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Admiral Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, First Baron Mountevans (28 October 1881 – 20 August 1957) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Evans was appointed in command of the Active.[Citation needed]
On the night of 20-21 April, 1917, he commanded the flotilla leader Broke during the Second Battle of Dover Strait when that ship rammed a German destroyer and was torpedoed but remained afloat.[1]
After the war, he was appointed in command of light cruiser Carlisle on 15 December 1920,[2] and personally assisted in the rescue of survivors from a wrecked passenger ship off south China in 1921.
He was appointed command of the battlecruiser Repulse in June 1926.[3]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. pp. 104-5.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 741.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
Service Records
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