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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Gerald Cartmell Harrison|Gerald C. Harrison]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Teviot (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Teviot'']]'''<br>24 Aug, 1912{{NLApr14|p. 382}} – mid 1914|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hugh Rose Troup|Hugh R. Troup]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Gerald Cartmell Harrison|Gerald C. Harrison]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Teviot (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Teviot'']]'''<br>24 Aug, 1912{{NLApr14|p. 382}} – mid 1914|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hugh Rose Troup|Hugh R. Troup]]'''}} | ||
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Lieutenant-Commander Alexander Hugh Gye (7 February, 1884 – 21 December, 1916) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Gye was appointed in command of the destroyer Teviot on 24 August, 1912.[1]
Gye was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1914.[2]
On 17 June, 1914, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Lapwing,[3] remaining there when she fought as part of the First Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland,[4] even though he'd been appointed to command the new destroyer Negro in May.[5] He was killed in command on 21 December, when Negro was lost in a collision with Hoste in the North Sea.[6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Philip W. C. Sharpe |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 113 21 Jul, 1906[7] – Dec, 1908[Inference] |
Succeeded by Clement R. Dane |
| Preceded by Walter J. Fletcher |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 10 14 Jan, 1911[8] – 1911 |
Succeeded by Richard S. Robinson |
| Preceded by Gerald C. Harrison |
Captain of H.M.S. Teviot 24 Aug, 1912[9] – mid 1914 |
Succeeded by Hugh R. Troup |
| Preceded by Alan F. W. Howard |
Captain of H.M.S. Lapwing 17 Jun, 1914[10] – mid 1916 |
Succeeded by Hubert W. D. Griffith |
| Preceded by Hubert W. D. Griffith |
Captain of H.M.S. Negro May, 1916[11] – 21 Dec, 1916[12] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 382.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 189.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 345.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396e.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 302.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 382.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396e.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 302.
