Alexander Hahnemann Quicke

Captain (emergency) Alexander Hahnemann Quicke, (19 April, 1877 – 27 December, 1938) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Ashburne[?], Somerset, the son of Reverend C. P. Quicke, Quicke gained twelve months' time on passing out of Britannia.

Quicke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1898.

A newspaper report that he would command Tiger in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1901 is not reflected in his service record.

On 20 June, 1902, Quicke qualified as first-class Lieutenant (T).

Quicke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1906.

In February, 1907 he designed a blockade mine pistol and received a gratuity of 250 pounds sterling.

Quicke requested that his name be removed from the list of men qualified for torpedo duties in January, 1910. Quicke's resignation was accepted on 6 April, 1910. His name was placed on the Emergency List in October 1910 so that his commission could be restored in order that he could travel to Chile as a Torpedo Instructor. He left for Chile on 29 December, 1910 and worked for their government until 28 December, 1912.

In early 1913, he provided a useful report on American submarine and destroyer battle tactics.

Quicke was promoted to the rank of Acting Commander on the Emergency List on 18 April, 1915 and appointed in command of the new submarine H 10.

Quicke was promoted to the rank of Commander on the Emergency List on 19 April, 1917.

Quicke was promoted to the rank of Captain on the Emergency List on 1 February, 1919.

See Also

• Service Records

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by George A. Rooke	Captain of H.M. T.B. 68 15 Jun, 1897	Succeeded by Harry T. Mosse
Preceded by James R. P. Hawksley	Captain of H.M.S. Tiger 16 Jul, 1901	Succeeded by Wion de M. Egerton
Preceded by Stopford C. Douglas	Captain of H.M.S. Alecto 29 Sep, 1915	Succeeded by Sir Leonard P. Vavasour
Preceded by Sydney S. Hall	Captain of H.M.S. Dolphin 18 Jan, 1918 – 1 Feb, 1919	Succeeded by Ernest W. Leir