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Following a brief stint in command of the {{UK-TB79|f=t}} for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1897]], Pringle was admonished for having failed to note the type of torpedoes equipped. He was nonetheless promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1897. | Following a brief stint in command of the {{UK-TB79|f=t}} for the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1897]], Pringle was admonished for having failed to note the type of torpedoes equipped. He was nonetheless promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1897. | ||
| − | Pringle died in | + | Pringle died along with a petty officer and a seaman in a boat-handling accident aboard {{UK-Formidable|f=p}} near the island of Magdalena, Italy.{{ToL|Accident in the Battleship Formidable|29 April, 1902; p. 7}} |
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Revision as of 16:05, 5 September 2019
Lieutenant Arthur Pringle, (24 February, 1877 – 28 April, 1902) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Following a brief stint in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 79 for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1897, Pringle was admonished for having failed to note the type of torpedoes equipped. He was nonetheless promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1897.
Pringle died along with a petty officer and a seaman in a boat-handling accident aboard H.M.S. Formidable near the island of Magdalena, Italy.[1]
See Also
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| Preceded by Frank Larken |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 79 15 Jun, 1897 – 10 Jul, 1897 |
Succeeded by Arthur E. F. Bedford |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Accident in the Battleship Formidable." The Times (London, England), 29 April, 1902; p. 7.
