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Captain (retired) Alan Montagu Yeats-Brown (1 May, 1877 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
He was a proponent of Deflection Plotting for torpedo attack.
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Life & Career
Yeats-Brown was born in Genoa, Italy, the son of a diplomat still working there at the time of his son's joining the Navy. This seems to underlie the rather awkward first comment in his service record: "14 Jan 1893. This officer appears to have been living at Genoa at time of his appt to Inflexible. The Captain of Invincible ordered by telegram to instruct officer when he should join his ship."[1]
Yeats-Brown was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1898.[2]
After commanding T.B. 109 for the manoeuvres of 1903, Yeats-Brown was sent to Vernon for a course in wireless telegraphy. Although this course did not end before 16 January, 1905, Yeats-Brown was loaned to Exmouth for tactical exercises to see how radio might be used in action.
Yeats-Brown was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1910.[3]
Yeats-Brown was appointed in command of the destroyer Exe on 21 May, 1911.[4]
Post-War
Yeats-Brown retired at his own request on 9 July, 1920. He was promoted to the rank of Captain on the Retired List on 1 May, 1922.[5]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by James U. Farie |
Captain of H.M.S. Exe 21 May, 1911[6] |
Succeeded by William H. Sandford |
| Preceded by Theodore E. J. Bigg |
Captain of H.M.S. Badger 7 Nov, 1916[7] |
Succeeded by Kenneth G. Ramsey |
Footnotes
- ↑ Yeats-Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/265. f. 300.
- ↑ Yeats-Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/265. f. 300.
- ↑ Yeats-Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/265. f. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 315.
- ↑ Yeats-Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/265. f. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392i.
