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− | '''Cyril Callaghan''' (16 June, 1881 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. He was the son of [[George Astley Callaghan|Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Callaghan]].<ref>Callaghan Service Record. {{ADM 196/46}}. f. 130.</ref> | + | '''Cyril Callaghan''' (16 June, 1881 – 11 March, 1944) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. He was the son of [[George Astley Callaghan|Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Callaghan]].<ref>Callaghan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46}}. f. 130.</ref> |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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− | Callaghan was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Callaghan was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 17 October, 1903.<ref>''The Navy List (January, 1907), p. 308.</ref> |
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Callaghan was appointed in command of the {{UK-Attack|f=t}} on 21 May, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915). p. 278.</ref> | Callaghan was appointed in command of the {{UK-Attack|f=t}} on 21 May, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915). p. 278.</ref> | ||
He was still in command of {{UK-Attack}} at the [[Battle of Dogger Bank]] on 24 January, 1915,{{CN}} and when helping sink {{DE-U12}} on 10 March, 1915.{{UKNavalOpsII|p. 280}} | He was still in command of {{UK-Attack}} at the [[Battle of Dogger Bank]] on 24 January, 1915,{{CN}} and when helping sink {{DE-U12}} on 10 March, 1915.{{UKNavalOpsII|p. 280}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== |
Revision as of 01:23, 18 March 2014
Cyril Callaghan (16 June, 1881 – 11 March, 1944) was an officer in the Royal Navy. He was the son of Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Callaghan.[1]
Life & Career
Callaghan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 17 October, 1903.[2]
He was appointed additional to the Template:UK-Empress of India on 23 October, 1906.[3]
Callaghan was appointed in command of the destroyer Attack on 21 May, 1912.[4]
He was still in command of Attack at the Battle of Dogger Bank on 24 January, 1915,[Citation needed] and when helping sink U 12 on 10 March, 1915.[5]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Callaghan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 130.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1907), p. 308.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1907), p. 119.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 278.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume II. p. 280.
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