in March 1941 and was a survivor of the sinking of the battleship in November 1941. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Dover in 1942.