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He was appointed command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Cæsar (1896)|''Cæsar'']] on 9 August, 1910.<ref>Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.</ref>
 
He was appointed command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Cæsar (1896)|''Cæsar'']] on 9 August, 1910.<ref>Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.</ref>
  
In May 1912, he was in command of [[H.M.S. Commonwealth (1903)|''Commonwealth'']], operating with the [[Fourth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|Fourth Battle Squadron]].{{CN}}
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In June of 1911, he was given command of {{UK-Commonwealth}},{{MackieRNW}} operating with the {{UK-BS|4}}.  He remained here until October of 1913.{{MackieRNW}}
  
At the outset of the war, he was commanding [[H.M.S. Superb (1907)|''Superb'']], operating with the [[First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|First Battle Squadron]].<ref>Corbett.  ''Naval Operations, Volume I'', p. 438.</ref>
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At the outset of the war, he was commanding the {{UK-Superb}}, operating with the {{UK-BS|1}}.{{UKNavalOpsI|p. 438}}
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 22:23, 16 October 2012

Price Vaughan Lewes, C.B., and D.S.O. (? – ?) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

He was promoted to Captain on 30 June, 1905.[1]

Captain

He was appointed command of the battleship Cæsar on 9 August, 1910.[2]

In June of 1911, he was given command of Commonwealth,[3] operating with the Fourth Battle Squadron. He remained here until October of 1913.[4]

At the outset of the war, he was commanding the Superb, operating with the First Battle Squadron.[5]

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
  2. Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  3. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  4. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 438.

Bibliography

Service Records

  • The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.


Naval Appointments