Charles Penrose Rushton Coode
Rear-Admiral Charles Penrose Rushton Coode, C.B., D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (24 October, 1870 – 23 December, 1939) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
On 10 June, 1891, he was confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant, dated 24 October, 1889.[1]
Coode was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1904.[2]
He was appointed in command of the scout cruiser Forward on 13 August, 1907.[3]
Coode was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1913.[4]
Coode was appointed to the Blenheim on 1 February, 1914, as Captain (D) of the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla.[5]
Coode was appointed as captain of Royal Oak on 12 January, 1921,[6] possibly ceding to or taking command from Percival Henry Hall Thompson that month.[7]
On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 3 June, 1919.[8]
Bibliography
- "Rear-Admiral C. P. R. Coode" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 27 December, 1939. Issue 48497, col E, p. 4.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Forward 13 Aug, 1907[9] |
Succeeded by Alan C. Bruce |
| Preceded by Cecil F. Lambert |
Captain of H.M.S. Blenheim 1 Feb, 1914[10] |
Succeeded by Charles P. R. Coode |
| Preceded by Edward G. Lowther-Crofton |
Captain (D), Fifth Destroyer Flotilla 1 Feb, 1914[11] |
Succeeded by George K. Chetwode |
| Preceded by Charles P. R. Coode |
Captain of H.M.S. Blenheim 5 May, 1914[12] |
Succeeded by Percy Pitts |
| Preceded by ? |
Director of Operations Division (Foreign) 18 Jan, 1918[13] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Percival H. H. Thompson |
Captain of H.M.S. Royal Oak 12 Jan, 1921[14] |
Succeeded by Charles A. Fountaine |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26171. p. 3118. 12 June, 1891.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27691. p. 4182. 1 July, 1904.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 318.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28733. p. 4640. 1 July, 1913.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 6 January, 1914. Issue 40413, col G, p. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 857.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31379. p. 7045. 3 June, 1919.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 318.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 287.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 6 January, 1914. Issue 40413, col G, p. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392m.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 122.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 857.
