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Payne was appointed in command of the {{UK-Crusader|f=t}} on 21 October, 1909.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1910), p. 298.</ref>
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Payne was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1912.
 
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On 1 September 1913, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Vindictive|f=t}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 393.</ref>
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Payne was appointed in command of the {{UK-Suffolk|f=t}} on 12 May, 1917{{NLDec18|p. 911}}
 
Payne was appointed in command of the {{UK-Suffolk|f=t}} on 12 May, 1917{{NLDec18|p. 911}}

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Christopher Russell Payne ( – ) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

Payne was appointed in command of the destroyer Crusader on 21 October, 1909.[1]

Payne was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1912.

On 1 September 1913, he was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Vindictive.[2]

Payne was appointed in command of the heavy cruiser Suffolk on 12 May, 1917[3]

From 1918-1921, he was Captain of H.M.S. Vernon.

In April, 1922, he was appointed in command of the battleship Malaya.[4]

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Crusader
21 Oct, 1909[5]
Succeeded by
Apsley D. M. Cherry
Preceded by
Arthur K. Waistell
Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive
1 Sep, 1913[6]
Succeeded by
Oswald McD. English
Preceded by
Bentinck J. D. Yelverton
Captain of H.M.S. Suffolk
12 May, 1917[7]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Arthur K. Waistell
Captain of H.M.S. Vernon
before 24 Jul, 1920[8]
Succeeded by
John D. Allen
Preceded by
Percy M. R. Royds
Captain of H.M.S. Malaya
Apr, 1922[9]
Succeeded by
Roger R. C. Backhouse

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 298.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 393.
  3. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 911.
  4. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 298.
  6. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 393.
  7. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911a.
  8. Signed the Annual Report of the Torpedo School for three years starting then.
  9. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.