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{{CaptRN}} '''Claude Lindesay Bate''', D.S.O., R.N. (25 February, 1883 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} '''Claude Lindesay Bate''', C.B.E., D.S.O. (25 February, 1883 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Bate was born in Abbotabad in the Punjab.
  
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Bate was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 September, 1905.{{NLMar13|p. 5}}
 
Bate was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 September, 1905.{{NLMar13|p. 5}}
  
 
Bate was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cygnet|f=t}} on 16 July, 1912.{{NLJul13|p. 298}}
 
Bate was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cygnet|f=t}} on 16 July, 1912.{{NLJul13|p. 298}}
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Bate was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 September, 1913. <ref>Bate Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/180.|D7604084}} f. 585.</ref>
  
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Staunch|f=t}} on 16 December, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 382}}
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Staunch|f=t}} on 16 December, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 382}}
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==Great War==
 
==Great War==
 
Bate commanded the {{UK-Michael|f=t}} of the {{UK-DF|11}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|p. 45}}
 
Bate commanded the {{UK-Michael|f=t}} of the {{UK-DF|11}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|p. 45}}
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In 1917, Bate incurred severe displeasure by permitting the looting of provisions from S.S. ''Aspen'' as he helped salve her after being damaged by a submarine.
  
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Vivacious|f=t}} on 4 December, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 936}}
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Vivacious|f=t}} on 4 December, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 936}}
  
==Post-war==
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Bate was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1917.<ref>Bate Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/180.|D7604084}} f. 585.</ref>
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==Post-War==
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Bate was appointed to the icebreaker [[H.M.S. Sviatogor (191^)|''Sviatogor'']] on 24 September, 1919, to assume command upon her commissioning.  He left the ship to begin some unpaid time on 22 May, 1920.<ref>Bate Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/180.|D7604084}} f. 585.</ref>{{NLNov19|p. 912}}
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Bate was placed on the Retired List with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 26 August, 1929.<ref>Bate Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/180.|D7604084}} f. 585.</ref>
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Bate was promoted to the rank of Acting {{CaptRN}} on 10 November, 1939.<ref>Bate Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/180.|D7604084}} f. 585.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 13:49, 3 October 2016

Captain Claude Lindesay Bate, C.B.E., D.S.O. (25 February, 1883 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Bate was born in Abbotabad in the Punjab.

Bate was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1905.[1]

Bate was appointed in command of the destroyer Cygnet on 16 July, 1912.[2]

Bate was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1913. [3]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Staunch on 16 December, 1913.[4]

Great War

Bate commanded the destroyer Michael of the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[5]

In 1917, Bate incurred severe displeasure by permitting the looting of provisions from S.S. Aspen as he helped salve her after being damaged by a submarine.

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Vivacious on 4 December, 1917.[6]

Bate was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917.[7]

Post-War

Bate was appointed to the icebreaker Sviatogor on 24 September, 1919, to assume command upon her commissioning. He left the ship to begin some unpaid time on 22 May, 1920.[8][9]

Bate was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Captain on 26 August, 1929.[10]

Bate was promoted to the rank of Acting Captain on 10 November, 1939.[11]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edward W. MacKichan
as Captain of H.M. T.B. 57
Captain of H.M. T.B. 057
20 Aug, 1907[12]
Succeeded by
John I. Hallett
Preceded by
Ralph W. Wilkinson
Captain of H.M.S. Cygnet
16 Jul, 1912[13]c. Dec, 1913[14][15]
Succeeded by
Roy Bacchus
Preceded by
Reginald St. P. Parry
Captain of H.M.S. Staunch
16 Dec, 1913[16] – Aug, 1915[Fact Check]
Succeeded by
Edmond A. B. Stanley
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Michael
Aug, 1915[17] – 4 Dec, 1917[18][19]
Succeeded by
Alfred E. Evans
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Vivacious
4 Dec, 1917[20]
Succeeded by
Henry D. C. Stanistreet
Preceded by
Arthur J. Landon
Captain of H.M.S. Vanquisher
22 Aug, 1922[21]
Succeeded by
Percy R. P. Percival

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 5.
  2. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 298.
  3. Bate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/180. f. 585.
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 382.
  5. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 45.
  6. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 936.
  7. Bate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/180. f. 585.
  8. Bate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/180. f. 585.
  9. The Navy List. (November, 1919). p. 912.
  10. Bate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/180. f. 585.
  11. Bate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/180. f. 585.
  12. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 400.
  13. The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 300a.
  14. The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 300a.
  15. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 300a.
  16. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398d-k.
  17. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395q.
  18. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395q.
  19. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 845.
  20. The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 936.
  21. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 279.


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