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| − | He was appointed in command of | + | He was appointed in command of {{UK-Highflyer}} in January 1918.{{MackieRNW}} |
==Post War== | ==Post War== | ||
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Admiral SIR Vernon Harry Stuart Haggard, K.C.B., C.M.G. was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Haggard was a Lieutenant 1904.[1]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Boadicea. He was appointed in command of Blenheim. He was appointed in command of Good Hope for a brief period in 1913.[2]
He was appointed in command of Vulcan.
Great War
Haggard was appointed in command of the battleship Hibernia on 23 July, 1915.[3]
He was appointed in command of Highflyer in January 1918.[4]
Post War
He was appointed in command of Ajax in 1920.
In 1922, he was serving as Director of Training and Staff Duties, and involved in the decision whether and how to release the controversial "Naval Staff Appreciation of Jutland".
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ He signed a report on torpedo designs in Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904, p. 136., listing his role as "secretary".
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 394o.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
Papers
- Papers in the possession of the Imperial War Museum.
Service Records
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