Difference between revisions of "Alec Murray Carrie"
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Carrie was appointed in command of the {{UK-L5|f=t}} on 22 July, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 798}} | Carrie was appointed in command of the {{UK-L5|f=t}} on 22 July, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 798}} | ||
| − | Carrie was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 June, 1924. | + | Carrie was appointed to the {{UK-Hood|f=t}} on 25 July, 1923 and was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 June, 1924. He remained in the ship until 1 November, 1924. |
On 24 November, 1924, Carrie was appointed in command of the submarines {{UK-M1}} and {{UK-M2}} in reserve. | On 24 November, 1924, Carrie was appointed in command of the submarines {{UK-M1}} and {{UK-M2}} in reserve. | ||
| − | Carrie died when {{UK-M1}} | + | Carrie died when {{UK-M1}}, which was operating submerged in the English Channel, was sunk in a collision with S.S. ''Vidar'' on 12 November, 1925. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 12:24, 27 July 2020
Lieutenant-Commander Alec Murray Carrie (2 March, 1895 – 12 November, 1895) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of stockbroker George Carrie.
Carrie was promoted to the rank of Midshipman on 15 September, 1912 upon passing out of the Training Establishment.[1] His first ship was the battleship Bellerophon of the First Battle Squadron. He remained in her until being appointed to the destroyer Kale on 2 June, 1915.
On 1 November 1915 he undertook instruction in submarines.
Carrie was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 June, 1916.
Carrie was appointed in command of the submarine L 5 on 22 July, 1919.[2]
Carrie was appointed to the battlecruiser Hood on 25 July, 1923 and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 June, 1924. He remained in the ship until 1 November, 1924.
On 24 November, 1924, Carrie was appointed in command of the submarines M 1 and M 2 in reserve.
Carrie died when M 1, which was operating submerged in the English Channel, was sunk in a collision with S.S. Vidar on 12 November, 1925.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Geoffrey Warburton |
Captain of H.M.S. L 5 22 Jul, 1919[3] |
Succeeded by Jermyn Rushbrooke |
| Preceded by Jermyn Rushbrooke |
Captain of H.M.S. M 2 25 Nov, 1924[4] |
Succeeded by James L. Boyd |
| Preceded by Edward G. Stanley |
Captain of H.M.S. M 1 25 Nov, 1924[5] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 798.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 798.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 252.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 252.
