Claude Congreve Dobson
Rear-Admiral Claude Congreve Dobson, D.S.O., V.C., (1 January, 1885 – 26 June, 1946) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
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Life & Career
Dobson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 March, 1906.[1] After appointments in Niobe, Vengeance and Illustrious, he was appointed to Mercury for instruction in submarines.[2]
He was appointed to Monarch on 27 March, 1912.[3]
Dobson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 March, 1914.[4]
Dobson was appointed in command of the submarine C 27 on 7 April, 1914.[5] On 20 July, 1915, C 27 sank U 23 off Fair Island.[6][7]
Dobson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1918[8] and was superseded in command of the K 10 on 15 August.[9]
Post-War
Dobson was declared unfit on 10 April, 1919 but was ready for service two weeks later.
Dobson was appointed to Osea on 17 July, 1919 to command a flotilla of Coastal Motor Boats, and was awarded the Victoria Cross "for most conspicuous gallantry" when on 18 August, 1919 his C.M.B. 31BD was credited with scoring two torpedo hits on a Russian battleship in Kronstadt harbour during a raid that Dobson was commanding.
Dobson was re-appointed to Osea for command of a C.M.B. flotilla on 18 December, 1919.[10] His work with these small vessels would take him have to Haslar C.M.B. Base for command of a flotilla on 19 April, 1921. He was superseded on 15 December, 1921.[11]
Dobson was loaned to the R.A.N. on 20 January, 1922, coming back on 9 January, 1925 for an appointment to Victory, additional for U.T. (unpaid time?) no in excess of six months while he battled health and vision problems that rendered him fit for harbour but not sea duty. On 3 March, he was appointed to Centurion, being promoted to Captain on 31 December, 1925 and being superseded on 5 January, 1926.[12]
Dobson was appointed in command of the light cruiser Colombo in October, 1927.
In October, 1931, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Cambrian.
Dobson was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 January, 1935 and promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 19 July, 1936.[13]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. A 7 1 May, 1909[14] |
Succeeded by Reginald B. Darke |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. B 10 1 Mar, 1910[15] |
Succeeded by Samuel M. G. Gravener |
| Preceded by Henry H. G. D. Stoker |
Captain of H.M.S. B 5 25 Jul, 1911[16][17] |
Succeeded by Rowland K. C. Pope |
| Preceded by Geoffrey S. White |
Captain of H.M.S. C 27 7 Apr, 1914[18] – after 20 Jul, 1915[19] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by James W. Murray |
Captain of H.M.S. Colombo Oct, 1927[20] |
Succeeded by Aubrey T. Tillard |
| Preceded by Cecil N. Reyne |
Captain of H.M.S. Cambrian Oct, 1931[21] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 22.
- ↑ Dobson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 346.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 121.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 396a.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 5.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 346c.
- ↑ Dobson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 819-20.
- ↑ Dobson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 9.
- ↑ Dobson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 9.
- ↑ Dobson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 9.
- ↑ Dobson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/15
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 317.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 317.
- ↑ Dobson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/15
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 396.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
