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==Early Life & Career== | ==Early Life & Career== | ||
| + | On 1 September, 1913, Usborne was appointed Commander of the dreadnought battleship [[H.M.S. Colossus (1910)|''Colossus'']].<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 293.</ref> | ||
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| + | Usborne was appointed in command of the minelayer [[H.M.S. Latona (1890)|''Latona'']] on 18 September, 1916.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1916). p. 395''tt''.</ref> He was reappointed to her on 1 February, 1917,<ref>''Navy List'' (November, 1917). p. 395.</ref> and was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June.<ref>''Navy List'' (November, 1917). p. 77.</ref> | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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Vice-Admiral Cecil Vivian Usborne, C.B., C.M.G., Royal Navy (17 May, 1880 – 31 January, 1951) was an officer of the Royal Navy. A distinguished gunnery officer, he mixed gunnery appointments with active service afloat, before becoming Director of Naval Intelligence in 1930. His career was brought to a premature end as a result of the Invergordon Mutiny of 1931.
Early Life & Career
On 1 September, 1913, Usborne was appointed Commander of the dreadnought battleship Colossus.[1]
Great War
Usborne was appointed in command of the minelayer Latona on 18 September, 1916.[2] He was reappointed to her on 1 February, 1917,[3] and was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June.[4]
Footnotes
Bibliography
- "Vice-Adml. Usborne" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 1 February, 1951. Issue 51914, col E, pg. 8.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/142.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/125.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/90.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/45.
