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Revision as of 15:05, 15 February 2018
Captain Douglas Cuthbert Lang, Royal Navy (17 October, 1891 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of retired Colonel C. E. Lang.
Lang was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 April, 1914.
Lang was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 APril, 1922.
Lang was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1927.
Lang was charged in a Court Martial for hazarding and causing the loss of Petersfield off China under his command on 12 November, 1931. Lang asserted that he'd tried to stop the ship's travel in treacherous waters an hour before the grounding, but he'd been directed to proceed by Admiral Kelly. Though he was not blamed for the loss of the ship, Lang was found guilty of hazarding the vessel and severely reprimanded.[1]
Placed on the Retired List owing to non-service on 7 March, 1934, Lang was not to be considered eligible for a step in rank.
World War II
Lang was promoted to the rank of Captain (retired) on 28 August, 1940.
See Also
- Service Records
- Wikipedia
- "Tragic Triangle" in The Naval Review, 1971-1, p. 43. an article on the Petersfield Court Martial
- Court Martial documents at The National Archives. ADM 156/103.
Bibliography
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| Preceded by Frank A. C. Baker |
Captain of H.M.S. Petersfield 9 Jan, 1931[2] – 11 Nov, 1931[3] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
| Preceded by Clive D. Arbuthnot |
Captain of H.M.S. Malaya 3 Dec, 1943 – 11 Jul, 1944 |
Succeeded by Walter H. G. Fallowfield |
Footnotes
- ↑ "H.M.S. Petersfield: Commander Reprimanded". The Sydney Morning Herald Nov 30, 1931. p. 10, column 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 260.
- ↑ "H.M.S. Petersfield: Commander Reprimanded". The Sydney Morning Herald Nov 30, 1931. p. 10, column 6.
