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Grant became Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|5}} on 20 December, 1910.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 21 November, 1910. Issue '''39435''', col F, p. 8.</ref> | Grant became Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|5}} on 20 December, 1910.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 21 November, 1910. Issue '''39435''', col F, p. 8.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 02:32, 27 February 2014
Rear-Admiral Noel Grant, C.B., (13 September, 1868 – 6 March, 1920) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Grant was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1908.
On 8 February, 1910, he was made captain of the light cruiser Leander.[1]
Grant became Captain (D) of the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla on 20 December, 1910.[2]
He served as captain of the battleship Irresistible for a little over a year, beginning his command in March 1913.[3]
He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Cochrane on 30 June, 1915.[4]
He retired on 28 January, 1920, and died very soon after on the sixth of March.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1910), p. 338.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 21 November, 1910. Issue 39435, col F, p. 8.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 392s.
Bibliography
Service Records
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