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{{CommRN}} '''Cuthbert Patrick Blake''', D.S.O., R.N. (2 January, 1885 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CommRN}} '''Cuthbert Patrick Blake''', D.S.O., R.N. (2 January, 1885 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
− | His cousin, [[Lionel George Dawson]], also served in destroyers in the [[Great War]]. In fact, they were both considered for command of the new {{UK-Termagant|f=t}} in 1916.{{DawsonFlotillas|p. 157}} | + | His cousin, [[Lionel George Dawson]], also served in destroyers in the [[Great War]]. In fact, they were both considered for command of the new {{UK-Termagant|f=t}} in 1916. The assignment would go to Blake, and earn him his D.S.O. for his service in the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{DawsonFlotillas|p. 157}} |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== |
Revision as of 19:47, 15 May 2016
Commander Cuthbert Patrick Blake, D.S.O., R.N. (2 January, 1885 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
His cousin, Lionel George Dawson, also served in destroyers in the Great War. In fact, they were both considered for command of the new destroyer Termagant in 1916. The assignment would go to Blake, and earn him his D.S.O. for his service in the Battle of Jutland.[1]
Life & Career
Blake was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 4 April, 1907.[2]
Blake was appointed in command of the destroyer Porcupine on 13 January, 1914.[3]
As a Lieutenant-Commander, Blake commanded the destroyer Termagant on temporary assignment with the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[4]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Charles E. Hamond |
Captain of H.M.S. Porcupine 13 Jan, 1914[5] – 4 Dec, 1915[6][7] |
Succeeded by Reginald G. Pardoe |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Termagant 1 Mar, 1916[8] |
Succeeded by Sir Andrew B. Cunningham |
Preceded by Louis H. K. Hamilton |
Captain of H.M.S. Taurus 27 Jan, 1919[9] |
Succeeded by Lionel G. Foote |
Preceded by Francis G. Glossop |
Captain of H.M.S. Westminster 12 Apr, 1920[10] |
Succeeded by Martin J. C. de Meric |
Preceded by Edward S. Graham |
Captain of H.M.S. Stronghold 16 Feb, 1924[11] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Dawson. Flotillas. p. 157.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 371.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 224.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396o.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396o.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 868.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398g.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 915.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1920). p. 899.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 272.