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Evans was appointed in command of the {{UK-Active|y=1911}}.{{CN}} | Evans was appointed in command of the {{UK-Active|y=1911}}.{{CN}} | ||
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| + | On 30 July, 1914, Evans was appointed in command of the {{UK-Mohawk|f=t}}.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1914), p. 357.</ref> | ||
On the night of 20-21 April, 1917, he commanded the {{UK-Broke|f=t}} during the [[Second Battle of Dover Strait]] when that ship rammed a German destroyer and was torpedoed but remained afloat.{{HardLying|pp. 104-5}} | On the night of 20-21 April, 1917, he commanded the {{UK-Broke|f=t}} during the [[Second Battle of Dover Strait]] when that ship rammed a German destroyer and was torpedoed but remained afloat.{{HardLying|pp. 104-5}} | ||
Revision as of 14:08, 29 March 2014
Admiral Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, First Baron Mountevans, C.B., (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 30 July, 1914, Evans was appointed in command of the destroyer Mohawk.[1]
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.[2]
After the war, he was appointed in command of light cruiser Carlisle on 15 December 1920,[3] 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.[4]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1914), p. 357.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. pp. 104-5.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 741.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
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