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'''Hubert Edwin Gore-Langton''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} '''Hubert Edwin Gore-Langton''', D.S.O. (18 August, 1883 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Gore-Langton gained seven months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}.  He was appointed to {{UK-Magnificent}} in the Channel on 15 January, 1899.
  
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Gore-Langton was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1904.<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref>
  
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Around late 1906 and early 1907 while in {{UK-Ariadne}}, he was involved in "Aim Corrector Experiments."<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref>
  
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Gore-Langton was appointed in command of the {{UK-Afridi|f=t}} on 3 December, 1912.{{NLJul13|p. 272}}
 
Gore-Langton was appointed in command of the {{UK-Afridi|f=t}} on 3 December, 1912.{{NLJul13|p. 272}}
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Gore-Langton was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1912.  In 1913, he was placed on half-pay in order that he could attend to "urgent private affairs."<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref>
  
 
On 20 December, 1913, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ghurka|f=t}}.{{NLFeb14|p. 319}}
 
On 20 December, 1913, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ghurka|f=t}}.{{NLFeb14|p. 319}}
  
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Midge|f=t}} on 3 February, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 356}}
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Midge|f=t}} on 3 February, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 356}}
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On some date in 1915, perhaps 11 August, he was judged to have engaged in "insubordinate conduct on H.M.S. Midge", which elicited severe displeasure.<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref>
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Gore-Langton grounded {{UK-Phoebe}} on 27 January, 1918 and was cautioned to be more careful in future.<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref>
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Gore-Langton was specially promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 23 April, 1918 for services during operations on the Belgian Coast.<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref>
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{{UK-Phoebe}} collided with {{UK-Murray}} on 6 September, 1918 and Gore-Langton was considered partly to blame.<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref>
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==Post-War==
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Gore-Langton was placed on the Retired List as unfit on 8 May 1919.<ref>Gore-Langton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/16.|D7603920}} f. 419?</ref>  In 1927, it was noted that he was not qualified for a step in rank upon reaching the age of 45.
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==World War II==
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Gore-Langton was admitted to Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth on 10 September 1941 with a nervous debility.  Following a series of re-surveys, on 12 December he was made a hospital case at Plymouth.  He reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 16 January, 1942.
  
 
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Commander Hubert Edwin Gore-Langton, D.S.O. (18 August, 1883 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Gore-Langton gained seven months' time on passing out of Britannia. He was appointed to Magnificent in the Channel on 15 January, 1899.

Gore-Langton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1904.[1]

Around late 1906 and early 1907 while in Ariadne, he was involved in "Aim Corrector Experiments."[2]

Gore-Langton was appointed in command of the destroyer Afridi on 3 December, 1912.[3]

Gore-Langton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1912. In 1913, he was placed on half-pay in order that he could attend to "urgent private affairs."[4]

On 20 December, 1913, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Ghurka.[5]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Midge on 3 February, 1914.[6]

On some date in 1915, perhaps 11 August, he was judged to have engaged in "insubordinate conduct on H.M.S. Midge", which elicited severe displeasure.[7]

Gore-Langton grounded Phoebe on 27 January, 1918 and was cautioned to be more careful in future.[8]

Gore-Langton was specially promoted to the rank of Commander on 23 April, 1918 for services during operations on the Belgian Coast.[9]

Phoebe collided with Murray on 6 September, 1918 and Gore-Langton was considered partly to blame.[10]

Post-War

Gore-Langton was placed on the Retired List as unfit on 8 May 1919.[11] In 1927, it was noted that he was not qualified for a step in rank upon reaching the age of 45.

World War II

Gore-Langton was admitted to Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth on 10 September 1941 with a nervous debility. Following a series of re-surveys, on 12 December he was made a hospital case at Plymouth. He reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 16 January, 1942.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 22
22 Mar, 1909[12] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey S. Holden
Preceded by
Herbert W. Wyld 		Captain of H.M.S. Afridi
3 Dec, 1912[13] 		Succeeded by
Edmond A. B. Stanley
Preceded by
Loftus W. Jones 		Captain of H.M.S. Ghurka
20 Dec, 1913[14] 		Succeeded by
Robert W. Richardson
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Midge
3 Feb, 1914[15] 		Succeeded by
James R. C. Cavendish
Preceded by
William A. Cooke-Hurle 		Captain of H.M.S. Brilliant
16 Aug, 1915[16] – Jan, 1917[17][18] 		Succeeded by
William H. H. S. Thomson
Preceded by
George H. Creswell 		Captain of H.M.S. Phoebe
6 Jul, 1917[19] 		Succeeded by
John Brooke

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
  2. ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 272.
  4. ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1914). p. 319.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 356.
  7. ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
  8. ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
  9. ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
  10. ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
  11. ↑ Gore-Langton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/16. f. 419?
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 399.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 272.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1914). p. 319.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 396.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392o.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392o.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391w.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396l.


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